Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	lord_n	time_n	word_n	2,444	5	3.7698	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61558	Irenicum A weapon-salve for the churches wounds, or The divine right of particular forms of church-government : discuss'd and examin'd according to the principles of the law of nature .../ by Edward Stillingfleete ...	Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.	1662 (1662)	Wing S5597A_VARIANT; ESTC R33863	392,807	477

〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_v 3._o 24._o which_o a_o learned_a interpreter_n ●enders_v the_o portion_n of_o his_o apostolacy_n or_o the_o province_n which_o fall_v to_o judas_n his_o lot_n in_o the_o distribution_n of_o they_o among_o the_o apostle_n which_o say_v he_o be_v 4_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o which_o mathias_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d go_v and_o from_o which_o judas_n fall_v by_o his_o sin_n this_o exposition_n be_v very_o often_o suggest_v by_o that_o learned_a author_n but_o with_o all_o due_a reverence_n to_o his_o name_n and_o memory_n i_o can_v see_v any_o such_o evidence_n either_o from_o scripture_n or_o reason_n to_o enforce_v any_o such_o exposition_n of_o either_o phrase_n yield_v we_o sufficient_a ground_n to_o for_o sake_n the_o receive_a sense_n of_o both_o of_o they_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v plain_o nothing_o else_o but_o that_o office_n of_o the_o apostleship_n which_o belong_v to_o judas_n without_o any_o relation_n to_o a_o province_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v that_o proper_a place_n which_o belong_v to_o judas_n as_o he_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o son_n of_o perdition_n and_o no_o other_o but_o the_o very_a foundation_n of_o this_o mistake_n be_v that_o the_o several_a province_n into_o which_o the_o apostle_n be_v to_o go_v for_o preach_v the_o gospel_n be_v distribute_v among_o they_o before_o they_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o be_v a_o hypothesis_n will_v not_o easy_o be_v grant_v by_o any_o one_o that_o do_v but_o impartial_o consider_v these_o thing_n that_o if_o the_o province_n be_v so_o distribute_v among_o they_o it_o must_v be_v either_o before_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n or_o after_o and_o it_o must_v be_v before_o if_o judas_n have_v a_o peculiar_a province_n assign_v to_o he_o which_o this_o exposition_n necessary_o imply_v but_o how_o province_n can_v be_v divide_v among_o they_o before_o they_o have_v their_o 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christ_n himself_o shall_v do_v it_o by_o his_o own_o power_n will_v thou_o at_o this_o time_n etc._n etc._n and_o do_v not_o think_v it_o must_v be_v do_v by_o their_o mean_n much_o less_o by_o their_o single_a go_v into_o such_o vast_a part_n of_o the_o world_n as_o the_o twelve_o division_n of_o the_o world_n will_v be_v second_o it_o appear_v very_o improbable_a any_o such_o division_n of_o province_n shall_v be_v make_v then_o when_o they_o be_v command_v to_o stay_v at_o jerùsalem_n and_o not_o to_o stir_v thence_o till_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v fulfil_v upon_o they_o tarry_v you_o in_o the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n till_o you_o be_v endue_v with_o power_n from_o on_o high_a luke_n 24._o 49._o and_o be_v assemble_v together_o with_o they_o be_v command_v they_o not_o to_o depart_v from_o jerusalem_n but_o wait_v for_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o father_n act_v 1._o 4._o be_v it_o likely_a when_o the_o apostle_n be_v thus_o straight_o charge_v not_o to_o leave_v jerusalem_n till_o they_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o power_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n they_o shall_v contrive_v the_o disperse_v themselves_o abroad_o all_o over_o the_o world_n especial_o when_o christ_n tell_v they_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v after_o the_o come_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o they_o shall_v go_v abroad_o act_v 1._o 8._o and_o that_o the_o spirit_n shall_v fit_v they_o for_o their_o work_n john_n 15._o 26_o 27._o john_n 16._o 13._o by_o teach_v they_o and_o testify_v of_o christ._n three_o if_o such_o a_o distribution_n of_o province_n have_v be_v make_v so_o early_o among_o the_o apostle_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o after_o they_o be_v endue_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n they_o do_v not_o every_o one_o betake_v himself_o to_o his_o several_a province_n there_o can_v have_v be_v then_o no_o plea_n nor_o excuse_n make_v for_o their_o stay_n any_o long_o at_o jerusalem_n after_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v fulfil_v upon_o they_o and_o yet_o after_o 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five_o that_o province_n be_v not_o divide_v appear_v because_o of_o so_o frequent_a read_n of_o many_o of_o the_o apostle_n be_v together_o in_o one_o place_n first_o the_o whole_a twelve_o at_o jerusalem_n after_o that_o peter_n and_o john_n together_o at_o samaria_n about_o four_o year_n after_o paul_n conversion_n we_o meet_v with_o james_n and_o peter_n together_o 19_o at_o jerusalem_n fourteen_o year_n after_o this_o we_o find_v james_n peter_n and_o john_n there_o be_v it_o any_o way_n probable_a if_o all_o 9_o these_o have_v their_o distinct_a province_n assign_v then_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o often_o find_v together_o at_o jerusalem_n which_o certain_o must_v belong_v but_o to_o the_o province_n of_o one_o of_o they_o six_o it_o seem_v evident_a that_o they_o divide_v not_o the_o world_n into_o province_n among_o they_o because_o it_o be_v so_o long_o before_o they_o think_v it_o to_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o preach_v unto_o the_o gentile_n peter_n must_v have_v a_o vision_n 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will_v be_v with_o his_o disciple_n to_o the_o end_n of_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o we_o take_v it_o for_o a_o state_n of_o thing_n or_o the_o gospel-dispensation_n that_o be_v as_o long_o as_o the_o evangelical_n church_n shall_v continue_v for_o that_o in_o scripture_n be_v sometime_o call_v the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o that_o 5._o phrase_n among_o the_o jew_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o world_n to_o come_v be_v set_v to_o express_v the_o time_n of_o the_o messiah_n and_o it_o may_v be_v the_o apostle_n may_v refer_v to_o this_o when_o he_o speak_v of_o apostale_n taste_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o force_n and_o energy_n of_o the_o gospel_n preach_v whence_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o in_o word_n but_o in_o power_n which_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d speak_v of_o by_o the_o apostle_n elsewhere_o 20._o the_o powerful_a 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〈◊〉_d come_v in_o so_o in_o the_o midst_n without_o dependence_n upon_o the_o former_a therefore_o the_o vulg_n latin_n best_o render_v it_o ad_fw-la consummationem_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la ad_fw-la opus_fw-la ministerii_fw-la for_o the_o complete_n of_o the_o saint_n for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n in_o order_n to_o the_o build_n up_o of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n musculus_fw-la inform_v we_o the_o german_a version_n render_v it_o and_o so_o we_o understand_v the_o enumeration_n in_o the_o verse_n before_o of_o apostle_n prophet_n evangelist_n 11_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n not_o for_o the_o person_n themselves_o but_o for_o the_o gift_n of_o those_o person_n the_o office_n of_o apostle_n evangelist_n pastor_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v most_o suitable_a to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o eight_o verse_n he_o give_v gift_n to_o man_n now_o these_o gift_n say_v he_o christ_n give_v to_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o 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