Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	abraham_n	father_n	great_a	1,596	5	4.3187	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87170	Topica sacra: spiritual logick: some brief hints and helps to faith, meditation, and prayer, comfort and holiness. / Communicated at Christ-Church, Dublin, in Ireland. By T.H. minister of the Gospel.	Harrison, Thomas, 1619-1682.	1658 (1658)	Wing H917; Thomason E1769_2; ESTC R202373	72,620	183

the_o apostle_n call_v they_o ephes._n 2.12_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o without_o any_o inward_a appretiative_a acquaintance_n with_o god_n without_o any_o powerful_a experimental_a practical_a knowledge_n at_o all_o when_o shall_v the_o day_n dawn_n 29.18_o wherein_o the_o deaf_a shall_v hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o book_n and_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o blind_a see_v out_o of_o obscurity_n and_o out_o of_o darkness_n when_o will_v the_o lord_n again_o make_v bare_a his_o holy_a arm_n and_o spread_v forth_o his_o hand_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o our_o congregation_n to_o pull_v in_o soul_n unto_o himself_o as_o he_o that_o swime_v stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n to_o swim_v when_o will_v he_o smell_v in_o our_o assembly_n a_o savour_n of_o rest_n 49.4_o and_o take_v pleasure_n in_o our_o solemn_a meeting_n as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o old_a how_o long_o shall_v all_o his_o poor_a minister_n complain_v that_o conversion_n work_n have_v a_o stop_n put_v on_o it_o every_o wheren_z 9_o deal_v earnest_o with_o he_o about_o the_o compound_v and_o comprimise_v of_o our_o difference_n distance_n and_o division_n which_o have_v give_v such_o a_o wound_n to_o religion_n open_v such_o a_o gap_n to_o satan_n which_o every_o one_o complain_v of_o and_o yet_o help_v to_o widen_v beg_v that_o all_o the_o child_n of_o light_n may_v walk_v more_o in_o the_o light_n as_o he_o be_v in_o the_o light_n and_o then_o shall_v we_o have_v fellowship_n one_o with_o another_o i_o foh_o 1.7_o beg_v he_o will_v put_v it_o into_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o his_o people_n to_o imitate_v that_o good_a pattern_n fudg_n 1.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n which_o doubtless_o wait_v for_o a_o spiritual_a accomplishment_n as_o well_o as_o all_o other_o thing_n which_o happen_v to_o they_o in_o figure_n judah_n have_v the_o priority_n give_v he_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la by_o a_o oracle_n from_o heaven_n judah_n shall_v go_v up_o first_o behold_v i_o have_v deliver_v the_o land_n into_o his_o hand_n and_o yet_o hereupon_o he_o despise_v not_o the_o aid_n and_o assistance_n of_o his_o brethren_n but_o invite_v simion_n his_o brother_n to_o engage_v with_o he_o against_o the_o common_a adversary_n and_o promise_v the_o like_a assistance_n unto_o he_o and_o speed_v never_o a_o whit_n thy_o worse_a for_o it_o but_o the_o better_a god_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v offend_v with_o this_o practice_n that_o he_o bless_v it_o exceed_o and_o deliver_v up_o the_o common_a enemy_n into_o their_o hand_n thus_o will_v he_o deal_v by_o we_o as_o to_o our_o spiritual_a enemy_n can_v we_o unite_v to_o engage_v against_o they_o and_o leave_v our_o bicker_n and_o carnal_a contend_n to_o overtop_v and_o supplant_v and_o impose_v upon_o one_o another_o 10._o last_o prefer_v one_o bill_n of_o complaint_n more_o in_o a_o case_n which_o few_o think_v of_o notwithstanding_o all_o our_o boast_n and_o pretension_n to_o a_o through_o reformation_n and_o that_o be_v this_o few_o man_n now_o adays_o do_v honour_n the_o lord_n with_o their_o substance_n 10._o few_o look_n at_o this_o as_o a_o duty_n to_o consecrate_v any_o part_n of_o their_o gain_n unto_o the_o lord_n go_v or_o of_o their_o substance_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n but_o carry_v it_o as_o if_o they_o be_v turn_v independent_n indeed_o and_o do_v not_o depend_v no_o not_o upon_o god_n himself_o or_o as_o it_o god_n himself_o have_v lose_v his_o propriety_n and_o there_o be_v now_o not_o rent-penny_n no_o acknowledgement_n due_a unto_o he_o save_o such_o a_o one_o as_o cost_v we_o nothing_o sure_o god_n from_o the_o beginning_n reserve_v and_o claim_v a_o part_n due_a to_o himself_o who_o give_v the_o whole_a and_o whatever_o there_o be_v beside_o this_o also_o be_v in_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o cain_n and_o abel_n a_o acknowledgement_n that_o god_n have_v a_o right_a in_o every_o man_n good_n afterwards_o he_o publish_v and_o put_v in_o his_o claim_n more_o peremptory_o exod._n 22.29_o thou_o shall_v not_o delay_v to_o offer_v the_o first_o of_o thy_o ripe_a fruit_n and_o of_o thy_o liquor_n the_o first_o bear_v of_o thy_o son_n shall_v thou_o give_v unto_o i_o non_fw-la tardabis_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o delay_v this_o no_o new_a thing_n but_o a_o law_n of_o confirmation_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v before_o the_o levitical_a institution_n lev._n 27.30_o and_o all_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o land_n whether_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o land_n or_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n be_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v his_o alreadly_a and_o have_v be_v so_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n and_o he_o now_o appoint_v the_o levite_n the_o stranger_n the_o widow_n and_o the_o fatherless_a return_n to_o be_v his_o rent-gatherer_n or_o receiver_n general_a deut._n 26.12_o 13._o when_o thou_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o tithe_v all_o the_o tithe_n of_o thy_o increase_n the_o three_o year_n which_o be_v the_o year_n of_o tithe_v and_o have_v give_v it_o unto_o the_o levite_n the_o stranger_n the_o fatherless_a and_o the_o widow_n that_o they_o may_v eat_v within_o thy_o gate_n and_o be_v fill_v then_o thou_o shall_v say_v before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n i_o have_v bring_v away_o the_o hallow_a thing_n out_o of_o my_o house_n and_o also_o have_v give_v they_o unto_o the_o levite_n and_o unto_o the_o stranger_n to_o the_o fatherless_a and_o to_o the_o widow_n according_a to_o all_o thy_o commandment_n which_o thou_o have_v command_v i_o i_o have_v not_o transgress_v thy_o commandment_n neither_o have_v i_o forget_v they_o it_o be_v due_a to_o he_o quasi_fw-la regale_fw-la vertigal_fw-la as_o a_o royal_a revenue_n and_o he_o do_v proprio_fw-la jure_fw-la credere_fw-la say_v calvin_n when_o he_o thus_o dispose_v of_o it_o but_o where_o be_v the_o defect_n the_o default_n may_v some_o say_v where_o the_o irregularity_n to_o be_v complain_v of_o i_o wish_v trial_n be_v make_v whether_o it_o may_v not_o be_v prove_v if_o the_o point_n be_v well_o study_v but_o i_o shall_v only_o hint_n it_o that_o the_o ten_o part_n or_o other_o proportion_n of_o every_o man_n increase_n acquisition_n improvement_n and_o incom_n be_v due_a unto_o the_o lord_n even_o to_o this_o day_n etc._n i_o be_o far_o from_o think_v or_o say_v that_o it_o be_v due_a unto_o the_o ministry_n or_o to_o any_o sort_n of_o man_n but_o that_o it_o be_v due_a and_o aught_o to_o be_v dedicate_v to_o god_n and_o to_o the_o everlasting_a priesthood_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n by_o way_n of_o thankful_a acknowledgement_n to_o god_n for_o the_o same_o a_o ten_o which_o even_o the_o minister_n and_o the_o glebe_n itself_o ought_v to_o pay_v and_o so_o ought_v to_o be_v expend_v in_o the_o support_n of_o public_a worship_n in_o the_o relieve_n of_o the_o poor_a at_o home_n and_o abroad_o under_o the_o rage_n of_o persecution_n in_o other_o country_n and_o in_o the_o education_n of_o poor_a child_n the_o 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charity_n he_o count_v due_a debt_n all_o the_o question_n be_v about_o the_o quantum_fw-la how_o much_o aught_o thus_o to_o be_v dedicate_v to_o god_n and_o to_o fix_v it_o upon_o the_o ten_o part_n be_v neither_o popish_a nor_o legal_a or_o jewish_a but_o a_o know_a truth_n or_o duty_n long_o before_o the_o old_a of_o these_o be_v hear_v of_o in_o the_o world_n this_o be_v no_o natural_a but_o a_o adoptive_a child_n of_o moses_n nor_o be_v it_o a_o type_n or_o ceremony_n as_o sacrifice_v be_v which_o be_v also_o before_o the_o law_n for_o then_o there_o must_v be_v some_o spiritual_a substance_n tipe_v out_o by_o it_o but_o it_o be_v practise_v by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o law_n of_o reason_n moral_a law_n and_o law_n of_o nation_n everywhere_o why_o else_o do_v abraham_n

gen._n 14.20_o pay_v tithe_n to_o melchisedec_n the_o great_a representee_fw-fr of_o christ_n who_o be_v bring_v upon_o the_o stage_n like_o a_o man_n drop_v out_o of_o the_o cloud_n only_o to_o shadow_v out_o christ_n as_o if_o he_o have_v neither_o father_n nor_o mother_n birth_n nor_o death_n heb._n 7.2_o and_o that_o they_o be_v pay_v as_o a_o due_a to_o the_o priesthood_n of_o christ_n sustain_v then_o in_o a_o figure_n by_o melchisedec_n the_o seven_o chap._n to_o the_o hebrew_n prove_v abundant_o 7.4_o and_o that_o levi_n himself_o who_o take_v tithe_n here_o pay_v they_o and_o that_o levi_n have_v only_o a_o commission_n pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la to_o be_v god_n rent-gatherer_n and_o receiver_n they_o mistake_v that_o think_v the_o payment_n of_o the_o ten_o part_n be_v then_o first_o set_v on_o foot_n to_o defray_v the_o charge_n of_o that_o costly_a worship_n it_o be_v pay_v long_o before_o abraham_n be_v a_o full_a instance_n four_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n before_o the_o law_n as_o the_o apostle_n observe_v upon_o another_o occasion_n gal._n 3.17_o and_o i_o will_v know_v whether_o that_o be_v will-worship_n in_o he_o or_o what_o law_n he_o have_v observe_v what_o rule_n he_o walk_v by_o therein_o abraham_n will_v not_o take_v a_o thread_n or_o a_o shoe_n latchet_n to_o himself_o 4._o and_o then_o return_v the_o rest_n though_o now_o become_v he_o by_o conquest_n to_o the_o former_a owner_n but_o if_o he_o give_v the_o tithe_n only_o by_o courtesy_n and_o not_o divine_a authority_n it_o prove_v not_o the_o thing_n in_o hand_n the_o excellency_n of_o melchisedec_n priesthood_n above_o the_o levitical_a for_o sure_o that_o have_v authority_n to_o take_v they_o 3.21_o and_o so_o have_v melchisedec_n pay_v then_o the_o ten_o part_n be_v long_o before_o the_o law_n and_o levi_n have_v only_o a_o commandment_n to_o warrant_v his_o take_n of_o the_o tithe_n heb._n 7.5_o the_o jus_fw-la decimandi_fw-la be_v long_o before_o vest_v in_o another_o priesthood_n and_o only_o protempore_fw-la lend_v to_o that_o of_o levi_n but_o this_o be_v only_o a_o ten_o of_o the_o spoil_n take_v in_o war_n may_v some_o say_v what_o say_v you_o then_o to_o that_o engagement_n of_o jacob_n gen._n 28.22_o of_o all_o that_o thou_o shall_v give_v unto_o i_o i_o will_v sure_o give_v the_o ten_o unto_o et_fw-la hoc_fw-la tam_fw-la pro_fw-la se_fw-la quam_fw-la pro_fw-la posteris_fw-la suis_fw-la vovet_fw-la he_o bind_v his_o posterity_n hereunto_o as_o well_o as_o himself_o say_v mercer_n in_o loc._n methinks_v he_o speak_v of_o it_o as_o a_o duty_n that_o he_o have_v be_v catechise_v and_o train_v up_o in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o etc._n he_o have_v the_o direction_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o it_o say_v calvin_n and_o why_o not_o also_o the_o instruction_n of_o his_o ancestor_n resolution_n for_o abraham_n practise_v it_o before_o he_o and_o yet_o this_o good_a man_n though_o he_o promise_v it_o so_o sure_o be_v not_o so_o careful_a and_o punctual_a in_o his_o performance_n as_o he_o shall_v have_v be_v and_o his_o omission_n of_o it_o at_o his_o return_n when_o haste_v to_o pacify_v his_o brother_n he_o pluck_v away_o a_o good_a fleece_n from_o his_o estate_n before_o the_o decimation_n thereof_o according_a to_o his_o vow_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o angel_n contend_v so_o sore_o with_o he_o that_o he_o put_v he_o to_o his_o tear_n and_o prayer_n as_o hosea_n tell_v we_o cal._n chap._n 12.4_o and_o though_o he_o bless_v he_o yet_o he_o send_v he_o limp_a to_o his_o grave_n gen._n 35.1_o god_n call_v he_o to_o perform_v his_o vow_n and_o whether_o he_o pay_v it_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o heber_n or_o isaac_n the_o head_n or_o the_o family_n vel_fw-la potius_fw-la consecrarit_fw-la in_fw-la usus_fw-la sacros_fw-la set_v it_o a_o part_n for_o pious_a use_n it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o we_o here_o be_v something_o belong_v to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o moral_a law_n for_o our_o instruction_n and_o imitation_n 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of_o they_o consume_v by_o christ_n consumatum_fw-la est_fw-la but_o he_o teach_v we_o even_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n to_o give_v unto_o god_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v god_n mark_n 12_o 17._o and_o both_o we_o and_o all_o that_o we_o have_v be_v his_o i_o cor._n 29.14_o though_o he_o be_v please_v to_o accept_v a_o small_a part_n in_o lieu_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o plain_o it_o it_o 1._o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o sacrilege_n now_o in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o gospel_n all_o i_o fear_v many_o more_o be_v guilty_a thereof_o then_o be_v aware_a of_o it_o nay_o well_o be_v it_o if_o they_o be_v not_o most_o guilty_a who_o seem_v most_o to_o abhor_v idol_n thou_o that_o abhor_a idol_n loc._n do_v thou_o commit_v sacrilege_n rom._n 2.22_o concedimus_fw-la deo_fw-la say_v magna_fw-la charta_fw-la 227._o when_o it_o speak_v of_o separate_a the_o ten_o part_n to_o holy_a use_n which_o part_n be_v call_v by_o the_o ancient_n dei_fw-la censes_fw-la god_n rent_n 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fidelity_n we_o owe_v a_o honorary_a tribute_n though_o no_o subsidiary_a rent_n for_o that_o he_o need_v not_o but_o this_o he_o require_v and_o little_a comfort_n shall_v they_o have_v who_o deny_v it_o to_o he_o this_o though_o far_o too_o little_a for_o the_o point_n may_v seem_v too_o much_o in_o this_o place_n 16.9_o but_o if_o the_o lord_n will_v set_v on_o the_o sense_n of_o this_o duty_n upon_o the_o heart_n and_o conscience_n of_o prosessor_n and_o take_v they_o off_o from_o their_o subterfuge_n and_o cavil_n and_o evasion_n how_o soon_o will_v there_o be_v a_o sacred_a bank_n a_o stock_n raise_v a_o temple-treasury_n fill_v to_o answer_v all_o religious_a occasion_n to_o give_v a_o speedy_a relief_n to_o the_o necessity_n of_o saint_n abroad_o at_o home_n who_o starve_v many_o time_n while_o the_o grass_n be_v grow_v while_o the_o alm_n be_v a_o gather_n how_o will_v this_o roll_v away_o our_o reproach_n of_o be_v solifidian_n and_o make_v the_o gospel_n cry_v for_o fruitfulness_n in_o good_a work_n with_o popish_a charity_n and_o blind_a devotiion_n tit._n 3.8_o let_v they_o who_o have_v believe_v in_o god_n be_v careful_a to_o maintain_v good_a work_n how_o will_v it_o cut_v off_o occasion_n from_o the_o flesh_n which_o crave_v and_o call_v for_o all_o and_o consume_v more_o upon_o some_o one_o lust_n than_o all_o a_o man_n grace_n ever_o cost_v he_o how_o will_v it_o bring_v a_o blessing_n and_o prove_v a_o hedge_n about_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o estate_n like_o hannah_n loaf_n which_o be_v lend_v to_o god_n i_o sam._n 2._o 20_o 21._o he_o give_v she_o back_o five_o for_o one_o and_o so_o will_v he_o do_v by_o every_o one_o that_o venture_v with_o he_o will_v you_o prove_v he_o mal._n 3.10_o do_v but_o try_v i_o say_v he_o in_o this_o