Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	law_n	power_n	true_a	2,794	4	4.3821	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85382	The apologist condemned: or, A vindication of the Thirty queries (together with their author) concerning the power of the civil magistrate in matters of religion. By way of answer to a scurrilous pamphlet, published (as it seems) by some poposalist, under the mock-title of An apologie for Mr John Goodwin. Together with a brief touch upon another pamphlet, intituled, Mr J. Goodwin's queries questioned. By the author of the said Thirty queries.	Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1653 (1653)	Wing G1148; Thomason E691_16; ESTC R202305	21,381	34

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among_o their_o people_n unto_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n for_o his_o imitation_n or_o encouragement_n certain_o that_o religion_n and_o kind_n of_o worship_n which_o these_o king_n set_v up_o in_o their_o dominion_n be_v not_o teach_v they_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n unless_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o the_o one_o be_v the_o true_a religion_n and_o the_o other_o the_o true_a worship_n for_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n teach_v no_o man_n any_o false_a religion_n or_o false_a worship_n much_o less_o do_v it_o teach_v any_o man_n to_o compel_v other_o to_o submit_v either_o to_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o therefore_o the_o gentleman_n be_v no_o debtor_n unto_o the_o gentile_n for_o any_o contribution_n from_o they_o towards_o his_o cause_n for_o what_o he_o cite_v from_o mr_n selden_n book_n de_fw-la jure_fw-la naturae_fw-la etc._n etc._n about_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o jew_n concerning_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n condemn_v idolatry_n make_v law_n against_o it_o etc._n 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