Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	death_n	king_n	treason_n	2,352	5	9.2422	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03480	Four tracts. I. A short discourse about divorce and its causes, fornication and adultery. II. A charge to judges, juries and witnesses concerning oaths. III. About infant baptism. IV. A letter to a lady, who hath forsaken [t]he Protestant religion for the Romish. / By J. Gailhard, Gent.	Gailhard, J. (Jean)	1699 (1699)	Wing G121A; ESTC R202025	118,480	174

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our_o saviour_n oppose_v his_o true_a interpretation_n of_o the_o law_n to_o the_o false_a one_o of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n and_o his_o judgement_n he_o declare_v to_o be_v antithesis_fw-la or_o opposition_n of_o a_o exception_n forbid_v divorce_n upon_o trivial_a account_n but_o allow_v it_o for_o a_o just_a cause_n namely_o if_o the_o wife_n have_v commit_v adultery_n we_o also_o must_v take_v notice_n how_o in_o that_o exception_n make_v by_o our_o saviour_n save_v for_o the_o cause_n of_o fornication_n he_n say_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adultery_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fornication_n whereby_o every_o unlawful_a communication_n be_v signify_v so_o that_o the_o word_n fornication_n be_v more_o general_n and_o of_o a_o large_a extent_n than_o that_o of_o adultery_n in_o as_o much_o as_o every_o adultery_n comprehend_v fornication_n tho'_o fornication_n may_v be_v without_o adultery_n which_o be_v between_o marry_a person_n and_o be_v either_o simple_a when_o only_o one_o of_o the_o two_o be_v marry_v or_o double_v when_o both_o be_v i_o say_v hereby_o we_o be_v teach_v how_o great_a a_o restraint_n christ_n put_v upon_o wife_n and_o how_o close_o he_o will_v have_v they_o keep_v to_o matrimonial_a faith_n and_o duty_n out_o of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v i_o hope_v it_o be_v plain_a and_o clear_a that_o a_o man_n may_v just_o and_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n put_v away_o his_o wife_n in_o the_o case_n of_o adultery_n as_o to_o the_o question_n whether_o the_o husband_n be_v fornication_n as_o well_o as_o the_o wife_n be_v do_v break_v the_o bond_n of_o matrimony_n and_o whither_o in_o that_o case_n a_o wife_n may_v put_v away_o her_o husband_n guilty_a of_o fornication_n i_o answer_v that_o