Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	assure_v	further_a	great_a	17	3	2.0871	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85888	A vindication of the Oath of allegiance in ansvver to a paper disperst by Mr Sam: Eaton, pretending to prove the Oath of allegiance voyd, and non-obliging. Wherein his positions against it are examined and confuted. / By the author of the Exercitation concerning usurped powers.	Gee, Edward, 1613-1660.; Hollingworth, Richard, 1607-1656, attributed name.	1650 (1650)	Wing G452; Thomason E593_6; ESTC R202111	38,293	50

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nation_n under_o a_o lawful_a government_n of_o themselves_o affect_v or_o move_v to_o a_o change_n it_o be_v the_o flatterer_n and_o deceiver_n of_o the_o people_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d an_v poli●_n lib._n 5._o c._n 5._o ordinary_o that_o desire_n and_o mislead_v the_o people_n to_o it_o 2._o how_o the_o judgement_n and_o will_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o a_o people_n shall_v be_v know_v and_o declare_v unto_o execution_n before_o particular_a man_n act_v to_o a_o change_n of_o their_o own_o private_a judgement_n to_o i_o be_v a_o thing_n unimaginable_a 5._o this_o necessity_n of_o retain_v a_o power_n in_o subject_n to_o change_v and_o of_o use_v it_o for_o a_o great_a good_a or_o removal_n of_o a_o temporal_a hurt_n in_o opposition_n to_o a_o oath_n swear_v against_o the_o change_n be_v direct_o against_o the_o scripture_n tie_v man_n that_o swear_v to_o their_o own_o hurt_n not_o to_o change_v psal_n 15_o 4_o josh_n 9.18.19_o and_o condemn_v those_o that_o for_o such_o end_n have_v recede_v from_o their_o oath_n ezek_n 17_o 13_o &c_n &c_n joshua_n 9_o 15_o compare_v with_o 2_o sam._n 21.2_o 6._o that_o position_n so_o much_o now_o adays_o insist_v on_o of_o the_o people_n power_n to_o depose_v abolish_v and_o alter_v the_o power_n of_o their_o governor_n at_o pleasure_n which_o be_v actual_o settle_v and_o both_o in_o itself_o lawful_a and_o lawful_o set_v over_o they_o i_o hold_v be_v a_o gross_a error_n some_o of_o my_o reason_n in_o short_a be_v first_o such_o a_o course_n suppose_v the_o governor_n dissent_n to_o it_o all_o along_o be_v no_o other_o than_o that_o resistance_n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n condemn_v rom._n 13.2_o 2._o it_o be_v direct_o opposite_a to_o that_o subjection_n command_v every_o soul_n that_o be_v in_o the_o relation_n of_o a_o subject_a rom_n 13.1_o and_o that_o 1._o pet._n 2.13_o 3._o if_o the_o people_n may_v do_v it_o than_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o they_o have_v a_o civil_a power_n and_o 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but_o to_o who_o they_o be_v due_a they_o be_v a_o debt_n then_o which_o respect_v a_o determinate_a object_n the_o present_a magistrate_n no_o debtor_n can_v pay_v a_o debt_n by_o transfer_v it_o from_o one_o to_o another_o or_o give_v what_o he_o owe_v to_o another_o beside_o the_o proprietor_n 5._o magistrate_n be_v of_o god_n his_o ordinance_n and_o minister_n and_o they_o be_v judge_n for_o he_o as_o his_o vicegerent_n rom._n 13.1.24_o 2._o cron._n 19_o 6._o and_o therefore_o tannot_v stand_v at_o the_o mere_a will_n of_o the_o people_n god_n must_v have_v a_o hand_n in_o their_o removal_n as_o he_o have_v in_o their_o admission_n or_o else_o it_o be_v injurious_a he_o remove_v and_o admit_v now_o not_o by_o immediate_a revelation_n as_o sometime_o in_o israel_n but_o by_o the_o rule_n of_o his_o word_n execute_v by_o man_n he_o have_v