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	day_n	good_a	1,868	5	3.3197	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02741	Tvvo treatises I. The purchase of Grace, shewing the excellency of Christ, and the graces of his spirit. II. The soules delight in Gods tabernacles, shewing the excellency of time, spent in duties of God's solemne service. Instances in the chiefe, viz. prayer, word, and sacraments. Motives and directions for right performance. Lastly, the chiefe usurpers of time discovered, with apt remedies against each of them. The contents of the booke are methodically exprest in the margent, which to the diligent reader may serve instead of a table. By William Harrison, Mr. of Arts, and minister of the Gospell at Canwicke neare Lincolne.	Harrison, William, minister at Canwick.	1639 (1639)	STC 12871; ESTC S103879	208,196	400

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let_v he_o come_v unto_o i_o and_o drink_v you_o see_v that_o only_o the_o thirsty_a soul_n be_v invite_v to_o christ_n a_o man_n without_o this_o spiritual_a thirst_n after_o grace_n be_v likely_a to_o be_v send_v empty_a away_o it_o be_v hunger_n and_o thirst_v then_o that_o fit_v we_o for_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n luk._n 1._o 53._o he_o have_v fill_v the_o hungry_a with_o good_a thing_n and_o the_o rich_a he_o have_v send_v empty_a away_o such_o only_o be_v likely_a to_o prize_v it_o such_o only_a will_v be_v thankful_a for_o it_o such_o only_o be_v likely_a to_o make_v a_o right_a use_n of_o it_o such_o only_a will_v take_v pain_n to_o procure_v and_o be_v at_o great_a cost_n to_o obtain_v it_o and_o therefore_o they_o that_o will_v bargain_n with_o christ_n for_o true_a save_a grace_n must_v hunger_n and_o thirst_n after_o it_o yea_o such_o a_o one_o will_v be_v earnest_a in_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o it_o he_o will_v pray_v with_o fervency_n and_o therefore_o be_v sure_a 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faith_n i_o have_v spend_v time_n in_o god_n service_n constant_o henceforth_o there_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o i_o a_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n and_o thus_o you_o see_v at_o large_a the_o utility_n of_o the_o duty_n which_o be_v the_o second_o motive_n that_o may_v persuade_v we_o to_o be_v constant_a in_o the_o duty_n of_o god_n worship_n and_o service_n three_o the_o three_o and_o last_o motive_n that_o may_v persuade_v we_o hereunto_o it_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o it_o it_o be_v not_o only_o equal_a and_o profitable_a but_o exceed_v necessary_a necessary_a that_o we_o shall_v be_v

yet_o a_o little_a sleep_n a_o little_a slumber_n a_o little_a fold_n of_o the_o hand_n to_o sleep_v thus_o still_o he_o keep_v his_o bed_n and_o there_o he_o delight_v to_o spend_v his_o time_n and_o there_o the_o wiseman_n let_v he_o alone_o and_o bestow_v no_o more_o pain_n to_o call_v he_o up_o but_o even_o pass_v sentence_n upon_o as_o he_o lie_v in_o his_o bed_n so_o thy_o poverty_n come_v as_o a_o arm_a man_n this_o will_v bring_v both_o temporal_a poverty_n and_o spiritual_a misery_n upon_o a_o man_n such_o a_o man_n shall_v sure_o come_v to_o poverty_n proverb_n 20._o 13._o for_o this_o steal_v away_o not_o only_o much_o time_n that_o be_v better_o spend_v in_o god_n service_n but_o it_o rob_v we_o of_o two_o special_a season_n and_o opportunity_n of_o do_v god_n service_n and_o get_v good_a to_o our_o soul_n sc_n the_o morning_n season_n and_o the_o sermon_n time_n or_o the_o time_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v the_o very_a harvest_n of_o our_o soul_n 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