Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	blood_n	death_n	life_n	1,450	5	4.3647	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56629	A commentary upon the Fifth book of Moses, called Deuteronomy by ... Symon, Lord Bishop of Ely.	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1700 (1700)	Wing P771; ESTC R2107	417,285	704

and_o bochartus_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v not_o pity_n towards_o bird_n which_o be_v intend_v in_o this_o law_n but_o kindness_n to_o mankind_n who_o god_n intend_v by_o this_o usage_n of_o other_o creature_n to_o form_v unto_o gentleness_n and_o commiseration_n towards_o one_o another_o but_o other_o i_o think_v have_v more_o true_o determine_v that_o this_o be_v a_o merciful_a constitution_n with_o respect_n to_o bird_n as_o well_o as_o men._n it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a affliction_n as_o maimonides_n call_v it_o to_o the_o old_a one_o to_o lose_v her_o young_a and_o it_o be_v unreasonable_a also_o that_o man_n shall_v consider_v only_o their_o own_o present_a interest_n without_o regard_n to_o posterity_n to_o who_o the_o breed_n ought_v to_o be_v continue_v by_o let_v the_o old_a one_o go_v free_a unto_o which_o those_o verse_n common_o ascribe_v to_o phocylides_n have_v respect_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o e._n let_v no_o man_n take_v all_o the_o bird_n together_o out_o of_o a_o nest_n but_o let_v the_o mother_n go_v that_o thou_o may_v have_v young_a one_o again_o of_o she_o ver._n 7._o thou_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a let_v the_o dam_n go_v and_o take_v verse_n 7_o the_o young_a to_o thou_o for_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o ill_a nature_n in_o it_o to_o take_v away_o the_o liberty_n and_o the_o life_n of_o any_o creature_n from_o who_o we_o have_v receive_v a_o benefit_n as_o bonfrerius_n gloss_n upon_o these_o word_n that_o it_o may_v be_v well_o with_o thou_o and_o that_o thou_o may_v prolong_v thy_o day_n some_o of_o the_o jew_n from_o these_o word_n have_v fancy_v that_o the_o observation_n of_o this_o single_a precept_n be_v of_o such_o great_a value_n as_o to_o procure_v for_o they_o even_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o a_o long_a life_n which_o be_v such_o a_o foolish_a conceit_n that_o it_o make_v all_o other_o precept_n unnecessary_a the_o plain_a meaning_n be_v that_o god_n will_v 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of_o instance_n lib._n iu._n in_o athenaeum_n cap._n xii_o where_o he_o observe_v also_o out_o of_o pliny_n and_o seneca_n that_o the_o roman_a house_n want_v these_o battlement_n which_o moses_n here_o order_v in_o this_o law_n by_o all_o which_o we_o may_v easy_o understand_v those_o place_n in_o the_o gospel_n that_o speak_v of_o proclaim_v thing_n on_o the_o house_n top_n etc._n etc._n x_o matth._n 27._o v_o luke_n 19_o that_o thou_o bring_v not_o blood_n upon_o thy_o house_n if_o any_o man_n fall_v from_o thence_o and_o be_v kill_v by_o the_o fall_n for_o his_o neglect_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n it_o make_v he_o guilty_a before_o god_n of_o his_o blood_n and_o liable_a to_o be_v punish_v by_o the_o judge_n for_o slight_v so_o profitable_a a_o institution_n as_o this_o be_v which_o the_o jew_n extend_v to_o a_o studious_a care_n about_o every_o thing_n that_o may_v bring_v a_o man_n life_n in_o danger_n for_o example_n sake_n they_o may_v not_o keep_v a_o mad_a dog_n nor_o set_v up_o a_o break_a ladder_n in_o their_o house_n etc._n etc._n as_o l'empereur_n observe_v upon_o bava_n kama_n cap._n v._n ver._n 9_o thou_o shall_v not_o sow_v thy_o vineyard_n with_o divers_a verse_n 9_o seed_n what_o he_o have_v say_v concern_v their_o field_n xix_o levit._n 19_o he_o now_o say_v of_o their_o vineyard_n which_o they_o be_v not_o to_o sow_v with_o seed_n of_o a_o diverse_a kind_n for_o this_o be_v a_o idolatrous_a custom_n as_o the_o reason_n give_v against_o it_o plain_o show_v this_o maimonides_n say_v he_o find_v in_o a_o book_n of_o the_o zabij_n and_o in_o one_o rabbi_n josiah_n who_o teach_v that_o these_o three_o thing_n wheat_n barley_n and_o grape_n dry_v in_o the_o sun_n shall_v be_v sow_o together_o in_o the_o ground_n with_o one_o and_o the_o same_o cast_v of_o the_o hand_n which_o be_v so_o senseless_a a_o thing_n that_o he_o can_v not_o but_o think_v they_o learn_v it_o from_o the_o way_n of_o the_o amorites_n as_o his_o word_n be_v that_o 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to_o remain_v among_o the_o israelite_n as_o maimonides_n speak_v in_o his_o more_n nevochim_n p._n iii_o cap._n xxxvii_o see_v dr._n spencer_n in_o his_o very_a learned_a work_n de_fw-fr leg._n ritual_fw-la hebr._n lib._n ii_o cap._n xviii_o every_o one_o also_o know_v that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o israelite_n to_o eat_v any_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n till_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o they_o have_v be_v offer_v unto_o god_n which_o will_v not_o have_v be_v accept_v by_o he_o of_o such_o thing_n as_o these_o that_o be_v express_o forbid_v by_o his_o law_n and_o consequent_o the_o whole_a crop_n become_v unclean_a to_o they_o and_o may_v not_o be_v use_v by_o they_o verse_n

to_o sever_n zeraim_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v terrify_v xix_o chapter_n xix_o or_o avert_v from_o endeavour_v to_o have_v he_o put_v to_o death_n by_o his_o religion_n goodness_n or_o knowledge_n since_o in_o his_o proud_a brag_n he_o have_v speak_v false_a thing_n of_o god_n for_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o such_o a_o person_n and_o of_o his_o partaker_n be_v to_o distrust_n god_n who_o be_v the_o defender_n of_o those_o that_o defend_v the_o cause_n of_o religion_n chap._n xix_o have_v sufficient_o press_v upon_o the_o people_n the_o great_a commandment_n of_o love_v god_n with_o all_o the_o heart_n and_o soul_n and_o strength_n and_o he_o alone_o moses_n now_o proceed_v to_o remember_v they_o of_o other_o precept_n belong_v to_o the_o second_o table_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v but_o not_o in_o a_o exact_a method_n nor_o without_o intersperse_v some_o ceremonial_a matter_n and_o he_o begin_v with_o what_o concern_v that_o commandment_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v verse_n 1._o when_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v cut_v off_o verse_n 1_o the_o nation_n who_o land_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o etc._n etc._n the_o very_a same_o word_n we_o have_v before_o upon_o another_o occasion_n xii_o 29._o which_o be_v now_o use_v to_o signify_v that_o they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o what_o follow_v till_o god_n have_v subdue_v the_o land_n of_o canaan_n for_o they_o and_o they_o be_v settle_v in_o it_o as_o the_o last_o word_n of_o the_o verse_n import_n dwell_v in_o their_o city_n and_o in_o their_o house_n according_o after_o the_o division_n of_o the_o land_n god_n put_v joshua_n in_o mind_n of_o this_o business_n xx_o josh_n 1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n ver._n 2._o thou_o shall_v separate_v three_o city_n for_o thou_o according_a to_o a_o order_n god_n have_v give_v to_o moses_n xxxv_o numb_a 14_o 15._o to_o set_v aside_o six_o city_n in_o all_o for_o the_o verse_n 2_o use_v here_o mention_v three_o on_o this_o side_n jordan_n where_o they_o now_o be_v and_o three_o on_o the_o other_o side_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n the_o former_a part_n of_o which_o command_n moses_n himself_o have_v execute_v iv_o deut._n 42_o etc._n etc._n and_o now_o give_v they_o a_o charge_n to_o perform_v the_o other_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o thy_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o to_o possess_v it_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o land_n signify_v no_o more_o but_o within_o their_o land_n for_o if_o they_o have_v be_v all_o three_o in_o the_o very_a heart_n of_o the_o country_n it_o will_v have_v cross_v the_o end_n and_o intention_n of_o they_o which_o be_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v place_v so_o convenient_o in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o country_n that_o man_n may_v easy_o and_o speedy_o flee_v to_o they_o and_o therefore_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o land_n may_v be_v oppose_v to_o the_o skirt_n of_o the_o country_n where_o they_o will_v have_v be_v too_o far_o distant_a from_o some_o part_n of_o it_o or_o may_v denote_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v set_v in_o a_o eminent_a place_n upon_o the_o top_n of_o mountain_n where_o they_o may_v be_v see_v afar_o off_o and_o so_o they_o all_o three_o be_v it_o be_v apparent_a from_o xx_o josh_n 7._o where_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o mount_n naphtali_n mount_n ephraim_n and_o the_o mountain_n of_o judah_n verse_n 3_o ver._n 3._o and_o thou_o shall_v prepare_v thou_o a_o way_n make_v a_o plain_a road_n to_o they_o and_o keep_v it_o in_o good_a repair_n that_o both_o in_o winter_n and_o summer_n the_o manslayer_n might_n without_o difficulty_n flee_v thither_o and_o for_o his_o more_o safe_a passage_n the_o hebrew_n say_v where_o there_o be_v any_o turn_n or_o two_o way_n part_v they_o be_v bind_v to_o set_v up_o a_o post_n or_o stone_n wherein_o be_v engrave_v in_o great_a letter_n the_o word_n miklat_n i._n e._n refuge_n that_o he_o may_v not_o mistake_v his_o way_n to_o the_o place_n and_o divide_v the_o coast_n of_o thy_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o to_o inherit_v into_o three_o part_n the_o jew_n understand_v it_o that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v place_v at_o a_o equal_a distance_n in_o three_o several_a part_n of_o the_o country_n that_o all_o may_v have_v the_o same_o benefit_n by_o they_o and_o no_o body_n have_v a_o long_a journey_n to_o go_v than_o his_o neighbour_n for_o his_o safety_n that_o every_o slayer_n may_v flee_v thither_o have_v the_o convenience_n of_o preserve_v himself_o in_o one_o or_o other_o of_o they_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o there_o be_v as_o many_o of_o these_o city_n in_o the_o two_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a as_o there_o be_v in_o all_o the_o other_o nine_o tribe_n and_o a_o half_a in_o which_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o great_a inequality_n i_o have_v give_v some_o account_n of_o it_o upon_o xxxv_o numb_a 14._o and_o the_o hebrew_n fancy_n there_o be_v another_o reason_n for_o it_o because_o of_o the_o frequent_a murder_n which_o be_v likely_a to_o be_v commit_v by_o the_o fierce_a nature_n of_o the_o gileadite_n see_v the_o book_n of_o judge_n chap._n x._o and_o xi_o and_o vi_o hosea_n 8._o ver._n 4._o and_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o the_o slayer_n which_o shall_v verse_n 4_o flee_v thither_o that_o he_o may_v live_v be_v preserve_v from_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n who_o otherwise_o may_v kill_v he_o whoso_o kill_v his_o neighbour_n ignorant_o who_o he_o hate_v not_o in_o time_n past_a these_o city_n be_v not_o to_o be_v a_o protection_n to_o a_o wilful_a murderer_n but_o to_o a_o innocent_a person_n who_o against_o his_o intention_n be_v so_o unhappy_a as_o to_o kill_v a_o man_n belidaath_v as_o the_o word_n be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n without_o his_o knowledge_n be_v free_a that_o be_v from_o any_o design_n to_o do_v he_o the_o least_o harm_n but_o as_o for_o such_o as_o out_o of_o hatred_n and_o malice_n in_o their_o heart_n kill_v another_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o find_v safety_n in_o these_o city_n that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v pull_v from_o the_o altar_n if_o they_o flee_v thither_o for_o sanctuary_n as_o we_o now_o speak_v xxi_o exod._n 12_o 14._o or_o if_o they_o will_v not_o stir_v from_o thence_o they_o may_v be_v kill_v there_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o case_n of_o joab_n 1_o king_n ii_o 28_o 30_o 31._o ver._n 5._o as_o when_o a_o man_n go_v into_o the_o wood_n with_o his_o neighbour_n to_o hew_v wood_n and_o his_o hand_n fetch_v a_o stroke_n with_o the_o axe_n to_o cut_v down_o the_o tree_n and_o the_o head_n slip_v verse_n 5_o from_o the_o helve_z and_o light_v upon_o his_o neighbour_n that_o he_o die_v by_o this_o all_o other_o like_o case_n be_v to_o be_v judge_v that_o be_v when_o a_o man_n be_v about_o a_o lawful_a business_n if_o any_o thing_n happen_v which_o he_o intend_v not_o he_o be_v not_o accountable_a for_o it_o see_v selden_n lib._n iu._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gent._n cap._n ii_o he_o shall_v flee_v unto_o one_o of_o those_o city_n and_o live_v he_o may_v get_v to_o which_o of_o they_o he_o can_v most_o convenient_o and_o there_o be_v preserve_v the_o jew_n from_o this_o word_n live_v conclude_v without_o any_o other_o ground_n for_o it_o that_o a_o master_n be_v bind_v to_o go_v along_o with_o his_o scholar_n who_o flee_v hither_o because_o without_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o law_n man_n do_v not_o live_v but_o be_v dead_a verse_n 6_o ver._n 6._o lest_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n pursue_v the_o slayer_n while_o his_o heart_n be_v hot_a with_o anger_n which_o may_v boil_v up_o to_o such_o a_o degree_n as_o to_o move_v he_o to_o kill_v the_o slayer_n before_o he_o have_v examine_v whether_o there_o be_v a_o just_a cause_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o verse_n be_v to_o be_v connect_v with_o verse_n the_o three_o the_o two_o next_o v._o 4_o 5._o come_v in_o as_o a_o parenthesis_n to_o show_v who_o shall_v be_v preserve_v in_o these_o city_n and_o who_o not_o be_v a_o reason_n why_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n shall_v be_v place_v at_o a_o equal_a distance_n in_o several_a part_n of_o the_o country_n that_o the_o journey_n may_v not_o be_v too_o long_o to_o any_o of_o they_o but_o a_o man_n may_v soon_o flee_v thither_o before_o the_o avenger_n of_o blood_n can_v lay_v hold_n of_o he_o because_o the_o way_n be_v long_o and_o slay_v he_o if_o he_o can_v not_o have_v get_v thither_o in_o a_o short_a time_n he_o may_v have_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o lose_v his_o life_n though_o not_o worthy_a of_o death_n for_o as_o the_o law_n do_v not_o punish_v he_o that_o kill_v a_o manslayer_n when_o he_o find_v he_o out_o of_o the_o bound_n of_o the_o city_n of_o refuge_n xxxv_o numb_a 27._o so_o