Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	israel_n	lord_n	pharaoh_n	1,941	5	10.2752	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59963	A hind let loose, or, An historical representation of the testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the interest of Christ with the true state thereof in all its periods : together with a vindication of the present testimonie, against the Popish, prelatical, & malignant enemies of that church ... : wherein several controversies of greatest consequence are enquired into, and in some measure cleared, concerning hearing of the curats, owning of the present tyrannie, taking of ensnaring oaths & bonds, frequenting of field meetings, defensive resistence of tyrannical violence ... / by a lover of true liberty.	Shields, Alexander, 1660?-1700.	1687 (1687)	Wing S3431; ESTC R24531	567,672	774

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judg._n 9_o 3_o 5._o for_o which_o afterward_o fire_n come_v out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o abimelech_n &_o devour_v they_o certain_o a_o voluntary_a consent_n into_o a_o mischief_n be_v a_o partake_n with_o the_o sin_n of_o it_o a_o consent_n unto_o theft_n be_v a_o partake_n with_o it_o psal._n 50._o 18._o but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o consent_n unto_o a_o mischief_n it_o must_v be_v when_o the_o person_n agree_v it_o be_v do_v against_o himself_o and_o voluntary_o subject_n himself_o to_o the_o force_n of_o the_o law_n impose_v it_o and_o not_o only_o do_v not_o oppose_v or_o witness_v against_o the_o do_n of_o it_o against_o other_o but_o yield_v to_o its_o reach_a himself_n and_o gives_z what_o be_v demand_v to_o strengthen_v the_o robber_n to_o exercise_v their_o robbery_n over_o all_o as_o the_o payer_n of_o the_o cess_n fynes_n &_o fee_n etc._n etc._n give_v all_o the_o consent_n require_v of_o he_o to_o these_o mischief_n frame_v into_o law_n not_o only_o to_o rob_v himself_o but_o the_o church_n &_o nation_n of_o its_o dear_a treasure_n the_o gospel_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o oun_v which_o and_o as_o mean_n to_o remove_v it_o these_o payment_n be_v exact_v but_o the_o plea_n of_o the_o payer_n be_v that_o they_o be_v constrain_v to_o it_o and_o they_o do_v it_o against_o their_o will._n ans._n 1_o he_o who_o say_v he_o understand_v this_o that_o the_o payer_n of_o these_o exaction_n can_v purge_v himself_o of_o the_o guilt_n of_o they_o be_v like_a to_o buy_v a_o after_o wit_n at_o a_o dear_a rate_n can_v it_o be_v think_v by_o any_o man_n of_o knowledge_n &_o conscience_n that_o so_o remote_a a_o force_n make_v the_o deed_n unvoluntary_a whereby_o the_o payer_n be_v purge_v from_o the_o guilt_n of_o accession_n to_o the_o imposer_n deed_n who_o hereby_o in_o this_o very_a imposition_n he_o ounes_z as_o his_o representative_n 2._o the_o payment_n can_v be_v involuntary_a for_o the_o law_n enjoin_v it_o be_v the_o public_a &_o declare_a will_n of_o the_o nation_n require_v no_o other_o voluntareness_n but_o obedience_n and_o judge_v no_o other_o thing_n involuntareness_n but_o disobedience_n so_o that_o the_o law_n be_v satisfy_v it_o absolve_v the_o satisfier_n from_o all_o transgression_n and_o look_v npon_o all_o who_o yield_v obedience_n as_o equal_o willing_a and_o equal_o out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o its_o append_v penalty_n in_o case_n of_o disobedience_n neither_o be_v we_o to_o please_v ourselves_o with_o other_o fancy_n &_o fictitious_a unwillingness_n when_o real_a obedience_n be_v yield_v whereby_o the_o law_n be_v satisfy_v and_o the_o lawmaker_n capacitate_v thereby_o to_o act_v all_o his_o intend_a mischief_n for_o to_o be_v unwilling_a to_o part_v with_o money_n in_o the_o case_n as_o it_o be_v no_o virtue_n in_o itself_o so_o i_o suppose_v there_o be_v few_o who_o will_v be_v solicitous_a to_o purge_v themselves_o of_o this_o and_o to_o be_v unwilling_a from_o some_o struggle_n of_o light_n &_o conscience_n be_v such_o a_o unwillingness_n as_o aggravate_v the_o guilt_n of_o the_o giver_n and_o make_v it_o more_o heinous_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o hateful_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o tender_a man_n the_o law_n enjoin_v such_o payment_n take_v no_o notice_n of_o such_o reluctancy_n only_o require_v obedience_n and_o when_o that_o be_v yield_v the_o law_n be_v satisfy_v as_o to_o the_o voluntareness_n of_o the_o action_n and_o must_v construe_v the_o agent_n a_o willing_a walker_n after_o the_o command_n and_o a_o voluntary_a complyer_n with_o the_o public_a will_n of_o the_o nation_n 3._o it_o must_v be_v simple_o real_o &_o true_o a_o voluntary_a deed_n when_o there_o be_v deliberation_n and_o election_n the_o law_n require_v these_o payment_n be_v promulgate_v every_o man_n must_v be_v suppose_v to_o put_v the_o question_n