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	judge_n	sentence_n	1,847	5	8.0412	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32762	The divine institution of congregational churches, ministry and ordinances [as has bin professed by those of that persuasion] asserted and proved from the word of God / by Isaac Chauncy ...	Chauncy, Isaac, 1632-1712.	1697 (1697)	Wing C3748; ESTC R38739	70,081	155

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3._o the_o proselyte_n public_o embrace_v abraham_n covenant_n and_o join_v to_o the_o church_n thereby_o under_o the_o old_a testament_n before_o they_o be_v circumcise_v and_o under_o the_o new_a testament_n before_o they_o be_v baptize_v for_o the_o first_o see_v deut._n 29.11_o 12._o where_o the_o stranger_n covenant_v public_o with_o the_o lord_n and_o social_o with_o that_o church_n in_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n just_a before_o they_o pass_v over_o jordan_n and_o be_v circumcise_v by_o joshua_n ch_n 5.2_o 3_o 4._o for_o the_o latter_a see_v act_n 2.39_o 41._o peter_n make_v they_o that_o manifest_v their_o repentance_n to_o stipulate_v public_o to_o abraham_n covenant_n before_o they_o be_v baptize_v and_o as_o many_o as_o declare_v their_o glad_a receive_n and_o embrace_v the_o promise_n for_o themselves_o and_o seed_n be_v baptize_v for_o they_o who_o do_v not_o explicit_o declare_v so_o much_o be_v not_o baptize_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o text._n in_o a_o word_n do_v thou_o 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