Selected quad for the lemma: life_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
life_n	bishop_n	monk_n	narrative_a	21	3	15.8513	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51309	Paralipomena prophetica containing several supplements and defences of Dr Henry More his expositions of the Prophet Daniel and the apocalypse, whereby the impregnable firmness and solidity of the said expositions is further evidenced to the world. Whereunto is also added phililicrines upon R.B. his notes on the revelation of S. John; Apocalypsis Apocalypseos. Supplement.	More, Henry, 1614-1687.; More, Henry, 1614-1687. Plain and continued exposition of the several prophecies or divine visions of the Prophet Daniel.	1685 (1685)	Wing M2669; ESTC R490816	301,149	543

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at_o actium_n sell_v and_o confiscate_v the_o good_n of_o archelaus_n now_o as_o suetonius_n note_v in_o his_o life_n cap._n 27._o censum_fw-la populi_fw-la ter_z egit_fw-la augustus_n primum_fw-la &_o tertium_fw-la cum_fw-la collega_n medium_n solus_fw-la this_o collega_n or_o yoke-fellow_n in_o office_n be_v tiberius_n in_o the_o three_o tax_n which_o must_v necessary_o be_v here_o mean_v herod_n be_v alive_a in_o the_o two_o former_a but_o this_o three_o be_v even_o in_o the_o very_o close_o of_o augustus_n his_o day_n who_o die_v sextus_n pompeius_n and_o sextus_n apuleius_n be_v consul_n but_o as_o t._n l._n make_v out_o by_o history_n see_v his_o recensio_n cap._n 15._o be_v execute_v in_o the_o consulship_n of_o statilius_n taurus_n and_o scribonius_n libo_n wherefore_o quirinius_n confiscate_v archelaus_n his_o good_n in_o that_o year_n it_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o then_o be_v the_o time_n of_o his_o relegation_n which_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o nine_o or_o ten_o year_n from_o the_o consulship_n of_o nerva_n and_o metellus_n whence_o again_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o herod_n die_v when_o they_o two_o be_v consul_n it_o be_v true_a here_o josephus_n make_v this_o tax_n to_o be_v in_o the_o 37._o year_n of_o augustus_n his_o monarchy_n which_o be_v a_o contradiction_n to_o the_o time_n of_o this_o three_o tax_n but_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a parachronismus_n or_o rather_o parepochismus_n the_o take_v one_o epocha_n for_o another_o that_o of_o augustus_n his_o monarchical_a reign_n the_o actiaca_n victoria_n for_o the_o time_n of_o his_o accept_n of_o the_o sacrosanct_a and_o absolute_a sovereign_n tribunitian_a power_n which_o be_v not_o till_o nine_o year_n after_o the_o victoria_n actiaca_n namely_o when_o himself_o be_v the_o eleven_o time_n consul_n take_v but_o that_o epocha_n and_o all_o run_v smooth_a but_o without_o it_o this_o passage_n of_o josephus_n be_v a_o contradiction_n to_o itself_o and_o yet_o this_o passage_n compare_v with_o the_o story_n 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