Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	bring_v	church_n	true_a	3,264	5	4.5276	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71273	The verdict upon the dissenters plea, occasioned by their Melius inquirendum to which is added A letter from Geneva, to the Assembly of Divines, printed by His late Majesties special command, with some notes upon the margent under his own royal and sacred hand : also a postscript touching the union of Protestants.	Womock, Laurence, 1612-1685.; Diodati, Giovanni, 1576-1649. Answer sent to the ecclesiastical assembly at London by the reverend, noble, and learned man, John Deodate.	1681 (1681)	Wing W3356; ESTC R36681	154,158	329

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exigunt_fw-la 227_o ne_fw-la pax_fw-la solvatur_fw-la in_o schismata_fw-la &_o seditiones_fw-la what_o thing_n soever_o be_v appoint_v by_o way_n of_o ceremony_n religion_n and_o civility_n societiy_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v out_o of_o charity_n for_o their_o sake_n with_o who_o we_o live_v so_o long_o as_o they_o require_v we_o to_o observe_v they_o lest_o peace_n shall_v break_v loose_a into_o schism_n and_o sedition_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o conclude_v that_o there_o be_v no_o law_n but_o be_v comprehend_v in_o charity_n nam_fw-la sine_fw-la omni_fw-la dubio_fw-la si_fw-la tu_fw-la quicquam_fw-la statuiss_n etc._n etc._n for_o without_o all_o doubt_n say_v he_o if_o thou_o shall_v enjoin_v any_o thing_n thou_o will_v be_v obey_v therefore_o thou_o be_v oblige_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o charity_n to_o perform_v the_o same_o to_o another_o especial_o to_o god_n and_o his_o vicegerent_n provide_v you_o do_v not_o place_v salvation_n in_o the_o precept_n of_o man_n 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