Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	bishop_n	church_n	time_n	3,265	5	3.4917	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59650	A discourse of superstition with respect to the present times wherein the Church of England is vindicated from the imputation, and the the charge retorted not only on the papists, but also on men of other perswasions / by William Shelton ...	Shelton, William, d. 1699.	1678 (1678)	Wing S3097; ESTC R10846	60,551	205

thousand_o ignorant_a protestant_n and_o of_o confirmation_n of_o many_o infinite_n of_o wilful_a papist_n in_o their_o idolatry_n he_o conclude_v the_o treatise_n thus_o the_o ceremony_n in_o controversy_n be_v either_o excellent_a part_n of_o our_o religion_n which_o he_o not_o yield_v must_v believe_v the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o disjunction_n or_o notorious_a part_n of_o superstition_n this_o be_v the_o dirt_n that_o be_v cast_v upon_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n james_n his_o reign_n that_o he_o may_v be_v out_o of_o love_n with_o she_o a_o reproach_n of_o which_o the_o convocation_n of_o 1603._o be_v so_o sensible_a for_o though_o that_o treatise_n come_v first_o out_o a_o little_a after_o the_o convocation_n yet_o the_o suspicion_n be_v rife_o before_o that_o they_o pass_v this_o canon_n among_o 6._o canon_n 6._o other_o whosoever_o shall_v hereafter_o affirm_v the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n by_o law_n establish_v be_v wicked_a antichristian_a or_o superstitious_a etc._n etc._n let_v he_o be_v excommunicate_v etc._n etc._n this_o canon_n do_v not_o restrain_v the_o petulancy_n of_o censorious_a man_n for_o beside_o mr._n bradshaw_n confidence_n in_o the_o defence_n that_o dr_n burges_n make_v for_o bishop_n morton_n it_o appear_v 1._o burges_n answer_v rejoin_v chap._n 4._o §._o 1._o that_o the_o n._n c_o sts_o of_o those_o time_n do_v thus_o argue_v the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v be_v and_o still_o be_v abuse_v to_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n by_o the_o papist_n and_o that_o we_o 4._o id._n ib._n §._o 4._o can_v be_v think_v sincere_o to_o have_v repent_v of_o that_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n except_o we_o cast_v away_o with_o detestation_n all_o the_o instrument_n of_o it_o once_o more_o they_o say_v that_o a_o superstitious_a construction_n be_v 79._o id._n ib._n ●_o 79._o make_v of_o our_o cross_n not_o only_o by_o the_o papist_n but_o by_o our_o own_o canon_n and_o canonical_a imposer_n of_o it_o these_o jealousy_n do_v but_o fly_v in_o the_o dark_a during_o king_n james_n his_o reign_n but_o soon_o after_o charles_n the_o first_o come_v to_o the_o throne_n he_o receive_v divers_a complaint_n of_o this_o nature_n the_o parliament_n anno_fw-la 1628._o 526._o rushworth_n historical_a collection_n p._n 526._o complain_n of_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n as_o some_o of_o those_o heinous_a and_o cry_a sin_n which_o be_v the_o undoubted_a cause_n of_o those_o evil_n that_o be_v fall_v upon_o they_o the_o remonstrance_n which_o the_o commons_o 621._o id._n ib._n p._n 621._o of_o the_o same_o parliament_n make_v against_o the_o then_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n express_v their_o fear_n concern_v innovation_n of_o religion_n a_o while_n after_o mr._n rouse_n make_v a_o speech_n concern_v religion_n wherein_o he_o desire_v it_o may_v be_v consider_v what_o new_a painting_n be_v lay_v on_o the_o old_a face_n of_o the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n how_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n do_v eat_v 646._o ib._n p._n 645_o 646._o into_o our_o religion_n and_o fret_v into_o the_o bank_n and_o wall_n of_o it_o for_o a_o remedy_n of_o which_o he_o propound_v the_o expedient_a of_o a_o covenant_n to_o hold_v fast_o god_n and_o religion_n to_o which_o covenant_n he_o will_v have_v every_o man_n say_v amen_n this_o man_n do_v not_o it_o be_v true_a speak_v of_o superstition_n but_o he_o be_v understand_v to_o mean_v it_o by_o another_o orator_n of_o the_o same_o house_n mr._n pym_n who_o complain_v that_o the_o law_n 647._o ib._n p._n 647._o be_v violate_v in_o bring_v in_o superstitious_a ceremony_n after_o who_o another_o in_o the_o same_o session_n sir_n john_n eliott_n apprehend_v a_o fear_n of_o some_o 649._o ib._n p._n 649._o bishop_n then_o in_o place_n that_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o their_o power_n they_o may_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o have_v religion_n overthrow_v because_o some_o of_o they_o be_v master_n of_o 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