Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	david_n	israel_n	king_n	20,093	5	4.5589	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57303	The good old way and truth which the ancient Christians many ages and generations ago witnessed unto in the world from age to age, even from the dayes of Christ unto this very time, wherein the same doctrine, life and practice is witnessed unto by us who are in contempt called Quakers, through many tribulations, which our ancestors, the most ancient and true Christians that ever were upon the earth, sealed unto, with the loss of their lives and liberties, by which, in short, is fully manifested, in what is treated of herein, that the doctrine of the Quakers, in denying to swear any oath, and their refusing to pay tythes, and many other things they practise, was the doctrine and practise of the most famous and renowned Christians, both testified of in the Scriptures of truth, and the books of martyrs : also, a brief discovery of the ground and rise and tythes, manifesting them no Gospel-maintenance, but was testified against by the best and most ancient Christians many ages ago / written by ... Ambros Rigge.	Rigge, Ambrose, 1635?-1705.; R. T. (Rebecca Travers), 1609-1688.	1669 (1669)	Wing R1483; ESTC R17133	29,214	42

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his_o hire_n luke_n 10._o 7_o 8._o this_o be_v the_o hire_n the_o minister_n of_o christ_n be_v content_v withal_o at_o this_o day_n but_o the_o minister_n of_o antichrist_n be_v not_o content_v with_o their_o allowance_n nor_o the_o allowance_n of_o the_o first_o covenant_n which_o show_v that_o they_o be_v minister_n of_o neither_o for_o if_o they_o be_v they_o will_v act_v according_a to_o one_o but_o their_o fruit_n plain_o testify_v to_o their_o face_n that_o they_o be_v minister_n of_o antichrist_n who_o have_v run_v when_o the_o lord_n never_o send_v they_o matthew_z 7._o 16_o 17_o 18._o object_n now_o some_o have_v plead_v for_o tithe_n from_o abraham_n give_v the_o ten_o of_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o king_n etc._n etc._n to_o melchisedeck_v etc._n etc._n heb._n 7._o 2._o answ_n this_o be_v not_o tithe_n of_o land_n increase_v neither_o be_v it_o any_o command_n of_o god_n to_o abraham_n but_o a_o free_a voluntary_a gift_n out_o of_o the_o spoil_n he_o have_v take_v in_o war_n 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very_o a_o disannul_n of_o the_o commandment_n go_v before_o mark_v a_o disannul_n of_o the_o commandment_n that_o be_v carnal_a where_o tithe_n be_v include_v for_o the_o weakness_n and_o unprofitableness_n thereof_o verse_n 17_o 18._o because_o it_o make_v nothing_o perfect_a but_o the_o bring_n of_o a_o better_a hope_n do_v by_o which_o they_o draw_v nigh_o to_o god_n verse_n 19_o which_o better_a hope_n be_v christ_n in_o they_o the_o hope_n of_o glory_n by_o all_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o whoever_o receive_v or_o pay_v tithe_n as_o any_o legal_a right_n deny_v christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n and_o such_o be_v the_o antichrist_n which_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o 2_o joh._n 7._o and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o they_o who_o now_o witness_v he_o come_v in_o their_o