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
A89273	Fornication condemned, in a double sentence, commending marriage, condemning whoredom [brace] in all, or, A brief consideration of Heb. 13. 4	Moore, Thomas, Junior.	1667 (1667)	Wing M2601A; ESTC R42315	77,906	108

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signify_v to_o be_v include_v in_o the_o treacherous_a deal_n warn_v of_o and_o our_o saviour_n say_v that_o though_o moses_n for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n suffer_v they_o to_o put_v away_o their_o wife_n and_o write_v they_o such_o a_o precept_n yet_o from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v not_o so_o and_o further_o add_v that_o whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n and_o marry_v another_o commit_v adultery_n against_o she_o and_o if_o a_o woman_n shall_v put_v away_o her_o husband_n and_o marry_v another_o she_o commit_v adultery_n mark_v 10._o 3-11_a 12._o yet_o in_o the_o relation_n of_o one_o part_n of_o this_o say_n by_o matthew_n we_o find_v a_o exception_n whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n except_o it_o be_v for_o fornication_n etc._n etc._n or_o for_o the_o cause_n of_o fornication_n see_v matth._n 19_o 8_o 9_o with_o chap._n 5._o 32._o according_a to_o which_o our_o saviour_n imply_v a_o liberty_n yet_o leave_v in_o some_o case_n though_o he_o 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