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	faith_n	reason_n	4,118	5	5.7721	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33303	Englands covenant proved lawful and necessary also at this time both by Scripture and reason together with sundry answers to the usual objections made against it / by S.C.	Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.	1643 (1643)	Wing C4509; ESTC R11225	10,880	18

oath_n we_o must_v swear_v in_o truth_n i_o e._n the_o matter_n of_o it_o must_v be_v true_a so_o in_o judgement_n also_o i_o e._n know_v it_o to_o be_v true_a 4._o ier._n 2._o or_o else_o we_o be_v guilty_a of_o perjury_n so_o in_o vow_n and_o covenant_n which_o be_v sometime_o accompany_v with_o a_o oath_n we_o must_v be_v well_o inform_v of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o matter_n thereof_o or_o else_o we_o make_v ourselves_o guilty_a before_o god_n and_o that_o of_o sol●mon_n may_v be_v apply_v to_o such_o person_n 20_o prov._n 25._o it_o be_v a_o snare_n for_o a_o man_n to_o devour_v holy_a thing_n and_o after_o the_o vow_n to_o inquire_v 3._o it_o be_v also_o further_o require_v that_o they_o which_o enter_v into_o a_o covenant_n shall_v before_o hand_n and_o at_o their_o entrance_n into_o it_o full_o resolve_v with_o themselves_o to_o the_o uttermost_a of_o their_o power_n to_o observe_v and_o keep_v the_o same_o and_o that_o in_o every_o part_n and_o branch_n of_o it_o whereunto_o tend_v that_o advice_n of_o solomon_n 5_o ec._n cle_z 4_o 5._o when_o thou_o vow_v a_o vow_n defer_v not_o to_o pay_v it_o for_o god_n have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o fool_n pay_v therefore_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v vow_v better_o it_o be_v that_o thou_o shall_v not_o vow_v then_o that_o thou_o shall_v vow_v and_o not_o pay_v 30._o num._n 2._o 4._o it_o must_v be_v of_o thing_n within_o our_o power_n or_o else_o to_o engage_v ourselves_o by_o a_o vow_n to_o impossibility_n possibilibus_fw-la what_o be_v it_o but_o to_o profane_v the_o sacred_a name_n of_o god_n and_o bring_v down_o his_o curse_n upon_o we_o this_o be_v the_o sin_n of_o those_o after_o the_o flood_n which_o covenant_v among_o themselves_o to_o build_v a_o tower_n which_o shall_v reach_v up_o to_o heaven_n a_o thing_n impossible_a if_o god_n have_v not_o confound_v their_o language_n and_o it_o be_v also_o a_o aggravation_n of_o their_o sin_n who_o vow_v that_o they_o will_v neither_o eat_v nor_o drink_v till_o they_o have_v kill_v paul_n which_o be_v out_o of_o their_o power_n make_v their_o vow_v the_o more_o unlawful_a unto_o they_o 5._o the_o person_n which_o bind_v themselves_o by_o a_o vow_n must_v be_v sui_fw-la juris_fw-la such_o as_o have_v power_n of_o their_o own_o head_n and_o be_v not_o under_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o another_o or_o else_o they_o must_v be_v careful_a to_o take_v along_o with_o they_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o governor_n if_o they_o mean_v to_o free_v themselves_o from_o sin_n a_o maid_n in_o her_o father_n house_n or_o a_o woman_n that_o have_v a_o husband_n may_v not_o vow_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o superior_n 30._o nu._n 3._o etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o be_v not_o at_o their_o own_o disposal_n and_o therefore_o not_o able_a to_o perform_v their_o vow_n without_o the_o approbation_n of_o another_o verse_n 13._o have_v thus_o show_v the_o several_a sort_n of_o covenant_n and_o what_o be_v require_v to_o make_v a_o 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every_o christian_n at_o the_o first_o view_v will_v not_o only_o see_v a_o lawfulness_n but_o a_o necessity_n of_o the_o same_o for_o in_o god_n judgement_n we_o may_v read_v our_o sin_n in_o the_o generality_n and_o greatness_n of_o the_o one_o the_o generality_n and_o greatness_n of_o the_o other_o and_o in_o that_o day_n when_o god_n hand_n lie_v heavy_a upon_o a_o nation_n do_v the_o lord_n god_n call_v to_o weep_v and_o mourn_v and_o to_o baldess_n etc._n etc._n 22._o isa._n 12_o wherein_o we_o see_v that_o same_o thing_n which_o be_v undertake_v in_o this_o covenant_n impose_v as_o a_o duty_n by_o god_n himself_o who_o do_v not_o only_o require_v a_o sense_n of_o and_o sorrow_n for_o our_o sin_n but_o a_o resolute_a endeavour_n of_o reformation_n also_o wash_v you_o make_v you_o clean_o take_v away_o the_o evil_a of_o your_o work_n from_o before_o my_o eye_n etc._n etc._n isay_n 16._o or_o else_o our_o humiliation_n be_v but_o hang_v down_o our_o head_n like_o a_o bull_n rush_n for_o a_o day_n 58._o isa._n 5._o mere_a mock_n of_o god_n and_o delude_v our_o own_o soul_n 2._o that_o we_o do_v abhor_v and_o detest_v the_o late_a wicked_a and_o treacherous_a design_n and_o that_o we_o never_o give_v or_o will_v give_v or_o assent_v to_o the_o execution_n thereof_o but_o will_n according_a to_o our_o power_n and_o vocation_n oppose_v and_o resist_v the_o same_o and_o all_o other_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n this_o branch_n no_o one_o may_v take_v which_o have_v in_o any_o measure_n be_v privy_a to_o the_o say_a plot_n till_o they_o have_v first_o unburden_v their_o conscience_n by_o acknowledge_v what_o they_o have_v be_v privy_a to_o and_o crave_v pardon_n for_o the_o same_o otherwise_o they_o devote_v themselves_o to_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n who_o will_v be_v a_o swift_a witness_n against_o such_o perjure_a person_n and_o who_o fly_a role_n will_v enter_v into_o their_o house_n and_o remain_v therein_o and_o consume_v they_o with_o the_o timber_n thereof_o 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