Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	christian_a	holy_a	true_a	2,766	4	3.9231	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61424	A caveat against flattery, and profanation of sacred things to secular ends upon sight of the order of the convention for the thanksgiving, and consideration of the misgovernment and misfortunes of the last race of kings of this nation.	Stephens, Edward, d. 1706.	1689 (1689)	Wing S5424; ESTC R184625	23,049	37

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himself_o or_o other_o and_o this_o produce_v a_o free_a and_o generous_a magnanimity_n he_o admire_v not_o the_o grandeur_n of_o the_o world_n fear_v no_o man_n flatter_v no_o man_n but_o deal_v plain_o and_o sincere_o with_o all_o pity_v their_o weakness_n even_o in_o injury_n and_o affront_n to_o himself_o as_o of_o people_n of_o distemper_a mind_n be_v communicative_a and_o ready_a and_o industrious_a to_o do_v good_a to_o all_o on_o the_o contrary_a irreligion_n indispose_v the_o soul_n for_o that_o divine_a principle_n whence_o it_o become_v dry_a and_o narrow_a like_o a_o wither_a branch_n and_o unhinge_v it_o from_o its_o proper_a centre_n whence_o proceed_v all_o manner_n of_o disorder_n first_o it_o direct_v all_o its_o motion_n to_o itself_o as_o its_o centre_n as_o if_o it_o be_v independent_a but_o not_o be_v real_o so_o it_o can_v rest_v there_o but_o run_v out_o after_o something_o else_o and_o miss_v its_o proper_a object_n fall_v upon_o some_o false_a appearance_n 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