Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	case_n	civil_a	law_n	1,412	5	4.9298	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31198	The case of usury further debated, in a letter to the author of usury stated.	T. P.	1684 (1684)	Wing C1192; ESTC R213538	29,746	40

as_o warrantable_a in_o point_n of_o conscience_n but_o forbid_v take_v more_o than_o six_o per_fw-la gent._n yea_o the_o very_a act_n of_o the_o 13_o of_o q._n eliz._n concern_v usury_n begin_v thus_o forasmuch_o as_o all_o usury_n forbid_v by_o god_n be_v sin_n and_o detestable_a etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o statute_n of_o jac._n 21._o there_o be_v this_o proviso_n which_o you_o make_v reply_n to_o pag._n 109._o provide_v that_o no_o word_n in_o this_o law_n contain_v shall_v be_v construe_v or_o expound_v to_o allow_v the_o practice_n of_o usury_n in_o point_n of_o religion_n or_o conscience_n and_o the_o import_n of_o your_o reply_n to_o it_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v this_o that_o though_o the_o law_n do_v not_o allow_v the_o practice_n of_o usury_n in_o point_n of_o religion_n or_o conscience_n it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o it_o do_v allow_v it_o in_o civil_a commerce_n and_o that_o it_o appertain_v not_o to_o a_o civil_a court_n as_o the_o parliament_n be_v to_o determine_v 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legitimum_fw-la and_o licitum_fw-la particular_o p._n 105._o let_v it_o be_v consider_v forasmuch_o as_o propriety_n receive_v its_o limitation_n and_o application_n from_o humane_a law_n whether_o any_o man_n have_v not_o the_o same_o right_n to_o six_o per_fw-la cent._n in_o this_o land_n that_o lend_v his_o money_n as_o any_o one_o have_v to_o his_o land_n and_o tenement_n or_o any_o good_n he_o enjoy_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o law_n you_o may_v be_v please_v to_o remember_v that_o the_o question_n whether_o gain_v covenant_v for_o loan_n be_v lawful_a or_o no_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a by_o human_a but_o by_o divine_a law_n and_o you_o say_v with_o reference_n to_o the_o law_n which_o forbid_v flesh_n in_o lent_n that_o the_o use_n thereof_o at_o that_o time_n in_o point_n of_o conscience_n remain_v lawful_a as_o before_o what_o obligation_n human_a law_n have_v on_o the_o conscience_n need_v not_o here_o to_o be_v dispute_v for_o the_o law_n 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upon_o they_o as_o to_o tolerate_v or_o permit_v that_o which_o be_v in_o itself_o unlawful_a since_o it_o will_v be_v a_o virtual_a dispensation_n for_o the_o breach_n of_o a_o divine_a law_n i_o shall_v not_o presume_v to_o offer_v my_o thought_n in_o the_o case_n whether_o they_o do_v well_o or_o no_o in_o tolerate_v it_o be_v not_o that_o which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o question_n we_o be_v principal_o concern_v to_o inquire_v after_o but_o whether_o we_o shall_v do_v well_o in_o practise_v it_o however_o i_o shall_v give_v you_o the_o opinion_n of_o this_o same_o great_a and_o eminent_a casuist_n in_o the_o same_o book_n pag._n 285._o the_o commonwealth_n may_v promise_v not_o to_o punish_v usury_n though_o of_o itself_o it_o be_v uncharitable_a and_o consequent_o