Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	case_n	judge_n	law_n	3,858	5	4.9873	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57817	The Barbican-cheat detected, or, Injustice arraigned being a brief and sober disquisition of the procedure of the Anabaptists late-erectecd judicature in Barbican, London, the 28th of the moneth called August, 1674 : with some observations upon their pretended account thereof, in their pamphlet term'd, The Quakers appeal answered / by Thomas Rudyard.	Rudyard, Thomas, d. 1692.	1674 (1674)	Wing R2177; ESTC R24506	13,009	36

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reader_n o_o horrid_a abuse_n blush_v and_o be_v ashamed_a you_o master_n of_o inquisition_n and_o pattern_n of_o cruelty_n in_o this_o our_o native_a country_n that_o know_v no_o such_o practice_n or_o procedure_v that_o you_o in_o open_a stage_n have_v bring_v a_o emblem_n &_o representative_a so_o shall_v i_o descend_v to_o the_o three_o particular_a under_o disquisition_n 3._o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o true_o if_o such_o as_o they_o bespeak_v themselves_o they_o be_v without_o exception_n no_o less_o than_o infallible_a in_o this_o case_n say_v w._n k._n etc._n etc._n relat._n epist_n reader_n the_o first_o time_n i_o understand_v infallibility_n be_v annex_v to_o their_o cathedra_fw-la but_o how_o come_v this_o stamp_n of_o infallibility_n upon_o these_o judge_n with_o no_o less_o authority_n then_o from_o the_o quaker_n be_v ensample_n if_o we_o will_v credit_v w._n kiffin_n &c._n &c._n logic_n relat._n epist_n reader_n say_v he_o for_o w._n penn_n say_v that_o 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respect_n of_o person_n a_o true_a &_o upright_a judge_n and_o capable_a of_o true_a judgement_n betwixt_o he_o and_o the_o socinian_n and_o shall_v you_o strain_v your_o achievement_n to_o infallibility_n but_o why_o shall_v w._n kiffin_n etc._n etc._n so_o unequal_o repeat_v w._n p_o be_v word_n can_v they_o no_o more_o than_o t._n hicks_n true_o repeat_v a_o sentence_n without_o abuse_v we_o may_v have_v expect_v better_a deal_v from_o their_o gravity_n but_o i_o debt_n it_o say_v w._n penn_n spir._n of_o truth_n vindic_n p._n 78._o that_o to_o which_o he_o viz._n the_o socinian_n make_v a_o appeal_n must_v be_v capable_a etc._n etc._n or_o else_o he_o appeal_v foolish_o this_o respect_n &_o refer_v only_o to_o the_o socinian_n appeal_n to_o the_o light_n of_o god_n in_o the_o conscience_n and_o not_o to_o man_n or_o any_o sort_n or_o sect_n of_o man_n whatsoever_o but_o w._n kiffin_n etc._n etc._n that_o they_o may_v sit_v in_o judgement_n without_o control_v wrest_v that_o 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the_o conscience_n and_o all_o this_o pain_n to_o attribute_v infallibility_n to_o themselves_o take_v but_o the_o word_n as_o w._n penn_n real_o write_v without_o w._n k._n etc._n etc._n their_o metamorphose_v they_o that_o to_o which_o he_o make_v a_o appeal_n must_v be_v capable_a of_o give_v a_o infallible_a judgement_n and_o so_o a_o true_a judge_n or_o else_o he_o appeal_v foolish_o but_o the_o light_n within_o be_v that_o to_o which_o he_o make_v a_o appeal_n etc._n etc._n consequent_o say_v w._n k._n etc._n etc._n we_o must_v be_v infallible_a judge_n in_o this_o case_n be_v the_o socinian_n appeal_n to_o man_n or_o be_v w._n p_o be_v argument_n or_o conclusion_n for_o the_o judgement_n of_o man_n nothing_o less_o have_v it_o be_v so_o than_o those_o anabaptist_n have_v half_o cover_v their_o cheat_n when_o now_o it_o be_v plain_a to_o the_o mean_a 〈…〉_o man_n of_o reason_n and_o at_o

this_o rate_n may_v the_o anabaptist_n argue_v be_v the_o light_n or_o spirit_n of_o the_o almighty_a god_n capable_a of_o judgement_n in_o the_o quaker_n sense_n ergo_fw-la we_o anabaptist_n infallible_a judge_n and_o their_o consequence_n be_v no_o less_o absurd_a but_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v wonder_v that_o they_o contest_v so_o high_o for_o infallibility_n when_o the_o credit_n of_o all_o their_o procedure_n pend_v upon_o the_o reputation_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o what_o share_v of_o integrity_n or_o measure_n of_o impartiality_n these_o pretend_a infallible_n have_v manifest_v by_o their_o answer_v the_o appeal_n will_v in_o measure_n appear_v by_o inquiry_n of_o the_o manner_n and_o method_n of_o their_o procedure_n which_o be_v the_o next_o particular_a under_o disquisition_n 4._o the_o method_n &_o manner_n of_o their_o procedure_n true_o to_o understand_v their_o mean_v by_o their_o word_n or_o intention_n by_o their_o expression_n other_o than_o each_o be_v calculate_v 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