Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	according_a	law_n	person_n	1,451	5	4.8874	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91526	Jewish hypocrisie, a caveat to the present generation. Wherein is shewn both the false and the true way to a nations or persons compleat happiness, from the sickness and recovery of the Jewish state. Unto which is added a discourse upon Micah 6.8. belonging to the same matter. / By Symon Patrick B.D. minister of the word of God at Batersea in Surrey.	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1660 (1660)	Wing P817; Thomason E1751_1; Thomason E1751_2; ESTC R203168	156,691	423

he_o be_v innocent_a i_o e._n they_o be_v no_o more_o sensible_a of_o these_o sin_n then_o many_o heathen_a people_n who_o know_v but_o little_a of_o god_n and_o so_o may_v more_o easy_o forget_v what_o be_v only_o teach_v they_o by_o themselves_o but_o in_o our_o translation_n indeed_o it_o be_v a_o threaten_a and_o thus_o it_o may_v be_v expound_v as_o de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr have_v note_v most_o agreeable_o to_o the_o hebrew_n text_n he_o that_o steal_v be_v cut_v off_o on_o this_o side_n viz._n of_o the_o fly_a roll_n according_a to_o it_o i._n e._n according_a to_o the_o curse_n and_o he_o that_o swear_v be_v cut_v off_o on_o the_o other_o side_n according_a to_o it_o the_o roll_n or_o book_n that_o he_o speak_v of_o ver_fw-la 2._o which_o contain_v a_o curse_n in_o it_o threaten_v upon_o all_o judea_n which_o be_v as_o the_o roll_n long_o than_o broad_a be_v to_o fly_v abroad_o and_o spread_v itself_o upon_o all_o the_o guilty_a person_n now_o one_o side_n of_o the_o book_n say_v he_o contain_v a_o curse_n against_o all_o thief_n which_o shall_v certain_o light_v upon_o they_o and_o the_o other_o side_n of_o it_o against_o all_o false_a swearer_n which_o shall_v also_o come_v upon_o they_o according_a as_o be_v threaten_v and_o therefore_o he_o go_v on_o further_o to_o denounce_v god_n judgement_n upon_o such_o person_n v._o 4._o and_o speak_v of_o the_o woman_n that_o sit_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o epaph_n ver_fw-la 7._o by_o who_o be_v shadow_v the_o people_n of_o the_o land_n who_o iniquity_n shall_v be_v bear_v withal_o but_o to_o a_o certain_a measure_n he_o say_v ver_fw-la 8._o this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wickedness_n i._n e._n iniquity_n itself_o the_o mother_n of_o all_o deceit_n theft_n and_o perjury_n and_o for_o this_o he_o threaten_v again_o unto_o they_o another_o expulsion_n and_o dispersion_n into_o another_o babylon_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o afterward_o god_n have_v most_o plain_o tell_v they_o how_o the_o case_n stand_v with_o their_o father_n and_o how_o angry_a he_o have_v be_v with_o they_o chap._n 8.2_o he_o say_v that_o now_o he_o be_v return_v to_o zion_n and_o will_v dwell_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o city_n of_o truth_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 3._o and_o he_o tell_v they_o what_o great_a thing_n he_o will_v do_v for_o they_o and_o that_o as_o they_o have_v be_v a_o curse_n so_o now_o they_o shall_v be_v a_o blessing_n ver_fw-la 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n &_o v._o 13._o but_o then_o he_o add_v that_o these_o be_v the_o thing_n they_o must_v do_v speak_v you_o every_o one_o the_o truth_n to_o his_o neighbour_n execute_v the_o judgement_n of_o peace_n and_o truth_n in_o your_o gate_n and_o let_v none_o of_o you_o imagine_v evil_a in_o your_o heart_n against_o his_o neighbour_n and_o love_v no_o false_a oath_n for_o all_o these_o be_v thing_n that_o i_o hate_v say_v the_o lord_n ver_fw-la 16_o 17._o 3._o and_o if_o we_o look_v back_o to_o haggai_n who_o prophesy_v but_o two_o year_n before_o these_o word_n in_o the_o eight_o of_o zachary_n be_v speak_v one_o be_v in_o the_o second_o the_o other_o in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o darius_n he_o will_v tell_v we_o no_o better_o news_n of_o this_o people_n for_o he_o say_v chap._n 2._o ver_fw-la 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o that_o every_o thing_n that_o the_o people_n do_v take_v in_o hand_n be_v as_o unclean_a and_o pollute_a as_o that_o which_o be_v touch_v by_o one_o defile_v with_o a_o dead_a body_n and_o that_o though_o they_o be_v a_o holy_a people_n to_o he_o yet_o that_o do_v not_o make_v the_o thing_n that_o they_o meddle_v withal_o holy_a now_o if_o we_o compare_v this_o passage_n with_o those_o that_o be_v before_o gather_v out_o of_o zachary_n we_o shall_v easy_o discern_v i_o think_v what_o the_o matter_n be_v that_o make_v god_n so_o offend_v with_o their_o do_n at_o first_o they_o let_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n lie_v waste_v and_o build_v their_o own_o house_n after_o their_o return_n from_o captivity_n before_o they_o build_v it_o though_o god_n have_v give_v they_o a_o command_n to_o go_v about_o it_o but_o of_o this_o neglect_n they_o be_v awaken_v by_o these_o two_o prophet_n and_o by_o many_o judgement_n and_o sore_a affliction_n mention_v hag._n 2.15_o 16_o 17._o and_o zach._n 8.9_o 10._o and_o then_o they_o think_v all_o be_v well_o because_o they_o obey_v god_n voice_n in_o this_o thing_n and_o because_o he_o promise_v from_o that_o day_n forward_o to_o bless_v they_o hag._n 2.19_o so_o the_o temple_n be_v but_o carry_v on_o to_o perfection_n they_o think_v no_o great_a care_n be_v due_a to_o other_o thing_n and_o so_o continue_v in_o a_o world_n of_o wickedness_n make_v their_o zeal_n for_o temple-work_n eat_v up_o all_o their_o love_n to_o justice_n and_o mercy_n 4._o if_o we_o shall_v trace_v their_o footstep_n further_o we_o shall_v soon_o find_v that_o when_o the_o temple_n be_v complete_v and_o finish_v they_o be_v but_o little_a better_o for_o malachy_n who_o conclude_v their_o story_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o be_v call_v by_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o seal_n of_o the_o prophet_n because_o he_o be_v the_o last_o and_o shut_v up_o all_o complain_v of_o the_o iniquity_n both_o of_o priest_n and_o people_n set_v down_o these_o sin_n as_o famous_a among_o the_o rest_n chap._n 3.5_o false_a swear_v oppression_n of_o the_o hireling_n in_o his_o wage_n of_o the_o widow_n and_o fatherless_a and_o turn_v aside_o the_o stranger_n from_o his_o right_n all_o which_o they_o do_v without_o any_o fear_n of_o what_o will_v follow_v and_o particular_o of_o the_o priest_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o they_o be_v partial_a in_o the_o law_n chap._n 2.9_o i_o e._n they_o do_v not_o judge_v according_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o cause_n but_o according_a to_o their_o love_n of_o the_o person_n and_o of_o the_o prince_n we_o be_v tell_v by_o nehemiah_n how_o heavy_o they_o oppress_v the_o people_n by_o exact_v usury_n of_o they_o chap._n 5._o by_o which_o together_o with_o the_o dearth_n they_o become_v so_o poor_a that_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n i_o believe_v of_o their_o detain_v the_o tithe_n from_o the_o levite_n chap._n 13.10_o and_o that_o they_o be_v tempt_v to_o rob_v god_n himself_o as_o the_o prince_n rob_v they_o mal._n 3.8_o to_o which_o add_v the_o great_a violence_n that_o they_o all_o offer_v to_o their_o wife_n either_o put_v of_o they_o quite_o away_o as_o some_o understand_v the_o place_n or_o else_o take_v other_o to_o they_o which_o be_v worse_o for_o their_o poor_a wife_n &_o these_o the_o daughter_n of_o a_o strange_a god_n mal._n 2.11_o this_o you_o know_v they_o have_v begin_v to_o do_v present_o after_o their_o return_n out_o of_o captivity_n and_o upon_o the_o serious_a admonition_n of_o ezra_n repent_v of_o it_o but_o it_o shall_v seem_v that_o they_o fall_v into_o the_o same_o sin_n again_o in_o after_o time_n and_o that_o so_o universal_o and_o so_o much_o to_o the_o injury_n of_o their_o wife_n that_o they_o cause_v the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v cover_v with_o tear_n with_o weeping_z and_o with_o cry_v out_o insomuch_o that_o he_o regard_v not_o their_o offering_n any_o more_o etc._n etc._n mal._n 2.13_o i_o e._n their_o wife_n make_v such_o grievous_a complaint_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o violence_n that_o be_v offer_v they_o so_o it_o be_v call_v ver_fw-la 16._o that_o it_o cause_v he_o to_o despise_v all_o their_o gift_n that_o they_o bring_v he_o he_o look_v more_o at_o the_o other_o tear_n then_o at_o all_o their_o sacrifice_n and_o yet_o they_o have_v the_o front_n to_o come_v and_o ask_v god_n wherefore_o he_o will_v not_o receive_v they_o ver_fw-la 14._o to_o which_o he_o answer_v that_o he_o must_v deal_v righteous_o though_o they_o will_v not_o and_o he_o can_v not_o but_o take_v notice_n how_o treacherous_o they_o have_v deal_v with_o their_o wife_n who_o as_o they_o have_v be_v their_o companion_n merit_v great_a kindness_n from_o they_o and_o as_o they_o be_v take_v by_o covenant_n and_o contract_n they_o be_v in_o justice_n oblige_v to_o have_v deal_v better_a with_o they_o and_o he_o prove_v that_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o great_a offence_n because_o it_o be_v so_o contrary_a to_o god_n institution_n in_o marriage_n for_o do_v not_o he_o make_v one_o and_o yet_o he_o have_v the_o residue_n of_o the_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 15._o i._n e._n according_a as_o we_o translate_v it_o do_v not_o he_o make_v one_o wife_n only_o for_o adam_n whereas_o he_o have_v more_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o he_o breathe_v into_o she_o can_v have_v make_v

〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o do_v not_o bear_v it_o moderate_o and_o use_v it_o with_o a_o humble_a mind_n but_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o behave_v themselves_o in_o a_o injurious_a contumelious_a manner_n towards_o those_o who_o be_v shipwrack_v in_o the_o storm_n 10._o that_o god_n be_v the_o avenger_n of_o all_o such_o the_o jew_n you_o have_v see_v be_v a_o notable_a example_n though_o they_o stand_v in_o a_o near_a relation_n to_o he_o then_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n and_o by_o often_o woeful_a experience_n it_o seem_v some_o of_o they_o grow_v so_o sensible_a of_o it_o that_o there_o be_v a_o say_n upon_o record_n of_o some_o wise_a man_n among_o they_o to_o this_o sense_n when_o god_n ear_n be_v shut_v against_o all_o man_n prayer_n he_o will_v hear_v the_o cry_n of_o the_o poor_a needy_a and_o oppress_v quando_fw-la vastata_fw-la fuit_fw-la domus_fw-la sanctuarij_fw-la omnes_fw-la porte_fw-fr clausae_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d excepta_fw-la porta_fw-la oppressionis_fw-la i._n e._n when_o the_o temple_n be_v destroy_v there_o be_v no_o gate_n open_a for_o the_o prayer_n and_o petition_n of_o any_o to_o enter_v but_o only_o the_o gate_n for_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o oppress_a which_o they_o say_v be_v never_o shut_v 〈◊〉_d v._o lex_fw-la talmud_n vocah_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o they_o prove_v as_o buxtorf_n have_v note_v out_o of_o amos_n 7.7_o which_o they_o render_v thus_o and_o he_o show_v i_o and_o behold_v the_o lord_n stand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o the_o wall_n of_o defraudation_n or_o oppression_n i._n e._n i_o suppose_v of_o samaria_n or_o jerusalem_n city_n full_a of_o violence_n and_o in_o his_o hand_n be_v defraudation_n i._n e._n prayer_n against_o defrauder_n petition_n of_o those_o who_o complain_v of_o oppression_n and_o unjust_a deal_n of_o which_o we_o have_v hear_v they_o be_v extreme_o guilty_a and_o then_o god_n say_v ver_fw-la 8._o that_o though_o he_o 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etc._n in_o the_o former_a of_o which_o place_n there_o be_v these_o remarkable_a word_n a_o prayer_n out_o of_o a_o poor_a man_n mouth_n reach_v unto_o the_o ear_n of_o god_n and_o his_o judgement_n come_v speedy_o but_o i_o be_o not_o much_o concern_v to_o dispute_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o gloss_n see_v the_o thing_n itself_o which_o it_o assert_n be_v otherwise_o put_v out_o of_o all_o doubt_n and_o this_o very_a prophet_n amos_n present_o after_o say_v as_o we_o note_v before_o that_o these_o be_v such_o work_n as_o god_n can_v forget_v to_o punish_v chap_n 8.7_o and_o there_o be_v such_o particular_a notice_n take_v also_o of_o the_o shed_v innocent_a blood_n as_o a_o iniquity_n that_o he_o will_v not_o pardon_v 1_o king_n 24.3_o 4_o and_o therefore_o leave_v this_o to_o obtain_v what_o credit_n it_o can_v get_v with_o those_o that_o be_v better_o skill_v in_o that_o language_n than_o myself_o i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o chapter_n with_o a_o brief_a relation_n of_o those_o 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asia_n many_o choose_v rather_o to_o submit_v to_o they_o then_o bear_v the_o oppression_n of_o the_o emperor_n any_o long_o so_o choniates_n say_v in_o his_o life_n who_o word_n be_v these_o the_o cruel_a and_o inhuman_a barbarian_n seem_v to_o be_v full_a of_o compassion_n kindness_n and_o humanity_n than_o ourselves_o 2_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o idleness_n and_o voluptuousness_n of_o the_o same_o prince_n which_o common_o be_v fain_o to_o maintain_v itself_o by_o rapine_n and_o violence_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o the_o turk_n break_v in_o with_o their_o force_n they_o be_v more_o fit_a to_o sit_v and_o spin_v with_o girl_n at_o home_n then_o take_v their_o arm_n into_o their_o hand_n and_o fight_v with_o enemy_n in_o the_o field_n as_o the_o same_o choniates_n say_v 3._o the_o perversity_n &_o covetousness_n of_o those_o that_o choose_v the_o emperor_n who_o mind_v only_o their_o own_o profit_n and_o make_v no_o reckon_n of_o a_o valiant_a and_o 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