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	lord_n	see_v	1,803	5	3.4174	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81909	Conscience eased: or, the main scruple which hath hitherto stuck most with conscionable men, against the taking of the Engagement removed. Where amongst other things is shewed, first, how farre the oath of allegiance, and the nationall League and Covenant are obligations; either in their legall intents unalterable or at this time no more binding and alterable. Secondly. How farre in a free people the subordinate officers of the state, have a right to judge of the proceedings of a king in that state. Thirdly, how Zedekia'es case in breaking his oath to the king of Babylon, and our case in making use of our freedome from the oath of allegiance, and supremacie to the king of England doe differ. / The author, John Dury.	Dury, John, 1596-1680.	1651 (1651)	Wing D2841; Thomason E625_4; ESTC R206464	25,629	40

for_o no_o man_n can_v be_v ignorant_a that_o all_o earthly_a matter_n and_o relation_n be_v whole_o alterable_a according_a to_o the_o emergency_n and_o circumstance_n whence_o follow_v immediate_o that_o the_o conscience_n can_v be_v everlasting_o bind_v to_o intend_v the_o prosecution_n thereof_o but_o only_o conditional_o according_a to_o the_o main_a end_n for_o which_o such_o obligement_n be_v allow_v to_o be_v take_v and_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n by_o which_o they_o be_v to_o be_v prosecute_v which_o in_o private_a man_n be_v not_o without_o the_o conduct_n of_o their_o leader_n who_o be_v instruct_v with_o the_o supreme_a management_n of_o public_a affair_n if_o then_o the_o leader_n as_o heretofore_o they_o see_v cause_n to_o abolish_v monarchy_n shall_v see_v cause_n hereafter_o to_o set_v it_o up_o again_o and_o thereupon_o shall_v intend_v a_o new_a change_n in_o the_o state_n i_o think_v it_o will_v in_o this_o case_n be_v lawful_a for_o you_o to_o concur_v with_o they_o therein_o whence_o we_o must_v conclude_v that_o as_o the_o ruler_n of_o this_o state_n by_o take_v the_o engagement_n can_v intend_v to_o oblige_v themselves_o never_o to_o intend_v upon_o what_o emergency_n soever_o to_o alter_v the_o present_a establishment_n so_o the_o subject_n thereof_o by_o take_v the_o same_o engagement_n can_v be_v suppose_v to_o bind_v up_o themselves_o from_o follow_v their_o leader_n in_o the_o resolution_n which_o in_o that_o kind_n they_o may_v take_v for_o if_o upon_o new_a emergency_n the_o supreme_a power_n shall_v lead_v the_o people_n to_o intend_v a_o new_a change_n with_o they_o without_o all_o doubt_n they_o may_v lawful_o do_v it_o but_o except_o you_o suppose_v the_o conduct_n and_o guide_n of_o these_o i_o see_v not_o how_o it_o can_v be_v lawful_a in_o the_o aim_n of_o any_o private_a man_n to_o precure_v it_o by_o any_o mean_n whatsoever_o because_o by_o so_o do_v private_a man_n without_o their_o leader_n go_v beyond_o their_o line_n 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himself_o in_o break_v his_o oath_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n which_o you_o lay_v down_o and_o yet_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o lord_n for_o so_o do_v then_o the_o rule_n which_o you_o own_o be_v not_o sound_a but_o zedekiah_n do_v so_o ergo_fw-la to_o answer_v this_o doubt_n i_o shall_v confess_v that_o if_o zedekiah_n his_o case_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o i_o suppose_v and_o if_o he_o follow_v the_o rule_n which_o i_o give_v case_n the_o argument_n raise_v upon_o zedekiahs_n case_n in_o that_o case_n and_o yet_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o lord_n for_o follow_v that_o rule_n than_o my_o rule_n be_v not_o sound_a but_o i_o conceive_v you_o will_v find_v if_o you_o look_v somewhat_o near_o to_o the_o business_n that_o his_o case_n be_v not_o the_o same_o with_o that_o which_o i_o suppose_v nor_o that_o he_o follow_v the_o rule_n which_o i_o give_v in_o this_o case_n nor_o that_o he_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o lord_n for_o follow_v that_o rule_n the_o case_n which_o i_o 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therefore_o to_o resolve_v this_o doubt_n also_o i_o shall_v compare_v our_o condition_n of_o subjection_n and_o our_o oath_n bind_v he_o thereunto_o towards_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o then_o if_o the_o case_n be_v find_v alike_o i_o shall_v confess_v that_o we_o be_v now_o as_o much_o bind_v to_o the_o master_n of_o our_o oath_n as_o he_o then_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o master_n of_o he_o but_o if_o his_o relation_n to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n be_v whole_o different_a from_o we_o to_o our_o king_n if_o his_o oath_n of_o submission_n to_o that_o king_n be_v of_o another_o kind_n than_o we_o be_v to_o our_o king_n and_o if_o his_o way_n of_o free_v himself_o from_o his_o relation_n and_o from_o the_o bond_n of_o his_o oath_n towards_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n be_v quite_o another_o thing_n then_o what_o have_v be_v intend_v by_o we_o then_o i_o hope_v you_o will_v not_o make_v our_o case_n parallel_n to_o he_o but_o in_o all_o these_o matter_n a_o vast_a difference_n 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