Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	ancient_a	church_n	father_n	2,767	4	4.9407	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45804	A sermon preach'd at the anniversary meeting of the sons of clergy-men in the church of S. Mary-Le-Bow, on Thursday, Decemb. 3, 1696 by Z. Isham ...	Isham, Z. (Zacheus), 1651-1705.	1697 (1697)	Wing I1070; ESTC R8984	12,863	30

to_o my_o honour_a friend_n and_o brethren_n the_o steward_n of_o the_o late_a meeting_n of_o clergyman_n son_n mr._n edward_n tenison_n mr._n thomas_n breamer_n mr._n nudigate_n owsley_n mr._n thomas_n pindar_n mr._n jer._n peirce_n mr._n edward_n hinton_n mr._n martin_n carter_n mr._n benjamin_n howel_n mr._n peter_n crouch_v mr._n william_n staresmore_n mr._n samuel_n turner_n mr._n nath._n green_n honour_a brethren_n i_o be_o sensible_a i_o have_v not_o do_v justice_n to_o the_o good_a samaritan_n but_o what_o have_v be_v want_v to_o his_o character_n from_o the_o pulpit_n will_n i_o hope_v be_v make_v up_o by_o the_o example_n of_o those_o that_o hear_v it_o towards_o i_o i_o confess_v your_o compassion_n have_v be_v great_a if_o you_o have_v pass_v by_o this_o mean_a performance_n and_o only_o wish_v i_o a_o better_a talon_n but_o since_o you_o have_v take_v it_o up_o and_o be_v willing_a it_o shall_v live_v you_o have_v make_v yourselves_o responsible_a for_o it_o and_o in_o your_o hand_n i_o respectful_o leave_v it_o in_o obedience_n to_o your_o command_n and_o be_o sir_n your_o most_o humble_a servant_n and_o affectionate_a brother_n z._n isham_n luke_n x._o 37._o then_o say_v jesus_n unto_o he_o go_v and_o do_v thou_o likewise_o i._o among_o the_o several_a calumny_n malilicious_o cast_v upon_o the_o primitive_a christian_n and_o contrive_v by_o the_o accuser_n of_o the_o brethren_n 12.10_o rev._n 12.10_o to_o prevent_v our_o religion_n from_o take_v root_n in_o the_o world_n the_o most_o perverse_a imputation_n be_v that_o which_o be_v ground_v upon_o their_o mutual_a fraternity_n and_o eminent_a act_n of_o charity_n they_o revile_v we_o say_v a_o very_a ancient_a 39_o ancient_a tertul._n apol._n c._n 39_o father_n because_o we_o call_v ourselves_o brethren_n to_o one_o another_o and_o deride_v we_o for_o love_a one_o another_o so_o well_o and_o be_v ready_a to_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n for_o one_o another_o and_o sure_o it_o be_v a_o most_o 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suae_fw-la fiunt_fw-la id._n ibid._n the_o great_a body_n of_o christian_n be_v one_o corporation_n for_o charity_n and_o the_o widow_n and_o orphan_n be_v the_o sister_n and_o child_n of_o the_o whole_a community_n and_o s._n 398._o s._n epist_n 398._o basil_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v the_o ancient_a glory_n of_o the_o church_n that_o the_o christian_n who_o travel_v from_o one_o end_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o other_o meet_v every_o where_n with_o father_n and_o brethren_n according_o it_o be_v this_o divine_a spirit_n of_o love_n and_o mercy_n animate_v the_o church_n that_o chief_o establish_v our_o holy_a religion_n and_o surmount_v the_o persecution_n against_o it_o and_o this_o be_v so_o remarkable_a that_o 29._o that_o sozomen_fw-fr l._n 5._o c._n 16._o festinabat_fw-la ut_fw-la pagani_n christianorum_fw-la assuescerent_fw-la officiis_fw-la cassiodor_n hist_o eccl._n l._n 6._o c._n 29._o julian_n the_o apostate_n think_v to_o restore_v paganism_n by_o employ_v the_o 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