Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	correct_v	government_n	lord_n	16	3	2.0928	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66603	A discourse of religion shewing its truth and reality, or, The suitableness of religion to humane nature by William Wilson ...	Wilson, William, Rector of Morley.	1694 (1694)	Wing W2953; ESTC R13694	77,545	146

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and_o understanding_n to_o defraud_v and_o cheat_v or_o their_o will_n to_o oppress_v and_o do_v wrong_n as_o to_o consult_v each_o other_n be_v good_a and_o to_o do_v act_n of_o kindness_n and_o humanity_n but_o that_o since_o there_o be_v no_o religion_n to_o direct_v we_o nor_o conscience_n to_o keep_v we_o in_o awe_n we_o must_v provide_v for_o our_o own_o peace_n and_o happiness_n as_o well_o as_o we_o can_v by_o establish_v such_o rule_n as_o it_o shall_v be_v dangerous_a for_o any_o man_n to_o transgress_v and_o what_o less_o do_v this_o imply_v but_o that_o religion_n be_v so_o beneficial_a to_o mankind_n that_o it_o be_v a_o thousand_o pity_n but_o its_o principle_n be_v real_o true_a and_o that_o it_o be_v very_o convenient_a that_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v under_o those_o restraint_n it_o lay_v upon_o we_o so_o that_o the_o atheist_n get_v nothing_o at_o all_o by_o deny_v the_o truth_n of_o religion_n but_o while_o he_o labour_v to_o free_a man_n from_o those_o terror_n 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they_o have_v not_o the_o wit_n to_o discern_v that_o they_o take_v a_o course_n that_o thwart_v their_o device_n when_o they_o neglect_v religion_n and_o that_o they_o be_v extreme_o behold_v to_o religion_n for_o give_v they_o those_o rule_n without_o which_o they_o can_v never_o long_o enjoy_v what_o they_o will_v have_v if_o it_o be_v a_o argument_n of_o folly_n not_o to_o know_v how_o to_o adapt_v mean_n suitable_a to_o the_o end_v we_o aim_v at_o the_o wicked_a irreligious_a man_n must_v pass_v for_o the_o very_a fool_n that_o be_v for_o live_v as_o he_o do_v when_o it_o be_v the_o welfare_n of_o his_o body_n that_o he_o pretend_v to_o aim_v at_o if_o he_o be_v wise_a in_o the_o choice_n of_o his_o end_n he_o can_v never_o avoid_v the_o imputation_n of_o folly_n for_o live_v otherwise_o than_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o temperance_n and_o moderation_n that_o religion_n give_v neither_o be_v it_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o all_o that_o know_v he_o only_o that_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o so_o much_o weakness_n and_o folly_n but_o his_o own_o thought_n do_v upbraid_v he_o with_o it_o when_o a_o surfeit_a body_n do_v force_v he_o to_o submit_v to_o those_o very_a rule_n as_o reasonable_a and_o just_a which_o at_o other_o time_n he_o condemn_v as_o rigid_a and_o severe_a as_o much_o as_o he_o cry_v out_o upon_o religion_n for_o impose_v they_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o except_v against_o they_o when_o they_o be_v prescribe_v by_o his_o physician_n and_o how_o preposterous_o do_v this_o man_n act_n in_o despise_v those_o restraint_n when_o put_v upon_o he_o for_o preserve_v his_o body_n healthful_a and_o vigorous_a which_o he_o fly_v to_o as_o the_o only_a mean_n to_o restore_v it_o when_o it_o be_v decay_v he_o out_o of_o a_o tender_a regard_n to_o his_o body_n do_v check_v his_o appetite_n when_o it_o be_v for_o the_o recovery_n of_o his_o lose_a health_n and_o believe_v he_o can_v take_v a_o better_a course_n for_o the_o free_n himself_o from_o the_o languish_n of_o a_o surfeit_n and_o a_o debauch_n and_o yet_o he_o pretend_v it_o be_v out_o of_o love_n to_o his_o body_n that_o he_o let_v his_o appetite_n loose_v when_o he_o be_v in_o health_n so_o that_o this_o man_n have_v no_o other_o way_n to_o prove_v himself_o no_o fool_n but_o by_o satisfy_v the_o world_n how_o that_o way_n of_o life_n can_v be_v unreasonable_a which_o he_o believe_v be_v good_a for_o his_o botly_n or_o that_o good_a for_o his_o body_n which_o he_o himself_o be_v force_v to_o condemn_v as_o hurtful_a to_o he_o and_o now_o 3._o how_o much_o reason_n have_v we_o to_o think_v well_o of_o and_o to_o live_v in_o a_o constant_a practice_n of_o religion_n for_o this_o be_v to_o live_v according_a to_o the_o proper_a instinct_n of_o and_o to_o take_v a_o account_n of_o our_o duty_n from_o our_o nature_n it_o be_v the_o business_n we_o be_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n frame_v for_o and_o in_o our_o regard_n to_o which_o we_o give_v honour_n to_o our_o reason_n and_o consult_v our_o great_a good_a we_o ought_v from_o the_o dignity_n of_o nature_n say_v hierocles_n to_o take_v a_o account_n of_o our_o duty_n 93._o in_o carm._n pyth._n p._n 93._o and_o to_o weigh_v how_o we_o ought_v to_o act_v and_o speak_v and_o again_o it_o be_v from_o the_o ignorance_n of_o our_o nature_n that_o all_o kind_n of_o evil_n break_v in_o upon_o we_o so_o that_o if_o we_o know_v ourselves_o and_o reject_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v a_o reproach_n to_o our_o reason_n we_o judge_v right_o of_o our_o duty_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v epictetus_n 8._o arrian_n lib._n 2._o chap._n 8._o thou_o be_v a_o principal_a part_n of_o god_n handiwork_n thou_o be_v something_o take_v from_o god_n himself_o thou_o have_v some_o part_n of_o god_n in_o thou_o why_o therefore_o be_v thou_o not_o mindful_a of_o thy_o nobility_n why_o do_v thou_o not_o consider_v from_o whence_o thou_o come_v when_o thou_o eat_v or_o speak_v will_v thou_o not_o remember_v who_o thou_o be_v that_o eat_v and_o who_o thou_o feed_v that_o thou_o nourish_v a_o god_n and_o carry_v a_o god_n about_o with_o thou_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o statue_n carve_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o phidias_n when_o thou_o consider_v who_o work_n thou_o be_v if_o thou_o can_v know_v it_o thou_o will_v endeavour_v to_o do_v nothing_o unworthy_a either_o of_o so_o fame_v a_o artist_n or_o of_o thyself_o nor_o will_v thou_o be_v see_v in_o a_o undecent_a garb_n by_o those_o that_o shall_v behold_v thou_o and_o since_o thou_o be_v the_o workmanship_n of_o god_n will_v thou_o take_v no_o care_n of_o thyself_o god_n have_v commit_v thou_o to_o thy_o own_o care_n neither_o do_v he_o know_v of_o any_o that_o will_v be_v more_o faithful_a to_o such_o a_o trust_n be_v sure_a say_v he_o to_o preserve_v this_o depositum_fw-la such_o as_o it_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n it_o be_v then_o by_o have_v a_o recourse_n to_o our_o own_o nature_n that_o we_o must_v learn_v the_o way_n of_o life_n that_o we_o be_v frame_v for_o 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god_n have_v display_v more_o of_o his_o goodness_n to_o thou_o than_o to_o the_o creature_n of_o sense_n what_o be_v it_o that_o he_o expect_v from_o thou_o but_o to_o do_v justice_n to_o love_v mercy_n and_o to_o walk_v humble_o with_o thy_o god_n micah_n 6._o 8._o and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o lactantius_n make_v the_o difference_n between_o a_o man_n and_o a_o beast_n to_o consist_v in_o this_o that_o we_o be_v capable_a of_o religion_n and_o they_o be_v not_o for_o say_v he_o take_v away_o religion_n and_o righteousness_n 12._o de_fw-fr ira_fw-la dei_fw-la c._n 12._o and_o man_n degenerate_v to_o the_o folly_n of_o a_o brute_n or_o which_o be_v worse_o have_v lose_v his_o reason_n to_o their_o immanity_n and_o fierceness_n and_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o heathen_n although_o they_o mistake_v in_o the_o object_n of_o their_o worship_n 3._o instit_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 3._o yet_o do_v acknowledge_v the_o chief_a duty_n of_o man_n to_o lie_v in_o religion_n by_o maintain_v a_o 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of_o one_o call_v no_o body_n will_v be_v the_o better_a for_o it_o and_o the_o best_a be_v and_o employment_n of_o that_o nature_n as_o will_v find_v work_n for_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n of_o every_o man_n and_o which_o the_o more_o it_o be_v practise_v by_o every_o man_n the_o better_a it_o be_v for_o all_o the_o world_n nay_o further_o it_o be_v a_o call_v that_o every_o man_n must_v manage_v in_o his_o own_o person_n or_o else_o neither_o he_o will_v receive_v any_o benefit_n by_o it_o nor_o the_o world_n by_o he_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o any_o of_o those_o secular_a calling_n that_o be_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o our_o present_a necessity_n