Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n
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Britain's remembrancer containing a narration of the plague lately past; a declaration of the mischiefs present; and a prediction of iudgments to come; (if repentance prevent not.) It is dedicated (for the glory of God) to posteritie; and, to these times (if they please) by Geo: Wither.
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Wither, George, 1588-1667.
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1628
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STC 25899; ESTC S121916
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good_a you_o build_v the_o walâ—_n of_o zion_n up_o with_o blood_n jerusalem_n with_o sin_n you_o up_o have_v rear_v your_o judge_n pass_v their_o censure_n for_o reward_n your_o priest_n do_v preach_v for_o hire_v your_o prophet_n do_v like_o they_o and_o prophesy_v for_o money_n too_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n shall_v zion_n mount_v say_v he_o even_o like_o a_o plough_v field_n become_v to_o be_v and_o like_o a_o forest_n hill_n where_o bâ—shes_n grow_v the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n shall_v show_v change_v but_o the_o name_n oh_o britain_n and_o that_o token_n of_o desolation_n unto_o theâ—_n be_v speak_v for_o what_o this_o day_n thy_o priest_n and_o prince_n be_v their_o action_n and_o the_o people_n cry_n declare_v a_o five_o sure_a evidence_n that_o god_n among_o thy_o ruin_n will_v enâ—omb_v thy_o fame_n ever_o long_o if_o thou_o repent_v not_o be_v even_o this_o that_o thou_o do_v every_o day_n the_o more_o ungodly_a grow_v by_o how_o much_o more_o the_o bless_a mean_n of_o 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