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	worthy_a	writer_n	17	3	7.4090	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01093	Atheomastix clearing foure truthes, against atheists and infidels: 1. That, there is a God. 2. That, there is but one God. 3. That, Iehouah, our God, is that one God. 4. That, the Holy Scripture is the Word of that God. All of them proued, by naturall reasons, and secular authorities; for the reducing of infidels: and, by Scriptures, and Fathers, for the confirming of Christians. By the R. Reuerend Father in God, Martin Fotherby, late Bishop of Salisbury. The contents followes, next after the preface.	Fotherby, Martin, 1549 or 50-1620.	1622 (1622)	STC 11205; ESTC S121334	470,356	378

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note_v among_o the_o heathen_n as_o concern_v the_o worship_n of_o their_o several_a god_n 2._o yet_o that_o this_o discord_n do_v not_o infringe_v the_o general_a opinion_n as_o concern_v god_n 3._o but_o that_o it_o much_o confirm_v it_o pag._n 49_o chap._n 8._o certain_a objection_n touch_v impugn_v the_o generality_n of_o the_o forenamed_a consent_n as_o concern_v god_n 2._o the_o first_o of_o those_o objection_n open_v direct_o deny_v it_o 3._o the_o same_o objection_n answer_v p._n 55._o chap._n 9_o the_o second_o objection_n against_o this_o universality_n of_o consent_n unfold_v that_o religion_n be_v no_o better_o but_o a_o humane_a invention_n 2._o that_o objection_n confute_v by_o the_o aniquity_n 3._o universality_n 4._o consent_n 5._o perpetuity_n of_o religion_n p._n 58._o chap._n 10._o the_o three_o objection_n against_o the_o universality_n of_o consent_n in_o religion_n propound_v viz._n that_o it_o have_v be_v oppugn_v by_o diverse_a both_o wise_a and_o learned_a philosopher_n though_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o atheist_n 2._o that_o objection_n answer_v from_o the_o smallness_n of_o their_o number_n 3._o the_o weakness_n of_o their_o learning_n 4._o the_o mistake_n of_o their_o opinion_n 5._o and_o their_o inconstancy_n in_o their_o assertion_n p._n 66._o chap._n 11._o the_o two_o end_n of_o atheism_n not_o to_o serve_v and_o not_o to_o fear_v 2._o the_o atheist_n in_o the_o first_o of_o these_o two_o end_n be_v disappoint_v become_v a_o base_a servant_n unto_o all_o his_o own_o vice_n 3._o but_o more_o especial_o unto_o his_o ambition_n 4._o and_o his_o belly_n 5._o all_o which_o service_n he_o refer_v to_o himself_o he_o become_v thereby_o a_o god_n unto_o himself_o p._n 112._o chap._n 12._o the_o atheist_n second_o end_n be_v to_o free_v himself_o from_o fear_n 2._o yet_o no_o man_n fear_v more_o as_o he_o bewray_v at_o three_o time_n 3._o when_o he_o dream_v 4._o when_o it_o thunder_v 5._o when_o he_o die_v 6._o this_o his_o fear_n be_v a_o clear_a argument_n that_o he_o think_v there_o be_v a_o god_n p._n 121._o chap._n 13._o that_o beside_o the_o forenamed_a direct_a confession_n of_o atheist_n diverse_a of_o they_o have_v direct_o and_o express_o confess_v confess_v god_n 2._o some_o of_o they_o unwitting_o 3._o some_o of_o they_o unwilling_o 4._o and_o some_o of_o they_o both_o witting_o aend_v willing_o pag._n 135._o chap._n 14._o that_o though_o atheist_n shall_v never_o have_v confess_v neither_o direct_o nor_o indirect_o but_o always_o most_o obstinate_o have_v deny_v he_o yet_o that_o there_o be_v no_o reckon_n to_o be_v make_v of_o their_o opinion_n 2._o because_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o wise_a &_o learned_a man_n they_o be_v esteem_v no_o better_a than_o either_o fool_n 3._o or_o mad_a man_n 4._o or_o monster_n of_o man_n p._n 147._o chap._n 15._o that_o god_n have_v at_o all_o time_n pour_v down_o his_o just_a judgement_n upon_o the_o head_n of_o atheist_n by_o they_o sensible_o declare_v that_o 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there_o be_v one_o first_o and_o supreme_a cause_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n 4._o that_o this_o first_o and_o supreme_a cause_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o god_n p._n 212._o chap._n 4._o that_o these_o sensible_a and_o second_o motion_n direct_v we_o unto_o a_o first_o 2._o that_o a_o first_o motion_n do_v necessary_o imply_v a_o first_o mover_n 3._o that_o this_o first_o mover_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o motion_n in_o the_o world_n 4._o and_o that_o therefore_o this_o first_o mover_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o god_n pag._n 224._o chap._n 5._o that_o the_o true_a cause_n of_o sickness_n be_v sin_n against_o god_n 2._o that_o god_n for_o this_o cause_n do_v threaten_v to_o send_v sickness_n 3._o that_o he_o send_v it_o according_a to_o his_o threaten_n 4._o that_o physician_n observe_v the_o stroke_n of_o god_n vengeance_n to_o be_v in_o many_o sickness_n pag._n 234._o chap._n 6._o that_o god_n be_v the_o giver_n of_o health_n unto_o man_n 2._o that_o 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