Selected quad for the lemma: order_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
order_n	aaron_n	high_a	priest_n	2,193	5	7.5142	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57230	Choice observations and explanations upon the Old Testament containing in them many remarkable matters, either not taken notice of, or mistaken by most, which are additionals to the large annotations made by some of the Assembly of Divines : to which are added some further and larger observations of his upon the whole book of Genesis perused and attested by the Reverend Bishop of Armagh, and Mr. Gataker Pastor of Rederith / by ... John Richardson ...	Richardson, John, 1580-1654.; Ussher, James, 1581-1656.; Gataker, Thomas, 1574-1654.; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652)	1655 (1655)	Wing R1385; ESTC R3676	529,737	519

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not_o a_o nazarite_n as_o have_v be_v common_o mis-conceived_n out_o of_o a_o mistranslation_n and_o misunderstanding_n of_o that_o text_n matth._n ii_o 23._o offer_a at_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n chapter_n vii_o verse_n 1_o 9_o there_o be_v two_o wagon_n and_o four_o ox_n give_v to_o the_o gershonite_n for_o carriage_n four_o wagon_n and_o eight_o ox_n to_o the_o merarite_n num._n vii_o 7_o 8._o as_o they_o have_v the_o more_o need_n the_o kohathites_n levites_n be_v to_o carry_v upon_o their_o shoulder_n num._n vii_o 9_o 2_o sam._n vi_o 6._o 1_o chron._n xv._o 2_o 13_o 15._o and_o what_o it_o be_v see_v num._n iii_o 31._o and_o iu_o 15._o the_o priest_n aaron_z and_o his_o son_n be_v so_o few_o be_v not_o then_o to_o carry_v but_o to_o cover_v num._n iu._n ver_fw-la 5_o 15._o deut._n xxxi_o 25._o but_o afterward_o grow_v more_o in_o number_n they_o only_o be_v to_o carry_v the_o ark_n as_o josh._n iii_o 3_o 6_o 8_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 17._o and_o iu_o 3_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 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month_n num._n xxix_o 1._o levit._fw-la xxv_o 9_o in_o the_o new_a moon_n num._n x._o 10._o psal._n lxxxi_o 3._o in_o all_o their_o solemn_a feast_n over_o their_o burnt-offering_n and_o peace-offering_n num._n x._o 10._o and_o upon_o extraordinary_a occasion_n of_o fast_n and_o humiliation_n joel_n ii_o 1_o 15_o or_o of_o joy_n and_o gladness_n num._n x._o 10._o as_o when_o david_n bring_v in_o the_o ark_n to_o the_o place_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o it_o 1_o chron._n xv._o 24_o 28._o and_o appoint_a priest_n to_o minister_v before_o it_o 1_o chron._n xvi_o 6_o 42._o and_o when_o solomon_n bring_v the_o ark_n into_o the_o oracle_n he_o mighty_o have_v multiply_v the_o number_n of_o trumpet_n and_o have_v 120_o priest_n sound_v they_o at_o that_o solemnity_n 2_o chron._n v._n 12_o 13._o and_o at_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o priest_n sound_v trumpet_n 2_o chron._n v._n 12._o and_o vii_o 6._o as_o also_o at_o the_o lay_n of_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o second_o temple_n by_o zerubbabel_n ezra_n iii_o 10._o and_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n by_o nehemiah_n chap_v xii_o 35._o and_o in_o hezekiah_n joyful_a reformation_n 2_o chron._n xxix_o 26_o 27_o 28._o beside_o there_o be_v civil_a trumpet_n for_o civil_a use_n sound_v by_o other_o than_o priest_n as_o in_o war_n judg._n vii_o 2_o sam._n ii_o 28._o at_o the_o coronation_n of_o king_n as_o of_o solomon_n jehu_n and_o joash_n and_o upon_o other_o occasion_n the_o levite_n use_v other_o instrument_n of_o music_n and_o not_o trumpet_n 1_o chron._n xv._o 19_o 20_o 21._o and_o ch._n xvi_o 5._o 2_o cron._n v._n 12._o and_o ch._n vii_o 6._o and_o ch._n xxix_o 25_o 26_o 27_o 28._o and_o use_v they_o and_o song_n at_o the_o daily_a sacrifice_n and_o all_o festival_n sacrifice_n 1_o chron._n xxiii_o 30_o 31._o and_o haply_o in_o the_o night_n 1_o chron._n ix_o 33._o psal._n cxxxiv_o 1._o on_o the_o the_o israelite_n journey_v from_o mount_n sinai_n verse_n 11_o in_o the_o second_o year_n second_o month_n twenty_o day_n have_v stay_v there_o in_o that_o their_o twelve_o station_n a_o year_n within_o thirteen_o day_n exod._n xix_o i._o see_v v._o 12._o deut._n i._n 6_o 7._o hobab_fw-ge jethro_n or_o hobab_n verse_n 29_o 32._o a_o kenite_fw-la the_o son_n of_o revel_n or_o raguel_n a_o midianite_n and_o father-in-law_n of_o moses_n come_v to_o moses_n to_o horeb_n and_o bring_v to_o he_o his_o wife_n and_o two_o son_n and_o moses_n upon_o his_o counsel_n appoint_v very_o many_o ruler_n and_o judge_n over_o the_o people_n jethro_n return_v into_o his_o own_o land_n exod._n xviii_o deut._n i._n 9_o 18._o he_o rather_o than_o his_o

dead_a before_o nehemiah_n come_v as_o governor_n into_o judea_n verse_n 26_o yea_o or_o ezra_n with_o his_o commission_n dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n the_o former_a genealogy_n and_o record_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n seem_v to_o be_v insist_v upon_o verse_n 27_o the_o rather_o because_o they_o have_v so_o prime_a a_o hand_n in_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v here_o so_o careful_o gather_v and_o bring_v together_o 27_o 28_o 29._o and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v also_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o nehemiah_n government_n purify_a see_v the_o annotation_n verse_n 30_o i_o bring_v up_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o wall_n be_v thus_o the_o wall_n be_v thick_a and_o broad_a verse_n 31_o that_o divers_a go_v a_o breast_n on_o it_o nehemiah_n appoint_v two_o great_a company_n consist_v of_o priest_n levite_n prince_n and_o people_n they_o enter_v upon_o the_o wall_n about_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o west_n wall_n near_o the_o dung-gate_n and_o there_o the_o two_o company_n part_v and_o each_o go_v as_o in_o procession_n in_o this_o order_n the_o one_o company_n have_v ezra_n the_o priest_n and_o scribe_n before_o they_o and_o other_o priest_n after_o he_o sound_v their_o trumpet_n after_o they_o the_o levite_n play_v on_o sacred_a musical_a instrument_n and_o singer_n of_o they_o that_o sing_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n all_o sound_v forth_o god_n praise_n and_o their_o own_o thankfulness_n and_o joy_n ver_fw-la 31_o 42._o after_o they_o the_o prince_n and_o ruler_n after_o they_o the_o people_n and_o last_o of_o all_o some_o great_a prince_n likely_a next_o in_o degree_n to_o nehemiah_n and_o this_o company_n thus_o go_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n southward_o by_o the_o fountain_n gate_n and_o about_o the_o city_n of_o david_n and_o all_o along_o the_o south-wall_n even_o unto_o the_o water-gate_n on_o the_o east_n the_o other_o company_n go_v in_o like_a equipage_n and_o nehemiah_n himself_o the_o last_o of_o they_o and_o they_o make_v their_o procession_n on_o the_o left_a hand_n north-ward_n from_o beyond_o the_o tower_n of_o the_o furnace_n even_o unto_o the_o broad_a wall_n and_o all_o along_o the_o north-side_n from_o above_o the_o gate_n of_o ephraim_n and_o above_o the_o old-gate_n and_o above_o the_o fish-gate_n and_o the_o tower_n of_o hananeel_n and_o the_o tower_n of_o meah_n even_o unto_o the_o sheep-gate_n on_o the_o east_n and_o they_o stand_v still_o in_o the_o prison-gate_n the_o two_o company_n somewhat_o beyond_o this_o gate_n meet_v together_o that_o they_o may_v in_o order_n descend_v from_o this_o east-wall_n to_o go_v into_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o likely_a it_o be_v from_o the_o water-gate_n on_o the_o east-wall_n for_o the_o street_n it_o open_v upon_o be_v one_o of_o the_o eminent_a and_o of_o great_a receipt_n in_o the_o city_n deem_v to_o be_v that_o of_o millo_n which_o lie_v between_o the_o temple_n on_o mount_n morea_n and_o the_o palace_n on_o mount_n zion_n by_o which_o the_o king_n and_o courtier_n do_v usua_o pass_v to_o and_o fro_o neh._n iii_o 26._o and_o viii_o 3_o 16._o 2_o chron._n xxix_o 3_o 4._o and_o xxxii_o 6._o ezra_n some_o other_o ezra_n verse_n 33_o ezra_n the_o scribe_n that_o famous_a ezra_n verse_n 36_o gate_n of_o the_o gate_n and_o tower_n in_o this_o procession_n mention_v verse_n 39_o see_v the_o observation_n on_o chap._n iii_o 1._o great_a sacrifice_n as_o in_o like_a case_n of_o joy_n and_o thankfulness_n verse_n 43_o so_o 1_o chr._n xxix_o 21._o 1_o king_n viii_o 62_o 63._o for_o the_o treasure_n 1_n chron._n verse_n 44_o ix_o 26._o and_o so_o in_o hezekiah_n time_n 2_o chr._n xxxi_o 4_o 5_o 11._o see_v again_o neh._n xiii_o 12_o 13._o and_o the_o levite_n sanctify_a they_o unto_o the_o levite_n pay_v to_o the_o priest_n the_o tithe_n of_o all_o their_o tithe_n verse_n 47_o num._n xviii_o 26_o 30._o on_o that_o day_n chapter_n xiii_o verse_n 1_o doubtful_a it_o be_v to_o what_o particular_a time_n this_o relate_v yet_o most_o likely_a to_o that_o interim_n of_o time_n which_o pass_v in_o the_o absence_n of_o nehemiah_n between_o the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o and_o beginning_n of_o his_o second_o government_n write_v deut._n xxiii_o 3._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o that_o text_n they_o meet_v not_o as_o melchizedek_n do_v verse_n 2_o gen._n fourteen_o 17._o separate_a see_v that_o ezra_n chap._n verse_n 3_o ix_o and_o x._o and_o neh._n ix_o 2._o and_o ch_n x._o 30._o and_o chap._n xiii_o 23_o 30._o so_o difficult_a be_v this_o point_n of_o the_o reformation_n and_o so_o ready_a they_o to_o relapse_n into_o this_o sin_n a_o great_a chamber_n pulling_n down_o the_o partition_n verse_n 5_o to_o make_v two_o or_o three_o into_o one_o i_o cast_v forth_o and_o so_o ver_fw-la 9_o verse_n 8_o bring_v i_o again_o by_o my_o command_n and_o authority_n not_o in_o my_o person_n have_v not_o be_v give_v this_n verse_n 10_o and_o other_o matter_n imply_v the_o interim_n of_o nehemiah_n absence_n to_o have_v be_v more_o than_o a_o year_n sabbath_n see_v the_o annotation_n on_o jer._n verse_n 15_o xvii_o 21_o 22_o 24_o 27._o dark_a the_o soon_o because_o of_o the_o hill_n about_o jerusalem_n verse_n 19_o and_o the_o sabbath_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v from_o even_o to_o even_o some_o of_o my_o servant_n that_o the_o merchant_n may_v not_o thrust_v in_o among_o those_o that_o come_v to_o the_o service_n in_o the_o temple_n the_o gate_n the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n verse_n 22_o by_o keep_v out_o person_n legaly_a unclean_a from_o the_o house_n and_o ordinance_n of_o god_n swear_v and_o so_o they_o have_v swear_v before_o verse_n 25_o chap._n x._o 29_o 30._o son_n of_o jojada_n his_o grandchild_n verse_n 28_o call_v menasche_n and_o brother_n of_o jaddua_n the_o high_a priest_n as_o josephus_n write_v antiq._n lib._n 11._o c._n 7._o i_o chase_v he_o from_o i_o this_n argue_v this_o nehemiah_n not_o to_o be_v that_o man_n mention_v ezra_n ii_o 2._o that_o come_v up_o with_o zerubbabel_n and_o yet_o to_o live_v to_o a_o very_a great_a age_n whether_o he_o be_v the_o penman_n of_o this_o book_n or_o else_o this_o clause_n insert_v by_o some_o other_o prophet_n see_v the_o observation_n on_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o book_n remember_v i_o so_o likewise_o verse_n 31_o ver_fw-la 14._o and_o 22._o and_o chap._n v._n 19_o he_o plead_v not_o here_o any_o merit_n of_o his_o own_o but_o all_o he_o plead_v be_v for_o god_n mercy_n sake_n all_o goodness_n in_o he_o still_o proceed_v from_o god_n mere_a grace_n he_o do_v cheer_v up_o himself_o in_o this_o in_o the_o sincerity_n and_o integrity_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o the_o effect_n thereof_o as_o fruit_n and_o sound_a proof_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n grace_n in_o he_o whereupon_o he_o further_o with_o comfort_n expect_v more_o mere_a mercy_n to_o come_v from_o the_o lord_n esther_n the_o book_n of_o esther_n contain_v a_o history_n of_o nine_o year_n express_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o ahasuerus_n viz._n the_o three_o of_o ahasuerus_n chap._n i._n 3._o the_o seven_o chap._n ii_o 16._o and_o the_o twelve_o chap._n iii_o 7._o in_o which_o twelve_o year_n be_v mention_v the_o first_o month_n chap._n iii_o 7_o 12._o the_o three_o month_n chap._n viii_o ver_fw-la 9_o and_o the_o twelve_o month_n chap._n iii_o 7._o 13._o and_o chap._n viii_o 12._o and_o chap._n ix_o 1_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 17_o 21._o and_o some_o more_o year_n in_o his_o reign_n afterward_o be_v note_v indefinite_o chap._n x._o in_o this_o book_n only_o of_o all_o the_o scripture_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v of_o god_n nor_o his_o name_n once_o use_v the_o book_n of_o canticle_n speak_v much_o of_o christ_n the_o bridegroom_n ahasuerus_n heb._n chapter_n i_o verse_n 1_o ahasuerosh_n it_o be_v doubt_v which_o of_o the_o persian_a monarch_n this_o be_v the_o lxx_o still_o name_v he_o in_o their_o translation_n artaxerxes_n other_o take_v he_o to_o be_v xerxes_n other_o fix_v their_o several_a fancy_n upon_o sundry_a other_o of_o the_o persian_a monarch_n but_o the_o great_a probability_n be_v for_o darius_n hystaspis_n who_o first_o extend_v the_o bound_n of_o that_o empire_n so_o far_o and_o wide_a and_o over_o so_o many_o province_n and_o marry_v atossa_n the_o daughter_n of_o cyrus_n call_v vasthi_n ver_fw-la 9_o who_o be_v the_o three_o king_n of_o persia_n omit_v darius_n the_o mede_n before_o cyrus_n and_o the_o magus_n smerdis_n not_o worthy_a the_o reckon_n and_o be_v next_o before_o xerxes_n that_o four_o and_o rich_a king_n dan._n xi_o 2._o see_v the_o observation_n on_o esther_n ii_o 5._o this_o ahasuerus_n in_o his_o three_o year_n make_v that_o imperial_a feast_n of_o one_o hundred_o eighty_o seven_o day_n and_o therein_o that_o good_a law_n for_o drink_v