Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	aaron_n	people_n	zion_n	67	3	8.7216	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91944	The figg-less figg-tree: or, The doome of a barren and unfruitful profession lay'd open. In an exposition upon that parable: a certain man had a figg-tree planted in his vineyard, &c. Luke 13. 6,7,8,9,10. / By Nehemiah Rogers, a minister of the Gospel of Christ.	Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660.	1659 (1659)	Wing R1823; Thomason E973_1; ESTC R203371	458,183	541

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be_v better_a that_o all_o the_o rest_n shall_v go_v away_o without_o that_o portion_n which_o belong_v unto_o they_o than_o that_o those_o one_o or_o two_o who_o be_v of_o a_o deject_a spirit_n shall_v go_v away_o without_o they_o the_o first_o and_o chief_a charge_n that_o christ_n give_v to_o peter_n concern_v his_o lamb_n the_o weak_a and_o tender_a of_o the_o flock_n if_o thou_o love_v i_o feed_v my_o lamb_n 21.15_o joh._n 21.15_o john_n 21.15_o but_o for_o as_o much_o as_o our_o congregation_n be_v mix_v of_o good_a and_o bad_a care_n must_v be_v take_v and_o have_v by_o we_o that_o be_v minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o our_o ministerial_a office_n that_o we_o neither_o preach_v the_o law_n without_o the_o gospel_n nor_o the_o gospel_n without_o the_o law_n both_o must_v be_v preach_v and_o that_o in_o the_o right_a order_n to_o preach_v the_o law_n alone_o by_o itself_o be_v to_o pervert_v the_o use_n of_o it_o neither_o have_v we_o any_o power_n or_o commission_n so_o to_o do_v for_o power_n be_v give_v we_o for_o the_o edification_n not_o destruction_n of_o the_o hearer_n it_o be_v publish_v as_o a_o appendant_a to_o the_o gospel_n and_o so_o it_o must_v be_v preach_v it_o be_v publish_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o mediator_n and_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o mediator_n it_o must_v be_v teach_v and_o deliver_v that_o thereby_o no_o man_n may_v be_v exasperate_v but_o put_v in_o mind_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n whereunto_o they_o must_v fly_v and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o rule_n in_o physic_n still_o to_o maintain_v nature_n insomuch_o that_o when_o that_o shall_v be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v destroy_v the_o wise_a physician_n leave_v give_v of_o