Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bear_v	great_a	time_n	1,448	5	3.1883	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57118	Considerations concerning marriage the honour, duties, benefits, troubles of it whereto are added 1. directions in two particulars, 1. how they that have wives may be as if they had none, 2., how to prepare for parting with a dear yoke-fellow by death, or other-wife : 2. resolution of this case of conscience, whether a man may lawfully marry his wives sister? / by Edward Reyner ...	Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668.	1657 (1657)	Wing R1221; ESTC R3111	49,078	102

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say_v willet_n in_o his_o synop_n papis_fw-la pag._n 790._o vrsin_n catech._n qu._n 109._o pet._n mart._n loc._n com._n ames_n case_n conse_n l._n 5._o c._n 35._o zanchius_n perkins_n and_o diverse_a other_o see_v the_o confession_n of_o faith_n by_o the_o assembly_n of_o divine_n chap._n 24._o that_o these_o prohibition_n be_v moral_a and_o natural_a may_v be_v prove_v by_o five_o reason_n reas_n 1_o else_o why_o do_v god_n count_v the_o transgression_n of_o these_o law_n such_o abomination_n levit._n 1826._o and_o abominable_a custom_n ver_fw-la 30._o which_o defile_v the_o land_n vers_n 25._o reas_n 2_o else_o why_o shall_v the_o breach_n of_o those_o law_n be_v charge_v upon_o the_o heathen_a the_o egyptian_n and_o canaanite_n that_o be_v ●ll_z the_o nation_n that_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n as_o their_o abominable_a practice_n levit._fw-la 18.3.24.27_o 30._o ver_fw-la in_o all_o these_o be_v the_o nation_n defile_v and_o they_o be_v severe_o punish_v for_o the_o same_o for_o these_o sin_n even_o of_o incestuous_a marriage_n among_o the_o rest_n the_o land_n of_o canaan_n do_v spew_v out_o her_o inhabitant_n though_o gentile_n v._n 25._o who_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o observe_v the_o law_n peculiar_a to_o the_o hebrew_n yea_o who_o have_v not_o the_o law_n write_v in_o table_n of_o stone_n therefore_o these_o sin_n of_o the_o gentile_n be_v sin_n against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 30._o willet_n in_o leu._n 18._o qu._n 30._o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o cana●nites_n that_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o many_o other_o sin_n but_o most_o of_o all_o they_o be_v defile_v by_o these_o pollution_n of_o the_o fl●sh_n and_o uncover_v of_o nakedness_n which_o they_o learn_v of_o their_o father_n cham_n and_o canaan_n who_o consent_v together_o to_o leave_v uncover_v their_o father_n nakedness_n reas_n 3_o 3._o else_o why_o be_v the_o jew_n forbid_a and_o forewarn_v of_o these_o sin_n to_o wit_n incestuous_a marriage_n 1._o as_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o 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yourselves_o therein_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n god_n denounce_v many_o and_o heavy_a judgement_n upon_o the_o breach_n of_o these_o law_n levit._n 20.11.12.14.16_o 20._o deut_n 27_o 20._o reas_n 4_o 4._o that_o these_o prohibition_n be_v moral_a may_v further_o appear_v because_o we_o find_v they_o upon_o the_o same_o account_v not_o only_o in_o moses_n but_o in_o the_o prophet_n ezek._n 22.10.11_o amos_n 2.7_o not_o only_o prescribe_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n but_o press_v in_o the_o new_a as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o have_v a_o father_n wise_a or_o mother_n in_o law_n 1_o cor._n 5.1_o yea_o or_o a_o brother_n wife_n mark_v 6.18_o reas_n 5_o 5._o incestuous_a marriage_n be_v prohibit_v by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o from_o her_o principle_n for_o to_o this_o purpose_n say_v mr._n perkins_n not_o only_o the_o law_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n which_o according_a to_o peter_n martyr_n 43._o loc._n com._n class_n 2._o c._n 10._o num._n 43._o be_v 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in_o leu._n 18.16_o of_o marry_v the_o brother_n wife_n be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n common_a to_o all_o nation_n this_o in_o deut._n 25.5_o be_v but_o a_o special_a exception_n of_o a_o general_a law_n a_o peculiar_a privilege_n grant_v by_o god_n the_o law_n maker_n to_o the_o israelite_n who_o be_v please_v then_o as_o he_o may_v to_o make_v this_o particular_a exception_n from_o it_o among_o the_o jew_n and_o that_o in_o a_o special_a case_n viz._n to_o preserve_v family_n and_o inheritance_n in_o that_o land_n which_o god_n will_v have_v distinct_a among_o they_o for_o the_o messiah_n sake_n that_o it_o may_v be_v know_v clear_o of_o what_o tribe_n he_o come_v and_o to_o conserve_v the_o family_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v this_o be_v but_o a_o indulgence_n grant_v to_o the_o israelite_n in_o a_o special_a case_n and_o by_o a_o special_a warrant_n or_o if_o a_o law_n yet_o but_o judicial_a appropriate_v to_o their_o state_n and_o relate_v to_o the_o land_n of_o 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