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	reason_n	true_a	3,310	5	4.3074	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64970	The right notion of honour as it was delivered in a sermon before the King at Newmarket, Octob. 4, 1674. Published by His Majesties special command. : With annotations, the contents whereof are in the following leaf / by Nath. Vincent, D.D. Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty, and Fellow of Clare-Hall in Cambridge.	Vincent, Nathanael, 1639?-1697.	1685 (1685)	Wing V419; ESTC R3122	34,127	86

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and_o frigidus_n &_o sylvis_n aquilo_n decussit_fw-la honorem_fw-la virg._n georg._n 2._o hunc_fw-la virum_fw-la bonum_fw-la dixisti_fw-la &_o honoris_fw-la causa_fw-la appellasti_fw-la cic._n pro_fw-la q._n r._n honour_n with_o the_o latin_n be_v use_v to_o signify_v both_o honesty_n and_o beauty_n for_o as_o the_o clearness_n of_o the_o complexion_n and_o the_o proportion_n of_o part_n be_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o body_n so_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o the_o harmony_n or_o correspondence_n of_o our_o action_n to_o the_o principle_n of_o reason_n and_o religion_n be_v not_o only_o the_o beauty_n and_o charm_a sweetness_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o a_o honour_n like_o that_o which_o we_o pay_v unto_o god_n himself_o such_o be_v the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n so_o lovely_a be_v the_o feature_n of_o goodness_n that_o it_o be_v admire_v by_o all_o the_o world_n and_o the_o very_o worst_a of_o man_n like_o the_o innocence_n of_o its_o divine_a author_n to_o which_o pilate_n 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