Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	bind_v	civil_a	great_a	84	3	2.0931	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10795	Gods holy house and service according to the primitive and most Christian forme thereof, described by Foulke Robarts, Batchelor of Divinity, and prebendary of Norvvich.	Robartes, Foulke, 1580?-1650.	1639 (1639)	STC 21068; ESTC S121261	55,029	143

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that_o be_v upon_o it_o shall_v he_o not_o now_o show_v himself_o senseless_a who_o shall_v say_v that_o this_o rule_n hold_v only_o so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v any_o sacrifice_n or_o oblation_n on_o the_o altar_n and_o no_o long_o this_o be_v right_a to_o follow_v the_o profane_a sense_n of_o strange_a people_n in_o this_o age_n who_o inmitate_v or_o comply_v with_o the_o filthy_a fratricellian_o before_o mention_v which_o allow_v no_o difference_n between_o a_o church_n and_o a_o barn_n when_o service_n be_v end_v or_o between_o the_o communion_n table_n and_o their_o own_o common_a table_n when_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n be_v over_o but_o know_v we_o who_o in_o duty_n and_o humility_n submit_v ourselves_o to_o be_v teach_v by_o god_n in_o his_o holy_a word_n that_o as_o between_o god_n and_o the_o temple_n between_o the_o oblation_n and_o the_o altar_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n so_o now_o between_o god_n and_o the_o church_n between_o the_o communion_n 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