Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	pay_v	priest_n	tithe_n	4,836	5	10.3389	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52086	A sermon of simony & sacriledge by Edward Marston.	Marston, Edward.	1699 (1699)	Wing M814; ESTC R26803	14,579	26

as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n prove_v he_o if_o he_o will_v not_o open_v the_o window_n of_o heaven_n and_o pour_v we_o out_o a_o blessing_n without_o measure_n prove_v he_o if_o he_o will_v not_o prosper_v the_o nine_o part_n ten_o time_n more_o than_o before_o prove_v he_o if_o he_o will_v not_o send_v a_o learned_a and_o pious_a ministry_n into_o this_o land_n such_o as_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o stand_v in_o the_o gap_n against_o a_o adversary_n when_o learned_a pious_a and_o othordox_n divine_v shall_v receive_v encouragement_n from_o the_o altar_n prove_v he_o if_o we_o be_v honour_v he_o in_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o good_n he_o will_v not_o honour_v we_o with_o a_o flourish_a gospel_n to_o feed_v our_o soul_n with_o health_n and_o peace_n to_o preserve_v our_o body_n with_o health_n and_o prosperity_n to_o our_o life_n end_v so_o far_o as_o shall_v advantage_v our_o soul_n and_o body_n to_o eternal_a life_n which_o god_n grant_v unto_o we_o for_o his_o son_n sake_n jesus_n christ_n the_o righteous_a to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n three_o person_n and_o one_o eternal_a everliving_a and_o only_o wise_a god_n be_v glory_n praise_n and_o power_n and_o thanksgiving_n now_o and_o for_o ever_o amen_n postscript_n from_o that_o excellent_a book_n call_v the_o snake_n in_o the_o grass_n our_o priest_n say_v thorpe_n the_o quaker_n come_v not_o of_o the_o lineage_n of_o levi_n but_o of_o the_o lineage_n of_o judah_n to_o which_o judah_n no_o tithe_n be_v promise_v to_o be_v give_v thus_o thorpe_n as_o the_o quaker_n have_v quote_v he_o but_o now_o who_o tell_v thorpe_n or_o the_o quaker_n that_o our_o priest_n come_v of_o the_o lineage_n of_o judah_n be_v they_o jew_n what_o fulsome_a stuff_n be_v this_o but_o our_o saviour_n be_v of_o judah_n what_o then_o he_o be_v not_o a_o priest_n after_o the_o order_n of_o judah_n of_o which_o tribe_n moses_n speak_v nothing_o concern_v priesthood_n heb_fw-mi 7.14_o but_o he_o be_v a_o priest_n 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super_fw-la reliquimus_fw-la omne_fw-la st._n bernard_n speak_v like_o a_o fool_n in_o object_v this_o to_o the_o clergy_n there_o be_v never_o money_n give_v nor_o offer_v for_o that_o sacred_a power_n but_o for_o some_o honour_n or_o commodity_n thereunto_o annex_v it_o be_v true_a and_o shall_v we_o think_v that_o simon_n magus_n do_v offer_v his_o money_n for_o the_o holiness_n of_o that_o power_n which_o he_o then_o desire_v or_o be_v it_o rather_o for_o that_o honour_n and_o commodity_n which_o he_o suppose_v be_v annex_v it_o be_v that_o honour_n he_o ambitious_o affect_v that_o he_o may_v be_v account_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d v._n 9_o assure_v himself_o withal_o that_o though_o he_o have_v offer_v very_o large_o yet_o if_o he_o can_v bestow_v such_o visible_a gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n at_o his_o pleasure_n he_o will_v make_v himself_o whole_a again_o in_o a_o short_a time_n yet_o i_o make_v no_o doubt_n but_o the_o sin_n of_o simon_n be_v simony_n and_o who_o listen_v 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