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
A75445	An answer to the Solemne League & Covenant; presented to the publick view of all loyall subiects in England, Scotland, and Ireland; in the twelfth year of the reign of our most gracious sovereign Lord Charles by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. Published according to order.		1660 (1660)	Wing A3448; Thomason E1045_3; ESTC R207947	9,622	16

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a_o defensive_a league_n though_o the_o king_n be_v a_o idolater_n shall_v forbid_v it_o yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o they_o may_v do_v so_o without_o the_o consent_n and_o against_o the_o command_n of_o a_o christian_a prince_n who_o be_v a_o professor_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n last_o the_o israelite_n beside_o the_o invitation_n of_o king_n hezekiah_n to_o keep_v a_o solemn_a passover_n with_o the_o jew_n have_v the_o express_a command_n of_o god_n himself_o whereas_o neither_o english_a nor_o scotch_a have_v any_o command_n from_o god_n express_o or_o implicit_o to_o enter_v into_o this_o league_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n against_o papist_n without_o the_o king_n the_o king_n himself_o undertake_v and_o that_o by_o most_o solemn_a oath_n and_o protestation_n to_o defend_v the_o same_o 5._o for_o the_o covenant_n mention_v ezra_n 10.3_o that_o be_v mere_o to_o remove_v a_o scandal_n from_o the_o jew_n and_o to_o fulfil_v the_o express_a 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