Selected quad for the lemma: evil_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
evil_n	good_a	know_v	knowledge_n	3,077	5	7.3450	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45330	The beauty of magistracy in an exposition of the 82 Psalm, where is set forth the necessity, utility, dignity, duty, and mortality of magistrates : here many other texts of Scripture occasionally are cleared, many quæries and cases of conscience about the magistrates power, are resolved, many anabaptistical cavils are confuted, and many seasonable observations containing many other heads of divinity, are raised : together with references to such authors as clear any point more fully / by Thomas Hall ... ; with an additional sermon on verse 6, by George Swinnock.	Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665.; Swinnock, George, 1627-1673. Men are gods.	1660 (1660)	Wing H427; ESTC R18061	228,882	316

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public_a good_a and_o make_v the_o place_n where_o they_o live_v the_o better_a for_o they_o gen._n 12._o 2._o so_o wicked_a man_n be_v public_a evil_n and_o make_v the_o place_n where_o they_o dwell_v the_o worse_a for_o they_o as_o grace_v meeken_n man_n and_o make_v they_o quiet_a isa._n 11._o 6._o so_o sin_n where_o it_o reign_v and_o be_v not_o subdue_v disquiet_v man_n and_o make_v they_o turbulent_a v●rse_n 3._o defend_v the_o poor_a and_o fatherless_a do_v justice_n to_o the_o afflict_a and_o needy_a v●rse_n 4._o deliver_v the_o poor_a and_o needy_a rid_v they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o wicked_a have_v finish_v the_o reprehension_n and_o show_v negative_o what_o judge_n must_v not_o do_v viz._n they_o must_v not_o judge_v unjust_o nor_o respect_n person_n now_o we_o come_v to_o the_o direction_n where_o the_o lord_n teach_v they_o and_o tell_v they_o affirmative_o what_o they_o must_v do_v viz._n they_o must_v defend_v the_o poor_a and_o fatherless_a and_o succour_v 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client_n and_o therefore_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o judge_n care_n for_o this_o end_n god_n have_v set_v they_o in_o his_o stead_n that_o they_o may_v defend_v those_o who_o can_v defend_v themselves_o and_o use_v their_o power_n for_o the_o good_a of_o those_o who_o have_v no_o power_n job_n 26._o 2._o the_o hebrew_n word_n dalinea_n which_o we_o render_v poor_a poor_a come_v from_o dalal_n to_o spend_v or_o consume_v and_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o weak_a and_o sickly_a who_o health_n be_v spend_v gen._n 41._o 19_o 2_o sam._n 13._o 4._o and_o to_o the_o poor_a who_o wealth_n be_v waste_v psal._n 41._o 1._o &_o 72._o 12_o 13._o ●_o &_o 113._o 7._o and_o they_o fall_v into_o decay_n leu._n 25._o 35._o the_o word_n be_v oppose_v to_o rich_a man_n who_o in_o scripture_n be_v call_v great_a man_n full_a and_o fa●_n psal._n 78._o 31._o and_o only_a man_n of_o wealth_n ruth_n 2._o 1._o jer._n 49._o 32._o now_o it_o be_v not_o these_o full_a and_o fat_a one_o who_o have_v many_o friend_n but_o it_o be_v the_o lean_a and_o weak_a man_n that_o be_v poor_a in_o purse_n sickly_a in_o person_n and_o many_o other_o way_n bring_v low_a it_o be_v these_o poor_a hopeless_a helpless_a one_o that_o ruler_n must_v have_v a_o care_n of_o it_o be_v not_o only_a their_o duty_n but_o their_o glory_n so_o to_o do_v job_n 29._o 11._o to_o 18._o and_o fatherless_a or_o the_o orphan_n that_o have_v no_o father_n or_o friend_n to_o help_v he_o 3._o but_o be_v forsake_v of_o all_o the_o word_n signify_v one_o that_o have_v lose_v his_o sight_n because_o he_o that_o have_v lose_v his_o parent_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o light_n of_o counsel_n and_o direction_n how_o to_o carry_v himself_o in_o the_o

12._o thou_o shall_v inherit_v all_o ●_z observation_n all_o nation_n be_v the_o lord_n inheritance_n or_o th●_n lord_n be_v the_o sole_a possessor_n of_o all_o the_o world_n deut._n 10._o 14._o job_n 1._o 11._o psal._n 24._o 1_o 2._o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o he_o alone_o be_v the_o true_a proprietary_n of_o it_o this_o be_v his_o universal_a kingdom_n by_o right_a of_o creation_n and_o preservation_n god_n have_v a_o special_a interest_n in_o all_o people_n the_o rich_a and_o the_o poor_a meet_v together_o and_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o ma●er_n and_o great_a protector_n of_o both_o job_n 34._o 19_o prov._n 22._o 2._o 1._o let_v we_o then_o adore_v and_o reverence_v the_o transcendent_a majesty_n of_o the_o great_a god_n if_o a_o man_n be_v king_n of_o one_o kingdom_n we_o stand_v in_o awe_n of_o he_o and_o reverence_n he_o as_o some_o great_a man_n and_o shall_v not_o we_o reverence_v the_o great_a god_n who_o be_v the_o king_n of_o the_o 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