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	necessary_a	time_n	2,771	4	4.5803	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85048	Some necessary & seasonable cases of conscience about things indifferent in matters of religion, briefly, yet faithfully stated [a]nd resolved wherein the the [sic] just bounds of imposing on one hand, and of obeying on the other, are truly fixed, / by an indifferent hand.	Fullwood, Francis, d. 1693.	1661 (1661)	Wing F2517; Thomason E2270_1; ESTC R209648	43,257	226

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they_o he_o hear_v and_o judge_v cause_n in_o religion_n and_o make_v ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o edict_n and_o all_o this_o as_o eusebius_n say_v tanquam_fw-la communis_fw-la episcopus_fw-la à_fw-la deo_fw-la 37._o euseb_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la constan_n lib._n ●_o cap._n 37._o constitutus_fw-la as_o a_o common_a overseer_n or_o bishop_n ordain_v of_o god_n and_o i_o may_v add_v as_o a_o excellent_a example_n to_o all_o christian_a prince_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n doubtless_o if_o he_o that_o resist_v a_o lawful_a power_n shall_v receive_v to_o himself_o damnation_n he_o shall_v hardly_o escape_v that_o resist_v his_o command_n in_o lawful_a yea_o in_o necessary_a thing_n wherein_o if_o in_o any_o thing_n he_o ought_v to_o obey_v for_o the_o lord_n sake_n and_o to_o submit_v in_o conscience_n of_o his_o duty_n to_o god_n as_o well_o as_o man_n for_o as_o augustine_n hoc_fw-la jubent_fw-la imperatores_fw-la quod_fw-la jubet_fw-la &_o christus_fw-la quia_fw-la cum_fw-la bonum_fw-la jubent_fw-la per_fw-la illos_fw-la non_fw-la christus_fw-la nisi_fw-la jubet_fw-la so_o that_o when_o king_n command_v what_o christ_n have_v first_o command_v christ_n command_v by_o they_o and_o we_o be_v call_v to_o obey_v not_o only_o they_o but_o christ_n in_o they_o case_n xi_o what_o private_a person_n be_v to_o do_v when_o thing_n expedient_a be_v require_v of_o they_o resol_n the_o second_o sort_n of_o thing_n enjoin_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o religion_n we_o have_v propose_v to_o be_v thing_n expedient_a for_o their_o present_a and_o special_a use_n though_o not_o necessary_a in_o their_o common_a nature_n or_o particular_o command_v by_o god_n and_o the_o question_n be_v when_o such_o thing_n be_v require_v by_o lawful_a authority_n whether_o private_a person_n be_v bind_v in_o duty_n to_o obey_v or_o not_o some_o person_n i_o believe_v like_v not_o that_o any_o such_o thing_n shall_v be_v impose_v upon_o they_o but_o will_v rather_o have_v the_o decent_a 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