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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	law_n	moral_a	precept_n	2,880	5	9.5945	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78170	The triall of a black-pudding. Or, The unlawfulness of eating blood proved by Scriptures, before the law, under the law, and after the law. By a well wisher to ancient truth.	Barlow, Thomas, 1607-1691.	1652 (1652)	Wing B846; Thomason E666_2	17,359	24

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deut._n 12.23.25_o and_o observe_v the_o expression_n howsoever_o till_o we_o have_v a_o repeal_n of_o this_o decree_n we_o account_v eat_v of_o blood_n as_o unlawful_a as_o fornication_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o argument_n against_o eat_v of_o blood_n follow_v the_o consideration_n of_o such_o argument_n as_o be_v hold_v forth_o to_o prove_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o eat_a blood_n of_o which_o there_o be_v divers_a but_o of_o no_o great_a moment_n 1._o argument_n if_o there_o be_v no_o meat_n unclean_a in_o itself_o i._n e._n in_o his_o own_o nature_n or_o by_o god_n forbid_v it_o to_o be_v use_v than_o neither_o be_v meat_n make_v of_o blood_n unclean_a but_o to_o he_o that_o esteem_v it_o so_o but_o there_o be_v no_o meat_n unclean_a in_o itself_o rom._n 14.14_o ergo._n r_o 1._o we_o must_v distinguish_v the_o major_n and_o consider_v what_o meat_n be_v and_o whether_o blood_n can_v proper_o be_v say_v to_o be_v meat_n three_o thing_n must_v concur_v to_o make_v a_o thing_n to_o 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that_o enter_v into_o he_o can_v defile_v he_o ergò_fw-la r._n 1._o we_o must_v consider_v the_o scope_n of_o christ_n in_o these_o word_n which_o be_v not_o to_o take_v away_o the_o distinction_n of_o meat_n but_o to_o reprove_v the_o pharisee_n for_o their_o hypocrisy_n that_o they_o hold_v those_o thing_n which_o otherwise_o lawful_a yet_o do_v defile_v a_o man_n if_o they_o be_v eat_v with_o unwashen_n hand_n so_o that_o christ_n speak_v here_o not_o of_o the_o matter_n or_o thing_n eat_v but_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o eat_v else_o christ_n have_v not_o answer_v to_o the_o point_n nor_o refute_v the_o pharise_n and_o this_o appear_v out_o of_o christ_n own_o conclusion_n mar_n 7.20_o 2._o suppose_v christ_n do_v speak_v of_o thing_n eat_v likewise_o yet_o he_o do_v not_o understand_v absolute_o all_o kind_n of_o food_n that_o none_o do_v defile_v a_o man_n but_o he_o speak_v of_o such_o as_o know_v their_o ordinary_n lawful_a food_n which_o then_o they_o be_v about_o to_o receive_v 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for_o ceremonial_a or_o mosaical_a ordinance_n but_o for_o the_o tradition_n and_o ordinance_n of_o those_o heretic_n and_o philosopher_n which_o teach_v the_o worship_v of_o angel_n and_o the_o abstain_v from_o certain_a creature_n at_o certain_a time_n as_o displease_v to_o angel_n thus_o beza_n and_o zanchie_a understand_v it_o and_o to_o they_o do_v i_o subscribe_v say_v mayer_n see_v more_o in_o bezas_n annotation_n upon_o the_o place_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n the_o place_n will_v do_v they_o no_o good_a tertullian_n lib_n 5._o contra_fw-la martion_n negate_fw-la haec_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la mosis_fw-la pertinere_fw-la and_o learned_a hugo_n grotius_n say_v that_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d commandment_n be_v understand_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v command_v