Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	authority_n	church_n	person_n	1,479	5	5.0691	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80721	Prayers prevalencie for Israels safety. Declared in a sermon preached in Saint Margarets Westminster, before the Honourable House of Commons, at the late solemne fast, June 28. 1643. / By Thomas Carter, minister of Dynton in Buckingham-shire. ; Published by order of that House.	Carter, Thomas, d. 1646.	1643 (1643)	Wing C668; Thomason E60_2; ESTC R22771	35,268	44

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greatness_n that_o condemn_v it_o but_o examine_v it_o by_o the_o rule_n judge_v not_o according_a to_o appearance_n but_o judge_v righteous_a judgement_n first_o for_o the_o negative_a part_n of_o the_o rule_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n signify_v the_o face_n or_o countenance_n of_o a_o thing_n and_o his_o direction_n be_v negative_a for_o that_o not_o according_a to_o appearance_n second_o for_o the_o affirmative_a judge_v righteous_a judgement_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o translate_v righteous_a signify_v according_a to_o arist_n such_o a_o exact_a division_n of_o a_o thing_n that_o each_o part_n have_v neither_o more_o nor_o less_o than_o its_o true_a proportion_n so_o that_o to_o judge_v righteous_a judgement_n be_v to_o give_v each_o thing_n its_o true_a estimate_n 7._o arist_n eth._n l._n 5._o c._n 7._o and_o this_o be_v to_o judge_v according_a to_o truth_n as_o saint_n paul_n 2._o paul_n rom._n 2._o 2._o and_o what_o be_v right_a as_o our_o saviour_n speakss_n 57_o speakss_n luk._n 12._o 57_o judgement_n be_v the_o determination_n that_o the_o understanding_n by_o discourse_n make_v of_o a_o thing_n now_o indeed_o rash_a usurp_a or_o unjust_a judgement_n be_v condemn_v as_o sinful_a 15._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 1._o 1_o thes_n 5._o 21._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 15._o but_o judgement_n itself_o allow_v as_o lawful_a yea_o command_v as_o necessary_a and_o not_o only_o to_o inquire_v and_o examine_v this_o even_o the_o papist_n allow_v to_o every_o man_n but_o also_o to_o determine_v and_o that_o not_o only_o for_o public_a person_n magistrate_n in_o the_o state_n minister_n in_o the_o church_n but_o even_o for_o private_a person_n also_o indeed_o the_o judgement_n of_o supreme_a authority_n belong_v to_o god_n and_o the_o judgement_n of_o controv_n b._n daven_n in_o praelect_v de_fw-fr jud._n controv_n ministerial_a and_o subordinate_a power_n to_o public_a person_n but_o the_o judgement_n of_o 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teach_v by_o his_o own_o example_n he_o will_v not_o proceed_v against_o the_o sodomite_n upon_o the_o cry_n that_o come_v up_o but_o he_o will_v first_o go_v down_o and_o see_v 14._o see_v gen._n 18._o 21._o deut._n 13._o 14._o and_o we_o have_v it_o give_v in_o precept_n in_o the_o 13._o of_o deuter._n for_o public_a judicature_n and_o i_o conceive_v it_o hold_v as_o well_o in_o private_a censure_n that_o we_o diligent_o inquire_v before_o we_o determine_v now_o because_o man_n can_v see_v as_o god_n do_v for_o he_o look_v direct_o on_o the_o heart_n 7_o heart_n 1_o sam._n 16._o 7_o and_o so_o judge_v of_o it_o 10_o it_o jer._n 17._o 10_o but_o man_n can_v therefore_o he_o be_v to_o find_v out_o the_o heart_n by_o word_n and_o action_n as_o the_o naturalist_n judge_v of_o the_o form_n of_o a_o thing_n by_o its_o quality_n and_o operation_n so_o we_o of_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o heart_n by_o its_o constant_a and_o natural_a production_n as_o of_o a_o tree_n by_o its_o fruit_n 20._o fruit_n mat._n 7._o 20._o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o 1_o tim._n 5._o 24._o some_o man_n sin_n be_v open_a beforehand_o and_o go_v before_o unto_o judgement_n and_o some_o man_n follow_v after_o 24._o after_o 1_o tim._n 5._o 24._o some_o conjecture_n that_o at_o the_o last_o judgement_n such_o as_o be_v eminent_o good_a or_o notorious_o bad_a shall_v not_o come_v into_o the_o judgement_n of_o disquisition_n or_o examination_n but_o only_o come_v under_o sentence_n namely_o 89._o aq._n sup_v q._n 89._o the_o judgement_n of_o retribution_n and_o the_o like_a course_n may_v we_o observe_v in_o censure_v as_o for_o such_o as_o be_v eminent_o good_a or_o notorious_o bad_a the_o best_a of_o the_o good_a and_o the_o worst_a of_o the_o bad_a there_o need_v no_o great_a inquiry_n concern_v they_o before_o we_o censure_v but_o for_o the_o two_o middle_a sort_n the_o best_a of_o the_o bad_a and_o the_o worst_a of_o the_o good_a here_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o discern_v between_o the_o precious_a 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person_n or_o action_n in_o reference_n to_o person_n it_o be_v not_o always_o so_o indeed_o in_o re_fw-mi comperta_fw-la in_o a_o case_n that_o be_v evident_a it_o be_v equal_o a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n to_o justify_v the_o wicked_a person_n or_o action_n as_o to_o condemn_v the_o just_a but_o in_o re_fw-mi dubia_fw-la it_o be_v otherwise_o for_o here_o 60._o c_o prov._n 17._o 15._o aq._n 2._o 2._o q._n 60._o the_o rule_n hold_v dubia_fw-la in_o meliorem_fw-la partem_fw-la sunt_fw-la interpretanda_fw-la charity_n to_o the_o person_n shall_v sway_v the_o judgement_n though_o not_o absolute_o to_o determine_v yet_o to_o think_v he_o good_a who_o we_o do_v not_o know_v to_o be_v bad_a 7._o bad_a 1_o cor._n 13._o 7._o second_o in_o judge_v of_o thing_n tenant_n or_o practice_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o take_v thing_n upon_o trust_n but_o ourselves_o to_o examine_v and_o determine_v of_o they_o first_o we_o must_v not_o judge_v according_a to_o appearance_n now_o appearance_n be_v 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