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	england_n	reform_a	4,212	5	9.5265	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37364	The declaration of the army in Ireland declaring their resolutions for a free Parliament, and the re-admitting of all the members secluded in 1648 : and for the establishing of a learned and orthodox ministry, and their just maintenance by tithes, and for the removing of all needless impositions and taxes, &c. : together with a letter concerning the present transactions there, directed to a friend in London : dated from Dublin February 18, 1659.	England and Wales. Army.	1660 (1660)	Wing D634; ESTC R8463	6,817	10

the_o declaration_n of_o the_o army_n in_o ireland_n declare_v their_o resolution_n for_o a_o free_a parliament_n and_o the_o readmitting_a of_o all_o the_o member_n seclude_v in_o 1648._o and_o for_o the_o establish_n of_o a_o learned_a and_o orthodox_n ministry_n and_o their_o just_a maintenance_n by_o tithe_n and_o for_o the_o remove_n of_o all_o needless_a imposition_n and_o tax_n etc._n etc._n together_o with_o a_o letter_n concern_v the_o present_a transaction_n there_o direct_v to_o a_o friend_n in_o london_n date_v from_o dublin_n february_n 18._o 1659._o enter_v in_o stationer_n hall_n according_a to_o order_n print_a at_o dublin_n and_o now_o reprint_v at_o london_n by_o s._n griffin_n for_o john_n playford_n at_o his_o shop_n in_o the_o temple_n near_o the_o ch_z 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o 9_o a_o letter_n from_o dublin_n to_o a_o friend_n in_o london_n worthy_a sir_n notwithstanding_o i_o have_v write_v to_o you_o by_o this_o very_a post_n enclose_v to_o my_o friend_n yet_o since_o its_o 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