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	good_a	receive_v	1,719	5	4.6677	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92846	The anatomy of secret sins, presumptuous sins, sins in dominion, & uprightness. Wherein divers weighty cases are resolved in relation to all those particulars: delivered in divers sermons preached at Mildreds in Bread-street London, on Psalm 19. 12, 13. Together with the remissibleness of all sin, and the irremissibleness of the sin against the Holy Ghost preached before an honourable auditory. By that reverend and faithfull minister of the Gospel, Mr. Obadiah Sedgwick, B.D. Perfected by himself, and published by those whom he intrusted with his notes.	Sedgwick, Obadiah, 1600?-1658.; Chambers, Humphrey, 1598 or 9-1662.	1660 (1660)	Wing S2363; Thomason E1003_1; ESTC R203493	249,727	327

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upright_o or_o hypocritical_a in_o a_o double_a respect_n either_o first_o real_o or_o second_o in_o opinion_n and_o fancy_n if_o a_o man_n be_v real_o a_o hypocrite_n though_o in_o his_o proud_a opinion_n and_o fancy_n he_o will_v think_v himself_o to_o be_v upright_o i_o say_v to_o such_o a_o man_n that_o no_o one_o portion_n of_o that_o comfort_n before_o deliver_v belong_v unto_o he_o sound_a comfort_n be_v never_o by_o god_n lay_v up_o for_o a_o false_a heart_n again_o a_o man_n may_v be_v real_o upright_a and_o yet_o have_v a_o false_a opinion_n of_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v a_o hypocrite_n it_o be_v thus_o with_o the_o best_a that_o they_o ofttimes_o both_o suspect_v and_o false_o charge_v the_o true_a estate_n of_o their_o soul_n a_o child_n in_o a_o distemper_n may_v question_v the_o inheritance_n which_o be_v entail_v on_o he_o yet_o if_o the_o heart_n be_v true_o upright_a all_o comfort_n be_v thy_o portion_n as_o our_o distrustful_a fear_n do_v not_o prejudice_v the_o 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