Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	aaron_n	anoint_v	material_a	45	3	10.8539	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61092	The larger treatise concerning tithes long since written and promised by Sir Hen. Spelman, Knight ; together with some other tracts of the same authour and a fragment of Sir Francis Bigot, Knight, all touching the same subject ; whereto is annexed an answer to a question ... concerning the settlement or abolition of tithes by the Parliament ... ; wherein also are comprised some animadversions upon a late little pamphlet called The countries plea against tithes ... ; published by Jer. Stephens, B.D. according to the appointment and trust of the author.; Tithes too hot to be touched	Spelman, Henry, Sir, 1564?-1641.; Stephens, Jeremiah, 1591-1665.; Bigod, Francis, Sir, 1508-1537.	1647 (1647)	Wing S4928; Wing S4917_PARTIAL; ESTC R21992	176,285	297

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and_o revel_v or_o jethro_n prince_n and_o priest_n of_o midian_a 1●_n of_o other_o priest_n it_o appear_v in_o exod._n 19_o 22._o &_o 24._o that_o there_o be_v many_o let_v the_o priest_n say_v god_n that_o come_v to_o the_o lord_n be_v sanctify_v and_o again_o let_v not_o the_o priest_n break_v their_o bound_n etc._n etc._n touch_v these_o priest_n we_o find_v no_o mention_n either_o how_o they_o be_v call_v to_o their_o function_n or_o how_o they_o be_v maintain_v in_o it_o neither_o of_o they_o that_o execute_v that_o place_n after_o the_o law_n be_v give_v till_o the_o call_n of_o the_o levite_n which_o though_o it_o be_v a_o short_a time_n as_o not_o above_o a_o year_n and_o some_o month_n yet_o must_v they_o have_v some_o maintenance_n and_o mean_n to_o live_v on_o even_o during_o that_o time_n the_o priest_n of_o egypt_n have_v not_o only_a land_n for_o their_o maintenance_n but_o they_o also_o have_v a_o certain_a part_n appoint_v they_o by_o pharaoh_n to_o live_v upon_o and_o 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