Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	careless_a	zeal_n	zealous_a	25	3	9.3938	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09262	Fiue godly, and profitable sermons concerning 1 The slaverie of sinne. 2 The mischiefe of ignorance. 3 The roote of apostasie. 4 The benefit of Gods service. 5 The Christians loue. Preached in his life time in sundry places. By that late faithfull minister of Christ Mr William Pemble of Magdalen Hall in the Vniversity of Oxford.	Pemble, William, 1592?-1623.; Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.	1628 (1628)	STC 19576A; ESTC S114334	73,812	112

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the_o religion_n of_o christ_n which_o for_o the_o present_a they_o profess_v the_o doctrine_n than_o be_v plain_o afford_v by_o the_o text_n we_o shall_v endeavour_v to_o make_v it_o plain_a unto_o you_o 1._o by_o expound_v the_o term_n of_o it_o 2._o by_o show_v the_o reason_n why_o one_o follow_v of_o another_o 1_o by_o apostasy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o word_n be_v mean_v a_o depart_n or_o go_v away_o from_o that_o which_o we_o former_o stand_v to_o and_o follow_v for_o the_o matter_n we_o understand_v hereby_o in_o short_a the_o forsake_v of_o true_a religion_n in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o it_o or_o in_o the_o practice_n for_o it_o must_v be_v note_v that_o man_n become_v backslider_n from_o religion_n two_o way_n 1_o by_o leave_v the_o truth_n of_o doctrine_n and_o give_v heed_n to_o lie_n contrary_a to_o what_o be_v reveal_v in_o the_o word_n when_o man_n fall_v into_o atheism_n and_o make_v a_o jest_n of_o religion_n or_o run_v to_o judaism_n from_o the_o 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