Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	adultery_n	commit_v	fornication_n	1,452	5	12.1572	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35949	A brief exposition of the evangel of Jesus Christ according to Matthew by David Dickson ...	Dickson, David, 1583?-1663.	1651 (1651)	Wing D1400; ESTC R13881	307,666	370

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for_o which_o they_o can_v pretend_v antiquity_n for_o christ_n show_v we_o that_o these_o jewish_a doctor_n do_v think_v it_o sufficient_a that_o it_o be_v say_v of_o old_a 3._o truth_n must_v never_o be_v prejudge_v by_o antiquity_n nor_o error_n strengthen_v thereby_o for_o unto_o their_o pretend_a antiquity_n it_o be_v say_v of_o old_a christ_n do_v oppose_v this_o but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o etc._n etc._n vers._n 22._o but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o whosoever_o be_v angry_a with_o his_o brother_n without_o a_o cause_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o judgement_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v say_v to_o his_o brother_n racha_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o council_n but_o whosoever_o shall_v say_v thou_o fool_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o hell_n fire_n while_o christ_n do_v expone_fw-la the_o six_o command_v more_o exact_o than_o the_o pharisee_n do_v and_o do_v show_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o by_o allusion_n unto_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o judgement_n of_o 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brother_n racha_n or_o any_o word_n of_o disdain_n shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o council_n that_o be_v shall_v be_v find_v guilty_a of_o a_o capital_a or_o deadly_a transgression_n in_o a_o high_a degree_n but_o if_o anger_n and_o disdain_n proceed_v so_o far_o as_o to_o reproach_v our_o brother_n yet_o more_o despiteful_o and_o to_o call_v he_o fool_n than_o we_o shall_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o hell_n fire_n that_o be_v of_o a_o yet_o high_o degree_n of_o judgement_n in_o hell_n doct._n 1._o the_o mean_a and_o main_a outbreaking_n of_o our_o corruption_n in_o any_o sort_n be_v forbid_v in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o command_n for_o our_o lord_n exposition_n of_o thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v forbid_v rash_a anger_n and_o every_o evil_a motion_n of_o the_o heart_n against_o our_o neighbour_n person_n no_o less_o than_o it_o forbid_v murder_v 2._o the_o wage_n of_o the_o least_o degree_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n for_o not_o only_o murder_v but_o also_o rash_a anger_n and_o 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the_o band_n of_o man_n and_o wife_n for_o mutual_a society_n be_v more_o entire_a then_o of_o parent_n and_o child_n yea_o it_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o unity_n so_o that_o man_n and_o wife_n become_v as_o one_o flesh_n for_o in_o regard_n of_o mutual_a affection_n and_o agreement_n for_o the_o mutual_a welfare_n one_o of_o another_o they_o be_v no_o more_o two_o but_o one_o flesh_n 6._o where_o god_n do_v not_o give_v warrant_n to_o loose_v marriage_n neither_o consent_n of_o party_n nor_o any_o humane_a authority_n can_v lawful_o loose_v for_o what_o god_n have_v join_v let_v no_o man_n put_v asunder_o ver._n 7._o they_o say_v unto_o he_o why_o do_v moses_n then_o command_v to_o give_v a_o writing_n of_o divorcement_n and_o to_o put_v she_o away_o 8._o he_o say_v unto_o they_o moses_n because_o of_o the_o hardness_n of_o your_o heart_n suffer_v you_o to_o put_v away_o your_o wife_n but_o from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v not_o s●_n 9_o and_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o whosoever_o shall_v 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who_o god_n have_v give_v power_n over_o all_o his_o natural_a affection_n and_o the_o gift_n of_o continency_n to_o live_v unmarried_a for_o this_o end_n that_o he_o may_v be_v so_o help_v more_o constant_o and_o without_o diversion_n to_o go_v on_o towards_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n hence_o learn_v that_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o despise_v or_o rash_o reject_v marriage_n it_o be_v god_n ordinance_n and_o a_o mean_a to_o keep_v from_o fornication_n for_o all_o man_n can_v receive_v this_o say_n of_o better_a not_o marry_v etc._n etc._n 2._o if_o any_o man_n be_v free_v of_o the_o necessity_n of_o marriage_n he_o ought_v to_o employ_v himself_o so_o much_o the_o more_o for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n else_o the_o gift_n be_v to_o small_a use_n for_o he_o that_o be_v able_a to_o live_v unmarried_a and_o to_o receive_v the_o disciple_n say_v he_o to_o who_o this_o gift_n be_v give_v must_v be_v as_o a_o eunuch_n unto_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n ver._n 13._o then_o be_v there_o 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