Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	punish_v	punishment_n	sin_n	7,494	5	5.5732	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26309	Dying infants sav'd by grace proved and the blessd man with his blessedness described in a sermon preached near Namptwich in Cheshire at the burial of a deceased infant, July 25, 1695 / by S.A.	Acton, Samuel, d. 1740?	1699 (1699)	Wing A452; ESTC R28175	24,873	32

the_o judge_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n must_v do_v right_a he_o can_v but_o do_v so_o he_o may_v as_o well_o cease_v to_o be_v as_o cease_v to_o be_v righteous_a in_o all_o or_o any_o of_o his_o ministration_n and_o procedure_v man_n may_v be_v rigorous_a and_o unrighteous_a cruel_a and_o preposterous_a but_o god_n can_v be_v so_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o nature_n and_o repugnant_a to_o that_o law_n by_o which_o he_o will_v act_v and_o govern_v himself_o in_o all_o his_o proceed_n with_o man._n now_o i_o appeal_v to_o all_o man_n of_o common_a sense_n and_o understanding_n though_o but_o of_o a_o small_a measure_n of_o ingenuity_n and_o honesty_n whether_o it_o be_v consistent_a with_o the_o common_a rule_n of_o justice_n and_o equity_n among_o man_n to_o punish_v the_o innocent_a with_o the_o nocent_a the_o faultless_a with_o the_o guilty_a be_v it_o your_o own_o case_n can_v you_o think_v so_o nay_o that_o the_o criminal_n offence_n shall_v be_v charge_v upon_o you_o and_o the_o offender_n himself_o go_v free_a the_o latter_a of_o these_o all_o man_n will_v decry_v as_o high_a injustice_n and_o a_o preposterous_a proceed_n but_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o case_n in_o hand_n reserve_v that_o only_a instance_n of_o christ_n suffering_n for_o we_o and_o in_o our_o stead_n by_o the_o designation_n of_o his_o father_n and_o as_o a_o evidence_n of_o his_o good_a will_n to_o we_o we_o have_v not_o only_a god_n charge_v the_o sin_n of_o adam_n upon_o his_o whole_a posterity_n wherein_o he_o be_v perfect_o just_a adam_n consider_v as_o our_o common_a head_n and_o we_o all_o in_o his_o loin_n stand_v or_o fall_v in_o and_o with_o he_o but_o let_v adam_n go_v free_a and_o inflict_v eternal_a punishment_n on_o his_o seed_n but_o with_o reverence_n we_o may_v demand_v what_o make_v vain_a man_n to_o imagine_v that_o god_n will_v discharge_v adam_n the_o actual_a offender_n give_v he_o immediate_o upon_o his_o fall_n the_o promise_n of_o a_o saviour_n and_o yet_o 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the_o law_n there_o shall_v no_o flesh_n be_v justify_v if_o not_o by_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v not_o only_o contrive_v by_o infinite_a wisdom_n but_o bear_v the_o impress_n of_o god_n terrible_a majesty_n upon_o they_o and_o be_v dispense_v and_o give_v from_o mount_n sinai_n in_o pure_a goodness_n to_o israel_n how_o much_o less_o shall_v man_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n devise_v by_o man_n and_o found_v upon_o no_o better_a warrant_n than_o humane_a authority_n it_o be_v also_o certain_a that_o man_n be_v become_v culpable_a and_o liable_a by_o sin_n to_o the_o stroke_n of_o god_n just_a displeasure_n and_o therefore_o under_o a_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o be_v justify_v from_o sin_n in_o order_n to_o his_o avoid_v misery_n and_o enjoy_v blessedness_n which_o blessedness_n in_o the_o beginning_n progress_n and_o first_o step_n of_o it_o stand_v in_o god_n good_a will_n towards_o sinner_n but_o more_o perfect_o in_o his_o free_a and_o full_o discharge_v we_o 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