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	word_n	3,370	5	4.2871	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19508	The triumph of a Christian contayning three excellent and heauenly treatises. 1 Iacobs wrestling with God. 2 The conduit of comfort. 3 A preparatiue for the Lords Supper. Full of sweet consolations for all that desire the comfortable sweetnesse of Iesus Christ, and necessary for those who are troubled in conscience. Written by that worthy man Master William Couper, minister of Gods word.	Cowper, William, 1568-1619.; Cowper, William, 1568-1619. Conduit of comfort.; Cowper, William, 1568-1619. Jacobs wrestling with God.; Cowper, William, 1568-1619. Preparative for the new Passeover.	1608 (1608)	STC 5937; ESTC S117170	143,181	383

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our_o possession_n they_o shall_v be_v find_v but_o comfortless_a comfort_n in_o the_o end_n unless_o we_o enjoy_v his_o favour_n towards_o we_o in_o jesus_n christ._n chap._n xxi_o faith_n obtain_v every_o good_a thing_n that_o i●…_n crave_v verse_n 27._o then_o he_o say_v upon_o this_o earnest_a desire_n of_o jacob_n the_o lord_n resolve_v that_o he_o will_v bless_v he_o we_o have_v a_o promise_n of_o god_n ask_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v you_o &_o we_o have_v also_o manifold_a confirmation_n of_o this_o promise_n zedekiah_n speak_v it_o in_o a_o slatter_a manner_n to_o his_o prince_n you_o know_v that_o the_o king_n can_v deny_v you_o nothing_o but_o it_o be_v most_o true_a in_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n such_o be_v his_o love_a affection_n towards_o all_o 38._o his_o subject_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n that_o in_o very_a deed_n he_o can_v deny_v nothing_o which_o they_o ask_v in_o faith_n as_o to_o the_o wicked_a say_v s._n james_n they_o ask_v &_o get_v not_o because_o 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a_o ointment_n joh._n from_o that_o holy_a one_o have_v he_o illuminate_v thy_o darkness_n quicken_v thy_o dead_a heart_n sanctify_a thy_o unclean_a affection_n then_o may_v thou_o be_v sure_a that_o thou_o have_v receive_v thy_o name_n from_o god_n but_o if_o yet_o we_o be_v such_o as_o remain_v in_o our_o natural_a estate_n live_v in_o our_o old_a sin_n under_o the_o new_a name_n of_o a_o christian_a as_o now_o the_o most_o profane_a man_n have_v get_v on_o the_o cover_n of_o a_o christian_a name_n &_o esau_n do_v put_v on_o he_o the_o apparel_n of_o jacob_n thou_o that_o so_o do_v may_v be_v sure_a the_o lord_n never_o give_v unto_o thou_o this_o new_a name_n but_o thou_o have_v violent_o usurp_v it_o unto_o thyself_o it_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o available_a to_o thou_o then_o be_v the_o garment_n of_o good_a king_n jehosophat_n unto_o wicked_a achab_n yea_o it_o shall_v augment_v so_o much_o the_o more_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n upon_o thou_o because_o that_o under_o a_o holy_a 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