Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n
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The day of doom; or A description of the great and last judgment With a short discourse about eternity
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Wigglesworth, Michael, 1631-1705.
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agree_v with_o equitee_n can_v mercy_n have_v the_o heart_n to_o recompense_n few_o year_n offence_n with_o everlasting_a smart_n cxxxii_o can_v god_n delight_v in_o such_o a_o sight_n as_o sinner_n misery_n or_o what_o great_a good_a can_v this_o our_o blood_n bring_v unto_o the_o most_o high_a oh_o thou_o that_o do_v thy_o glory_n most_o in_o pardon_a sin_n display_v lord_n may_v it_o please_v thou_o to_o release_v and_o pardon_v we_o this_o day_n cxxxiii_o unto_o thy_o name_n more_o glorious_a fame_n will_v not_o such_o mercy_n bring_v will_v it_o not_o raise_v thy_o endless_a praise_n more_o than_o our_o suffering_n with_o that_o they_o cease_v hold_v their_o peace_n but_o cease_v not_o still_o to_o weep_v grief_n minister_v a_o flood_n to_o tear_n in_o which_o their_o word_n do_v steep_a cxxxiv_o but_o all_o too_o late_o grief_n be_v out_o of_o date_n when_o life_n be_v at_o a_o end_n the_o glorious_a king_n thus_o answer_v all_o to_o his_o voice_n attend_v god_n gracious_a be_v quoth_v he_o like_o his_o no_o mercy_n can_v be_v find_v his_o equity_n and_o clemency_n to_o sinner_n do_v abound_v cxxxv_o as_o may_v appear_v by_o those_o that_o here_o be_v place_v at_o my_o right_a hand_n who_o stripe_n i_o bear_v and_o clear_v the_o score_n that_o they_o may_v quit_v stand_v for_o sure_o none_o but_o god_n alone_o who_o grace_n transcend_v man_n thought_n for_o such_o as_o those_o that_o be_v his_o foe_n like_o wonder_n will_v have_v wrought_v cxxxvi_o and_o none_o but_o he_o such_o lenitee_n and_o patience_n will_v have_v show_v to_o you_o so_o long_o who_o do_v he_o wrong_n and_o pull_v his_o judgement_n down_o how_o long_o a_o space_n o_o stiffnecked_a race_n do_v patience_n you_o afford_v how_o oft_o do_v love_v you_o gentle_o move_v to_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n cxxxvii_o with_o cord_n of_o love_n god_n often_o strive_v your_o stubborn_a heart_n to_o tame_v nevertheless_o your_o wickedness_n do_v still_o resist_v the_o same_o if_o now_o at_o last_o mercy_n 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