Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	authority_n	scripture_n	tradition_n	2,708	5	9.1860	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30035	The pilgrim's progress, from Quakerism to Christianity containing, a farther discovery of the dangerous growth of Quakerism, not only in points of doctrine, but also in their politicks, respecting their government, and opposite to it, together with their fund or common bank to support the same : with a remedy proposed for this malady, and the cure of Quakerism : to which is added an appendix, discovering a most damnable plot, contriv'd and carrying on by New-Rome, by an united confederacy, against the reformed religion and professors thereof, as will appear from the designs of their silent meetings, their monthly, quarterly, second-day, six-week, and yearly meeting, all which are particularly herein treated on / by ... Fr. Bugg.	Bugg, Francis, 1640-1724?	1700 (1700)	Wing B5383; ESTC R20744	232,865	530

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treatise_n p._n 40._o show_v they_o own_v themselves_o infallible_a and_o from_o pag._n 222_o to_o 248._o that_o they_o pretend_v they_o do_v not_o sin_n and_o upon_o that_o pretence_n do_v not_o ask_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n but_o then_o from_o p._n 248_o to_o p._n 284_o i_o have_v show_v that_o even_o john_n moon_n one_o of_o their_o preacher_n and_o judge_n mention_v p._n 31._o compare_v with_o p._n 270._o do_v sin_n nay_o g._n smith_n for_o who_o walk_v in_o and_o follow_v his_o light_n g._n whitehead_n and_o s._n cater_n avouch_v yet_o he_o sin_v as_o in_o p._n 274_o to_o p._n 282._o insomuch_o that_o i_o have_v thereby_o raze_v their_o foundation_n and_o their_o whole_a building_n begin_v to_o totter_v and_o will_v assure_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n iv_o their_o negative_n to_o popery_n the_o author_n of_o the_o snake_n in_o the_o grass_n etc._n etc._n have_v charge_v the_o quaker_n in_o these_o word_n 189._o word_n see_v the_o snake_n etc._n etc._n edit_n 3._o p._n 189._o 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