Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	aaron_n	brother_n	numb_a	19	3	9.0835	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49909	Twelve dissertations out of Monsieur Le Clerk's Genesis ... done out of Latin by Mr. Brown ; to which is added, a dissertation concerning the Israelites passage through the Red Sea, by another hand.	Le Clerc, Jean, 1657-1736.; Brown, Mr.; Another hand.	1696 (1696)	Wing L828; ESTC R16733	184,316	356

of_o they_o for_o example_n the_o egyptian_n ascribe_v agriculture_n and_o the_o invention_n of_o squeeze_v wine_n from_o the_o grape_n to_o their_o osiris_n which_o belong_v to_o noah_n as_o we_o be_v inform_v by_o moses_n chap._n 9.20_o the_o phaenician_o too_o have_v publish_v several_a fiction_n if_o philo_n byblius_n sanchoniathou_fw-mi have_v give_v we_o a_o true_a account_n of_o their_o theology_n a_o fragment_n of_o which_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o eusebius_n praeparatio_fw-la evangelica_n l._n 1._o cap._n 10._o which_o moses_n contradict_v as_o will_v soon_o appear_v by_o compare_v the_o two_o history_n 5._o he_o seem_v likewise_o by_o not_o only_o write_v his_o law_n but_o publish_v it_o and_o command_v it_o to_o be_v read_v every_o seven_o year_n deut._n 31.10_o tacit_o to_o reprehend_v the_o conduct_n of_o the_o egyptian_a priest_n who_o have_v several_a secret_a rite_n and_o hide_a dotrine_n which_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o discover_v to_o the_o people_n 3._o people_n the_o egyptian_a priest_n have_v not_o only_o their_o mystery_n and_o sacred_a doctrine_n which_o they_o do_v not_o hold_v it_o lawful_a to_o reveal_v to_o the_o people_n but_o peculiar_a letter_n or_o character_n which_o none_o but_o themselves_o can_v read_v vid._n herod_n l._n 2._o diod._n biblioth_n l._n 3._o see_v our_o note_n upon_o gen._n 41.8_o 6._o most_o of_o the_o oriental_a nation_n not_o only_o boast_v of_o their_o antiquity_n as_o diodorus_n siculus_n have_v observe_v in_o his_o first_o book_n but_o likewise_o extravagant_o praise_v their_o founder_n and_o reckon_v they_o among_o their_o god_n as_o after_o diodorus_n herodotus_n in_o the_o place_n abovementioned_a and_o manetho_n in_o eusebius_n praep._n evang._n l._n 2._o c._n 1._o and_o several_a other_o have_v remark_v now_o moses_n show_v they_o to_o be_v descend_v of_o cham_n noah_n three_o son_n who_o be_v so_o far_o from_o merit_v a_o place_n among_o the_o divinity_n that_o he_o can_v not_o be_v esteem_v a_o good_a man._n he_o likewise_o observe_v all_o under_o one_o chap._n 9.22_o that_o the_o canaanite_n be_v descend_v from_o that_o race_n which_o god_n have_v curse_v nor_o do_v he_o forget_v chap._n 19.37_o 38._o to_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o ammonite_n and_o the_o moabite_n come_v from_o incestuous_a parent_n and_o as_o the_o edomite_n may_v perhaps_o boast_v that_o they_o proceed_v from_o the_o elder_a son_n he_o expose_v his_o scandalous_a sell_v of_o his_o birthright_n chap._n 25._o nay_o perhaps_o he_o have_v this_o in_o his_o head_n when_o he_o observe_v that_o the_o young_a child_n be_v often_o prefer_v to_o the_o elder_a as_o we_o have_v observe_v upon_o 12._o upon_o it_o be_v remarkable_a enough_o say_v m._n le_fw-fr clerk_n upon_o this_o place_n that_o moses_n take_v care_n all_o along_o in_o his_o history_n wherein_o he_o omit_v innumerable_a particular_n of_o the_o great_a consequence_n to_o observe_v that_o several_a first-begotten_a son_n either_o forfeit_v their_o birthright_n or_o be_v inferior_a to_o their_o young_a brother_n in_o all_o good_a quality_n thus_o cain_n the_o first-born_a be_v not_o so_o acceptable_a to_o god_n as_o his_o brother_n abel_n and_o at_o last_o lose_v the_o privilege_n of_o primogeniture_n gen._n 4._o shem_fw-mi seem_v to_o be_v prefer_v to_o japhet_n gen._n 5._o &_o 9_o abraham_n to_o haran_n gen._n 11._o isaac_n to_o ishmael_n gen._n 17._o and_o jacob_n be_v set_v before_o isaiah_n among_o the_o son_n of_o jacob_n reuben_n lose_v his_o birthright_n which_o be_v partly_o confer_v upon_o judah_n and_o partly_o upon_o joseph_n and_o joseph_n young_a son_n be_v prefer_v to_o the_o elder_n if_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o we_o to_o interpose_v our_o own_o conjecture_n continue_v he_o we_o may_v with_o probability_n enough_o suppose_v that_o the_o moabite_n the_o ammonite_n ishmaelite_n and_o edomite_n who_o be_v all_o descend_v from_o the_o elder_a son_n do_v upon_o that_o score_n claim_v a_o right_n over_o the_o israelite_n where_o they_o happen_v to_o be_v more_o powerful_a than_o they_o for_o which_o reason_n moses_n who_o write_v chief_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o jew_n often_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o elder_a brother_n be_v not_o without_o good_a cause_n postpone_v to_o the_o young_a nay_o moses_n himself_o who_o be_v the_o young_a of_o the_o two_o be_v prefer_v to_o his_o brother_n aaron_n non_fw-la sine_fw-la aliquâ_fw-la fratris_fw-la inpidiâ_fw-la numb_a 12._o gen._n 48.19_o therefore_o it_o be_v high_o credible_a that_o moses_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o mortify_v the_o pride_n of_o the_o neighbour_a nation_n and_o furnish_v the_o israelite_n with_o some_o topic_n to_o upbraid_v they_o with_o 7._o last_o while_o he_o write_v the_o history_n of_o the_o hebrew_n although_o it_o be_v true_a he_o enlarge_v more_o copious_o upon_o their_o affair_n yet_o we_o must_v not_o believe_v and_o the_o brevity_n of_o it_o be_v a_o convince_a argument_n of_o what_o i_o here_o maintain_v that_o he_o never_o design_v to_o write_v full_a annal_n it_o appear_v from_o the_o sacred_a history_n itself_o that_o several_a thing_n be_v omit_v by_o he_o which_o however_o be_v tell_v in_o another_o place_n though_o they_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o it_o he_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o ancestor_n of_o the_o israelite_n when_o they_o be_v beyond_o the_o euphrates_n of_o which_o joshua_n 24.2_o make_v mention_n unless_o perhaps_o it_o be_v obscure_o hint_v at_o in_o gen._n 31.53_o he_o be_v utter_o silent_a of_o the_o idolatry_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o egypt_n which_o nevertheless_o ezekiel_n the_o prophet_n lay_v to_o their_o charge_n chap._n 20.7_o 8._o he_o have_v likewise_o omit_v a_o particular_a sort_n of_o superstition_n into_o which_o they_o fall_v when_o they_o be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o which_o amos_n 5.25_o 26._o give_v we_o a_o account_n but_o for_o what_o reason_n we_o be_v whole_o in_o the_o dark_a but_o since_o by_o these_o example_n and_o indeed_o by_o the_o work_n itself_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o moses_n do_v not_o write_v annal_n we_o must_v less_o admire_v to_o see_v he_o neglect_v the_o order_n of_o time_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o a_o large_a history_n for_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o in_o such_o sort_n of_o history_n as_o life_n be_v the_o true_a series_n of_o thing_n be_v never_o accurate_o keep_v as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o most_o celebrate_a biographer_n of_o the_o greek_n and_o latin_n plutarch_n diogenes_n laertius_n corn._n nepos_n and_o suetonius_n these_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o particular_a design_n of_o moses_n these_o his_o more_o secret_a end_n of_o write_v beside_o that_o universal_a and_o manifest_a end_n which_o the_o reader_n find_v at_o first_o sight_n namely_o of_o bring_v the_o israelite_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o the_o only_a true_a god_n they_o that_o remember_v these_o hint_n as_o they_o be_v read_v of_o moses_n will_v discover_v several_a more_o thing_n than_o we_o have_v here_o mention_v as_o we_o have_v likewise_o take_v notice_n of_o many_o thing_n in_o our_o commentary_n which_o we_o do_v not_o think_v convenient_a to_o repeat_v here_o dissertation_n iv_o concern_v the_o temptation_n of_o eve_n by_o the_o serpent_n i._o how_o different_o interpreter_n have_v explain_v this_o history_n some_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v a_o real_a serpent_n ii_o other_o look_v upon_o the_o whole_a to_o be_v allegorical_a or_o iii_o pretend_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v signify_v by_o that_o name_n or_o iv_o that_o he_o inform_v the_o body_n of_o a_o serpent_n v._o that_o the_o manner_n how_o sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n can_v certain_o be_v know_v vi_o another_o explication_n of_o this_o passage_n vii_o why_o the_o serpent_n be_v call_v subtle_n viii_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n naked_a ix_o why_o a_o punishment_n be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o serpent_n i._o some_z of_o the_o ancient_a jew_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o whole_a passage_n in_o moses_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o real_a serpent_n which_o creature_n they_o imagine_v to_o have_v former_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o speech_n so_o that_o eve_n may_v very_o well_o understand_v he_o josephus_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o antiquity_n c._n 1._o pretend_v that_o at_o that_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o creature_n use_v the_o same_o language_n and_o consequent_o be_v endue_v with_o reason_n and_o understanding_n the_o serpent_n incite_v by_o envy_n tempt_v eve_n to_o sin_n and_o among_o other_o thing_n receive_v this_o signal_n punishment_n viz._n that_o he_o shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o his_o foot_n and_o ever_o after_o crawl_v upon_o the_o ground_n aben_n ezra_o and_o several_a rabbin_n interpret_v this_o place_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n to_o explain_v myself_o impartial_o if_o moses_n have_v be_v of_o this_o opinion_n he_o can_v not_o have_v speak_v more_o plain_o to_o