Selected quad for the lemma: faith_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
faith_n	church_n	doctrine_n	err_v	4,912	5	9.7791	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29318	Brethren in iniquity, or, The confederacy of Papists with sectaries, for the destroying of the true religion, as by law establish'd, plainly detected wherein is shewed a farther account of the Romish snares and intrigues for the destroying the true reformed religion, as professed in the Church of England, and established by law, and for the introducing of popery or atheism among us : clearly shewing from very authentick writers and testimonies, that the principal ways and methods whereby the papists have sought the ruine of our religion and church, from the beginning of our Reformation, to the present times, and by which they are still in hopes of compassing it, are by promoting of toleration, or pretended liberty of conscience, and that for above these sixscore years the papists have so craftily influenced our dissenters, as to make them the unhappy instruments of effecting their most pernicious designs, which they contrived for, the subverting our church and state.		1690 (1690)	Wing B4382; ESTC R6507	50,245	71

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the_o magistrate_n shall_v not_o only_o be_v weaken_v but_o even_o utter_o overthrow_v consider_v the_o principle_n and_o practice_n of_o independent_o together_o with_o their_o compliance_n with_o other_o sectary_n sufficient_o know_v to_o be_v anti-magistratical_a v._o such_o a_o toleration_n be_v utter_o repugnant_a and_o inconsistent_a with_o that_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n for_o reformation_n and_o defence_n of_o religion_n which_o not_o only_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n but_o also_o person_n of_o all_o sort_n in_o both_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n have_v subscribe_v and_o with_o hand_n lift_v up_o to_o the_o most_o high_a god_n have_v swear_v which_o covenant_n likewise_o both_o you_o and_o we_o and_o those_o that_o most_o earnest_o pursue_v the_o establishment_n of_o this_o toleration_n have_v make_v or_o shall_v have_v make_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o almighty_a god_n the_o searcher_n of_o all_o heart_n with_o a_o true_a intention_n to_o 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