Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	apostle_n	church_n	tradition_n	6,984	5	9.3566	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63618	A letter of enquiry to the reverend fathers of the Society of Jesus written in the person of a dissatisfied Roman Catholick.	Taylor, James, fl. 1687-1689.	1689 (1689)	Wing T284; ESTC R10414	40,744	50

soul_n in_o purgatory_n and_o be_v it_o take_v away_o and_o have_v we_o nothing_o yet_o remain_v and_o in_o use_n among_o we_o and_o in_o our_o present_a practice_n that_o be_v either_o superstitious_a or_o tend_v to_o it_o quere_z vi_o what_o be_v that_o superstition_n in_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n worship_v of_o relic_n and_o in_o the_o holy_a use_n of_o image_n which_o the_o council_n in_o session_n 25_o so_o earnest_o desire_v may_v be_v take_v away_o and_o be_v that_o superstition_n take_v away_o can_v none_o of_o our_o communion_n be_v guilty_a of_o this_o sin_n now_o be_v there_o now_o no_o danger_n for_o we_o in_o these_o matter_n what_o assurance_n can_v you_o reverend_a father_n give_v we_o quere_z vii_o but_o reverend_a father_n if_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n from_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o the_o service_n and_o worship_n then_o in_o use_n in_o our_o church_n why_o do_v that_o wise_a council_n show_v such_o a_o needless_a concern_v and_o fear_n but_o if_o there_o 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