Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	apostle_n	doctrine_n	scripture_n	3,000	5	5.6215	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91192	A Gospel plea (interwoven with a rational and legal) for the lawfulnes & continuance of the ancient setled maintenance and tenthes of the ministers of the Gospel: proving, that there is a just, competent, comfortable maintenance due to all lawfull painfull preachers and ministers of the Gospel, by divine right, institution, and expresse texts and precepts of the Gospel: that glebes and tithes are such a maintenance, & due to ministers by divine right, law and Gospel: that if subtracted or detained, they may lawfully be inforced by coercive laws and penalties: that tithes are no reall burden nor grievance to the people; the abolishing them, no ease or benefit to farmers, husband-men, or poor people, but a prejudice and losse. That the present opposition against tithes, proceeds not from any reall grounds of conscience, but base covetousnesse, carnall policy, &c. and a Jesuiticall and Anabaptisticall designe, to subvert and ruin our ministers, Church, religion. With a satisfactory answer to all cavils and materiall objections to the contrary. By William Prynne of Swainswick, Esq;	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1653 (1653)	Wing P3971; Thomason E713_12; ESTC R203238; ESTC R26600	128,273	175

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apostle_n recite_v the_o history_n heb._n 7._o 2._o use_v the_o selfsame_a general_a expression_n to_o who_o also_o abraham_n give_v a_o ten_o part_n of_o alice_n without_o restrain_v it_o to_o the_o spoil_n of_o war_n which_o must_v be_v intend_v in_o the_o best_a and_o liberall_a sense_n for_o tithe_n of_o all_o his_o substance_n and_o gain_n be_v mention_v both_o to_o express_v his_o piety_n and_o bounty_n true_a it_o be_v the_o apostle_n in_o the_o 4._o verse_n use_v this_o expression_n v●to_n who_o the_o patriarch_n abraham_n give_v the_o ten_o of_o the_o spoil_n which_o some_o oppugner_n of_o tithe_n will_v have_v to_o be_v the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o two_o former_a universal_a phrase_n tithe_n of_o all_o but_o the_o spoil_n be_v not_o abraham_n all_o nor_o in_o truth_n any_o part_n thereof_o he_o refuse_v so_o much_o as_o to_o take_v a_o thread_n or_o shoe-latchet_n thereof_o to_o his_o own_o use_n gen._n 14._o 23_o 24._o and_o the_o word_n all_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o once_o use_v in_o the_o latter_a clause_n which_o recite_v he_o give_v the_o ten_o of_o the_o not_o all_o the_o spoil_n and_o the_o two_o first_o general_a expression_n necessary_o include_v in_o they_o the_o ten_o of_o the_o spoil_n i_o conceive_v the_o latter_a expression_n be_v rather_o a_o particular_a specification_n of_o one_o memorable_a thing_n he_o pay_v tithe_n of_o in_o a_o new_a case_n not_o former_o happen_v even_o of_o the_o spoil_n take_v in_o this_o first_o battle_n he_o ever_o wage_v or_o any_o other_o that_o we_o read_v of_o include_v in_o the_o general_a rather_o then_o a_o full_a comprehensive_a exposition_n of_o all_o that_o be_v or_o be_v intend_v by_o the_o ten_o or_o tithe_n of_o all_o in_o the_o two_o precedent_a text_n 3._o it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o abraham_n pay_v tithe_n of_o all_o his_o own_o substance_n to_o melchisedec_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o spoil_n there_o be_v the_o selfsame_a if_o not_o a_o strong_a ground_n for_o he_o to_o pay_v 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brethren_n to_o melchisedeck_v and_o not_o of_o the_o spoil_n alone_o out_o of_o which_o no_o certain_a maintenance_n can_v be_v raise_v not_o specify_v there_o in_o these_o general_a precept_n concern_v tithe_n 5._o the_o apostle_n argue_v the_o natural_a justice_n of_o minister_n maintenance_n rom._n 15._o 27._o and_o 1_o cor._n 9_o 11._o use_v this_o expression_n if_o we_o have_v sow_v unto_o you_o spiritual_a thing_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n be_v it_o a_o great_a matter_n if_o we_o shall_v reap_v your_o carnal_a thing_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n too_o and_o such_o thing_n as_o seem_v common_o to_o grow_v and_o multiply_v as_o the_o word_n reap_v import_v and_o gal._n 6._o 6._o he_o use_v this_o general_a precept_n let_v he_o that_o be_v teach_v in_o the_o word_n communicate_v to_o he_o that_o teach_v in_o all_o good_a thing_n therefore_o to_o restrain_v abraham_n give_v tithe_n of_o all_o only_o to_o the_o spoil_n and_o not_o to_o all_o his_o carnal_a and_o good_a thing_n 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