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_v	know_v	1,843	5	3.8582	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47648	A sermon preached at the assizes held at Lincoln, March the 6th, 1691/2 before the right honourale [sic] Sir John Holt, Kt., lord chief justice of England / by Walter Leightonhouse ... ; printed at the earnest request of the gentlemen of the country.	Leightonhouse, Walter, 1656-1701.	1692 (1692)	Wing L1032B; ESTC R202676	13,243	31

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the_o safety_n of_o our_o person_n the_o security_n of_o our_o estate_n and_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o our_o religion_n and_o all_o military_a conquest_n abroad_o will_v do_v we_o little_a service_n unless_o you_o keep_v our_o peace_n at_o home_n it_o be_v by_o your_o administration_n alone_o that_o piety_n be_v advance_v truth_n preserve_v tranquillity_n settle_v privilege_n bound_v innocency_n protect_v learn_v encourage_v our_o person_n secure_v from_o violence_n and_o our_o estate_n from_o plunder_n in_o short_a it_o be_v judgement_n alone_o that_o establish_v a_o land_n prov._n 19.4_o and_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o be_v by_o the_o great_a king_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n repose_v in_o your_o hand_n and_o therefore_o you_o have_v need_n to_o take_v heed_n what_o you_o do_v for_o you_o judge_v not_o for_o man_n but_o for_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v with_o you_o in_o the_o judgement_n wherefore_o let_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o you_o take_v heed_n and_o do_v it_o 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