Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	creature_n	heaven_n	world_n	8,020	5	4.5844	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11363	A treatise of Paradise. And the principall contents thereof especially of the greatnesse, situation, beautie, and other properties of that place: of the trees of life, good and euill; of the serpent, cherubin, fiery sword, mans creation, immortalitie, propagation, stature, age, knowledge, temptation, fall, and exclusion out of Paradise; and consequently of his and our originall sin: with many other difficulties touching these points. Collected out of the holy Scriptures, ancient fathers, and other both ancient and moderne writers.	Salkeld, John, 1576-1660.	1617 (1617)	STC 21622; ESTC S116515	126,315	368

dread_n of_o you_o shall_v be_v over_o every_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n 2._o gen_n cap._n 9_o ver_fw-la 2._o and_o over_o every_o fowl_n in_o the_o heaven_n and_o upon_o all_o that_o move_v on_o the_o earth_n and_o upon_o all_o the_o fish_n in_o the_o sea_n etc._n etc._n and_o lest_o those_o incorruptible_a creature_n the_o heaven_n the_o planet_n the_o star_n yea_o most_o of_o all_o the_o angelical_a power_n cherubin_n or_o seraphin_n shall_v disdain_v the_o service_n of_o man_n or_o lest_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v rebel_v against_o he_o who_o as_o yet_o have_v not_o rebel_v against_o his_o god_n or_o final_o lest_o the_o devil_n shall_v of_o envy_n dare_v against_o he_o as_o who_o with_o his_o posterity_n be_v to_o replenish_v those_o glorious_a throne_n from_o which_o those_o wicked_a spirit_n fall_v it_o please_v therefore_o the_o divine_a majesty_n to_o beautify_v adorn_v and_o fortify_v man_n with_o his_o own_o likeness_n and_o similitude_n so_o that_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o cain_n gen._n 4._o vers_fw-la 15._o the_o lord_n set_v a_o mark_n upon_o cain_n lest_o any_o man_n find_v he_o shall_v kill_v he_o so_o of_o the_o contrary_a side_n it_o please_v our_o creator_n to_o impress_v his_o similitude_n and_o likeness_n not_o only_o in_o our_o first_o father_n but_o also_o in_o every_o man_n lest_o any_o man_n find_v any_o other_o man_n in_o whatsoever_o offence_n not_o have_v the_o authority_n more_o than_o of_o man_n shall_v lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o any_o other_o man_n not_o i_o say_v have_v the_o authority_n more_o than_o of_o man_n such_o as_o i_o deem_v to_o be_v in_o lawful_a magistrate_n and_o such_o as_o be_v depute_v by_o they_o for_o the_o execution_n of_o justice_n because_o this_o be_v not_o only_o by_o the_o instinct_n of_o nature_n but_o also_o proceed_v from_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n and_o be_v last_o confirm_v by_o the_o giver_n of_o grace_n insomuch_o that_o he_o himself_o do_v say_v to_o all_o his_o lawful_a minister_n of_o justice_n and_o governor_n as_o well_o spiritual_a as_o temporal_a luk._n 10._o ver_fw-la 16._o who_o hear_v you_o hear_v i_o who_o despise_v you_o despise_v i_o because_o as_o it_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o law_n so_o likewise_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o law_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o and_o consequent_o the_o punishment_n answerable_a thereunto_o must_v be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o but_o this_o not_o only_o as_o the_o law_n be_v only_o from_o man_n but_o as_o it_o participate_v of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n man_n be_v the_o immediate_a lawgiver_n god_n law_n and_o eternal_a wisdom_n be_v the_o first_o fountain_n and_o rule_n from_o whence_o all_o humane_a law_n be_v not_o only_o derive_v but_o also_o firm_o establish_v and_o to_o be_v conform_v for_o otherwise_o they_o be_v no_o law_n but_o tyranny_n or_o deprivation_n of_o law_n but_o as_o they_o be_v conformable_a to_o that_o divine_a and_o eternal_a law_n the_o four_o reason_n or_o motive_n that_o move_v god_n almighty_a 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in_o the_o liberty_n which_o he_o have_v unto_o whatsoever_o particular_a good_a three_o in_o his_o natural_a propension_n unto_o eternity_n and_o immortality_n evangelica_fw-la plato_n in_o alcib_n &_o in_o phaedone_n porph._n l._n 1._o ad_fw-la boet._n vide_fw-la euseb_n lib._n 11._o de_fw-la praepar_fw-la evangelica_fw-la the_o which_o even_o plato_n and_o porphirius_fw-la thought_n to_o be_v sufficient_a argument_n of_o the_o soul_n immortality_n yea_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v evident_o prove_v in_o that_o as_o moses_n say_v god_n constitute_v man_n supreme_a lord_n over_o all_o inferior_a creature_n yea_o in_o that_o he_o breathe_v into_o he_o a_o reasonable_a soul_n with_o full_a liberty_n over_o all_o his_o natural_a action_n according_a unto_o that_o of_o the_o four_o of_o genesis_n the_o 7._o verse_n where_o god_n say_v thus_o unto_o cain_n that_o his_o desire_n shall_v be_v subject_a unto_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v rule_v over_o it_o but_o more_o particular_o 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neither_o can_v it_o be_v true_o say_v that_o adam_n be_v make_v to_o the_o image_n of_o god_n if_o so_o be_v that_o we_o understand_v by_o the_o image_n of_o god_n not_o any_o true_a humane_a nature_n but_o the_o shade_n only_o and_o similitude_n of_o man_n nature_n hence_o i_o conclude_v the_o first_o opinion_n to_o be_v the_o best_a as_o which_o be_v most_o ground_a in_o the_o sacred_a text_n and_o most_o follow_v of_o the_o holy_a father_n and_o other_o expositor_n chap._n xvi_o whether_o the_o woman_n be_v make_v to_o the_o image_n of_o god_n or_o no._n it_o may_v seem_v rashness_n to_o doubt_v of_o this_o if_o s._n paul_n do_v not_o give_v we_o some_o ground_n deny_v as_o some_o think_v that_o woman_n be_v make_v to_o the_o image_n and_o likeness_n of_o god_n aver_n her_o only_a to_o be_v the_o image_n of_o man_n in_o that_o he_o contrapose_v woman_n as_o the_o glory_n of_o man_n to_o man_n as_o the_o image_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n his_o word_n be_v these_o 6._o 1._o cor._n 11._o &_o 6._o man_n ought_v not_o to_o cover_v his_o head_n forasmuch_o as_o he_o be_v the_o image_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n but_o the_o woman_n be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o man_n for_o the_o man_n be_v not_o of_o the_o woman_n but_o the_o woman_n of_o the_o man_n the_o woman_n therefore_o be_v not_o the_o image_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n but_o immediate_o only_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o man_n otherwise_o there_o can_v be_v no_o difference_n in_o this_o between_o the_o man_n and_o the_o woman_n contrary_a to_o the_o inference_n which_o s._n paul_n make_v in_o the_o precedent_a verse_n nevertheless_o even_o the_o text_n itself_o do_v clear_o confute_v this_o opinion_n for_o after_o that_o it_o have_v be_v say_v let_v we_o make_v man_n to_o our_o own_o image_n and_o likeness_n present_o it_o be_v add_v he_o make_v they_o both_o man_n and_o woman_n wherefore_o as_o man_n be_v make_v to_o the_o image_n of_o god_n so_o likewise_o be_v the_o woman_n make_v to_o the_o same_o 7._o aug_n li._n 12._o de_fw-la trinitate_fw-la cap_n 7._o s._n austin_n be_v very_o large_a in_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o conclusion_n but_o brief_o this_o be_v the_o answer_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o principal_a reason_n why_o man_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n to_o wit_n as_o he_o be_v a_o intellectual_a creature_n and_o as_o he_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o property_n thereunto_o annex_v so_o be_v it_o evident_a that_o this_o word_n image_n do_v equal_o signify_v and_o may_v be_v equal_o attribute_v both_o to_o man_n and_o woman_n see_v that_o they_o both_o participate_v of_o reason_n and_o understanding_n both_o be_v endue_v with_o a_o immortal_a soul_n both_o partaker_n of_o free_a will_n both_o capable_a of_o supernatural_a gift_n both_o of_o grace_n and_o glory_n but_o again_o if_o this_o word_n image_n be_v take_v in_o a_o more_o large_a and_o improper_a signification_n as_o have_v be_v already_o explicate_v we_o may_v well_o say_v that_o man_n be_v make_v to_o 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end_n that_o his_o corporal_a rectitude_n and_o uprightness_n of_o his_o shape_n may_v stir_v he_o up_o to_o preserve_v the_o spiritual_a rectitude_n and_o righteousness_n of_o the_o inward_a man_n who_o be_v make_v to_o the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o that_o the_o beauty_n of_o our_o corporal_a substance_n and_o outward_a proportion_n and_o right_a disposition_n of_o the_o lineament_n of_o our_o body_n may_v correct_v the_o inward_a deformity_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o the_o power_n thereof_o for_o what_o can_v be_v more_o ugly_a deform_a and_o abominable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o that_o all-seeing_a god_n than_o a_o sinful_a and_o defile_v soul_n in_o a_o beautiful_a body_n be_v it_o not_o a_o shameful_a and_o detestable_a thing_n that_o a_o earthly_a and_o corrupt_a vessel_n such_o as_o the_o body_n be_v shall_v contemplate_v the_o heaven_n view_v the_o planet_n and_o be_v delight_v with_o the_o aspect_n of_o the_o incorruptible_a sphere_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o star_n and_o that_o 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of_o the_o body_n before_o the_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a of_o thy_o spiritual_a and_o immortal_a soul_n chap._n xviii_o whether_o the_o image_n of_o god_n may_v be_v whole_o lose_v and_o blot_v out_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n origenes_n 27.28_o epiphanius_n ep_v ad_fw-la johannen_n hierosel_n aug_n lib._n 2._o contra_fw-la adamantiam_fw-la manich._n &_o l._n 83._o quaest_n q._n 66._o &_o lib._n 6._o de_fw-fr gen._n ad_fw-la literam_fw-la cap._n 27.28_o and_o s._n austin_n do_v seem_v to_o affirm_v that_o man_n lose_v the_o image_n of_o god_n epiphanius_n and_o diverse_a other_o of_o the_o father_n do_v peremptory_o deny_v it_o out_o of_o gen_n the_o psalm_n and_o s._n paul_n but_o i_o think_v this_o controversy_n rather_o to_o arise_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o diverse_a understanding_n of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o man_n then_o of_o any_o true_a difference_n in_o their_o opinion_n for_o who_o can_v doubt_v but_o if_o we_o consider_v man_n according_a to_o the_o 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