Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	brethren_n	father_n	joseph_n	2,518	5	9.7131	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16101	The Actes of the Apostles, translated into Englyshe metre, and dedicated to the kynges moste excellent maiestye, by Christofer Tye, Doctor in musyke, and one of the gentylmen of hys graces moste honourable chappell, wyth notes to eche chapter, to synge and also to play vpon the lute, very necessarye for studentes after theyr studye, to fyle theyr wyttes, and also for all Christians that cannot synge, to reade the good and Godlye storyes of the lyues of Christ hys Apostles	Tye, Christopher, 1497?-1572.	1553 (1553)	STC 2985; ESTC S115612	37,497	208

Then sayde the chefe priest is it so Ye men and eke bre Basse. Then sayd the chefe priest is it so Ye men and eke bre Meane therne And all ye fathers herke vnto My words and then discerne Ther dyd appeare to Abra Tenor. therne And all ye fathers herke vnto My words and then disserne Ther dyd appeare to Abra Countertenor therne And all ye fathers herke vnto My words and then disserne Ther dyd appeare to Abra Bassus therne And all ye fathers herke vnto My words and then disserne Ther dyd appear e to Abra Meane ham The God of great glorye before that he dwelt in Carran Tenor. ham The God of great glorye before that he dwelt in Car Contertenor ham The God of great glorye Be fore that he dwelt in Bassus ham The God of great glorye Be fore that he dwelt in Car Meane In Me so po ta mye Tenor. ran In Mesopotamye THen sayd the chiefe priest it is so Ye men and eke bretherne And all ye fathers herken vnto My wordes and then discerne There dyd appeare to Abraham The God of great glorye Before that he dwelt in Carran In Mesopotamye And sayd to hym come out of hande From thy kyn and contre Make hast and come into the lande Whiche I shal shewe to thee Countertenor Carran In Mesopotamye Bassus ran In Mesopotamye Out of the lande then of Caldey Retourned he with spede The Lords commaundement to obey Dwelt in Carran in dede Soone after ye shall vnderstande As hys father was deade He brought him then into the lande Where nowe your lyfe ye leade He gaue hym none inheritaunce Not one fote bredth by name But promysed he woulde aduaunce Hym to possesse the same Besyde all thys yet neuerthelesse A promesse he made fre Unto hys seed that to possesse When yet no chylde had he God without dout spake on thys wyse Hys seed shoulde dwel and slepe With straungers that should them despise And them in bondage kepe And so to scourge them cruellye Foure hundred yeares with rod But yet those people soone wyll I Iudge sayth the lyuynge God And after that I wyll them plant To serue me euery where And then he gaue hym the couenant Of circumcision there And he begat I sake ryght soone And dyd hym circumcise At the eyght daye it was so done And I sake in lykewyse Begat Iacob all thys is sure And ryght well knowne of clarkes Howe that Iacob by the scripture Begat twelue Patriarkes The Patriarks then in their rage Ioseph to Egypt solde From all distres in that viage God dyd hym then with holde And gaue hym grace and great wysdome In Pharos syght the Rynge Who dyd appoynt hym in great rome To rule in euery thynge Then came a derth in all the lande Egypt and Canaan Therof the griefe coulde not withstande Lackynge the foode of man Our fathers in their scarsyte Hauynge no sustinaunce In Egypt heard that corne shoulde be Iacob made puruiaunce And first sent out euen hys sonnes owne The seconde tyme also To hys brethren Ioseph was knowne And they eke to Pharo Then Ioseph wolde hys father dere As he had well foresene And all his kyn to be brought nere Thre score soules and fyftene Ioseph to Egypt descended And our fathers euen them Whiche died and were all translated Eche one into Sichem And were put in the sepulcor That Abraham bought fre For coyne of the sonnes of Emor In Sichem layd to be And when the tyme of promes drewe Nye which that God had sworne To Abraham the people grewe In Egypt that were borne Untyll another Kynge arose Whiche not of Iosephe knewe Full craftely the same dyd glose Our kynred to subdue And dyd entreate our fathers yll And made them cast out playne Their children yonge their lyues to spyll That none shoulde there remayne And in that tyme borne was Moyses A fayre childe in Goddes syght Which in hys fathers house doutles Thre monthes was fed a ryght And then cast on the water depe The doughter of Pharo Dyd take hym vp and dyd hym kepe For her owne sonne also He was well sene in the wysdome Of the Egyptians gyse Ryght stronge in dedes he dyd become And in hys wordes ryght wyse When he of age was fourtye yere Then in hys heart dyd dwell A loue to seke hys bretherne dere Chyldren of Israell And when he sawe one suffer wronge Euen of hys brethren dere Hym to defende he bode not longe As ye shall after here He dyd Thegipcian ouerthrow That dyd hys brother smyght Thinkyng hys brethren well to know And vnderstande a ryght That God the Lord euen by his hande Their saftye shoulde prepare Which none of them dyd vnderstande The storye doth declare The next day then he dyd asspire To stay them in their stryfe To make them frendes was his desire In loue to leade their lyfe And sayd to them with wordes right wise Syth eche is others brother The fonder is the enterpryse For one to hurt another But he that dyd hys neyghboure wronge Thrust hym away sayinge Who made thee ruler vs amonge To rule in euery thynge I wel perceyue thou wylt me kyll As thou dydst yester day The Egypcian hys bloude to spyll And so make me away At those wordes Moyses fled anone As he thought best to do Into the lande of Madion Where begat sonnes two When fourty yeres were past awaye An Angel dyd recorde In wyldernes of mounte Sinaye To hym from God the Lorde With in a flame of burnynge fyre Which lyghted in a bushe And caused Moyses to drawe nere To see that fyrye flushe And as he drue nye to beholde The voyce of God downe came Which sayd to him with wordes ful bolde Thy fathers God I am I am the God of Abraham The Lorde vnto hym sayde Isacke and Iacobs God I am Which Moyses sore desmayd He trembled and durst not drawe nere Suche feare on hym dyd fall Then sayd the Lorde now Moyses here And marke what say I shall Put of thy shoese euen out of hande Let it be done with spede The grounde wheron thy fete do stande Is holy grounde in dede Ryght perfectlye I do nowe see The heuynes appere Of my flocke that in Egypt be And eke their gronynge chere And I am come them to defend And saue for euer more Wherefore beholde I do thee send Into Egypt therfore This is Moyses to whome they sayde Who made the here a ruler The same God sent to them for ayde To rule and eke delyuer Euen by the handes of the Angell Which in the bushe dyd lyght The same brought them out passing well And shewed straunge thinges in syght In Egypt wonders dyd appere And in the red see flete In wildernes men saw thinges clere Full fortye yeres complete This is Moyses the whiche dyd tell And also make report To the children of Israell These wordes of much comfort A Prophete shall the Lorde for ye Rayse vp ryght good and iust Euen of