Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	aaron_n	altar_n	speak_v	97	3	4.4913	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10197	A quench-coale. Or A briefe disquisition and inquirie, in vvhat place of the church or chancell the Lords-table ought to be situated, especially vvhen the Sacrament is administered? VVherein is evidently proved, that the Lords-table ought to be placed in the midst of the church, chancell, or quire north and south, not altar-wise, with one side against the wall: that it neither is nor ought to be stiled an altar; that Christians have no other altar but Christ alone, who hath abolished all other altars, which are either heathenish, Jewish, or popish, and not tollerable among Christians. All the pretences, authorities, arguments of Mr. Richard Shelford, Edmond Reeve, Dr. John Pocklington, and a late Coale from the altar, to the contrary in defence of altars, calling the Lords-table an altar, or placing it altarwise, are here likewise fully answered and proved to be vaine or forged. By a well-wisher to the truth of God, and the Church of England.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1637 (1637)	STC 20474; ESTC S101532	299,489	452

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the_o horn_n of_o the_o altar_n shall_v be_v sanctify_v who_o god_n command_v to_o be_v draw_v from_o thence_o &_o execute_v exod._n 21._o 14._o 1._o reg._n 2._o 28._o neither_o if_o any_o man_n have_v offer_v any_o other_o gift_n then_o that_o god_n which_o command_v have_v the_o gift_n be_v make_v holy_a by_o touch_v the_o altar_n for_o it_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n by_o which_o the_o altar_n sanctify_v the_o gift_n and_o not_o any_o quality_n in_o the_o altar_n it_o be_v like_o you_o be_v sick_a of_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o pharisee_n which_o be_v covetousness_n as_o chrysostome_n and_o theophylact_n note_n by_o magnify_v the_o gift_n of_o the_o altar_n m._n james_n calfhill_n calfehill_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o marshal_n treatise_n of_o the_o cross_n london_n 1565._o the_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n write_v

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