Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	according_a	body_n	soul_n	1,459	5	5.0500	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27337	The world bewitch'd, or, An examination of the common opinions concerning spirits their nature, power, administration and operations, as also the effects men are able to produce by their communication : divided into IV parts / by Balthazar Bekker ... ; vol. I translated from a French copy, approved of and subscribed by the author's own hand.; Betoverde weereld. English	Bekker, Balthasar, 1634-1698.	1695 (1695)	Wing B1781; ESTC R4286	207,500	352

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other_o it_o be_v as_o through_o the_o former_a that_o darken_v the_o sight_n by_o their_o continual_a presence_n and_o by_o the_o weariness_n cause_v by_o their_o too_o much_o gaze_v upon_o they_o so_o that_o without_o the_o help_n of_o those_o comfort_a spectacle_n if_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v the_o faculty_n weaken_v by_o want_n of_o habit_n be_v no_o long_o able_a to_o endure_v the_o light_n let_v this_o be_v observe_v beforehand_o to_o be_v serviceable_a hereafter_o sect._n 5._o and_o as_o to_o the_o holy_a writ_n i_o think_v not_o that_o it_o may_v be_v take_v for_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o opinion_n man_n have_v of_o the_o devil_n those_o opinion_n be_v already_o root_v in_o the_o mind_n as_o deep_o as_o they_o can_v be_v before_o the_o holy_a bible_n be_v ever_o read_v not_o to_o say_v that_o the_o less_o we_o read_v it_o the_o more_o we_o credit_v what_o be_v say_v upon_o that_o account_n and_o the_o more_o we_o be_v dispose_v to_o affirm_v it_o have_v we_o not_o in_o matter_n 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