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	heresy_n	schism_n	4,424	5	10.0782	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92525	The ansvver of the Commissioners of the kingdome of Scotland, to both Houses of Parliament, upon the new propositions of peace, and the foure bills to be sent to his Majestie.	Scotland. Parliament.	1647 (1647)	Wing S1180; Thomason E421_2; ESTC R203503	26,529	32

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error_n yet_o they_o be_v by_o this_o proposition_n leave_v to_o a_o full_a liberty_n to_o maintain_v they_o in_o private_a to_o reason_n and_o dispute_v that_o there_o be_v no_o god_n that_o christ_n be_v but_o a_o impostor_n that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o the_o scripture_n be_v but_o like_o other_o writing_n blaspheme_v at_o their_o pleasure_n and_o seduce_a other_o to_o their_o opinion_n in_o secret_a all_o which_o and_o much_o more_o according_a to_o this_o proposition_n may_v not_o be_v question_v and_o so_o in_o reality_n though_o not_o in_o pretext_n they_o shall_v be_v tolerate_v as_o well_o as_o other_o 8._o all_o protane_a and_o wicked_a person_n be_v leave_v at_o liberty_n by_o this_o toleration_n to_o do_v what_o they_o please_v for_o they_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o any_o discipline_n or_o government_n and_o so_o neither_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o first_o nor_o second_o table_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n shall_v 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