Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	great_a	know_v	sin_n	3,760	5	4.7877	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45490	A sermon preach'd at the Church of St. Mary le Bow, to the Societies for Reformation of Manners, December 26, 1698 by John Hancock ...	Hancocke, John, d. 1728.	1699 (1699)	Wing H642; ESTC R21383	12,830	50

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i_o myself_o be_o for_o that_o good_a work_n you_o have_v undertake_v which_o that_o it_o may_v through_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n prosper_v in_o your_o hand_n that_o you_o may_v have_v all_o encouragement_n from_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n that_o other_o place_n may_v so_o far_o follow_v your_o example_n that_o not_o only_o this_o city_n but_o the_o nation_n may_v find_v the_o happy_a effect_n of_o your_o pious_a zeal_n and_o that_o yourselves_o may_v be_v reward_v for_o it_o even_o in_o this_o world_n as_o i_o doubt_v not_o you_o will_v be_v in_o another_o be_v the_o earnest_a desire_n and_o prayer_n of_o your_o faithful_a servant_n in_o the_o lord_n john_n hancock_n jer_n v._o 29._o shall_v i_o not_o visit_v for_o these_o thing_n shall_v not_o my_o soul_n be_v avenge_v on_o such_o a_o nation_n as_o this_o in_o this_o chapter_n the_o prophet_n make_v a_o very_a lively_a representation_n and_o doleful_a complaint_n of_o the_o general_a defection_n of_o jerusalem_n from_o their_o duty_n this_o he_o express_v first_o in_o general_a term_n ver._n 1._o run_v you_o to_o and_o fro_o through_o the_o street_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o see_v now_o and_o know_v and_o seek_v in_o the_o broad_a place_n thereof_o if_o you_o can_v find_v a_o man_n if_o there_o be_v any_o that_o execute_v judgement_n and_o i_o will_v pardon_v it_o which_o word_n i_o suppose_v must_v be_v understand_v as_o a_o hyperbolical_a expression_n of_o the_o great_a wickedness_n of_o that_o age._n that_o be_v there_o be_v very_o few_o that_o live_v a_o religious_a life_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o very_a great_a number_n that_o give_v themselves_o up_o to_o all_o impiety_n and_o those_o few_o that_o be_v religious_a be_v so_o discourage_v and_o overbear_v by_o the_o reign_a impiety_n of_o the_o time_n that_o they_o dare_v scarce_o appear_v they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v the_o case_n be_v much_o the_o same_o with_o respect_n to_o impiety_n then_o as_o it_o be_v with_o respect_n to_o idolatry_n in_o the_o time_n of_o abab_n the_o prophet_n think_v there_o be_v none_o that_o keep_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n though_o god_n have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o seven_o thousand_o that_o have_v not_o bow_v the_o knee_n to_o the_o image_n of_o baal_n but_o though_o the_o prophet_n can_v find_v no_o religion_n in_o the_o street_n and_o broad_a place_n of_o jerusalem_n among_o the_o common_a people_n he_o impute_v this_o in_o some_o measure_n to_o their_o ignorance_n yet_o it_o seem_v reasonable_a he_o shall_v expect_v other_o thing_n among_o the_o more_o know_v and_o better_a sort_n of_o people_n ver._n 4_o 5._o then_o i_o say_v these_o be_v poor_a they_o be_v foolish_a for_o they_o know_v not_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n nor_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o god_n i_o will_v get_v i_o to_o the_o great_a man_n and_o will_v speak_v unto_o they_o for_o they_o have_v know_v the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o god_n but_o these_o have_v altogether_o break_v 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