Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	word_n	worth_a	year_n	19	3	4.8097	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27046	A third defence of the cause of peace proving 1. the need of our concord, 2. the impossibility of it, on the terms of the present impositions against the accusations and storms of, viz., Mr. John Hinckley, a nameless impleader, a nameless reflector, or Speculum, &c., Mr. John Cheny's second accusation, Mr. Roger L'Strange, justice, &c., the Dialogue between the Pope and a fanatic, J. Varney's phanatic Prophesie / by Richard Baxter.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1681 (1681)	Wing B1419; ESTC R647	161,764	297

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then_o be_v it_o therefore_o none_o of_o the_o minister_n sin_n 1._o to_o consent_v to_o it_o 2._o to_o use_v it_o 3._o to_o refuse_v to_o christian_a child_n who_o parent_n dare_v not_o submit_v to_o it_o 4._o nor_o the_o bishop_n to_o silence_n minister_n that_o refuse_v such_o conformity_n §_o 23._o p._n 34_o 35._o he_o will_v explain_v the_o rubric_n by_o art_n 27._o those_o that_o right_o receive_v baptisine_n etc._n etc._n and_o christian_a proprietor_n may_v offer_v their_o child_n etc._n etc._n answ_n 1._o the_o canon_n forbid_v the_o minister_n to_o refuse_v any_o as_o aforesaid_a what_o be_v this_o then_o to_o the_o rest_n 2._o right_a coram_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la give_v the_o church_n power_n to_o receive_v they_o but_o it_o must_v be_v right_o coram_fw-la deo_fw-la to_o remission_n etc._n etc._n that_o must_v assure_v their_o salvation_n which_o we_o can_v prove_v that_o the_o child_n of_o atheist_n sadducee_n or_o infidel_n have_v 3._o the_o conformist_n be_v here_o themselves_o divide_v one_o part_n of_o they_o give_v that_o certain_a salvation_n only_o to_o all_o baptize_v infant_n which_o the_o other_o give_v to_o all_o in_o the_o world_n baptize_v or_o unbaptise_v see_v mr._n che._n and_o the_o answer_n §_o 24._o viii_o about_o our_o refuse_v child_n who_o parent_n refuse_v the_o foresay_a crossing_n and_o abuse_v of_o godfather_n he_o say_v p._n 36._o 1._o that_o in_o private_a baptism_n and_o consequent_o in_o other_o case_n of_o necessity_n the_o church_n allow_v the_o omission_n of_o cross_n and_o godfather_n 2._o that_o they_o have_v a_o low_a esteem_n of_o the_o sacrament_n that_o for_o this_o withdraw_v answ_n 1._o your_o consequence_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o canon_n and_o it_o be_v know_v that_o the_o church_n allow_v not_o minister_n to_o forbear_v they_o on_o pretence_n of_o such_o consequence_n 2._o much_o less_o do_v they_o allow_v the_o refusal_n of_o dissenter_n for_o such_o a_o necessity_n 3._o and_o it_o may_v be_v no_o contempt_n of_o the_o sacrament_n when_o man_n be_v afraid_a of_o a_o sinful_a use_n of_o it_o though_o they_o mistake_v 4._o nor_o be_v it_o such_o a_o fault_n of_o the_o receiver_n or_o parent_n that_o will_v warrant_v a_o minister_n to_o deny_v they_o christendom_n or_o a_o sacrament_n by_o yourselves_o judge_v so_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n §_o 25._o p._n 36._o he_o return_v to_o the_o case_n of_o cross_v as_o a_o transient_a image_n in_o worship_n etc._n etc._n i_o think_v few_o will_v judge_v his_o answer_n worthy_a of_o a_o reply_n §_o 26._o p._n 37._o ix_o the_o next_o be_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v come_v to_o the_o sacrament_n without_o a_o full_a trust_n i●_n god_n mercy_n and_o a_o quiet_a conscience_n i_o will_v make_v nothing_o worse_o than_o it_o be_v i_o do_v not_o