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	true_a	visible_a	19,269	5	9.3685	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45126	A case of conscience whether a nonconformist, who hath not taken the Oxford Oath, may come to live at London, or at any corporate town, or within five miles of it, and yet be a good Christian : stated briefly, and published in reference to what is offered to the contrary, in a book intituled, A friendly debate betwixt a confirmist and a nonconformist : together with animadversions on a new book, entituled, Ecclesiastical polity, the general heads and substance whereof are taken under consideration : as also a peaceable dissertation, by way of composition with some late papers, entituled, Liberty of conscience, in order to the determining the magistrates power in matters of religion.	Humfrey, John, 1621-1719.	1669 (1669)	Wing H3673; ESTC R16379	28,077	32

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prohibeantur_fw-la quae_fw-la duo_fw-la in_o hot_a ipso_fw-la argumento_fw-la magustinus_n olim_fw-la con._n petil._n l._n 2._o c._n 83._o provide_v distinxi●_n grotius_n de_fw-fr imp._n cir._n sac_fw-la c._n 6._o s_o 10._o to_o draw_v then_o to_o a_o end_n in_o thing_n agreeable_a to_o common_a light_n and_o the_o natural_a good_a of_o mankind_n this_o coercive_a power_n of_o the_o magistrate_n lie_v open_a in_o thing_n religious_a whether_o indifferent_a or_o necessary_a the_o use_n of_o the_o same_o power_n appear_v justifiable_a upon_o the_o supposition_n that_o they_o be_v not_o against_o the_o conscience_n of_o those_o on_o who_o they_o be_v impose_v as_o the_o service_n of_o the_o true_a god_n we_o be_v to_o suppose_v be_v not_o against_o any_o of_o the_o jew_n conscience_n or_o at_o least_o in_o their_o account_n be_v not_o when_o the_o good_a king_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n compel_v they_o to_o it_o but_o if_o the_o magistrate_n be_v inform_v that_o any_o thing_n 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