Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	church_n	faith_n	protestant_a	2,183	5	9.3322	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69685	The Case of the Earl of Argyle, or, An Exact and full account of his trial, escape, and sentence wherein are insert the act of Parliament injoining the test, the confession of faith, the old act of the king's oath to be given at his coronation : with several other old acts, made for establishing the Protestant religion : as also several explications made of the test by the conformed clergy : with the secret councils explanation thereof : together with several papers of objections against the test, all framed and emitted by conformists : with the Bishop of Edinburgh's Vindication of the test, in answer thereunto : as likewise a relation of several matters of fact for better clearing of the said case : whereunto is added an appendix in answer to a late pamphlet called A vindication of His Majestie's government and judicatories in Scotland, especially with relation to the Earl of Argyle's process, in so far as concerns the Earl's trial.	Stewart, James, Sir, 1635-1713.; Mackenzie, George, Sir, 1636-1691. Vindication of His Majesties government, and judicatories in Scotland.	1683 (1683)	Wing C1066; ESTC R15874	208,604	158

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i_o further_o swear_v that_o i_o think_v it_o utter_o unlawful_a for_o any_o subject_a of_o whatsoever_o quality_n or_o condition_n many_o or_o few_o for_o whatsoever_o cause_n not_o only_o to_o make_v any_o covenant_n but_o not_o so_o much_o as_o to_o meet_v together_o in_o any_o kind_n of_o meet_v to_o hear_v see_v or_o consult_v about_o any_o matter_n belong_v to_o the_o civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a estate_n without_o his_o majesty_n special_a command_n and_o express_v licence_n so_o that_o whatsoever_o corruption_n or_o abuse_n may_v be_v in_o the_o civil_a government_n through_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o king_n or_o council_n or_o whatsoever_o hazard_n or_o danger_n the_o true_a religion_n and_o church_n of_o god_n within_o this_o land_n may_v be_v in_o i_o judge_v it_o unlawful_a for_o any_o subject_a whether_o pastor_n or_o other_o to_o meet_v together_o that_o they_o may_v consider_v what_o way_n to_o remedy_n or_o prevent_v the_o same_o though_o it_o be_v only_o by_o humble_a 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establish_v by_o

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