Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	doctrine_n	true_a	truth_n	3,222	5	5.3502	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25655	Anti-Cotton answered who comes with five hundred questions against two and twenty of the Examiner examind and yet leaves it out of the question that the magistrate ought to suppresse idolatry &c.		1653 (1653)	Wing A3488; ESTC R26486	23,629	39

and_o yet_o better_o sit_v still_o then_o still_o rise_v and_o fall_v have_v all_o the_o spirit_n the_o call_n the_o presence_n of_o god_n with_o they_o as_o the_o apostle_n have_v be_v it_o not_o better_o for_o we_o to_o acknowledge_v how_o naked_a and_o blind_a we_o be_v and_o to_o listen_v to_o the_o council_n of_o christ_n 5._o what_o christanity_n be_v that_o which_o command_v that_o no_o doctrine_n be_v preach_v but_o what_o the_o civil_a sword_n shall_v say_v be_v true_a and_o orthodox_n reply_n ad._n 1._o 1._o i_o ask_v whether_o if_o idolatry_n and_o heresy_n be_v direct_o against_o the_o fundamental_o or_o principle_n of_o salvation_n the_o examiner_n speak_v the_o fore_n quote_v word_n in_o behalf_n of_o idolator_n and_o heretic_n do_v not_o call_v the_o principle_n of_o salvation_n form_n and_o despise_v they_o under_o that_o name_n 2._o though_o there_o be_v many_o form_n of_o worship_n as_o presbyter_n independent_o etc._n etc._n yet_o i_o hope_v idolatry_n can_v be_v 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false_a no_o such_o thing_n assert_v but_o the_o contrary_a viz._n that_o the_o magistrate_n take_v care_n that_o no_o doctrine_n be_v preach_v but_o what_o the_o scripture_n shall_v say_v be_v true_a question_n 22._o if_o god_n be_v to_o be_v blessed_v 7.27_o ezr._n 7.27_o for_o put_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o heathen_a magistrate_n to_o make_v law_n for_o the_o advancement_n of_o true_a religion_n whether_o he_o do_v not_o come_v near_o to_o a_o curse_n that_o will_v take_v out_o of_o the_o heart_n oi_o a_o christian_a magistrate_n the_o advancement_n of_o true_a religion_n and_o persuade_v he_o to_o give_v a_o toleration_n to_o the_o chief_a enemy_n of_o religion_n idolatry_n and_o heresy_n this_o answerer_n say_v that_o the_o proposer_n high_o esteem_v this_o example_n of_o ezra_n 7._o for_o he_o be_v not_o content_a to_o mention_v it_o in_o the_o seven_o question_n but_o he_o bring_v it_o in_o again_o at_o last_o i_o wonder_v this_o man_n be_v give_v so_o much_o to_o cavil_v 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say_v he_o will_v add_v we_o have_v this_o quere_z before_z in_o pag._n 74._o and_o again_o in_o pag._n 78._o and_o else_o where_o his_o second_o quere_z by_o way_n of_o addition_n we_o have_v before_o in_o pag._n 31._o his_o three_o we_o have_v often_o before_o in_o his_o book_n etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v make_v a_o end_n desire_v god_n that_o he_o will_v stir_v up_o thr_fw-mi magistrate_n to_o put_v forth_o his_o power_n for_o encouragement_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n for_o as_o long_o as_o people_n be_v keep_v at_o this_o pass_n that_o they_o will_v have_v no_o king_n nor_o ruler_n in_o israel_n every_o man_n will_v do_v what_o be_v good_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n and_o those_o that_o cut_v off_o the_o magistrate_n from_o act_v in_o ecclesiastic_n will_v at_o last_o suspect_v the_o magistrate_n power_n in_o civil_n this_o author_n seem_v to_o become_v so_o far_o as_o to_o suspect_v a_o murderous_a snare_n in_o the_o law_n against_o thief_n and_o whore_n see_v that_o these_o law_n fall_v often_o upon_o honest_a chaste_a person_n finis_fw-la

anti-cotton_n answer_v who_o come_v with_o five_o hundred_o question_n against_o two_o and_o twenty_o of_o the_o examiner_n examine_v and_o yet_o leave_v it_o out_o of_o question_n that_o the_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o suppress_v idolatry_n etc._n etc._n job_n 31.28_o this_o also_o be_v a_o iniquity_n to_o be_v punish_v by_o the_o judge_n for_o i_o shall_v have_v deny_v the_o god_n that_o be_v above_o rom_n 13.3_o 4._o the_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o evil_a worker_n 1_o pet._n 4.3_o but_o idolatry_n be_v a_o evil_a work_n per_fw-la eminentiam_fw-la therefore_o the_o magistrate_n ought_v to_o be_v a_o terror_n to_o idolatry_n london_n print_v for_o john_n wright_n dwell_v at_o the_o kings-head_n in_o the_o old-bayley_n 1653._o to_o the_o reader_n since_o the_o question_n be_v come_v down_o the_o stair_n and_o deliver_v over_o by_o he_o that_o first_o awake_v it_o to_o a_o second_o the_o author_n of_o the_o examiner_n examine_v may_v think_v it_o a_o just_a 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religion_n and_o for_o the_o magistrate_n judgeing_a of_o heresy_n the_o first_o question_n of_o the_o second_o examiner_n do_v tax_v it_o by_o way_n of_o supposal_n that_o the_o magistrate_n do_v know_v the_o save_a truth_n and_o his_o judgement_n right_a in_o it_o and_o then_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o his_o duty_n to_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v propogate_v by_o law_n 41._o pag._n 41._o by_o maintenance_n and_o suppress_v the_o outward_a act_n that_o be_v contrary_a here_o be_v no_o occasion_n give_v for_o suspend_v of_o magistrate_n or_o for_o pagan_n or_o turk_n to_o act_v in_o religious_a matter_n for_o the_o questioner_n speak_v of_o only_a such_o as_o know_v the_o truth_n how_o many_o frivolous_a question_n as_o what_o will_v we_o do_v if_o christ_n shall_v be_v bear_v again_o among_o we_o etc._n etc._n i_o be_o loath_a to_o cast_v about_o how_o to_o order_v thing_n that_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v 53._o pag._n 53._o i_o leave_v this_o work_n to_o idle_a melancholy_a brain_n but_o i_o think_v if_o this_o author_n have_v live_v when_o christ_n be_v bear_v he_o will_v not_o have_v own_v he_o because_o he_o little_o respect_v moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n his_o contradiction_n be_v many_o and_o such_o as_o destroy_v his_o own_o tenet_n he_o confess_v all_o king_n queen_n judge_n in_o the_o world_n ought_v to_o be_v nurse_v father_n and_o mother_n to_o christ_n and_o his_o follower_n 3._o pag._n 3._o and_o yet_o this_o must_v be_v no_o truth_n when_o it_o be_v speak_v by_o another_o but_o he_o will_v question_v it_o be_v not_o this_o to_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o spirit_n of_o contradiction_n i_o shall_v no_o long_o epistolize_v the_o reader_n keep_v he_o from_o the_o perusal_n of_o the_o ensue_a discourse_n only_o i_o desire_v he_o to_o take_v notice_n that_o this_o defendant_n of_o the_o first_o examiner_n be_v much_o give_v to_o repetition_n in_o his_o book_n his_o clamorous_a argument_n do_v occur_v almost_o in_o every_o page_n yet_o though_o the_o defendant_n speak_v four_o time_n the_o same_o thing_n i_o answer_v the_o same_o thing_n but_o once_o after_o once_o answer_v esteem_v his_o argument_n when_o i_o meet_v they_o not_o to_o be_v alive_a again_o but_o only_a apparition_n or_o ghost_n of_o reason_n walk_v in_o a_o vain_a shadow_n if_o any_o thing_n seem_v doubtful_a in_o the_o reply_v some_o follow_a question_n or_o oath_n will_v help_v to_o explain_v it_o so_o that_o by_o the_o help_n of_o compare_v one_o place_n with_o another_o the_o reader_n may_v be_v satisfy_v anti-cotton_n answer_v this_o defendant_n go_v out_o top-gallant_n with_o his_o rhetorical_a sail_n hoist_v up_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o come_v to_o the_o main_a i_o will_v encounter_v he_o in_o the_o interim_n i_o will_v busy_v myself_o in_o question_v his_o set_n forth_o i_o ask_v qu._n 1._o whether_o he_o think_v that_o the_o army_n fight_v for_o liberty_n in_o idolatry_n 4._o pa._n 4._o heresy_n and_o blasphemy_n and_o do_v prosper_v for_o this_o q._n 2._o whether_o such_o a_o soul-freedome_n be_v grant_v to_o every_o man_n as_o he_o point_v out_o pag._n 5._o will_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o preserve_v the_o commonwealth_n 5._o pa._n 5._o or_o not_o rather_o kindle_v a_o desire_n and_o a_o endeavour_n in_o the_o commonalty_n after_o the_o obtain_n of_o such_o a_o liberty_n for_o their_o body_n and_o estate_n as_o be_v grant_v they_o for_o their_o soul_n viz._n that_o they_o may_v maintain_v who_o they_o please_v to_o rule_v they_o according_a to_o their_o ability_n and_o conscience_n which_o be_v grant_v in_o a_o short_a time_n actum_fw-la erit_fw-la de_fw-la rep._n q._n whether_o he_o can_v militate_v for_o a_o toleration_n of_o the_o two_o great_a evil_n idolatry_n and_o heresy_n and_o hang_v out_o a_o flag_n with_o this_o motto_n soule-freedome_n whereas_o liberty_n in_o whatsoever_o be_v evil_a the_o scripture_n term_n bondage_n now_o he_o be_v come_v forth_o let_v we_o hear_v what_o he_o can_v say_v against_o these_o main_a question_n i_o will_v first_o propose_v the_o question_n in_o their_o order_n and_o then_o give_v a_o brief_a yet_o full_a sum_n of_o his_o several_a answer_n and_o then_o subjoyne_v a_o reply_n vindicate_v those_o serious_a question_n from_o his_o trivial_a questioning_n question_v 1_o whether_o a_o magistrate_n that_o know_v the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n by_o christ_n jesus_n do_v fulfil_v the_o office_n of_o a_o nurse_n father_n if_o he_o do_v not_o cause_v this_o save_a food_n to_o be_v give_v to_o his_o child_n and_o poison_n that_o be_v a_o contrary_a doctrine_n to_o be_v keep_v from_o they_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o several_a answer_n 1._o 7.8.10_o pa._n 7.8.10_o whether_o this_o prophecy_n if._n 49.23_o be_v not_o fix_v to_o the_o distinct_a nation_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o vers_n 22_o of_o this_o chapter_n 2._o whether_o these_o king_n and_o queen_n must_v needs_o be_v such_o spiritual_a father_n as_o paul_n be_v these_o two_o question_n join_v issue_n make_v up_o his_o sixth_o question_n 3._o 8._o pa._n 8._o whether_o magistrate_n be_v not_o as_o essential_o civil_a as_o the_o master_n of_o a_o ship_n 4._o 9.11_o pa._n 9.11_o whether_o pagan_a magistrate_n be_v not_o as_o true_o magistrate_n as_o the_o best_a christian_n and_o whether_o pagan_n convert_v receive_v any_o addition_n to_o their_o magistracy_n 5._o 21._o pa._n 12.20_o 21._o whether_o magistrate_n have_v not_o often_o be_v mistake_v and_o give_v poison_n for_o food_n and_o whether_o this_o doctrine_n of_o king_n and_o queen_n be_v nurse_n father_n cost_v not_o the_o late_a king_n charles_n his_o head_n reply_n ad._n 1._o this_o answerer_n interpret_v isa_n 49.23_o to_o be_v a_o prophecy_n pecaliar_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o fix_v this_o interpretation_n from_o verse_n 23._o yet_o for_o all_o this_o his_o spirit_n be_v not_o fix_v but_o he_o incline_v rather_o to_o another_o interpretation_n as_o