Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	lord_n	way_n	word_n	3,986	5	4.1445	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61419	An appeal to heaven and earth, against the Christian Epicureans, who have betrayed their king and countrey, and exposed them to the judgments of God drawn up in questions theological, and theologico-political/ by Socrates Christianus.	Stephens, Edward, d. 1706.	1691 (1691)	Wing S5419; ESTC R8220	13,491	20

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place_n which_o be_v at_o shiloh_n where_o i_o set_v my_o name_n at_o the_o first_o and_o see_v what_o i_o do_v to_o it_o for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o my_o people_n israel_n and_o to_o consider_v well_o the_o follow_a denunciation_n and_o now_o because_o you_o have_v do_v all_o these_o work_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o i_o speak_v unto_o you_o rise_v up_o early_o and_o speak_v but_o you_o hear_v not_o and_o i_o call_v you_o but_o you_o answer_v not_o therefore_o will_v i_o do_v unto_o this_o house_n which_o be_v call_v by_o my_o name_n wherein_o you_o trust_v and_o unto_o the_o place_n which_o i_o give_v to_o you_o and_o to_o your_o father_n as_o i_o have_v do_v to_o shiloh_n jer._n 7.3_o 4_o 12_o 13_o 14._o then_o either_o to_o flatter_v ourselves_o in_o our_o sin_n transgression_n or_o neglect_v of_o duty_n and_o reformation_n with_o vain_a hope_n that_o god_n will_v either_o accept_v of_o our_o inward_a purpose_n or_o spare_v we_o for_o our_o outward_a profession_n lest_o the_o 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craft_n and_o trick_n and_o set_v up_o of_o a_o separate_a interest_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o end_n of_o government_n tend_v to_o the_o dissolution_n thereof_o and_o usual_o first_o or_o last_o as_o pernicious_a to_o such_o governor_n or_o their_o posterity_n as_o troublesome_a to_o the_o people_n ix_o whether_o to_o set_v up_o and_o engage_v a_o party_n or_o faction_n to_o betray_v the_o right_n of_o their_o fellow-citizen_n or_o countryman_n and_o to_o oppress_v the_o rest_n under_o pretence_n of_o religion_n or_o civil-right_a do_v not_o great_o weaken_v a_o government_n tend_v to_o the_o dissolation_n thereof_o and_o provoke_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n who_o hate_v all_o injustice_n and_o oppression_n but_o especial_o when_o do_v with_o a_o high-hand_n great-crast_n or_o under_o pretence_n of_o justice_n or_o of_o religion_n which_o add_v profaneness_n to_o injustice_n x._o whether_o the_o true_a and_o proper_a end_n and_o design_n of_o honour_n be_v not_o to_o 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dishonesty_n and_o knavery_n

or_o by_o neglect_v the_o reformation_n of_o the_o evil_n which_o his_o predecessor_n have_v introduce_v derive_v the_o load_n of_o that_o gild_n upon_o himself_o iii_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o a_o most_o usual_a method_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n when_o it_o please_v god_n to_o call_v lead_v or_o excite_v any_o person_n to_o be_v his_o special_a instrument_n for_o good_a to_o a_o people_n and_o not_o for_o judgement_n or_o vengeance_n in_o which_o case_n he_o often_o use_v evil_a and_o sometime_o the_o worst_a of_o man_n to_o try_v and_o exercise_v such_o person_n with_o various_a trial_n many_o time_n difficulty_n and_o such_o sometime_o as_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o man_n may_v seem_v insuperable_a iv_o whether_o fidelity_n to_o god_n in_o trust_n and_o confidence_n in_o his_o wisdom_n and_o power_n be_v not_o a_o special_a duty_n in_o such_o case_n absolute_o requisite_a and_o so_o necessary_a that_o a_o fault_n therein_o do_v always_o produce_v some_o smart_a effect_n 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a_o due_a sense_n of_o the_o excellency_n and_o holiness_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o meanness_n and_o corruption_n of_o man_n and_o vanity_n of_o all_o earthly_a thing_n 2._o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o the_o pomp_n and_o vanity_n and_o superfluity_n thereof_o which_o ancient_o all_o christian_n do_v renounce_v in_o their_o baptism_n 3._o generous_n active_a faith_n and_o vigorous_a charity_n in_o promote_a the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o salvation_n of_o soul_n notwithstanding_o the_o great_a advantage_n god_n by_o his_o providence_n have_v give_v to_o prosecute_v so_o glorious_a a_o work_n to_o the_o remote_a part_n of_o the_o world_n 2._o of_o certain_a necessary_a christian_a mean_n 1._o in_o secret_a retirement_n of_o meditation_n contemplation_n and_o fervent_a prayer_n with_o fast_v and_o watch_v upon_o special_a occasion_n 2._o in_o public_a of_o the_o most_o solemn_a and_o peculiar_a part_n of_o the_o christian_a worship_n design_v both_o for_o the_o 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