Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	work_n	world_n	worthy_a	78	3	5.9231	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B25425	Troposchēmalogia: Tropes and figures; or, A treatise of the metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes, &c. contained in the Bible of the Old and New Testament To which is prefixed, divers arguments to prove the divine authority of the Holy Scriptures wherein also 'tis largely evinced, that by the great whore, mystery Babylon is meant the Papal hierarchy, or present state and church of Rome. Philologia sacra, the second part. Wherein the schemes, or figures in Scripture, are reduced under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each. Together with a treatise of types, parables, &c. with an improvement of them parallel-wise. By B. K; Tropologia. Book 4.	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.; De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685. Tropologia. aut	1682 (1682)	Wing K101A; ESTC R7039	690,855	608

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2.1_o and_o you_o have_v he_o quicken_v who_o be_v dead_a in_o trespass_n and_o sin_n etc._n etc._n unconverted_a man_n be_v dead_a spiritual_o dead_a they_o be_v as_o dead_a men._n life_n be_v oppose_v to_o death_n which_o be_v either_o the_o privation_n of_o natural_a life_n because_o of_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n or_o the_o privation_n of_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a life_n because_o of_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o soul_n from_o god_n through_o sin_n and_o this_o be_v real_o true_a in_o both_o respect_n in_o a_o proper_a sense_n yet_o we_o shall_v open_v the_o state_n of_o man_n dead_a in_o sin_n by_o compare_v this_o death_n with_o natural_a death_n between_o which_o in_o some_o thing_n there_o be_v a_o good_a parallel_n and_o to_o which_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o divers_a worthy_a man_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v allude_v etc._n etc._n parallel_n a_o dead_a man_n one_o that_o be_v real_o dead_a be_v under_o a_o total_a privation_n of_o 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constitute_v watchman_n by_o the_o lord_n son_n of_o man_n 33.7_o ezek._n 33.7_o see_v i_o have_v make_v thou_o a_o watchman_n to_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n it_o be_v christ_n prerogative_n to_o appoint_v watchman_n etc._n etc._n v._o watchman_n be_v not_o for_o themselves_o but_o for_o the_o flock_n for_o the_o whole_a flock_n town_n parish_n or_o army_n where_o they_o be_v set_v as_o watchman_n v._o so_o a_o minister_n be_v appoint_v to_o watch_v not_o only_a himself_o but_o god_n flock_n the_o whole_a flock_n that_o be_v commit_v to_o his_o charge_n yea_o every_o member_n of_o the_o church_n he_o be_v to_o look_v after_o the_o poor_a as_o well_o as_o the_o rich_a and_o not_o seek_v they_o 12.14_o 2_o cor._n 11.28_o &_o 12.14_o but_o they_o vi_o watchman_n be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o time_n of_o the_o night_n man_n go_v to_o the_o watchman_n to_o inquire_v he_o say_v it_o be_v such_o or_o such_o a_o hour_n watchman_n what_o of_o the_o night_n 21.12_o isa_n 21.12_o etc._n etc._n the_o morning_n come_v and_o also_o the_o night_n vi_o so_o christ_n faithful_a minister_n be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o night_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v well-skilled_a in_o the_o time_n to_o show_v what_o israel_n ought_v to_o do_v o_o that_o our_o watchman_n have_v more_o knowledge_n upon_o this_o account_n that_o they_o can_v but_o tell_v how_o long_o paul_n tell_v the_o roman_n 11._o rom._n 13.10_o 11._o the_o night_n be_v far_o spend_v and_o the_o day_n be_v at_o hand_n our_o watchman_n begin_v to_o speak_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o morning_n come_v the_o morning_n of_o that_o longed-for_a day_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n and_o the_o night_n that_o eternal_a night_n of_o babylon_n ruin_n vii_o watchman_n be_v expose_v to_o danger_n and_o much_o hardship_n they_o be_v oftentimes_o set_v upon_o and_o base_o abuse_v in_o the_o night_n whilst_o they_o be_v upon_o their_o duty_n by_o evil_a quarrelsome_a and_o mischievous_a person_n and_o endure_v 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