Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	wisdom_n	wise_a	wrath_n	22	3	7.2001	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55348	Subjection for conscience-sake asserted in a sermon preached at the assizes held at Ant-hill in Bedfordshire, March the 11th, 1682 ... by Tho. Pomfret ...	Pomfret, Thomas, d. 1705.	1682 (1682)	Wing P2801; ESTC R3968	12,996	40

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be_v oblige_v also_o to_o send_v it_o to_o the_o press_n in_o perfect_a submission_n to_o your_o authority_n and_o my_o own_o doctrine_n but_o i_o be_v loath_a to_o enter_v a_o protestation_n against_o myself_o and_o be_v the_o first_o that_o shall_v resist_v a_o person_n so_o much_o above_o i_o and_o that_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o absolute_a power_n over_o i_o have_v pass_v such_o great_a obligation_n upon_o i_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o unreasonable_a as_o to_o beseech_v you_o to_o protect_v what_o you_o have_v be_v please_v to_o bring_v forth_o nor_o indeed_o be_o i_o much_o solicitous_a what_o fortune_n i_o meet_v with_o be_v satisfy_v that_o no_o man_n can_v hinder_v i_o from_o acquire_v that_o end_n i_o propound_v in_o the_o publication_n which_o be_v only_o to_o testify_v what_o deference_n i_o bear_v to_o your_o command_n and_o that_o by_o a_o more_o solemn_a notice_n i_o may_v declare_v how_o much_o i_o be_o sir_n your_o most_o humble_a servant_n tho._n pomfret_n romans_z xiii_o 5._o wherefore_o you_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_n not_o only_o for_o wrath_n but_o also_o for_o conscience-sake_n the_o purity_n of_o our_o religion_n and_o the_o excellency_n of_o our_o government_n together_o with_o the_o apparent_a reasonableness_n and_o utility_n both_o of_o our_o civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a law_n be_v so_o visible_a to_o any_o subject_a who_o shall_v consider_v they_o with_o a_o humble_a and_o honest_a mind_n that_o one_o will_v think_v the_o supreme_a power_n shall_v receive_v no_o far_o trouble_v after_o the_o prepare_v such_o wise_a and_o wholesome_a constitution_n but_o then_o if_o to_o the_o goodness_n and_o wisdom_n of_o our_o governor_n in_o prescribe_v such_o useful_a and_o equal_a measure_n we_o consider_v that_o they_o be_v enthrone_v by_o god_n appointment_n and_o govern_v by_o his_o power_n their_o command_n receive_v from_o thence_o all_o that_o force_n and_o veneration_n that_o religion_n can_v possible_o add_v because_o not_o only_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o prince_n but_o of_o god_n too_o become_v their_o sanction_n for_o we_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_n not_o only_o for_o wrath_n but_o also_o for_o conscience-sake_n in_o a_o christian_a commonwealth_n therefore_o where_o it_o can_v but_o rare_o if_o at_o all_o happen_v that_o we_o must_v disobey_v the_o law_n of_o prince_n in_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n it_o be_v the_o odd_a thing_n in_o all_o the_o world_n to_o hear_v man_n pretend_v conscience_n against_o their_o duty_n and_o think_v to_o satisfy_v the_o law_n by_o grievous_a out-cry_n and_o seditious_a pamphlet_n teach_v the_o magistrate_n how_o he_o shall_v govern_v when_o he_o be_v direct_v they_o how_o they_o shall_v obey_v not_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v more_o like_a christian_n to_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o obey_v the_o law_n rather_o than_o to_o be_v full_a of_o talk_n and_o argument_n to_o create_v scruple_n and_o fill_v the_o head_n of_o their_o follower_n with_o objection_n 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