Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	church_n	doctrine_n	reform_a	3,865	5	10.2412	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49256	Short and plaine animadversions on some passages in Mr. Dels sermon first preached before the Honourable House of Commons on Novemb. 25. 1646. But since printed without their order Setting forth the many dangerous and destructive assertions therein both to church and state, the covenant, and the reformation so much desired. Together, with an answer to an unlicensed pamphlet annext to the sermon, entituled, A reply to Master Loves contradictions. By Christopher Love minister of Anne Aldersgate, London. The second edition. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford. Decemb. 17. 1646.	Love, Christopher, 1618-1651.	1647 (1647)	Wing L3175; ESTC R220429	46,782	54

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10._o if_o man_n be_v wicked_a be_v it_o not_o misery_n enough_o for_o they_o to_o refuse_v eternal_a life_n except_o also_o they_o inflict_v on_o they_o a_o temporal_a death_n then_o he_o bring_v in_o a_o say_n of_o luther_n quando_fw-la non_fw-la invocat_fw-la brachium_fw-la seculare_fw-la et_fw-la morte_fw-la u●raque_fw-la terreat_fw-la mundum_fw-la ●nimadvers._n 1._o take_v notice_n that_o mr._n dell_n make_v the_o misery_n of_o wicked_a man_n which_o they_o may_v endure_v hereafter_o to_o be_v a_o argument_n to_o exemp●_z they_o from_o all_o corporal_a punishment_n here_o as_o if_o because_o it_o be_v misery_n enough_o to_o be_v thrust_v to_o hell_n for_o murder_n treason_n theft_n therefore_o the_o magistrate_n must_v not_o inflict_v on_o they_o temporal_a punishment_n for_o any_o of_o those_o offence_n 2._o take_v notice_n that_o the_o quotation_n of_o luther_n speech_n do_v not_o serve_v his_o purpose_n to_o prove_v that_o magistrate_n must_v not_o punish_v heretic_n but_o 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