Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	body_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	28	3	8.7797	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65994	A sermon preached at Stow, in the county of Bucks, on the ninth of September, 1683 being the day of thanksgiving appointed by the King's declaration, for acknowledging God's great mercy in discovering and defeating the late treasonable conspiracy against His Sacred Majesty's person and government / by Tho. Wagstaffe ...	Wagstaffe, Thomas, 1645-1712.	1683 (1683)	Wing W212; ESTC R1767	17,329	42

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to_o enjoy_v any_o life_n upon_o earth_n it_o be_v lawful_a to_o kill_v wicked_a king_n and_o tyrant_n alibi_fw-la goodman_n p._n 99_o 103._o &_o alibi_fw-la the_o subject_n do_v kill_v the_o queen_n highness_n athaliah_n jehu_n kill_v the_o queen_n majesty_n jezabel_n elias_n be_v no_o magistrate_n kill_v the_o queen_n majesty_n chaplain_n baal_n be_v priest_n these_o example_n be_v leave_v for_o our_o instruction_n where_o this_o justice_n be_v not_o execute_v the_o state_n be_v most_o corrupt_a when_o magistrate_n do_v cease_v to_o do_v their_o duty_n alibi_fw-la ibid._n 180_o 184_o 210._o &_o alibi_fw-la i._n e._n in_o depose_v and_o kill_v king_n the_o people_n be_v as_o it_o be_v without_o officer_n and_o then_o god_n give_v the_o sword_n into_o their_o hand_n and_o he_o himself_o be_v become_v immediate_o their_o head_n for_o to_o the_o multitude_n a_o portion_n of_o the_o sword_n of_o justice_n be_v commit_v from_o the_o which_o no_o person_n king_n queen_n or_o emperor_n be_v 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