Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	french_a	king_n	league_n	4,990	5	9.4199	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29730	A dissuasive from popery sent in a letter from A.B. to C.D.	A. B.; C. D.	1681 (1681)	Wing B5; ESTC R23574	10,610	32

the_o present_a state_n of_o france_n say_v that_o one_o three_o of_o that_o kingdom_n be_v they_o and_o it_o must_v be_v worse_o in_o spain_n then_o their_o pilgrimage_n ransom_n from_o purgatory_n offering_n at_o shrine_n and_o divification_n be_v notable_a pickpocket_n but_o how_o do_v divification_n work_v why_o the_o people_n look_v upon_o a_o new_a saint_n as_o a_o new_a adoucate_n for_o they_o in_o heaven_n but_o here_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o some_o of_o our_o people_n think_v the_o protestant_a clergy_n especial_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n pretty_a chargeable_a i_o answer_v that_o the_o mean_n of_o our_o clergy_n be_v so_o small_a a_o pittance_n in_o comparison_n of_o that_o which_o go_v away_o with_o popery_n that_o they_o must_v be_v very_o unreasonable_a who_o grutch_v it_o and_o real_o i_o never_o know_v any_o malign_v the_o decent_a maintenance_n of_o our_o church_n but_o such_o as_o discover_v a_o great_a many_o other_o vice_n in_o our_o late_a confusion_n all_o that_o be_v against_o the_o church_n be_v against_o god_n and_o the_o king_n and_o their_o fellow_n subject_n they_o be_v shameful_o profane_a and_o yet_o hypocrite_n in_o contempt_n of_o all_o our_o sense_n but_o this_o be_v a_o digression_n the_o truth_n be_v religion_n must_v be_v in_o some_o degree_n chargeable_a for_o if_o we_o will_v serve_v god_n only_o out_o of_o that_o which_o cost_v we_o nothing_o then_o in_o our_o eye_n the_o service_n of_o god_n be_v nothing_o worth_a but_o there_o may_v be_v too_o much_o take_v as_o well_o as_o there_o may_v be_v too_o little_o give_v i_o may_v add_v other_o grievance_n as_o the_o horrible_a impose_v on_o the_o vulgar_a by_o miracle_n to_o which_o no_o man_n of_o reason_n among_o themselves_o give_v any_o credit_n then_o how_o restless_a be_v their_o bigott_n in_o plotts_n but_o they_o be_v tell_v of_o that_o by_o enough_o we_o have_v here_o a_o barbarous_a rebellion_n in_o the_o year_n 1641._o i_o do_v not_o know_v whither_o the_o pope_n raise_v it_o or_o no_o but_o he_o own_a it_o and_o encourage_v it_o and_o hinder_v all_o expedient_n offer_v for_o a_o closure_n of_o the_o wound_n to_o the_o undo_n of_o very_a many_o gentleman_n of_o that_o party_n who_o yet_o be_v so_o well_o nature_a as_o to_o love_v his_o holiness_n never_o the_o less_o nay_o of_o late_a fanaticisme_n thrive_v by_o popery_n the_o presbyterian_o say_v the_o indulgence_n to_o they_o and_o other_o be_v but_o to_o cover_v that_o to_o the_o papist_n but_o i_o never_o believe_v it_o the_o soon_o for_o their_o say_n it_o no_o i_o think_v the_o papist_n help_v the_o fanatiques_n only_o by_o antiperistasis_n the_o late_a plot_n make_v they_o look_v so_o black_a that_o the_o ignorant_a people_n run_v to_o those_o religion_n which_o pretend_v to_o great_a distance_n from_o popery_n i_o will_v now_o draw_v to_o a_o conclusion_n but_o that_o i_o find_v my_o work_n be_v not_o do_v against_o popery_n till_o i_o clear_a protestancy_n from_o some_o dirt_n 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