Selected quad for the lemma: woman_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
woman_n	marriage_n	marry_v	wife_n	3,975	5	6.7993	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41197	A brief exposition of the Epistles of Paul to the Galatians and Ephesians by James Fergusson.	Fergusson, James, 1621-1667.	1659 (1659)	Wing F772; ESTC R27358	577,875	820

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3._o 7._o the_o word_n in_o the_o original_n do_v signify_v such_o a_o join_v as_o that_o of_o two_o board_n of_o timber_n firm_o glue_v together_o not_o as_o if_o a_o man_n be_v to_o reside_v constant_o at_o home_n for_o the_o merchant_n the_o lawyer_n and_o man_n of_o other_o employment_n also_o must_v some_o time_n go_v abroad_o prov._n 7._o 19_o 20._o but_o his_o fix_a dwelling_n shall_v be_v with_o she_o and_o his_o presence_n also_o so_o far_o as_o his_o necessary_a call_n shall_v permit_v so_o that_o he_o be_v not_o without_o necessity_n to_o be_v absent_a from_o his_o own_o home_n prov._n 5._o 19_o and_o three_o this_o law_n declare_v that_o they_o two_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n which_o imply_v first_o a_o most_o strict_a union_n so_o that_o they_o can_v be_v separate_v except_o in_o the_o case_n of_o adultery_n matth._n 19_o 9_o and_o wilful_a desertion_n of_o the_o one_o party_n persist_v in_o after_o all_o mean_v use_v to_o the_o contrary_a 1_o cor._n 7._o 15_o more_o 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subject_a to_o her_o own_o husband_n so_o that_o what_o ever_o wife_n be_v otherwise_o for_o part_n for_o birth_n for_o beauty_n for_o thrift_n for_o breed_v if_o this_o be_v inlake_v they_o want_v their_o chief_a ornament_n be_v dishonourable_a to_o god_n and_o a_o disgrace_n to_o their_o husband_n for_o paul_n do_v hold_v it_o forth_o as_o their_o great_a lesson_n and_o the_o sum_n of_o all_o their_o duty_n wife_n submit_v yourselves_o unto_o your_o own_o husband_n 4._o there_o be_v no_o wife_n what_o ever_o be_v her_o birth_n part_n or_o any_o other_o privilege_n who_o be_v exempt_v from_o this_o thy_fw-mi of_o subjection_n to_o her_o own_o husband_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n god_n ordinance_n and_o her_o own_o voluntary_a covenant_n do_v bind_v she_o to_o it_o for_o he_o speak_v indefinite_o to_o all_o wife_n submit_v yourselves_o 5._o there_o be_v not_o any_o husband_n to_o who_o this_o honour_n of_o submission_n from_o his_o own_o wife_n be_v not_o due_a no_o personal_a 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