Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	church_n	righteousness_n	zion_n	19	3	8.8632	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04902	Lectures of John Knewstub, vpon the twentith chapter of Exodus, and certeine other places of Scripture Seene and allowed according to the Queenes maiesties iniunctions.	Knewstubs, John, 1544-1624.	1577 (1577)	STC 15042; ESTC S106684	202,339	374

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before_o then_o he_o begin_v to_o think_v what_o danger_n he_o be_v in_o for_o the_o decay_n of_o his_o whole_a body_n if_o that_o part_n be_v not_o well_o heal_v and_o therefore_o take_v it_o for_o a_o great_a and_o singular_a benefit_n to_o be_v cure_v thereof_o which_o before_o he_o do_v nothing_o at_o all_o esteem_n no_o less_o necessary_a be_v it_o for_o we_o by_o search_v into_o our_o several_a corruption_n by_o every_o commandment_n to_o cut_v away_o the_o dead_a flesh_n of_o carelessness_n and_o good_a like_n of_o our_o estate_n or_o at_o the_o jest_n of_o find_v no_o great_a lack_n in_o it_o which_o hinder_v the_o true_a entertain_a of_o the_o free_a mercy_n of_o christ_n for_o it_o be_v the_o burden_n that_o we_o feel_v of_o sin_n by_o the_o law_n which_o make_v grace_n sweet_a and_o acceptable_a unto_o we_o and_o they_o that_o be_v load_v with_o the_o weight_n of_o sin_n be_v those_o who_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v to_o ease_v as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o matthew_n come_v 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