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
A66680	The danger of tolerating levellers in a civil state, or, An historicall narration of the dangerous pernicious practices and opinions wherewith Samuel Gorton and his levelling accomplices so much disturbed and molested the severall plantations in New-England parallel to the positions and proceedings of the present levellers in Old-England : wherein their severall errors dangerous and very destructive to the peace both of church and state ... together with the course that was there taken for suppressing them are fully set forth, with a satisfactory answer to their complaints made to the Parliament / by Edw. Winslow of Plymouth in New-England.	Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655.	1649 (1649)	Wing W3035; ESTC R33679	88,220	108

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rich._n cotes_n for_o john_n bellamy_n at_o the_o three_o golden_a lion_n in_o cornhill_n near_o the_o royal_a exchange_n 1649._o the_o content_n the_o magistrate_n proceed_n at_o boston_n in_o new-england_n against_o samuel_n gorton_n and_o his_o accomplice_n pag._n 1._o the_o first_o letter_n of_o samuel_n gorton_n and_o his_o accomplice_n to_o the_o magistrate_n of_o boston_n in_o new-england_n p._n 9_o the_o second_o letter_n of_o samuel_n gorton_n and_o his_o accomplice_n to_o the_o magistrate_n of_o boston_n in_o new-england_n p._n 28._o certain_a observation_n collect_v out_o of_o both_o their_o letter_n contain_v their_o reproachful_a speech_n of_o the_o government_n and_o magistrate_n of_o the_o massachuset_n p._n 38._o their_o revile_v language_n against_o magistracy_n itself_o and_o all_o civil_a power_n p._n 43._o their_o blasphemous_a speech_n against_o the_o holy_a thing_n of_o god_n p._n 47._o the_o sum_n of_o the_o presentment_n of_o samuel_n gorton_n at_o portsmouth_n 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