Assertion: plague | /r/HasProperty | sent by god
Facets:
value: for their sins
type: CAUSE
value: to those
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: He has a powerful way of speaking, and he insists to the congregation that the plague is a scourge sent by God to those who have hardened their hearts against him.
text: Early during the epidemic, he delivers a sermon to his confused, frightened congregation declaring that the plague is a God-sent punishment for their sins.
text: The Reverend J. Henry c. Helmuth: Believed that the plague was a punishment sent by god because there was an increase in gambling as well as in drinking among the people of Philadelphia.