Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	ghost_n	holy_a	word_n	6,811	5	4.3810	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09488	Iacobs vovve, or The true historie of tithes: a sermon penned by Richard Perrot Batchelour in Divinitie, vicar of Hessell with the Trinitie Chappell in Kingstone-upon-Hull, and sometimes fellow of Sidney-Sussex-Colledge in Cambridge	R. P. (Richard Perrot), 1584?-1641.	1627 (1627)	STC 19770; ESTC S114570	65,216	102

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to_o draw_v it_o to_o a_o great_a proportion_n by_o how_o much_o the_o priesthood_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v more_o excellent_a they_o that_o of_o the_o law_n for_o less_o than_o a_o ten_o they_o never_o yield_v unto_o the_o second_o be_v by_o maintain_v they_o due_a only_o by_o positive_a law_n and_o not_o divine_a they_o labour_v to_o draw_v they_o from_o their_o parochial_a minister_n unto_o the_o maintenance_n of_o they_o &_o their_o cloister_n which_o they_o effect_v even_o to_o the_o impoverish_n of_o the_o minister_n serve_v at_o the_o altar_n allow_v unto_o they_o only_o a_o small_a competency_n of_o personal_a tithe_n last_o for_o the_o event_n of_o this_o doctrine_n it_o be_v most_o fatal_a give_v not_o only_a occasion_n to_o wicklife_n and_o other_o to_o broach_v that_o heresy_n of_o maintain_v tithe_n to_o be_v mere_a alm_n but_o give_v occasion_n also_o to_o the_o civil_a power_n to_o take_v from_o the_o church_n not_o only_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o tithe_n but_o to_o 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except_v and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o popetie_n before_o the_o day_n of_o martin_n luther_n when_o there_o be_v no_o poi●t_n of_o divinity_n free_a from_o either_o addition_n or_o subtraction_n in_o any_o one_o church_n of_o christendom_n and_o for_o the_o allegation_n of_o particular_a prescription_n and_o custom_n let_v they_o first_o prove_v tithe_n due_a by_o humane_a constitution_n only_o and_o that_o god_n have_v relinquish_v his_o right_n otherwise_o it_o be_v not_o only_o idle_a but_o wicked_a to_o plead_v custom_n or_o prescribe_v against_o god_n the_o last_o thing_n to_o be_v prove_v for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n be_v that_o the_o law_n of_o tithing_n be_v and_o be_v a_o divine_a law_n stand_v still_o in_o force_n which_o may_v not_o be_v abrogate_v without_o special_a law_n to_o the_o contrary_a which_o will_v appear_v by_o these_o reason_n follow_v 1._o to_o who_o the_o self_n same_o power_n and_o duty_n of_o blessing_n belong_v as_o do_v to_o melchisedeck_n to_o they_o from_o the_o bless_a aught_o the_o same_o duty_n to_o be_v perform_v which_o abr●ham_n perform_v to_o melchisedeck_n that_o be_v the_o tithe_n of_o all_o benedicere_fw-la &_o decimas_fw-la accipere_fw-la &_o dare_v be_v set_v down_o by_o 2_o hebr._n 7._o 1._o 2_o the_o apostle_n as_o relative_n quorum_fw-la uno_fw-la posito_fw-la ponitur_fw-la &_o alterum_fw-la &_o ●_o contrà_fw-la otherwise_o the_o apostle_n argument_n be_v of_o no_o force_n but_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n have_v the_o same_o power_n and_o right_n of_o blessing_n the_o people_n as_o have_v melchisedeck_n ergò_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o any_o shall_v object_v that_o parent_n do_v and_o may_v bless_v their_o child_n and_o child_n their_o parent_n ●_o gen._n 24._o 60._o josh●a_n 22._o ●_o psal_n 129._o 8_o ruth_n 2._o ●_o and_o king_n their_o subject_n yea_o all_o christian_n ought_v to_o bless_v one_o another_o and_o yet_o can_v challenge_v a_o propriety_n in_o tithe_n i_o answer_v that_o there_o be_v and_o be_v a_o great_a difference_n betwixt_o their_o blessing_n and_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o minister_n for_o first_o the_o priest_n have_v a_o special_a commission_n and_o 8_o deutr._fw-la 10._o 8_o command_n as_o be_v set_v apart_o by_o god_n for_o that_o purpose_n second_o to_o they_o be_v give_v a_o prescript_n and_o certain_a form_n of_o blessing_n which_o be_v not_o to_o other_o the_o lord_n bless_v 26._o numb_a 6._o 24._o 25._o 26._o thou_o and_o keep_v thou_o the_o lord_n make_v his_o face_n to_o shine_v upon_o thou_o and_o be_v gracious_a unto_o thou_o the_o lord_n lift_v up_o his_o countenance_n upon_o thou_o and_o give_v thou_o peace_n three_o there_o be_v a_o promise_n of_o a_o special_a blessing_n annex_v unto_o the_o priest_n blessing_n which_o be_v not_o make_v to_o 26_o numb_a 6._o 26_o any_o other_o other_o only_o pray_v for_o a_o blessing_n but_o they_o pronounce_v it_o also_o last_o god_n have_v annex_v the_o blessing_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n by_o the_o people_n as_o necessary_a dependent_n d●ut_fw-la 10._o 8._o 9_o at_o that_o time_n the_o lord_n separate_v the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n to_o bear_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o stand_v before_o the_o lord_n to_o minister_v unto_o he_o to_o bless_v in_o his_o name_n unto_o this_o day_n wherefore_o levi_n have_v no_o part_n nor_o inheritance_n with_o his_o brethren_n the_o lord_n be_v his_o inheritance_n according_a a●_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n promise_v and_o what_o this_o promise_n be_v we_o read_v numb._n 18._o 21._o and_o be●old_v i_o have_v give_v the_o child_n of_o levi_n all_o the_o ten_o in_o israel_n if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o this_o be_v a_o ceremonial_a action_n belong_v only_o to_o the_o leviticall_a priesthood_n the_o answer_n be_v negative_a that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o ceremonial_a but_o a_o moral_a duty_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v in_o practice_n before_o the_o law_n of_o ceremony_n or_o leviticall_a priesthood_n as_o in_o the_o example_n of_o melchisedeck_n g●n_n 14._o 19_o 20._o he_o bless_a abraham_n and_o receive_v tithe_n of_o all_o 2._o christ_n himself_o practise_v it_o mar._n 10._o 16._o luk._n 24._o 50._o 3._o christ_n command_v his_o disciple_n to_o do_v the_o like_a luk._n 10._o 5._o promise_v to_o second_v it_o upon_o such_o who_o shall_v ready_o receive_v they_o and_o kind_o entertain_v they_o 4._o the_o apostle_n practise_v it_o after_o christ_n ascension_n and_o their_o receive_v the_o holy_a ghost_n bless_v the_o people_n with_o that_o evangelicall_n form_n of_o blessing_n mention_v 2._o cor._n 13._o 14._o the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v with_o you_o all_o amen_n according_a to_o which_o form_n the_o minister_n of_o god_n in_o all_o age_n since_o have_v continue_v to_o bless_v the_o people_n the_o which_o form_n though_o it_o differ_v in_o word_n from_o that_o use_v 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learn_v qu●_n mensur●_n in_o what_o measure_n we_o may_v and_o must_v pray_v for_o temporal_a thing_n not_o for_o supers●●itie_n and_o abundance_n but_o only_o for_o th●ngs_n necessary_a for_o ●acob_n request_v not_o for_o variety_n of_o dish_n or_o change_v of_o raiment_n but_o only_o for_o bread_n to_o eat_v and_o clothes_n to_o put_v on_o and_o the_o same_o lesson_n paul_n give_v when_o he_o exhorte_v we_o not_o to_o ask_v supers●uitie_n but_o have_v food_n and_o raiment_n there_o 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o withal_o to_o be_v content_a and_o so_o our_o saviour_n imply_v when_o he_o teach_v we_o to_o pray_v bid_v we_o only_o pray_v for_o our_o daily_a bread_n cui_fw-la parum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la satis_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la satis_fw-la he_o that_o a_o sufficiency_n 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d suffice_v not_o nothing_o will_v content_v in_o the_o beg_n therefore_o temporal_a blessing_n if_o we_o will_v so_o ask_v as_o to_o receive_v we_o must_v either_o pray_v with_o agu●_n give_v we_o lord_n neither_o poverty_n 8._o prov._n 3●_n 8._o nor_o riches_n but_o ●eede_v we_o with_o food_n convenient_a for_o we_o or_o with_o jacob_n in_o my_o text_n for_o bread_n to_o cate_z and_o clothes_n to_o put_v on_o four_o hence_o we_o learn_v quo_fw-la ordine_fw-la in_o what_o order_n we_o be_v to_o pray_v for_o temporal_a blessing_n not_o in_o the_o first_o place_n before_o spiritual_a but_o first_o with_o jacob_n here_o for_o spiritual_a then_o for_o temporal_a thus_o christ_n in_o teach_v we_o to_o pray_v direct_v we_o first_o to_o pray_v that_o god_n name_n may_v be_v hallow_v etc._n etc._n and_o then_o to_o pray_v for_o daily_a bread_n and_o matth._n 6._o quarite_n primùm_fw-la regnum_fw-la dei_fw-la etc._n etc._n seek_v first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o the_o righteousness_n thereof_o etc._n etc._n and_o this_o order_n be_v observable_a in_o the_o method_n of_o isaac_n blessing_n his_o two_o son_n jacob_n and_o esau_n where_o blessing_n jacob_n he_o first_o bless_v he_o with_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n and_o then_o with_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d earth_n as_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o heavenly_a mind_n to_o prefer_v heavenly_a ●●●ngs_n before_o earthly_a but_o 〈◊〉_d blessing_n esau_n he_o bless_v he_o first_o with_o the_o fatness_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o then_o with_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n this_o be_v their_o song_n quarend●_n pecuma_n 〈◊〉_d est_fw-la first_o seek_v gold_n then_o god_n last_o in_o that_o jacob_n request_v here_o at_o god_n hand_n for_o all_o these_o particulars_n hence_o we_o learn_v that_o without_o god_n special_a blessing_n we_o can_v provide_v for_o ourselves_o the_o least_o thing_n necessary_a for_o this_o 〈◊〉_d but_o whatsoever_o we_o have_v and_o enjoy_v we_o have_v it_o from_o god_n and_o he_o alone_o thus_o s._n james_n tell_v u●_n that_o we_o receive_v all_o thing_n from_o above_o from_o ●7_n jam._n 1._o ●7_n the_o father_n of_o light_n aswell_o the_o good_a 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o perfect_a g●●t_n he_o be_v the_o author_n not_o only_o of_o blessing_n spiritual_a but_o of_o bencht_v temporal_a give_v not_o only_a grace_n to_o obey_v his_o will_n but_o as_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v that_o ●●●am_fw-la corum_fw-la he_o 11._o ●sal_n 145._o 15_o 〈◊〉_d 9_o 11._o give_v we_o meat_n ●n_o due_a season_n and_o solomon_n tell_v we_o non_fw-la est_fw-la pant_v 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o man_n never_o so_o wise_a yet_o he_o be_v not_o able_a of_o himself_o to_o supply_v his_o own_o want_n no_o not_o so_o much_o as_o with_o bread_n it_o be_v not_o in_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o in_o he_o that_o run_v nor_o in_o he_o that_o plant_v nor_o in_o he_o that_o water_v 10._o 2._o cor._n 9_o 10._o sed_fw-la ipse_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la that_fw-mi semen_fw-mi s●●●ent●_n &_o pavem_fw-la manducan●●_n he_o give_v we_o both_o seed_n to_o sow_v and_o he_o it_o be_v that_o likewise_o give_v we_o bread_n again_o of_o that_o seed_n and_o without_o his_o blessing_n all_o our_o labour_n be_v but_o lose_v and_o all_o we_o get_v put_v into_o a_o 6._o h●●●_n 6._o break_a ba●ge_n the_o use_n of_o all_o which_o in_o a_o word_n be_v to_o make_v we_o acknowledge_v our_o own_o want_n and_o weakness_n and_o to_o cast_v our_o care_n upon_o god_n as_o our_o only_a helper_n to_o pray_v unto_o he_o in_o that_o measure_n after_o that_o manner_n and_o order_n and_o to_o that_o end_n as_o he_o have_v prescribe_v and_o have_v obtain_v at_o god_n hand_n such_o mercy_n and_o blessing_n as_o we_o request_v from_o he_o let_v 14_o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 29._o 14_o we_o confess_v with_o david_n that_o whatsoever_o we_o have_v receive_v we_o have_v receive_v 〈◊〉_d at_o god_n hand_n and_o in_o token_n of_o our_o true_a thankfulness_n with_o jacob_n hear_v vow_v unto_o he_o not_o only_a ourselves_o but_o a_o part_n of_o that_o he_o shall_v or_o have_v give_v we_o to_o his_o special_a honour_n and_o service_n and_o thus_o come_v we_o to_o the_o last_o general_a part_n of_o this_o text_n namely_o the_o matter_n of_o jacobs_n vow_n or_o the_o thing_n particular_o vow_v then_o shall_v the_o lord_n be_v my_o god_n etc._n etc._n in_o which_o general_n jacob_n vow_v 3_o particular_n 1._o that_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v his_o god_n 2._o that_o that_o pillar_n shall_v be_v call_v god_n house_n 3._o because_o god_n worship_n and_o service_n can_v not_o be_v perform_v without_o maintenance_n he_o vow_v that_o of_o all_o whatsoever_o god_n shall_v give_v he_o he_o will_v sure_o give_v a_o ten_o unto_o god_n again_o in_o the_o first_o he_o vow_v inward_a in_o the_o two_o latter_a outward_a worship_n in_o the_o first_o he_o vow_v himself_o in_o the_o two_o latter_a his_o labour_n and_o good_n then_o shall_v the_o lord_n be_v my_o god_n that_o be_v then_o will_v i_o fear_v god_n and_o he_o above_o all_o then_o will_v i_o love_v god_n and_o he_o above_o all_o then_o will_v i_o acknowledge_v god_n to_o be_v the_o guider_n governor_n and_o giver_n of_o all_o thing_n of_o who_o i_o have_v receive_v whatsoever_o i_o shall_v possess_v and_o as_o i_o will_v put_v my_o trust_n in_o he_o and_o he_o alone_o so_o will_v i_o pray_v unto_o he_o and_o he_o only_o for_o whatsoever_o i_o shall_v need_v this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n in_o general_n neither_o must_v we_o understand_v these_o word_n speak_v the_o futuro_fw-la only_o as_o if_o jacob_n do_v not_o in_o present_a acknowledge_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o god_n but_o jacob_n vow_v this_o particular_a vow_v the_o performance_n of_o a_o double_a duty_n necessary_a to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o christian_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o render_v thanks_n to_o god_n for_o his_o blessing_n first_o with_o what_o kind_n of_o worship_n he_o will_v first_o and_o principal_o labour_v to_o manifest_v his_o thankfulness_n namely_o as_o he_o beg_v first_o at_o god_n hand_n for_o spiritual_a blessing_n so_o he_o will_v principal_o labour_v to_o manifest_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o thankfulness_n by_o render_v unto_o god_n the_o inward_a devotion_n and_o spiritual_a worship_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o soul_n as_o be_v that_o which_o god_n principal_o require_v and_o without_o which_o all_o the_o duty_n we_o perform_v be_v no_o way_n please_v unto_o he_o he_o be_v as_o saint_n ambrose_n well_o observe_v non_fw-la corticis_fw-la sed_fw-la cordis_fw-la deus_fw-la lord_n not_o only_o of_o the_o body_n but_o chief_o &_o 47._o h●b●_n 〈◊〉_d 9_o 〈◊〉_d 4._o 24._o 〈◊〉_d 23._o 26_o 〈◊〉_d 13●_n 1_o 〈◊〉_d ●_o 46._o 47._o principal_o of_o the_o soul_n he_o be_v not_o only_a pater_fw-la spirituum_fw-la but_o himself_o a_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o must_v be_v worship_v in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n thus_o wisdom_n exhort_v thus_o david_n promise_v thus_o the_o bless_a virgin_n practise_v and_o thus_o must_v all_o christian_n f●llow_n fili_fw-la mi_fw-mi my_o son_n give_v i_o thy_o heart_n it_o must_v be_v the_o soul●●_n m●g●●●icat_fw-la the_o spirit_n re●oycing_v with_o the_o special_a part_n of_o god_n worship_n proper_a to_o the_o same_o whereby_o and_o wherewith_o we_o must_v first_o and_o principal_o praise_n god_n our_o saviour_n feeder_n and_o protector_n second_o jacob_n in_o vow_v this_o particular_a vow_v what_o shall_v be_v the_o extent_n and_o continuation_n of_o his_o thankfulness_n namely_o that_o the_o lord_n shoal_v not_o now_o only_o be_v his_o god_n when_o he_o stand_v ●n_o want_v and_o necessity_n when_o he_o stand_v in_o extraordinary_a need_n of_o his_o help_n but_o even_o then_o when_o god_n shall_v bestow_v these_o mercy_n in_o such_o abundance_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v whatsoever_o he_o need_v or_o can_v desire_v yet_o then_o shall_v the_o lord_n be_v his_o god_n nay_o further_o his_o thankfulness_n shall_v be_v answerable_a to_o god_n mercy_n and_o blessing_n the_o more_o g●d_v