Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	church_n	papist_n	protestant_n	3,430	5	8.0447	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11886	Sacrilege sacredly handled That is, according to Scripture onely. Diuided into two parts: 1. For the law. 2. For the Gospell. An appendix also added; answering some obiections mooued, namely, against this treatise: and some others, I finde in Ios. Scaligers Diatribe, and Ioh. Seldens Historie of tithes. For the vse of all churches in generall: but more especially for those of North-Britaine.	Sempill, James, Sir, 1566-1625.	1619 (1619)	STC 22186; ESTC S117106	109,059	172

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98._o l._n 17._o r._n may_v not_o levy_n hire_v servant_n labour_v levy_n land_n in_o the_o appendix_n page_n 11._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 13._o l._n 23_o for_o how_o r._n howsoever_o p._n 15._o l._n 7._o r._n such_o as_o be_v first_o p._n 16._o l_o 19_o for_o present_o r._n present_v p._n 27._o l._n ult._n for_o leave_v r._n levy_v and_o for_o enjoin_v r._n enjoy_v p._n 28._o l._n 8._o for_o either_o r._n rather_o p._n 38._o l._n 6._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o also_o l._n 15._o sacrilege_n sacred_o handle_v according_a to_o only_a scripture_n first_o for_o the_o law_n the_o first_o part_n chap._n i._n the_o etymology_n and_o subject_a of_o sacrilege_n sacrilege_n here_o special_o mean_v of_o tithe_n church_n maintenance_n divide_v define_v sacrilege_n be_v from_o sacra_fw-la and_o legere_n §_o i_o legere_n here_o be_v to_o gather_v sacrilege_n etymology_n of_o sacrilege_n and_o not_o to_o read_v holy_a thing_n for_o 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call_v ever_o in_o scripture_n god_n inheritance_n viz._n the_o first_o tithing_n temporal_a whereby_o god_n provide_v in_o special_a for_o such_o a_o service_n such_o a_o officer_n and_o such_o a_o period_n of_o time_n so_o be_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n etc._n etc._n a_o part_n of_o levy_n maintenance_n for_o his_o ceremonial_a service_n maintenance_n flow_v from_o man_n be_v when_o god_n inheritance_n be_v first_o set_v apart_o he_o separate_v any_o thing_n from_o the_o common_a use_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v 27.28_o levit._fw-la 27.28_o of_o these_o two_o sort_n of_o maintenance_n make_v sacrilege_n his_o chief_a muster_n which_o in_o proper_a speech_n in_o place_n of_o sacrilegium_fw-la holy_a gather_n shall_v have_v say_v 2.22_o rom._n 2.22_o sacri-furtum_a holy_a theft_n or_o sacri-raptum_a holy_a robbery_n paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o this_o for_o his_o etymology_n follow_v his_o nature_n and_o definition_n chap._n ii_o sacrilege_n define_v divide_v some_o objection_n answer_v sacrilege_n by_o scripture_n define_v be_v 22.14_o be_v levit._fw-la 5.15_o &_o 22.14_o a_o taking_z away_o §_o i_o of_o thing_n consecrate_v unto_o the_o lord_n divide_v sacrilege_n define_v divide_v it_o be_v do_v either_o of_o ibid._n of_o ibid._n ignorance_n or_o knowledge_n if_o by_o ignorance_n it_o crave_v by_o the_o law_n both_o restitution_n and_o

benefice_a churchman_n no_o joseph_n in_o she_o and_o all_o job_n with_o we_o and_o in_o stead_n to_o hold_v of_o the_o church_n we_o hold_v all_o from_o the_o church_n both_o much_o amiss_o but_o we_o return_v to_o our_o possession_n of_o melchisedec_n in_o which_o man_n may_v yet_o just_o ask_v we_o what_o proof_n we_o give_v of_o these_o two_o 7.14_o heb._n 7.14_o that_o melchisedec_n be_v of_o a_o order_n and_o that_o order_n everlasting_a for_o no_o such_o matter_n in_o moses_n history_n 110.4_o psal_n 110.4_o take_v both_o then_o from_o david_n prophecy_n the_o lord_n have_v swear_v and_o will_v not_o repent_v thou_o be_v a_o priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedec_n and_o here_o we_o have_v more_o that_o another_o must_v rise_v from_o that_o same_o order_n as_o far_o above_o melchisedec_n as_o he_o be_v above_o abraham_n who_o therefore_o must_v perform_v all_o thing_n of_o melchisedec_n more_o at_o full_a both_o blessing_n and_o tithe_n as_o priest_n feed_v 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return_v thankful_o to_o he_o the_o lord_n inheritance_n tithe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o abraham_n see_v the_o lord_n day_n our_o second_o writ_n be_v our_o contract_n and_o indenture_n pass_v between_o god_n and_o jacob_n jacob_n see_v as_o much_o if_o not_o more_o as_o abraham_n for_o the_o mystery_n of_o salvation_n increase_v always_o and_o so_o he_o return_v more_o than_o do_v abraham_n vision_n jacobs_n vision_n behold_v there_o stand_v a_o ladder_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o top_n of_o it_o reach_v up_o to_o heaven_n and_o lo_o etc._n gen._n 28.12_o etc._n etc._n the_o angel_n of_o god_n go_v up_o and_o down_o by_o it_o and_o behold_v the_o lord_n stand_v above_o it_o and_o say_v i_o be_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o abraham_n thy_o father_n and_o the_o god_n of_o isaac_n the_o land_n whereon_o thou_o sleep_v will_n i_o give_v thou_o and_o thy_o seed_n etc._n etc._n whereupon_o jacob_n vow_v a_o vow_n say_v 20._o jacobs_n vow_n verse_n 20._o if_o god_n will_v be_v 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