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word_n	apostle_n	church_n	elder_n	3,592	5	9.6069	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B22780	Englands deplorable condition shewing the common-wealths malady, by [brace] sacriledge, and want of duty in the people, contention, want of charity in the ministery, perjury, and want of truth in both : and its remedy by [brace] the peoples obedience and liberality, the ministers love and unity, both their repentance and fidelity : briefly declar'd in three treatises of [brace] the ministers patrimony and peoples duty, proposals to reconcile such as are for lordly episcopacy and un-ordain'd presbytery, for popular independancy and upstart antipædobaptistry, and against perjury : also, a petition for the Jews.	E. F.	1659 (1659)	Wing F18	72,509	69

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allow_v their_o spiritual_a labourer_n the_o same_o nay_o the_o apostle_n prove_v it_o a_o unnatural_a and_o a_o unreasonable_a sin_n ●or_a man_n guide_v only_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o reason_n allow_v their_o horse_n and_o ox_n meat_n that_o do_v their_o work_n and_o the_o like_a belong_v ●o_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n word_n who_o tread_v out_o the_o corn_n according_a to_o god_n ancient_a law_n thou_o shall_v not_o muzzle_v the_o ox_n that_o tread_v out_o the_o corn._n 4._o corn._n deut._n 25._o 4._o spiritual_o this_o figure_v the_o labour_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n prepare_v the_o bread_n of_o life_n for_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o apostle_n show_v thing_n show_v 1_o tim._n 5._o 17_o 18._o so_o the_o