Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	king_n	person_n	3,375	5	4.7684	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25492	Another New-Years-gift for arbitrary judges, or, Some sober reflections on injustice		1681 (1681)	Wing A3271; ESTC R19348	3,292	2

another_z new-years-gift_n for_o arbitrary_a judge_n or_o some_o sober_a reflection_n on_o injustice_n the_o last_o year_n new-year_n gift_n to_o the_o chief_a justice_n scroggs_n be_v as_o it_o seem_v but_o ill_o accept_v by_o he_o and_o though_o it_o may_v have_v be_v as_o a_o looking-glass_n for_o he_o to_o have_v see_v the_o ill_a favour_v and_o ugly_a face_n of_o a_o corrupt_a judge_n and_o the_o odiousness_n of_o injustice_n he_o lay_v not_o his_o hand_n on_o his_o heart_n nor_o serious_o consider_v the_o evil_a end_n it_o will_v bring_v he_o to_o but_o still_o continue_v in_o his_o iniquity_n roar_v rant_v and_o bluster_v more_o like_o a_o hector_n than_o a_o judge_n and_o have_v ever_o since_o endeavour_v all_o that_o in_o he_o lay_v not_o to_o execute_v justice_n and_o judgement_n according_a to_o law_n and_o truth_n but_o arbitrary_o and_o illegal_o to_o abuse_v imprison_v and_o undo_v all_o such_o as_o he_o think_v any_o way_n oppose_v his_o violence_n or_o cry_v out_o of_o his_o proceed_n he_o sure_o never_o remember_v what_o moses_n say_v to_o the_o judge_n of_o his_o people_n deut_n 16.19_o thou_o shall_v not_o wrest_v judgement_n thou_o shall_v not_o respect_v person_n neither_o shall_v thou_o take_v a_o gift_n for_o a_o gift_n do_v blind_a the_o eye_n of_o the_o wise_a and_o pervert_v the_o word_n of_o the_o righteous_a the_o acquittal_n of_o sir_n george_n wakeman_n will_v never_o be_v forget_v and_o 10000_o l._n will_v be_v still_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o people_n they_o have_v many_o eye_n and_o be_v not_o easy_o blind_v or_o delude_v the_o good_a jehosaphat_n king_n of_o judah_n give_v in_o charge_n to_o his_o judge_n 2_o chron._n 19.6_o take_v heed_n what_o you_o do_v for_o you_o judge_v not_o for_o man_n but_o for_o the_o lord_n to_o what_o end_n at_o last_o will_v injustice_n oppression_n and_o bribery_n lead_v even_o to_o destruction_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o samuel_n son_n who_o turn_v after_o lucre_n take_v bribe_n and_o pervert_v judgement_n 1_o sam._n 8.3_o you_o know_v what_o become_v of_o they_o they_o be_v destroy_v and_o job_n say_v chap._n 15._o verse_n 34._o fire_n shall_v consume_v the_o tabernacle_n of_o bribery_n they_o shall_v not_o long_o enjoy_v what_o be_v unrighteous_o get_v it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o again_o to_o insert_v in_o this_o our_o new-year_n gift_n the_o oath_n of_o the_o judge_n 20_o edw._n 3d._n for_o they_o can_v too_o often_o behold_v their_o duty_n nor_o be_v remember_v of_o it_o you_o shall_v swear_v that_o well_o and_o true_o you_o shall_v serve_v our_o sovereign_a lord_n the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n in_o the_o office_n of_o a_o justice_n etc._n etc._n that_o you_o do_v equal_a law_n and_o execution_n of_o right_a to_o all_o the_o king_n subject_n rich_a and_o poor_a without_o have_v regard_n to_o any_o person_n and_o that_o you_o shall_v not_o take_v by_o you_o or_o by_o any_o other_o privy_o nor_o in_o part_n any_o gift_n or_o reward_n in_o gold_n or_o silver_n nor_o 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