Selected quad for the lemma: opinion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
opinion_n	church_n	doctrine_n	error_n	2,045	5	7.2142	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31725	The Character of an honest, and worthy Parliament-man		1688 (1688)	Wing C2008; ESTC R13652	2,402	2

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that_o i_o desire_v to_o find_v in_o he_o be_v only_o such_o as_o it_o will_v be_v the_o great_a affront_n imaginable_a to_o any_o english_a gentleman_n to_o think_v he_o destitute_a of_o that_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o man_n of_o sense_n integrity_n and_o honour_n let_v he_o but_o follow_v their_o dictate_v and_o then_o all_o the_o duty_n which_o we_o may_v reckon_v or_o think_v of_o to_o be_v incumbent_a on_o he_o will_v be_v as_o easy_o perform_v by_o he_o as_o they_o be_v demonstrable_a to_o be_v the_o obvious_a and_o natural_a consequent_n of_o such_o principle_n as_o for_o his_o religion_n he_o be_v a_o sincere_a as_o well_o as_o open_a professor_n of_o that_o which_o by_o our_o law_n be_v now_o become_v essential_a to_o his_o office_n i_o mean_v that_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n nor_o be_v he_o of_o it_o because_o it_o be_v establish_v by_o law_n or_o that_o he_o be_v breed_v in_o it_o but_o before_o he_o settle_v his_o opinion_n he_o mature_o examine_v its_o 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