Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	king_n	law_n	people_n	8,247	5	5.1348	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64109	The rule and exercises of holy living. In which are described the means and instruments of obtaining every vertue, and the remedies against every vice, and considerations serving to the resisting all temptations. Together with prayers containing the whole duty of a Christian, and the parts of devotion fitted to all occasions, and furnish'd for all necessities.	Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.; Vaughan, Robert, engraver.	1650 (1650)	Wing T371; ESTC R203748	252,635	440

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the_o practice_n of_o pious_a and_o severe_a person_n and_o from_o popular_a custom_n in_o which_o a_o man_n shall_v walk_v most_o safe_o when_o he_o do_v not_o walk_v alone_o but_o a_o spiritual_a man_n take_v he_o by_o the_o hand_n 9_o we_o must_v not_o be_v too_o forward_o in_o procure_v dispensation_n nor_o use_v they_o any_o long_a than_o the_o reason_n continue_v for_o which_o we_o first_o procure_v they_o for_o to_o be_v dispense_v withal_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o natural_a infirmity_n if_o it_o be_v necessary_a but_o if_o be_v not_o it_o signify_v a_o indisciplined_a and_o unmortified_a spirit_n 10._o we_o must_v not_o be_v too_o busy_a in_o examine_v the_o prudence_n and_o unreasonableness_n of_o humane_a law_n for_o although_o we_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o believe_v they_o all_o to_o be_v the_o wise_a yet_o if_o by_o inquire_v into_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o they_o or_o by_o any_o other_o instrument_n we_o find_v they_o to_o fail_v of_o that_o wisdom_n with_o which_o some_o 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or_o absent_v thyself_o 13_o speak_v not_o evil_a of_o the_o ruler_n of_o thy_o people_n neither_o curse_v thy_o father_n or_o mother_n nor_o revile_v thy_o spiritual_a guide_n nor_o discover_v and_o lay_v naked_a their_o infirmity_n but_o treat_v they_o with_o reverence_n and_o religion_n and_o preserve_v their_o authority_n sacred_a by_o esteem_v their_o person_n venerable_a 14._o pay_v tribute_n and_o custom_n to_o prince_n according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o maintenance_n to_o thy_o parent_n according_a to_o their_o necessity_n and_o honourable_a support_n to_o the_o clergy_n according_a to_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o work_n and_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n 15._o remember_v always_o that_o duty_n to_o our_o superior_n be_v not_o a_o act_n of_o commutative_a justice_n but_o of_o distributive_a that_o be_v although_o king_n and_o parent_n and_o spiritual_a guide_n be_v to_o pay_v a_o great_a duty_n to_o their_o inferior_n the_o duty_n of_o their_o several_a charge_n and_o 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