Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	believe_v	church_n	faith_n	7,365	5	5.7654	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43700	A sermon preached before the honourable House of Commons, at St Margaret's Westminster, on Sunday the 19th of October, 1690 being the thanksgiving-day for the wonderful preservation of His Majesties person, &c. / by Charles Hickman.	Hickman, Charles, 1648-1713.	1690 (1690)	Wing H1898; ESTC R11219	12,974	30

a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_o at_o st_n margaret_n westminster_n on_o sunday_n the_o 19_o of_o october_n 1690._o be_v the_o thanksgiving-day_n for_o the_o wonderful_a preservation_n of_o his_o majesty_n person_n etc._n etc._n by_o charles_n hickman_n d.d._n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o their_o majesty_n london_n print_v for_o walter_n kettilby_n at_o the_o bishop_n head_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1690._o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_o isai_n lx._n x._o and_o the_o son_n of_o stranger_n shall_v build_v up_o thy_o wall_n and_o their_o king_n shall_v minister_v unto_o thou_o for_o in_o my_o wrath_n i_o smite_v thou_o but_o in_o my_o favour_n have_v i_o have_v mercy_n on_o thou_o the_o jewish_a church_n for_o some_o age_n before_o its_o dissolution_n be_v reduce_v to_o a_o very_a deplorable_a estate_n their_o corruption_n at_o home_n have_v provoke_v god_n to_o bring_v heavy_a oppression_n upon_o they_o from_o abroad_o and_o as_o he_o have_v former_o choose_v they_o out_o to_o be_v a_o peculiar_a people_n to_o himself_o and_o give_v they_o most_o signal_n instance_n of_o his_o favour_n so_o now_o upon_o the_o abuse_n of_o these_o his_o mercy_n his_o wrath_n be_v kindle_v against_o they_o and_o they_o seem_v a_o people_n single_v out_o for_o nothing_o but_o destruction_n and_o according_o we_o find_v their_o chronicle_n represent_v they_o as_o a_o nation_n forsake_v of_o god_n and_o persecute_v by_o man_n and_o a_o constant_a succession_n of_o misfortune_n fill_v up_o the_o history_n of_o their_o late_a time_n but_o though_o their_o history_n be_v dismal_a yet_o their_o prophecy_n afford_v they_o a_o more_o hopeful_a prospect_n and_o give_v they_o assurance_n of_o a_o joyful_a revolution_n that_o the_o time_n will_v come_v when_o jerusalem_n also_o shall_v have_v her_o day_n and_o all_o her_o calamity_n shall_v cease_v and_o the_o dark_a side_n of_o fortune_n shall_v be_v turn_v 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it_o stand_v in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n when_o it_o enjoy_v a_o confluence_n of_o both_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a blessing_n and_o flourish_n in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o man_n then_o be_v zion_n a_o strong_a place_n indeed_o the_o joy_n of_o all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n when_o her_o border_n be_v extend_v and_o her_o establishment_n be_v fix_v upon_o a_o large_a bottom_n and_o consequent_o upon_o sure_a ground_n when_o stranger_n themselves_o shall_v pay_v homage_n at_o her_o court_n and_o their_o king_n shall_v contribute_v to_o her_o prosperity_n and_o above_o all_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n shall_v complete_a her_o happiness_n and_o turn_v her_o heaviness_n into_o joy_n all_o that_o the_o piety_n or_o even_o the_o ambition_n of_o man_n can_v desire_v be_v here_o propose_v as_o the_o portion_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n which_o that_o we_o may_v make_v ourselves_o partaker_n of_o and_o have_v our_o share_n in_o the_o triumph_n 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