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	great_a	judge_v	1,480	5	6.4929	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92778	Solomons choice: or, A president for kings and princes, and all that are in authority, presented in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons at Margarets Westminster, at their publique fast, Septemb. 25. 1644. By Lazarus Seaman, pastor of the Church of Christ at Alhallowes-Breadstreet-London. One of the Assembly of Divines.	Seaman, Lazarus, d. 1675.	1644 (1644)	Wing S2177; Thomason E16_23; ESTC R189	37,337	55

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throughout_o thy_o tribe_n and_o they_o shall_v judge_v the_o people_n with_o just_a judgement_n of_o jehosophat_n it_o be_v thus_o record_v and_o he_o 9_o 2_o chro._n 19_o 5_o 9_o set_v judge_n in_o the_o land_n throughout_o all_o the_o fence_a city_n of_o judah_n city_n by_o city_n and_o as_o touch_v the_o right_a manner_n of_o judge_v he_o charge_v they_o say_v thus_o shall_v you_o do_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n 3._o to_o see_v that_o right_n be_v do_v to_o every_o person_n even_o to_o the_o poor_a and_o mean_a the_o widow_n fatherless_a and_o stranger_n in_o every_o cause_n without_o partiality_n and_o by-respect_n as_o in_o god_n presence_n and_o in_o god_n stead_n oh_o house_n of_o david_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n execute_v judgement_n in_o the_o morning_n 12._o jerem._n 21._o 12._o and_o deliver_v he_o that_o be_v spoil_v out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o oppressor_n lest_o my_o fury_n go_v out_o like_a fire_n and_o burn_v that_o none_o can_v quench_v it_o because_o of_o the_o evil_a of_o your_o do_n 4._o to_o encourage_v the_o good_a and_o terrify_v the_o wicked_a for_o ruler_n be_v not_o a_o terror_n to_o good_a work_n i._n e._n ought_v not_o to_o 3._o rom._n 13._o 3._o be_v but_o to_o the_o evil_a this_o be_v david_n resolution_n as_o a_o king_n a_o froward_a heart_n shall_v depart_v from_o i_o i_o will_v not_o know_v a_o wicked_a etc._n psal_n 101._o 4_o etc._n etc._n person_n who_o so_o privy_o slander_v his_o neighbour_n he_o will_v i_o ●ut_v off_o he_o that_o have_v a_o high_a look_n and_o a_o proud_a heart_n will_v i_o not_o suffer_v etc._n etc._n 5._o by_o all_o good_a and_o lawful_a mean_n to_o provide_v that_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n and_o especial_o such_o as_o be_v in_o covenant_n with_o god_n may_v lead_v a_o quiet_a and_o a_o peaceable_a life_n in_o all_o godliness_n and_o honesty_n subject_n must_v pray_v for_o this_o 2._o this_o 1_o tim._n ●_o 2._o ruler_n must_v improve_v their_o authority_n towards_o the_o furtherance_n of_o it_o this_o must_v be_v their_o end_n aim_n desire_v and_o endeavour_v god_n example_n towards_o man_n his_o command_n lay_v upon_o governor_n the_o end_n why_o magistracy_n be_v ordain_v that_o happiness_n which_o all_o man_n natural_o desire_v and_o can_v otherwise_o be_v attain_v the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o dictate_v of_o every_o man_n conscience_n as_o also_o the_o oath_n which_o be_v usual_o tender_v almost_o among_o all_o nation_n to_o prince_n at_o their_o solemn_a coronation_n do_v not_o only_o sufficient_o inform_v but_o abundant_o convince_v of_o all_o this_o which_o in_o one_o word_n be_v to_o judge_v and_o that_o governor_n may_v be_v the_o better_a able_a and_o more_o faithful_a in_o judgeing_a it_o be_v exceed_o necessary_a that_o ●ad_a ●_o part._n to_o discern_v between_o good_a and_o ●ad_a they_o discern_v between_o good_a and_o bad_a which_o be_v the_o second_o thing_n wherein_o solomon_n desire_v to_o be_v enable_v by_o god_n and_o a_o second_o part_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o governor_n the_o woman_n of_o tekoah_n praise_n david_n in_o this_o respect_n and_o for_o that_o excellency_n which_o god_n have_v bestow_v on_o he_o in_o this_o kind_n as_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n so_o be_v my_o lord_n the_o king_n to_o discern_v between_o good_a and_o bad_a 〈◊〉_d bad_a 2_o sam._n 14._o 17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o phrase_n of_o the_o original_a language_n be_v not_o altogether_o the_o same_o in_o the_o text_n 〈◊〉_d text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o the_o place_n last_o cite_v c_o but_o the_o sense_n seem_v to_o be_v one_o in_o both_o and_o plain_o to_o imply_v that_o as_o all_o christian_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d