Aforethought
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (a.) Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder.

2. (n.) Premeditation.

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The King's Highway Opened and Cleared
... If he killed another unawares, and had no malice aforethought, he might flee at
once to the City of Refuge; and if he could enter its gates before the avenger ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 6 1860/the kings highway opened and.htm

Useless Sacrifice
... not afraid of being told the truth; to English people who do wrong rather from
forgetfulness and luxury, than from meanness and cruelty aforethought; who, as ...
/.../kingsley/all saints day and other sermons/sermon xxxvi useless sacrifice.htm

Masterful Dying.
... Jesus died deliberately. This is quite clear. It was done of love aforethought.
It was His own act fitted into the circumstances surrounding Him. ...
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Sin is Only from the Will. His Own Life and Will Best Known to ...
... answer, by asking in this manner: Suppose that the sleeper already knew what the
other would do with his hand, and of purpose aforethought, having drunk so ...
/.../chapter 10 name is only.htm

The Portrait of a Drunkyard
... He who neglects to save a life, kills. There are more murderers than those who lift
violent hands with malice aforethought against a hated life. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the portrait of a drunkyard.htm

All Joy in all Trials
... and under singular circumstances, a most fierce and terrible blast from the adversary,
before which he falls mournfully, but not with malice aforethought. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 29 1883/all joy in all trials.htm

Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity Duty to New and Old Man.
... You will meet with all manner of malice aforethought and deceit, and with faithlessness
and malignity on the part of those you have benefited; again, with ...
/.../luther/epistle sermons vol iii/nineteenth sunday after trinity duty.htm

Sovereignty and Human Responsibility
... Human law distinguishes between a blow inflicted by accident (without evil design)
and a blow delivered with 'malice aforethought.' Apply then this same ...
/.../pink/the sovereignty of god/chapter eight sovereignty and human.htm

The Wedding Garment
... No evidence was required; he had come there on set purpose with malice aforethought
to display his disloyalty, and had done so in the presence of the King. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/the wedding garment.htm

Thesaurus
Aforethought (5 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought,
which is required to constitute murder. ...Aforethought (5 Occurrences). ...
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Aforetime (19 Occurrences)

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Forethought (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate.
Multi-Version Concordance Forethought (3 Occurrences). ...
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Murder (41 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The offense of killing a human being with malice pretense or aforethought,
express or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide. ...
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Aforesaid (1 Occurrence)

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Concordance
Aforethought (5 Occurrences)

Numbers 35:20
If he thrust him of hatred, or hurled at him, lying in wait, so that he died,
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Deuteronomy 4:42
that the manslayer might flee there, who kills his neighbor unawares, and didn't hate him in time past; and that fleeing to one of these cities he might live:
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 19:4
This is the case of the manslayer, that shall flee there and live: whoever kills his neighbor unawares, and didn't hate him in time past;
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Deuteronomy 19:6
lest the avenger of blood pursue the manslayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and strike him mortally; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he didn't hate him in time past.
(See NIV)

Joshua 20:5
If the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver up the manslayer into his hand; because he struck his neighbor unintentionally, and didn't hate him before.
(See NIV)

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Aforethought

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Aforetime (19 Occurrences)

Forethought (3 Occurrences)

Murder (41 Occurrences)

Aforesaid (1 Occurrence)

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