Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	aaron_n	appoint_v	levi_n	45	3	11.1195	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29445	A Brief discourse of changing ministers tithes into stipends, or into another thing ...		1654 (1654)	Wing B4582; ESTC R11104	22,580	34

he_o do_v give_v be_v name_v tithe_n but_o whether_o only_o of_o the_o spoil_n as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o or_o of_o all_o his_o substance_n as_o other_o affirm_v it_o we_o will_v not_o here_o dispute_v it_o but_o what_o be_v this_o of_o abraham_n tithing_n for_o not_o for_o sacrifice_v for_o he_o offer_v nothing_o but_o for_o blessing_n which_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n perpetual_o perform_v the_o same_o reward_n be_v due_a to_o they_o that_o do_v belong_v to_o the_o priest_n for_o no_o change_n of_o the_o law_n but_o by_o the_o change_n of_o the_o priesthood_n which_o be_v the_o same_o of_o melchisedeck_v and_o christ_n for_o ever_o 7.12_o heb._n 7.12_o and_o again_o that_o that_o which_o jacob_n vow_v be_v tithe_n not_o a_o voluntary_a vow_n as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o but_o a_o dictat_fw-la of_o divine_a nature_n according_a to_o the_o example_n of_o abraham_n his_o grandfather_n and_o in_o common_a understanding_n to_o be_v pay_v unto_o the_o priest_n as_o abraham_n do_v the_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o family_n be_v then_o the_o priest_n till_z aaron_z see_v more_o of_o this_o in_o mr._n selden_n the_o matter_n be_v thus_o state_v and_o uncontroverted_a 5._o mr._n s._n p._n 5._o that_o the_o great_a and_o wise_a creator_n reserve_v to_o himself_o a_o peculiar_a right_n in_o the_o creature_n though_o the_o quota_fw-la be_v not_o agree_v on_o which_o he_o afterward_o confer_v upon_o and_o assign_v to_o his_o priest_n in_o the_o dark_a time_n before_o the_o law_n it_o will_v under_o the_o law_n be_v most_o plain_a and_o perspicuous_a both_o for_o the_o kind_n and_o for_o the_o quota_fw-la also_o that_o the_o portion_n which_o the_o lord_n appoint_v to_o his_o minister_n the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n for_o their_o service_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n be_v among_o other_o thing_n of_o the_o fruit_n and_o production_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o kind_n and_o the_o ten_o part_n thereof_o true_o call_v tithe_n for_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n be_v join_v to_o the_o priesthood_n the_o house_n of_o aaron_n a_o levite_n and_o his_o son_n the_o tithe_n by_o this_o be_v not_o take_v from_o the_o priesthood_n to_o who_o they_o only_o belong_v but_o by_o that_o conjunction_n the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v unite_v tithe_n become_v the_o right_n of_o both_o as_o priest_n and_o the_o people_n pay_v their_o tithe_n to_o the_o levite_n and_o they_o tithe_n to_o the_o priest_n 18.26_o numb_a 18.26_o but_o notwithstanding_o this_o conjunction_n the_o levite_n have_v only_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o aaron_n and_o his_o son_n the_o charge_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n altar_n and_o vessel_n thereunto_o belong_v and_o yet_o by_o reason_n of_o this_o union_n the_o priest_n be_v sometime_o call_v levites_n 7.5_o ezech._n 44.1_o s._n heb._n 7.5_o as_o in_o ezech._n 44._o and_o the_o levite_n priest_n heb._n 7._o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o son_n of_o levi_n who_o receive_v the_o office_n of_o priesthood_n have_v command_v to_o take_v tithe_n of_o the_o people_n this_o observation_n will_v not_o be_v altogether_o useless_a because_o it_o meet_v with_o a_o objection_n that_o tithe_n be_v take_v from_o the_o prest_n and_o give_v to_o the_o levite_n who_o be_v not_o priest_n and_o so_o become_v leviticall_a and_o end_v with_o levi_n whereas_o by_o this_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o levite_n be_v join_v to_o the_o priest_n and_o god_n may_v make_v who_o priest_n he_o please_v and_o so_o tithe_n be_v not_o take_v from_o the_o priest_n but_o belong_v to_o the_o levite_n be_v join_v to_o the_o piresthood_n nor_o and_z tithe_n be_v take_v from_o the_o priest_n by_o god_n and_o give_v to_o the_o levite_n will_v that_o conclusion_n have_v follow_v that_o tithe_n must_v then_o end_v with_o the_o levite_n as_o shall_v be_v make_v more_o plain_a hereafter_o nor_o do_v it_o follow_v that_o because_o if_o god_n the_o creator_n and_o true_a owner_n do_v take_v they_o from_o the_o one_o and_o give_v they_o to_o the_o other_o pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la therefore_o man_n may_v so_o do_v or_o destroy_v they_o for_o ever_o of_o which_o more_o hereafter_o the_o first_o place_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n of_o the_o law_n where_o tithe_n be_v speak_v of_o express_o save_v that_o of_o abraham_n and_o jacob_n be_v that_o before_o remember_v of_o levit._n the_o 27._o 30._o in_o which_o the_o lord_n only_o declare_v his_o right_n unto_o they_o the_o next_o place_n be_v that_o of_o numb_a 18.21_o where_o he_o assign_v they_o to_o levi_n for_o a_o inheritance_n for_o their_o service_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n these_o two_o text_n of_o sacred_a writ_n and_o the_o constant_a practice_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o pay_v their_o tithe_n during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n even_o to_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n as_o by_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n of_o tithing_n mint_n etc._n etc._n and_o by_o the_o boast_a pharisee_n speech_n to_o our_o saviour_n of_o tithing_n all_o he_o possess_v appear_v do_v so_o manifest_v the_o truth_n hereof_o that_o it_o admit_v no_o dispute_n until_o the_o leviticall_a law_n be_v abrogate_a now_o that_o law_n cease_v by_o the_o death_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n christ_n jesus_n the_o next_o thing_n considerable_a will_v be_v what_o become_v of_o tithe_n when_o the_o levite_n service_n in_o the_o temple_n cease_v for_o the_o right_a understanding_n whereof_o let_v we_o look_v a_o little_a back_n to_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v for_o if_o it_o be_v true_a which_o indeed_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o god_n do_v reserve_v a_o part_n and_o portion_n of_o the_o creature_n as_o his_o peculiar_a right_n in_o the_o offering_n whereof_o man_n for_o god_n blessing_n on_o his_o good_n be_v to_o express_v his_o gratitude_n to_o his_o creator_n and_o benefactor_n even_o by_o the_o divine_a law_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v so_o ground_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o mankind_n as_o that_o there_o never_o yet_o be_v any_o people_n who_o honour_v god_n but_o hold_v it_o their_o duty_n to_o do_v he_o honour_v with_o their_o good_n for_o it_o be_v a_o principle_n in_o nature_n 424._o hooker_n p._n 424._o a_o truth_n infallible_a and_o a_o axiom_n unquestionable_a that_o man_n be_v eternal_o bind_v to_o honour_n god_n with_o their_o substance_n from_o who_o they_o have_v it_o in_o token_n of_o their_o gratitude_n nor_o ever_o be_v any_o people_n so_o barbarous_a but_o do_v acknowledge_v a_o deity_n and_o to_o that_o deity_n which_o they_o do_v so_o acknowledge_v they_o natural_o do_v offer_v of_o those_o good_a thing_n which_o they_o suppose_v to_o receive_v from_o such_o deith_n upon_o which_o ground_n arise_v that_o interrogation_n of_o the_o prophet_n will_v any_o man_n spoil_v his_o god_n 3.8_o mal._n 3.8_o argue_v the_o with_o hold_v of_o tithe_n to_o be_v a_o violation_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o not_o of_o the_o levitical_a ordinance_n if_o this_o i_o say_v be_v a_o truth_n and_o that_o the_o part_n and_o portion_n thus_o due_a unto_o the_o creator_n be_v that_o which_o he_o call_v tithe_n for_o other_o part_n of_o man_n good_n the_o lord_n do_v not_o challenge_v in_o that_o peculiar_a way_n but_o tithe_n he_o do_v in_o express_a term_n and_o they_o you_o see_v he_o bestow_v upon_o his_o pirest_n before_o the_o law_n and_o under_o the_o law_n upon_o the_o levite_n for_o their_o service_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n out_o of_o which_o still_o the_o priest_n have_v a_o tithe_n which_o assignation_n to_o the_o levite_n have_v this_o tacit_a condition_n annex_v unto_o it_o that_o when_o that_o service_n fail_v than_o the_o wage_n cease_v and_o the_o levite_n be_v no_o long_o to_o enjoy_v their_o tithe_n then_o while_o the_o service_n last_v for_o perofrmance_n whereof_o that_o wage_n be_v allow_v it_o follow_v of_o congruity_n that_o those_o tithe_n part_n or_o portion_n which_o be_v the_o lord_n peculiar_a right_n before_o the_o levitical_a assignation_n shall_v return_v again_o unto_o the_o lord_n as_o in_o his_o former_a right_n for_o else_o we_o deny_v god_n that_o reverter_n of_o his_o own_o proper_a and_o peculiar_a inheritance_n which_o we_o enjoy_v in_o we_o when_o the_o line_n fail_v upon_o who_o we_o make_v the_o entail_n and_o tithe_n be_v thus_o revert_v to_o god_n not_o for_o any_o need_n he_o have_v of_o they_o but_o for_o the_o need_n mankind_n have_v of_o the_o priest_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o ministry_n as_o it_o cease_v not_o till_o the_o second_o come_v of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n christ_n jesus_n so_o it_o can_v be_v support_v without_o temporal_a mean_n which_o lead_v we_o to_o the_o next_o consideration_n whether_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o assign_v that_o his_o right_n of_o tithe_n unto_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o there_o be_v no_o