Selected quad for the lemma: scripture_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
scripture_n	apostle_n	church_n	true_a	7,658	5	5.2374	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09272	A short and svveete exposition vpon the first nine chapters of Zachary. By William Pemble	Pemble, William, 1592?-1623.; Capel, Richard, 1586-1656.	1629 (1629)	STC 19586; ESTC S114328	122,335	198

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of_o his_o subject_n and_o have_v salvation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o take_v passive_o in_o niphal_n for_o servatus_fw-la but_o active_o for_o the_o same_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d servator_n a_o saviour_n so_o render_v by_o the_o paraphrast_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o liberator_n salvator_n see_v mat._n 1.21_o some_o turn_v it_o and_n save_v himself_o and_o so_o the_o french_a et_fw-fr qui_fw-la se_fw-la garentit_fw-fr de_fw-fr pau_fw-fr soy_fw-fr mesme_fw-fr which_o be_v true_a that_o his_o own_o power_n save_v himself_o from_o be_v overcome_v by_o death_n etc._n etc._n but_o yet_o this_o render_n be_v too_o narrow_a for_o the_o sense_n that_o conceit_n of_o aben_n ezra_n he_o be_v just_a and_o by_o his_o justice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o shall_v be_v save_v from_o the_o sword_n of_o god_n and_o magog_n be_v a_o jewish_a dream_n of_o christ_n temporal_a kingdom_n 3._o humility_n lowly_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d afflictus_fw-la humiliatus_fw-la pauper_fw-la mat._n 21.5_o and_o the_o seventie_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d humilis_fw-la mansuetus_n meek_a the_o first_o interpretation_n of_o the_o word_n respect_v the_o poverty_n and_o meanness_n of_o christ_n outward_a state_n and_o so_o the_o paraphrast_n take_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d afflectus_n junius_n and_o our_o old_a translator_n poor_a and_o the_o french_a abject_a the_o second_o interpretation_n respect_v the_o inward_a lowliness_n of_o christ_n heart_n as_o far_o from_o pride_n as_o his_o state_n be_v from_o all_o pomp_n and_o so_o our_o new_a translator_n take_v it_o according_a to_o matthew_n let_v we_o take_v it_o in_o both_o sense_n for_o both_o agree_v to_o christ_n who_o be_v both_o poor_a and_o humble_a a_o king_n quite_o of_o another_o condition_n than_o the_o magnificent_a and_o proud_a monarch_n of_o the_o world_n be_v this_o lowly_a mind_n and_o mean_a estate_n of_o the_o messiah_n as_o it_o appear_v through_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o his_o life_n from_o his_o birth_n to_o his_o death_n so_o be_v it_o then_o very_a remarkable_a when_o above_o all_o other_o time_n he_o seem_v to_o take_v great_a state_n upon_o he_o namely_o when_o he_o make_v his_o solemn_a entrance_n into_o his_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v here_o foreshown_a unto_o zacharie_n by_o the_o prophetical_a spirit_n for_o albeit_o at_o that_o time_n the_o acclamation_n and_o honour_n the_o people_n give_v unto_o he_o as_o unto_o a_o king_n be_v not_o small_a yet_o in_o regard_n of_o outward_a magnificence_n they_o be_v far_o inferior_a to_o the_o pomp_n and_o stateliness_n which_o earthly_a potentate_n make_v at_o their_o entry_n into_o the_o head_n city_n of_o their_o kingdom_n the_o manner_n of_o his_o entrance_n in_o all_o humble_a and_o lowly_a sort_n be_v set_v forth_o by_o one_o special_a circumstance_n of_o