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	world_n	1,681	5	4.5242	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09977	Life eternall or, A treatise of the knowledge of the divine essence and attributes Delivered in XVIII. sermons. By the late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ, Iohn Preston, D. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Majestie, master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolns Inne.	Preston, John, 1587-1628.; Ball, Thomas, 1589 or 90-1659.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.	1631 (1631)	STC 20231; ESTC S115069	220,964	434

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etc._n use_v 2_o a_o second_o use_n from_o this_o point_n be_v this_o if_o god_n be_v a_o spirit_n than_o his_o dominion_n government_n and_o providence_n be_v chief_o exercise_v on_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n man_n it_o be_v true_a his_o providence_n be_v over_o all_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o we_o but_o as_o he_o be_v in_o himself_o a_o spirit_n so_o he_o put_v forth_o and_o exercise_v this_o power_n of_o his_o principal_o in_o guide_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n and_o in_o that_o you_o be_v chief_o to_o observe_v his_o providence_n towards_o you_o and_o that_o you_o shall_v see_v in_o rom._n 14.17_o 14.17_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n that_o be_v his_o rule_n and_o power_n be_v not_o in_o meat_n and_o drink_v for_o they_o be_v outward_a thing_n and_o he_o that_o be_v a_o spirit_n regard_v they_o not_o but_o it_o be_v in_o righteousness_n and_o peace_n and_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o be_v in_o the_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o spirit_n therein_o be_v his_o 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be_v psal._n 81.12_o 81.12_o so_o i_o give_v they_o over_o to_o their_o own_o heart_n lust_n and_o they_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o counsel_n that_o be_v my_o judgement_n shall_v be_v execute_v upon_o their_o spirit_n to_o leave_v they_o to_o a_o unjudicious_a mind_n again_o on_o the_o other_o side_n when_o the_o lord_n will_v do_v a_o man_n the_o great_a kindness_n than_o he_o fashion_v his_o spirit_n another_o way_n deut._n 30.6_o 30.6_o and_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n will_v circumcise_v thy_o heart_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o thy_o seed_n to_o love_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o soul_n that_o thou_o may_v live_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v when_o i_o mind_n to_o do_v you_o a_o kindness_n than_o i_o will_v thus_o fashion_v your_o heart_n aright_o so_o ezek_n 36.26_o 36.26_o a_o new_a heart_n also_o will_v i_o give_v unto_o you_o and_o a_o new_a spirit_n will_v i_o put_v within_o you_o and_o i_o will_v take_v away_o the_o stony_a heart_n out_o of_o your_o flesh_n and_o will_v give_v you_o a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n the_o scripture_n be_v plentiful_a in_o this_o therefore_o if_o thou_o will_v observe_v what_o the_o lord_n be_v to_o thou_o look_v how_o he_o fashion_v thy_o spirit_n if_o thou_o find_v that_o he_o leave_v thou_o to_o unruly_a affection_n and_o lust_n and_o leave_v thou_o to_o be_v glue_v to_o that_o from_o which_o thou_o shall_v be_v divorce_v or_o that_o he_o have_v leave_v thou_o in_o bondage_n to_o the_o fear_n of_o man_n as_o a_o snare_n to_o thou_o there_o be_v no_o great_a judgement_n in_o the_o world_n than_o this_o as_o it_o be_v the_o great_a mercy_n on_o the_o

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