Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	faith_n	rule_n	scripture_n	4,181	5	6.7162	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40050	Four grand questions proposed, and briefly answered wherein is discoursed, the authority and duty of the magistrate in the matters of religion, the unlawfulness of a toleration and general liberty of conscience, the divine right of Christian liberty in things indifferent, the unlawfulness of repealing the laws against Popery and idolatry.		1689 (1689)	Wing F1655; ESTC R20387	25,185	33

we_o have_v prove_v it_o can_v do_v then_o certain_o no_o scandal_n be_v give_v by_o omit_v such_o unnecessary_a thing_n for_o this_o we_o have_v a_o parallel_n instance_n in_o our_o saviour_n justify_v his_o disciple_n in_o omit_v a_o lawful_a but_o a_o unnecessary_a ceremony_n though_o enjoin_v by_o lawful_a authority_n notwithstanding_o the_o pharisce_n be_v scandalize_v by_o it_o namely_o in_o omit_v to_o wash_v before_o meat_n mat._n 15._o 13._o therefore_o it_o be_v thus_o lawful_a and_o necessary_a to_o omit_v such_o indifferent_a thing_n in_o religion_n as_o be_v doubtful_a and_o scandalous_a but_o yet_o also_o necessary_a to_o do_v and_o perform_v the_o essential_a and_o necessary_a part_n of_o divine_a worship_n the_o practice_n of_o christian_n then_o in_o keep_v to_o all_o the_o necessary_a part_n of_o protestant_a doctrine_n and_o worship_n omit_v only_o that_o which_o be_v in_o itself_o unnecessary_a and_o in_o its_o use_n doubtful_a and_o scandalous_a can_v just_o be_v condemn_v as_o unlawful_a or_o scandalous_a for_o herein_o they_o do_v but_o save_v and_o improve_v their_o own_o right_a and_o liberty_n which_o they_o have_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o divine_a law_n without_o respect_n to_o the_o obligation_n of_o such_o law_n as_o either_o restrain_v a_o necessary_a duty_n or_o require_v a_o unnecessary_a ceremony_n and_o the_o do_v of_o a_o necessary_a duty_n and_o the_o omit_v a_o unnecessary_a circumstance_n do_v not_o render_v a_o man_n culpable_a of_o give_v scandal_n the_o scandal_n may_v perhaps_o be_v take_v or_o follow_v thereupon_o 3._o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o this_o liberty_n use_v in_o religion_n ss_z not_o practical_a assent_n to_o a_o general_a toleration_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o this_o practice_n grant_v thereby_o but_o what_o be_v a_o original_a right_n antecedent_n and_o without_o respect_n to_o such_o a_o toleration_n it_o can_v follow_v that_o christian_n thus_o use_v their_o liberty_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o 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