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
A88153	The afflicted mans out-cry, against the injustice and oppression exercised upon; or, An epistle of John Lilburn, gent. prisoner in Newgate, August 19. 1653. to Mr. Feak, minister at Christ Church in London.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1653 (1653)	Wing L2078; Thomason E711_7*; ESTC R212915	13,792	15

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he_o say_v he_o shall_v misspend_v his_o time_n to_o show_v it_o to_o be_v the_o great_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o well_o as_o of_o nature_n that_o none_o may_v be_v judge_n and_o party_n in_o their_o own_o cause_n which_o may_v ere_o long_o be_v find_v perhaps_o to_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o th●ee_o estate_n and_o very_o much_o of_o our_o common-law_n which_o be_v punctual_a in_o nothing_o more_o then_o in_o provide_v for_o a_o clear_a distinction_n of_o accuser_n witness_n indicter_n tryer_n and_o judge_n especial_o in_o case_n of_o treason_n which_o upon_o divers_a motion_n of_o the_o commons_o in_o parliament_n have_v be_v so_o often_o enact_v and_o

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the_o afflict_a man_n outcry_a against_o the_o injustice_n and_o oppression_n exercise_v upon_o or_o a_o epistle_n of_o john_n lilburn_n gent._n prisoner_n in_o newgate_n august_n 19_o 1653._o to_o mr._n feak_v minister_n at_o christ_n church_n in_o london_n honour_a sir_n though_o i_o can_v say_v i_o be_o acquaint_v with_o you_o yet_o i_o have_v hear_v so_o much_o worth_n of_o you_o and_o of_o your_o tenderness_n and_o zeal_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o lord_n jehovah_n my_o long_a and_o sensible_a enjoy_v lot_n and_o portion_n that_o i_o be_o embolden_v to_o present_v you_o with_o a_o few_o line_n by_o way_n of_o complaint_n of_o that_o sad_a and_o unjust_a deal_n that_o i_o find_v from_o those_o that_o will_v be_v repute_v christian_a and_o righteous_a judge_n that_o now_o will_v take_v away_o my_o life_n upon_o a_o most_o unjust_a act_n of_o parliament_n ground_v upon_o the_o most_o notorious_a lie_n in_o the_o world_n and_o in_o which_o i_o be_o no_o more_o concern_v in_o 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