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
A94051	Mercy rejoycing against judgement: or, God waiting to be gracious to a sinfull nation. A sermon preached before the honorable House of Commons in Margarets Westminster, upon the solemne day of their publique humiliation and monethly fast, Octob. 29. 1645. / By John Strickland, B.D. pastor of the church at Edmonds in the citie of New Sarum, now preacher at Peters Poor, London, and a member of the Assembly of Divines. Published by order of the House of Commons.	Strickland, John, 1600 or 1601-1670.	1645 (1645)	Wing S5973; Thomason E307_21; ESTC R200349	19,186	32

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36.11_o 36.11_o ezek._n 36.11_o i_o will_v settle_v you_o after_o your_o old_a estate_n and_o will_v do_v better_a to_o you_o then_o at_o the_o beginning_n the_o very_a material_n of_o the_o blessing_n be_v large_a demonstration_n of_o mercy_n even_o that_o he_o will_v do_v such_o great_a thing_n for_o they_o but_o lest_o they_o shall_v not_o see_v the_o full_a glory_n of_o his_o mercy_n towards_o they_o therein_o he_o press_v they_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o he_o will_v do_v these_o thing_n free_o 22._o ver_fw-la 22._o ver_fw-la 22._o say_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n i_o do_v not_o this_o for_o your_o sake_n o_o house_n of_o israel_n but_o for_o my_o own_o holy_a name_n sake_n which_o you_o have_v profane_v among_o the_o heathen_a three_o god_n be_v hereby_o exalt_v in_o the_o richness_n of_o his_o mercy_n when_o a_o people_n continue_v in_o their_o provocation_n &_o rebellion_n against_o god_n it_o be_v not_o a_o little_a mercy_n that_o can_v 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he_o behold_v and_o be_v astonish_v therefore_o the_o lord_n will_v wait_v that_o he_o may_v be_v gracious_a unto_o you_o this_o inference_n hold_v out_o the_o freeness_n and_o riches_n of_o divine_a goodness_n because_o god_n be_v gracious_a therefore_o he_o will_v wait_v that_o he_o may_v be_v gracious_a some_o do_v make_v the_o inference_n from_o the_o judgement_n denounce_v against_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o since_o god_n have_v determine_v to_o bring_v evil_a upon_o they_o if_o they_o repent_v not_o for_o every_o threaten_n carry_v in_o it_o a_o tacit_a condition_n of_o impenitency_n and_o therefore_o till_o the_o time_n that_o the_o decree_n bring_v forth_o the_o lord_n will_v wait_v that_o he_o may_v be_v gracious_a unto_o you_o and_o this_o hold_v out_o the_o riches_n and_o bountifulness_n of_o his_o patience_n and_o longsufferance-spoken_a of_o rom._n 2.4_o but_o i_o humble_o conceive_v with_o other_o that_o the_o word_n therefore_o look_n best_a inward_a into_o 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