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	wife_n	2,548	5	8.1753	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15400	An harmonie vpon the first booke of Samuel wherein according to the methode obserued in Hexapla vpon Genesis, and Exodus, but more compendiously abridged, these speciall things are obserued vpon euery chapter: the diuers readings compared, doubtfull questions explaned, places of Scripture reconciled, controuersies briefly touched, and morall collections applied. Wherein aboue foure hundred theologicall questions are handled, with great breuitie and much varietie, by the former author of Hexapla on Genesis.	Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.	1607 (1607)	STC 25678; ESTC S120031	271,285	362

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do_v well_o to_o use_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o egyptian_a servant_n to_o betray_v his_o master_n herein_o david_n do_v no_o more_o than_o he_o may_v lawful_o david_n may_v use_v the_o service_n of_o this_o egyptian_a herein_o by_o a_o treble_a right_n 1._o he_o be_v a_o egyptian_a and_o no_o amalekite_n be_v as_o it_o seem_v be_v a_o poor_a stranger_n constrain_v to_o serve_v a_o hard_a service_n under_o a_o amalekite_n 2._o be_v leave_v of_o his_o master_n he_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o david_n and_o so_o by_o the_o law_n of_o battle_n he_o be_v exempt_v from_o the_o service_n of_o his_o former_a master_n borr._n 3_o but_o david_n have_v a_o more_o just_a title_n to_o do_v it_o for_o see_v that_o the_o amalekite_n his_o master_n have_v leave_v this_o poor_a egyptian_a be_v sick_a who_o may_v either_o have_v perish_v with_o hunger_n or_o be_v devour_v of_o the_o wild_a beast_n and_o david_n succour_v he_o and_o receive_v he_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v by_o this_o mean_v the_o 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