Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	day_n	keep_v	sabbath_n	3,822	5	10.2486	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74656	Expository notes, with practical observations; towards the opening of the five first chapters of the first book of Moses called Genesis. Delivered by way of exposition in several lords-dayes exercises. By Benjamin Needler, minister of the gospel at Margaret Moses Friday-Street, London.	Needler, Benjamin, 1620-1682.	1654 (1654)	Wing N412; Thomason E1443_2; ESTC R209640	117,247	301

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any_o elementary_a matter_n breathe_v into_o man_n a_o vital_a soul_n a_o horrid_a blasphemy_n to_o think_v the_o essence_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o change_v ignorance_n sin_n etc._n etc._n as_o the_o soul_n be_v quest._n 8._o verse_n 7._o why_o be_v god_n say_v to_o breath_n into_o his_o nostril_n or_o face_n the_o breath_n of_o life_n rather_o than_o into_o any_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n because_o the_o operation_n of_o the_o soul_n discover_v themselves_o in_o no_o part_n of_o the_o body_n resp_n 1_o more_o than_o in_o the_o face_n hence_o a_o live_a man_n be_v usual_o picture_v smile_v or_o read_v etc._n etc._n and_o beside_o the_o face_n and_o head_n

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dispraise_v due_a to_o they_o no_o punishment_n nor_o reward_n to_o be_v distribute_v among_o they_o levit._fw-la 20._o 15._o i_o a_o man_n lie_v with_o a_o beast_n object_n he_o shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o you_o shall_v slay_v the_o beast_n the_o meaning_n of_o that_o place_n be_v not_o this_o resp_n that_o the_o beast_n be_v guilty_a of_o a_o crime_n or_o have_v violate_v a_o law_n and_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v condemn_v and_o put_v to_o death_n but_o it_o be_v in_o order_n to_o the_o happiness_n and_o welfare_n of_o man_n bestia_fw-la cum_fw-la homine_fw-la concumbens_fw-la be_v to_o be_v stone_v 1._o because_o it_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o so_o foul_a a_o fact_n and_o so_o fatal_a punishment_n unto_o man_n 2._o that_o the_o sight_n and_o presence_n of_o the_o object_n may_v not_o repeat_v so_o prodigious_a a_o crime_n in_o the_o thought_n of_o man_n exo._n 21._o 28._o if_o a_o ox_n gore_v a_o man_n or_o a_o object_n woman_n that_o they_o die_v than_o the_o 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shall_v thou_o return_v 3._o eternal_a death_n this_o be_v clear_v by_o the_o apostle_n paul_n when_o he_o say_v the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n and_o that_o he_o principal_o 6.23_o rom_n 6.23_o intend_v eternal_a death_n in_o that_o place_n be_v clear_a by_o the_o life_n to_o which_o it_o be_v oppose_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a life_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n quest_n 19_o verse_n 17._o whether_o adam_n be_v create_v mortal_a or_o whether_o adam_n be_v mortal_a before_o his_o eat_n of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n neg._n as_o appear_v by_o the_o threat_n pronounce_v resp_n against_o he_o in_o the_o day_n thou_o eat_v thereof_o thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n it_o be_v say_v of_o god_n who_o only_o have_v immortality_n object_n 1_o tim._n 6.16_o a_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v immortal_a several_a resp_n way_n 1._o simple_o and_o independent_o immortal_a omni_fw-la modo_fw-la in_o every_o respect_n and_o so_o be_v that_o scripture_n to_o be_v understand_v who_o only_o have_v immortality_n 2._o immortal_a secundùm_fw-la substantiam_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o its_o substance_n there_o be_v some_o being_n that_o be_v segregated_a from_o matter_n and_o corporeity_n and_o be_v not_o è_fw-la potentiâ_fw-la materiae_fw-la educti_fw-la as_o the_o learned_a phrase_n it_o as_o angel_n and_o rational_a soul_n now_o these_o though_o they_o be_v not_o immortal_a simple_o and_o independent_o yet_o they_o be_v so_o as_o i_o may_v phrase_n it_o substantial_o 3._o immortal_a by_o the_o power_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n or_o immortal_a by_o the_o power_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n the_o power_n and_o justice_n of_o god_n give_v immortality_n to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n and_o the_o power_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n give_v immortality_n to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o

it_o shall_v bruise_v thy_o head_n and_o thou_o shall_v bruise_v his_o heel_n you_o know_v the_o serpent_n be_v a_o creature_n go_v upon_o his_o belly_n be_v obnoxious_a to_o be_v tread_v upon_o and_o to_o have_v his_o head_n bruise_v but_o be_v not_o able_a to_o reach_v man_n head_n it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o serpent_n that_o it_o shall_v bruife_fw-mi man_n heel_n some_o conceive_v that_o the_o curse_n be_v pronounce_v both_o upon_o the_o brute_n serpent_n and_o the_o spiritual_a serpent_n and_o this_o i_o hold_v to_o be_v the_o truth_n the_o devil_n when_o he_o beguile_v man_n come_v not_o as_o a_o naked_a spirit_n but_o in_o the_o shape_n and_o figure_n of_o a_o serpent_n and_o therefore_o that_o his_o punishment_n may_v be_v suitable_a and_o answerable_a to_o his_o offence_n he_o be_v to_o receive_v his_o doom_n likewise_o under_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o serpent_n quest_n 28._o verse_n 14._o whether_o satan_n be_v not_o under_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n before_o this_o be_v pronounce_v affir_n but_o resp_n 1._o after_o he_o have_v tempt_v man_n to_o sin_n his_o curse_n be_v augment_v 2._o in_o this_o verse_n god_n declare_v the_o curse_n pronounce_v upon_o the_o serpent_n to_o be_v irrepealable_a upon_o thy_o belly_n shall_v thou_o go_v and_o dust_n shall_v thou_o eat_v all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n between_o the_o sentence_n prenounce_v upon_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n and_o the_o sentence_n pronounce_v upon_o the_o serpent_n 1._o you_o have_v a_o curse_v pronounce_v upon_o the_o serpent_n but_o none_o upon_o the_o person_n of_o man_n or_o woman_n 2._o the_o punishment_n inflict_v upon_o they_o be_v temporal_a but_o the_o punishment_n inflict_v upon_o the_o serpent_n be_v eternal_a which_o be_v note_v unto_o we_o by_o that_o expression_n all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n viz._n as_o long_o as_o satan_n have_v a_o be_v quest_n 29._o verse_n 14_o how_o it_o can_v be_v just_a with_o 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among_o live_a creature_n the_o base_a be_v the_o most_o creep_a as_o worm_n etc._n etc._n while_o the_o noble_a lion_n advance_v his_o head_n and_o breast_n so_o far_o as_o the_o frame_n of_o his_o body_n be_v capable_a so_o man_n be_v of_o all_o creature_n most_o excellent_a be_v therefore_o of_o all_o other_o most_o advance_a in_o body_n os_fw-la homini_fw-la sublime_a dedit_fw-la coelúmque_fw-la tueri_fw-la jussit_fw-la the_o serpent_n therefore_o be_v of_o a_o sublime_a nature_n insomuch_o that_o the_o scripture_n say_v it_o be_v more_o subtle_a than_o any_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n the_o frame_n and_o shape_n of_o his_o body_n be_v suitable_a thereunto_o quest_n 31._o verse_n 14._o in_o what_o sense_n we_o must_v understand_v this_o phrase_n dust_n shall_v thou_o eat_v all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n when_o we_o find_v that_o serpent_n feed_v upon_o herb_n and_o devour_v other_o creature_n also_o these_o two_o phrase_n upon_o thy_o belly_n shall_v resp_n thou_o go_v and_o 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it_o be_v say_v the_o dust_n shall_v be_v the_o serpent_n meat_n the_o wolf_n and_o 65.25_o be_v 65.25_o the_o lamb_n shall_v feed_v together_o and_o the_o lion_n shall_v eat_v straw_n like_o the_o bullock_n and_o dust_n shall_v be_v the_o serpent_n meat_n these_o word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v literal_o resp_n but_o allegorical_o as_o the_o very_a expression_n in_o the_o text_n clear_o intimate_v and_o when_o it_o be_v say_v the_o dust_n shall_v be_v the_o serpent_n meat_n the_o meaning_n be_v no_o more_o but_o this_o that_o in_o those_o day_n man_n shall_v not_o need_v to_o fear_v hurt_v from_o any_o creature_n the_o serpent_n itself_o shall_v be_v confine_v to_o his_o dust_n and_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o prejudice_v man_n in_o the_o least_o quest_n 32._o verse_n 14._o see_v this_o sentence_n be_v

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have_v better_o be_v wear_v out_o with_o whet_v then_o with_o rust_v a_o way_n then_o with_o the_o fanatic_a spirit_n of_o our_o day_n who_o call_v upon_o minister_n to_o work_v with_o their_o hand_n as_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o labour_n but_o hand-labour_n consider_v 1._o they_o confound_v those_o thing_n that_o god_n will_v have_v distinguish_v there_o be_v the_o labour_n of_o the_o head_n and_o brain_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o hand_n 2._o they_o overthrow_v as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v the_o well-being_n if_o not_o the_o be_v of_o kingdom_n state_n commonwealth_n in_o which_o they_o live_v for_o we_o stand_v in_o as_o much_o need_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o minister_n as_o we_o do_v of_o the_o husbandman_n and_o handy-craftsman_n 3._o aaron_z with_o his_o posterity_n be_v priest_n joshua_n david_n josias_n be_v magistrate_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o they_o that_o they_o be_v their_o bread_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o their_o brow_n quest_n 46_o vers_fw-la 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the_o 3.1_o isay_n 3.1_o stay_n and_o staff_n the_o whole_a stay_n of_o bread_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v a_o man_n be_v strengthen_v more_o by_o the_o staff_n that_o be_v in_o his_o body_n then_o by_o the_o staff_n that_o be_v in_o his_o hand_n it_o be_v not_o the_o corn_n and_o flower_n but_o the_o staff_n of_o bread_n which_o support_v the_o life_n and_o that_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n but_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n which_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n the_o creature_n can_v hold_v up_o itself_o much_o less_o contribute_v to_o the_o subsistence_n of_o other_o thing_n unless_o god_n continue_v the_o influence_n of_o his_o blessing_n upon_o it_o it_o be_v the_o observation_n of_o a_o learned_a author_n as_o soon_o as_o ever_o christ_n curse_v the_o figtree_n it_o wither_v and_o dry_v 11.20_o ma._n 11.20_o up_o from_o the_o root_n to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o root_n alone_o but_o the_o blessing_n of_o christ_n which_o do_v support_v 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