Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	abandon_v	church_n	rite_n	19	3	9.4082	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39396	Cambria triumphans, or, Brittain in its perfect lustre shevving the origen and antiquity of that illustrious nation, the succession of their kings and princes, from the first, to King Charles of happy memory, the description of the countrey, the history of the antient and moderne estate, the manner of the investure of the princes, with the coats of arms of the nobility / by Percie Enderbie, Gent.	Enderbie, Percy, d. 1670.	1661 (1661)	Wing E728; ESTC R19758	643,056	416

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lucius_n from_o public_a profession_n of_o christian_a religion_n wherein_o he_o be_v thus_o instruct_v until_o or_o near_o the_o papacy_n of_o st._n elutherius_n shall_v be_v show_v hereafter_o this_o st._n timothy_n be_v assist_v by_o st._n marcellus_n a_o britain_n also_o and_o preach_v here_o and_o the_o annal_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o trever_n say_v of_o this_o man_n that_o lucius_n king_n of_o britain_n now_o england_n be_v baptize_v by_o his_o preach_n the_o history_n of_o tunger_n speak_v more_o plain_o that_o this_o st_n marcellus_n do_v by_o his_o preach_a convert_n lucius_n prince_n of_o britain_n with_o all_o his_o nation_n to_o christ_n and_o the_o same_o catalogue_n of_o trevers_n say_v that_o king_n lucius_n be_v make_v a_o christian_a and_o baptise_a by_o this_o our_o renown_a countryman_n st._n marcellus_n when_o the_o estate_n of_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n have_v take_v in_o britain_n so_o happy_a proceed_n and_o effect_n that_o both_o our_o king_n and_o many_o 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