Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	death_n	mercy_n	sin_n	3,579	5	4.7173	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04486	The golden cabinet of true treasure: containing the summe of morall philosophie. Translated out of French & enlarged, by W. Ievvel, Mr of Arts, of Exeter Colledge in Oxford	Jewell, William, b. 1585 or 6.	1612 (1612)	STC 14618; ESTC S119329	81,649	276

●he_v precious_a ornament_n of_o grace_n which_o ●●e_v receive_v from_o god_n in_o his_o creation_n ●nd_v all_o manner_n of_o iniquity_n and_o sen●●all_a uncleanness_n have_v enter_v into_o his_o ●ule_n and_o dispossess_v justice_n and_o sanctity_n for_o the_o which_o earie-tingling_a nay_o ●ule_n slay_v trespass_n he_o forthwith_o become_v a_o slave_n to_o sin_n &_o death_n from_o ●hose_v tyrannous_a bondage_n he_o can_v ne●er_o be_v free_v by_o any_o other_o mean_v but_o ●y_a the_o world_n save_v satisfaction_n of_o ●im_n who_o be_v make_v unto_o we_o through_o the_o ●race_n &_o mercy_n of_o the_o ever_o live_a god_n wisdom_n justice_n sanctification_n and_o redemption_n a_o incomparable_a treasure_n such_o as_o neither_o flesh_n nor_o blood_n can_v ever_o have_v conjecture_v for_o it_o be_v not_o reveal_v unto_o any_o save_v unto_o the_o member_n of_o the_o mystical_a body_n of_o this_o redeemer_n who_o the_o philosopher_n of_o the_o ancient_a time_n do_v never_o know_v but_o if_o it_o have_v be_v discern_v at_o any_o time_n by_o some_o who_o in_o the_o erroneous_a opinion_n of_o the_o world_n have_v be_v account_v wise_a or_o to_o have_v live_v virtuous_o in_o regard_n of_o other_o man_n it_o can_v be_v say_v that_o god_n have_v regenerate_v they_o to_o speak_v proper_o that_o be_v the_o gift_n only_o peculiar_a unto_o his_o child_n but_o it_o have_v be_v so_o because_o it_o have_v please_v god_n to_o repress_v and_o quell_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o vicious_a nature_n without_o tear_v up_o the_o very_a root_n themselves_o that_o they_o may_v serve_v for_o the_o conservation_n of_o estate_n and_o family_n in_o the_o world_n even_o as_o it_o have_v be_v best_a please_v to_o his_o will_n and_o again_o we_o can_v any_o way_n imagine_v that_o there_o have_v be_v any_o age_n so_o monstrous_o wicked_a that_o have_v not_o bring_v forth_o some_o man_n of_o very_a eminent_a virtue_n which_o may_v serve_v to_o be_v a_o shine_a light_n a_o daystar_n in_o their_o time_n 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