Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	great_a	king_n	part_n	11,174	5	4.3040	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42064	The triall of religions with cautions to the members of the Reformed Church against defection to the Roman / by Fran. Gregory ...	Gregory, Francis, 1625?-1707.	1674 (1674)	Wing G1907; ESTC R20206	37,229	70

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which_o he_o there_o embrace_v do_v notwithstanding_o upon_o this_o or_o that_o pretence_n cast_v it_o off_o turn_v romanist_n and_o thereby_o do_v at_o once_o become_v a_o idolater_n and_o a_o apostate_n too_o how_o god_n may_v deal_v with_o those_o who_o be_v bear_v and_o breed_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n that_o be_v devout_a in_o their_o way_n and_o think_v themselves_o right_a i_o can_v tell_v but_o as_o for_o the_o protestant_n who_o may_v know_v and_o yet_o be_v ignorant_a if_o he_o be_v betray_v by_o that_o supine_n and_o inexcusable_a ignorance_n of_o he_o or_o tempt_v some_o other_o way_n to_o the_o change_n of_o his_o religion_n his_o sin_n be_v great_a his_o shame_n be_v great_a and_o his_o danger_n be_v great_a too_o and_o so_o great_a that_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o whosoever_o do_v thus_o remove_v from_o the_o true_a church_n of_o england_n to_o that_o corrupt_a one_o of_o rome_n without_o a_o timely_a repentance_n and_o a_o serious_a recantation_n his_o next_o remove_n will_v be_v from_o earth_n to_o hell_n δόξα_n θεῷ_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la euseb_n hist_o l._n 5._o pag._n 196._o