Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	life_n	live_v	year_n	6,858	5	5.0910	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64066	Quæstio quodlibetica, or, A discourse whether it may bee lawfull to take use for money	Filmer, Robert, Sir, d. 1653.; Twysden, Roger, Sir, 1597-1672.	1653 (1653)	Wing T3555; ESTC R14802	53,162	192

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breach_n of_o charity_n finis_fw-la a_o rom._n 1.32_o b_o levit._n 25._o ●_z c_o numb._n 35.11_o deut._n 19.3_o d_o deut._n 15.1_o 2._o e_o ●x●d_fw-mi 22.21.23.9_o f_o de_fw-la usuris_fw-la leg._n 1._o cod._n theod._n l._n 2._o g_o 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la no●el_n 2._o c._n 4._o ●d_fw-mi verbum_fw-la centesima_fw-la h_o gloss._n in_o cod._n de_fw-fr usuris_fw-la leg._n 26._o ad_fw-la verb_n tertiam_fw-la pattem_v and_o ad_fw-la leg._n 28_o in_fw-la principio_fw-la i_o dist._n 47._o c._n 2._o verb_n centesima_fw-la k_o epist._n 2._o in_o fine_a l_o satyr_n 3._o lib._n 3._o m_o budaeus_fw-la de_fw-la ass_n l._n 1._o n_o de_fw-la usuris_fw-la c●d_fw-mi theo._n l._n leg._n 2._o o_o cyprian_n de_fw-fr lapsis_fw-la ann●tat_fw-la pamel_n 23._o cap._n 4._o p_o conc._n general_n edit._n rome_n 1608._o p._n 23_o q_o neque_fw-la in_fw-la ulla_fw-la lege_fw-la praeteritum_fw-la tempus_fw-la reprehenditur_fw-la nisi_fw-la ejus_fw-la rei_fw-la quae_fw-la sua_fw-la sponte_fw-la scelerata_fw-la ac_fw-la 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lib._n 2._o cap._n 129._o ivo_n par_fw-fr 6._o cap._n 196._o and_o par_fw-la 13._o in_fw-la principio_fw-la gratian_n di●t_fw-la 47._o caus._n 14._o q._n 2._o f_o decretal_a lib._n 5._o tit._n 19_o in_fw-la sexto_fw-la lib._n 5._o tit._n 5._o clement_n lib._n 5._o tit._n 5._o etc._n etc._n g_o hieron_n de_fw-fr ceval_n de_fw-fr cognition_fw-la per_fw-la viam_fw-la violentiae_fw-la par_fw-la 2._o q._n 96._o *_o a_o mountain_n of_o piety_n be_v a_o stock_n of_o money_n rai●ed_v by_o the_o charity_n of_o good_a people_n who_o observe_v the_o poor_a ruin_v by_o the_o usury_n of_o jew_n do_v voluntary_o contribute_v good_a store_n of_o treasure_n to_o be_v preserve_v and_o lend_v unto_o they_o whereby_o they_o upon_o security_n may_v have_v money_n at_o a_o low_a rate_n to_o relieve_v their_o want_n which_o because_o the_o mass_n be_v great_a and_o the_o thing_n pious_a and_o charitable_a in_o itself_o be_v call_v a_o mountain_n of_o piety_n but_o in_o respect_n the_o officer_n and_o 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tit._n 1._o cap._n 11._o in_fw-la principio_fw-la and_o there_o want_v not_o learned_a man_n which_o hold_v both_o these_o way_n of_o receve_v increase_n to_o be_v usurious_a and_o likewise_o that_o defend_v the_o contrary_a that_o neither_o of_o they_o be_v see_v matheo_n villani_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 106._o h_o in_fw-la sexto_fw-la de_fw-la v●uris_fw-la c._n 8._o ●_z de_fw-fr quaestioni●us_fw-la i_o in_o clement_n de_fw-fr usuris_fw-la cap._n unico_fw-la and_o giovan._n villani_n lib._n 12._o c._n 57_o k_o giovan._n villani_n ib._n l_o ludovi_n a_o paramo_n de_fw-fr origine_fw-la inquisit_a lib._n 2._o c._n n._n 36._o m_o tattato_fw-it d●_z inquisitione_fw-la c._n 23.30_o 31._o n_o epist._n constant._n apud_fw-la socr._n lib._n 1._o c._n 6_o and_o apud_fw-la the●d_fw-mi lib._n 1._o hist._n cap._n 10._o o_o beda_n l._n lib._n 4._o c._n 17._o p_o c._n 17._o p._n 299._o concil._n spe●●n_n q_o cap._n 37._o leg._n ed._n p._n 151._o r_o cook_n instit._n 3._o c._n 74._o p._n 163._o s_o sim._n dunelm_n an._n 1126._o col._n 254_o 19_o at_o contuat_fw-la florent_fw-la wigorn_n ano_fw-la 1125._o p._n 501._o t_o apud_fw-la richard_n hagulstad_fw-es p._n 327.66_o u_o de_fw-la pig_n noribus_fw-la c_n unico_fw-la verbo_fw-la usu●a_n fol._n 81._o a._n x_o 2_o tim._n 2.4_o y_o 1_o tim._n 3.8_o z_o cas._n conscien_fw-fr c._n 20._o n._n 29._o p._n 418._o a_o epist._n 383._o b_o enchirid_n c._n 69._o to_o 3._o c_o cham._n de_fw-fr ca●●ne_n to_o 1._o lib._n 12._o c._n 1._o n._n 3●_z p._n 424._o d_o f_o 〈…〉_z citatur_fw-la a●ud_a ant●●●n_n par_fw-fr 2._o 〈◊〉_d sect._n 〈◊〉_d g_o s._n aug._n retract_v 2_o cap._n 13._o

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breach_n of_o charity_n in_o some_o case_n and_o then_o there_o will_v be_v no_o equity_n in_o it_o which_o be_v find_v even_o in_o all_o judicial_n indeed_o i_o find_v dr._n downam_n bring_v to_o such_o straits_n as_o to_o maintain_v that_o there_o be_v other_o respect_n which_o make_v usury_n unlawful_a beside_o the_o hurt_n of_o the_o neighbour_n pag._n 295._o but_o if_o it_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o that_o law_n be_v a_o branch_n of_o the_o second_o table_n as_o dr._n fenton_n affirm_v how_o it_o can_v be_v a_o sin_n without_o breach_n of_o charity_n to_o the_o neighbour_n pass_v my_o understanding_n since_o charity_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n whereas_o dr._n downam_n do_v compare_v usury_n to_o a_o officious_a lie_n which_o be_v a_o sin_n though_o it_o hurt_v not_o but_o help_v the_o neighbour_n pag._n 277._o it_o be_v true_a a_o officious_a lie_n be_v a_o sin_n but_o a_o sin_n against_o the_o first_o commandment_n of_o the_o first_o table_n as_o 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