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	time_n	true_a	2,835	4	3.9950	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40092	A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Maior of London, and the Court of Aldermen, &c. on Wednesday in Easter week, in the Church of St. Andrew Holborn being one of the anniversary spittal sermons / by Edward Fowler.	Fowler, Edward, 1632-1714.	1688 (1688)	Wing F1719; ESTC R10667	20,353	37

inasmuch_o as_o you_o do_v it_o not_o unto_o one_o of_o the_o least_o of_o these_o my_o brethren_n you_o do_v it_o not_o to_o i_o again_o see_v what_o our_o lord_n say_v luk._n 6.35_o love_v your_o enemy_n and_o do_v good_a and_o lend_v hope_v for_o nothing_o again_o or_o hope_v for_o no_o reward_n from_o those_o who_o benefactor_n you_o be_v and_o charitable_a creditor_n and_o your_o reward_n shall_v be_v great_a and_o you_o shall_v be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o high_a etc._n etc._n and_o mat._n 5.7_o bless_a be_v the_o merciful_a for_o they_o shall_v obtain_v mercy_n whereas_o s._n james_n have_v declare_v ch._n 2.13_o that_o he_o shall_v have_v judgement_n without_o mercy_n that_o show_v no_o mercy_n i_o be_o sure_a you_o will_v acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o go_v far_o than_o these_o two_o consideration_n for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o the_o doctrine_n raise_v from_o the_o text._n if_o it_o be_v ask_v how_o this_o one_o part_n of_o religion_n can_v be_v say_v to_o give_v a_o title_n to_o these_o everlasting_a habitation_n i_o hope_v none_o of_o we_o do_v believe_v that_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n more_o of_o proper_a merit_n in_o these_o than_o in_o other_o good_a work_n since_o the_o falsity_n and_o dangerousness_n of_o the_o popish_a doctrine_n of_o merit_n have_v be_v sufficient_o expose_v to_o we_o from_o time_n to_o time_n as_o also_o the_o folly_n of_o imagine_v that_o creature_n can_v deserve_v any_o reward_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o great_a creator_n and_o much_o more_o of_o think_v that_o sinner_n can_v and_o much_o more_o that_o they_o can_v deserve_v such_o a_o immense_o great_a reward_n as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n by_o the_o best_a work_n they_o be_v in_o a_o possibility_n of_o perform_v these_o work_v not_o bear_v the_o least_o proportion_n with_o that_o reward_n nor_o need_v i_o sure_o go_v about_o to_o persuade_v a_o congregation_n of_o protestant_n that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o only_a 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