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	see_v	time_n	3,912	5	3.4162	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65666	To the Honourable the Commons of England assembled in Parliament a short account of one of the grand grievances of the nation / humbly presented by James Whiston.	Whiston, James, 1637?-1707.	1689 (1689)	Wing W1688; ESTC R8905	12,727	11

to_o the_o honourable_a the_o commons_o of_o england_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n a_o short_a account_n of_o one_o of_o the_o grand_a grievance_n of_o the_o nation_n humble_o present_v by_o james_n whiston_n with_o submission_n to_o your_o honour_n that_o state_n or_o city_n which_o will_v preserve_v itself_o in_o good_a order_n and_o free_a from_o the_o disturbance_n of_o ill_a government_n must_v cherish_v the_o just_a impeachment_n and_o accusation_n of_o the_o people_n against_o those_o who_o contrary_a to_o law_n through_o ambition_n avarice_n pride_n cruelty_n oppression_n extortion_n violation_n or_o corruption_n of_o law_n etc._n etc._n seek_v to_o destroy_v their_o liberty_n property_n and_o right_a which_o have_v long_o be_v a_o very_a severe_a judgement_n over_o this_o nation_n but_o now_o by_o god_n mercy_n the_o extraordinary_a goodness_n of_o our_o king_n and_o your_o great_a prudence_n we_o hope_v to_o see_v the_o many_o grievance_n which_o this_o land_n mourn_v under_o redress_v illegal_a proceed_n punish_v and_o oppression_n so_o discountenance_v that_o succeed_a time_n shall_v not_o dare_v to_o barter_n justice_n for_o gold_n nor_o sacrifice_v our_o privilege_n to_o riot_n nor_o truck_v away_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o country_n for_o a_o little_a court_n holy-water_n the_o nation_n be_v thus_o redress_v and_o secure_v against_o tyranny_n and_o oppression_n etc._n etc._n it_o will_v not_o only_o divert_v god_n judgement_n which_o hang_v over_o its_o head_n but_o great_o improve_v their_o riches_n increase_v the_o inhabitant_n and_o thereby_o much_o lessen_v the_o burden_n of_o tax_n etc._n etc._n it_o can_v sure_o be_v censure_v as_o unseasonable_a because_o always_o just_a and_o necessary_a to_o remind_v this_o honourable_a house_n in_o who_o power_n only_o the_o remedy_n lie_v of_o a_o eminent_a inconvenience_n to_o the_o nation_n which_o be_v the_o sale_n of_o public_a office_n in_o reference_n to_o which_o i_o shall_v chief_o 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