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
A85414	A short ansvver to A. S. alias Adam Stewart's second part of his overgrown duply to the two brethren. Together with certaine difficult questions easily answered; all which A. Stewart is desired to consider of, without replying, unlesse it be to purpose. A. Steuart [sic] in his second part of his duply to the two brethren. page 166. The civill magistrate cannot bee orthodox, and tollerate a new sect, (hee meanes independencie, and may as well say Presbytery) unles hee tollerate us to beleeve that hee is either corrupted by moneys, or some other waye, so to doe.	Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1644 (1644)	Wing G1201; Thomason E27_6; ESTC R8324	30,557	41

subject_n be_v free_v from_o their_o obedience_n to_o they_o and_o the_o people_n which_o have_v all_o power_n in_o themselves_o original_o become_v the_o supreme_a magistrate_n of_o all_o be_v bind_v to_o cut_v they_o off_o from_o the_o civil_a state_n whether_o they_o be_v king_n or_o parliament_n but_o let_v we_o beware_v of_o such_o infernal_a tenet_n according_a unto_o which_o there_o will_v be_v find_v no_o safety_n neither_o for_o prince_n nor_o parliament_n but_o each_o of_o they_o and_o every_o body_n else_o all_o alike_o be_v force_v to_o be_v of_o whatsoever_o religion_n shall_v by_o most_o voice_n in_o a_o consistory_n or_o synod_n be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o true_a one_o which_o be_v too_o great_a a_o hazard_n or_o else_o be_v deem_v to_o do_v presumptuous_o and_o so_o lose_v their_o life_n but_o ch._n 3._o you_o say_v if_o the_o church_n be_v corrupt_a and_o the_o church_n officer_n negligent_a in_o their_o charge_n and_o will_v not_o reform_v it_o the_o civil_a 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a_o short_a answer_n to_o a._n s._n alias_o adam_n stewart'_n second_o part_n of_o his_o overgrow_a dup_o to_o the_o two_o brethren_n together_o with_o certain_a difficult_a question_n easy_o answer_v all_o which_o a._n stewart_n be_v desire_v to_o consider_v of_o without_o reply_v unless_o it_o be_v to_o purpose_n a._o stevart_n in_o his_o second_o part_n of_o his_o dup_o to_o the_o two_o brethren_n page_n 166._o the_o civil_a magistrate_n can_v be_v orthodox_a and_o tolerate_v a_o new_a sect_n he_o mean_v independency_n and_o may_v as_o well_o say_v presbytery_n unless_o he_o tolerate_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v either_o corrupt_v by_o money_n or_o some_o other_o way_n so_o to_o do_v proverb_n 12._o 13._o the_o wicked_a be_v snare_v by_o the_o trasgression_n of_o his_o lip_n but_o the_o just_a shall_v come_v out_o of_o trouble_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1644._o three_o of_o a_o stevart_n conclusion_n with_o their_o parallel_n which_o be_v add_v for_o better_a 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ambassador_n send_v to_o he_o he_o must_v be_v subject_a unto_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n conclusion_n 3._o pag._n 166._o whatsoever_o the_o ecclesiastical_a senate_n or_o presbytery_n be_v bind_v not_o to_o tolerate_v but_o must_v suppress_v in_o the_o church_n that_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n be_v bind_v not_o to_o tolerate_v but_o must_v suppress_v in_o the_o state_n neither_o be_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n less_o bind_v to_o put_v it_o out_o of_o the_o state_n than_o the_o presbytery_n be_v to_o put_v it_o out_o of_o the_o church_n exquisite_a popery_n pestilent_a doctrine_n as_o appear_v yet_o more_o clear_o by_o this_o follow_a parallel_n parallel_n if_o the_o presbytery_n shall_v think_v good_a to_o excommunicate_v king_n or_o parliament_n the_o civil_a magistrate_n the_o people_n in_o who_o the_o sovereign_a power_n resid●s_a original_o pag._n 167._o be_v absolve_v from_o all_o obedience_n and_o bind_v to_o put_v they_o out_o of_o the_o civil_a state_n a_o taste_n of_o a._n 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