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	kingdom_n	time_n	2,800	4	3.6726	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59567	A sermon preached before the Lords spiritual and temporal in Parliament assembled, in the Abbey-church at Westminster on the fifth of November, 1691 / by the Archbishop of York.	Sharp, John, 1645-1714.	1691 (1691)	Wing S2995; ESTC R15085	12,865	30

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die_fw-la veneris_fw-la 6._o novemb_n 1691._o it_o be_v order_v by_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a in_o parliament_n assemble_v that_o the_o thanks_o of_o this_o house_n shall_v be_v and_o be_v hereby_o give_v to_o his_o grace_n the_o lord_n archbishop_n of_o york_n for_o his_o sermon_n preach_v yesterday_o before_o this_o house_n in_o the_o abbey-church_n at_o westminster_n and_o he_o be_v hereby_o desire_a to_o print_n and_o publish_v the_o same_o matth._n johnson_n cler._n parliamentor_n a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a in_o parliament_n assemble_v in_o the_o abbey-church_n at_o westminster_n on_o the_o five_o of_o november_n 1691._o by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_z london_n print_v for_o walter_n kettilby_n at_o the_o bishop_n head_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1691._o rom._n x._o 2._o for_o i_o bear_v they_o record_v that_o they_o have_v a_o zeal_n of_o god_n but_o not_o according_a to_o knowledge_n these_o be_v st._n 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