Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	church_n	doctrine_n	reform_a	3,582	5	9.8202	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

in_o heaven_n my_o trust_n be_v this_o exhortation_n will_v not_o be_v slight_v by_o you_o if_o you_o will_v a_o little_a consider_v serious_o of_o these_o motive_n that_o may_v stir_v you_o up_o to_o this_o diligent_a caution_n i_o will_v name_v but_o two_o thing_n which_o the_o apostle_n also_o in_o this_o place_n give_v we_o notice_n of_o 1_o the_o easiness_n to_o fall_v into_o this_o evil_a of_o unbelief_n and_o apostasy_n the_o apostle_n in_o this_o and_o the_o next_o chapter_n be_v very_o vehement_a in_o admonish_v the_o hebrew_n of_o this_o danger_n and_o good_a reason_n see_v it_o be_v a_o matter_n not_o easy_o heed_v without_o good_a forewarn_n we_o easy_o deceive_v ourselves_o in_o this_o matter_n through_o the_o wickedness_n and_o guile_n of_o our_o own_o heart_n many_o time_n vain_o imagine_v our_o heart_n to_o be_v good_a and_o faithful_a when_o indeed_o they_o be_v evil_a heart_n of_o unbelief_n this_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o cunning_n which_o they_o be_v not_o to_o learn_v viz._n to_o beguile_v we_o with_o counterfeit_a grace_n instead_o of_o currant_n but_o that_o which_o deceive_v man_n chief_o in_o this_o business_n be_v this_o that_o because_o we_o live_v in_o one_o common_a society_n of_o the_o church_n therefore_o we_o dream_v of_o a_o community_n of_o faith_n and_o salvation_n what_o mean_v else_o those_o careless_a thought_n and_o speech_n of_o many_o i_o thank_v god_n i_o have_v a_o strong_a faith_n and_o have_v have_v ever_o i_o be_o a_o christian_n a_o protestant_n baptize_v and_o breed_v up_o in_o the_o true_a faith_n of_o christ_n jesus_n i_o frequent_a good_a exercise_n i_o live_v as_o most_o man_n do_v &c_n &c_n whence_o they_o think_v this_o be_v sufficient_a and_o that_o now_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n of_o miscarry_v man_n take_v up_o their_o religion_n as_o they_o do_v fashion_n what_o most_o man_n have_v they_o must_v have_v also_o most_o man_n speak_v well_o of_o religion_n great_a man_n countenance_v it_o a_o religious_a king_n 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of_o people_n but_o empty_a of_o sound_a protestant_n they_o will_v tell_v we_o in_o their_o book_n that_o a_o great_a part_n that_o be_v on_o our_o side_n have_v no_o other_o motive_n to_o hold_v they_o here_o but_o only_o because_o they_o have_v be_v so_o bear_v and_o b●edd_v and_o receive_v their_o religion_n as_o they_o do_v their_o inheritance_n by_o descent_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n man_n who_o decree_n of_o parliament_n and_o fear_n of_o law_n keep_v with_o we_o rather_o than_o any_o certain_a knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o our_o religion_n by_o the_o scripture_n it_o be_v a_o shame_n that_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o confute_v such_o shameful_a imputation_n to_o say_v it_o be_v worse_o with_o our_o adversary_n who_o chief_a policy_n to_o keep_v simple_a soul_n within_o the_o pale_a of_o their_o church_n be_v ignorance_n and_o fear_v of_o the_o inquisition_n this_o may_v stop_v their_o mouth_n but_o it_o help_v not_o we_o we_o may_v see_v and_o pity_v the_o miserable_a estate_n of_o most_o who_o if_o they_o be_v examine_v by_o a_o minister_n touch_v their_o faith_n will_v make_v he_o blush_v and_o bless_v himself_o to_o see_v their_o ignorance_n but_o if_o such_o fall_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o priest_n or_o jesuite_n to_o try_v they_o a_o little_a they_o will_v soon_o strain_n at_o their_o religion_n be_v it_o not_o strange_a that_o they_o shall_v be_v man_n that_o profess_v it_o and_o that_o forward_o too_o sometime_o who_o yet_o be_v not_o able_a to_o maintain_v i●_n how_o soon_o think_v you_o will_v such_o blast_n as_o these_o be_v shake_v with_o every_o blast_n and_o tear_v up_o out_o of_o our_o church_n when_o they_o have_v take_v no_o deep_a root_n in_o the_o faith_n especial_o if_o temporal_a respect_n shall_v meet_v together_o with_o sophistical_a argument_n and_o turn_v they_o aside_o from_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o these_o be_v not_o all_o that_o deceive_v themselves_o not_o only_o ignorant_a person_n but_o 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constant_a hold_v on_o till_o the_o end_n of_o this_o life_n while_o it_o be_v call_v to_o day_n i._n e._n so_o long_o as_o grace_n be_v offer_v and_o danger_n to_o be_v fear_v which_o be_v till_o our_o life_n be_v at_o a_o end_n so_o long_o be_v often_o exhortation_n needful_a to_o uphold_v man_n in_o their_o constancy_n in_o religion_n 2._o urge_v from_o the_o danger_n that_o come_v by_o the_o neglect_n of_o it_o that_o be_v hardness_n of_o heart_n lest_o any_o of_o you_o be_v harden_v the_o cause_n whereof_o be_v the_o beguile_a nature_n of_o sin_n through_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n which_o by_o degree_n steal_v away_o the_o heart_n from_o god_n and_o settle_v it_o in_o the_o obstinate_a practice_n of_o impiety_n doct._n you_o have_v the_o word_n and_o the_o plain_a meaning_n i_o come_v to_o some_o instruction_n for_o our_o practice_n the_o first_o be_v this_o that_o infidelity_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o apostasy_n from_o religion_n infidelity_n be_v that_o which_o keep_v 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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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