Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n
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A42573
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Of the improvement of time a sermon preach'd before the Queen at White-Hall, August 7, 1692 / by Edward Gee.
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Gee, Edward, 1657-1730.
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1692
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Wing G458; ESTC R23947
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other_o vice_n that_o man_n allow_v themselves_o in_o which_o have_v not_o this_o skill_n and_o never_o fail_v to_o shorten_v the_o life_n of_o those_o that_o be_v so_o blind_o fond_a of_o it_o but_o if_o these_o sinner_n shall_v be_v so_o discreet_a in_o their_o folly_n and_o temperate_a as_o it_o be_v in_o these_o their_o extravagancy_n as_o not_o to_o hasten_v too_o soon_o their_o end_n by_o they_o yet_o this_o can_v give_v they_o but_o small_a comfort_n since_o god_n may_v be_v provoke_v by_o their_o sin_n so_o far_o as_o to_o cut_v off_o their_o day_n and_o shorten_v as_o he_o often_o have_v do_v the_o life_n of_o all_o such_o careless_a and_o bold_a sinner_n and_o this_o consideration_n ought_v to_o be_v well_o weigh_v by_o they_o all_o who_o be_v so_o dare_v against_o god_n for_o whatever_o care_n may_v do_v for_o they_o against_o their_o own_o or_o other_o man_n vice_n it_o can_v do_v nothing_o for_o they_o against_o the_o vengeance_n of_o a_o offend_a god_n which_o can_v 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