Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	wise_a	word_n	work_n	95	3	4.6265	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48309	A discovrse concerning Puritans tending to a vindication of those, who unjustly suffer by the mistake, abuse, and misapplication of that name.	Parker, Henry, 1604-1652.; Ley, John, 1583-1662.	1641 (1641)	Wing L1876; ESTC R212712	47,271	67

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from_o other_o man_n by_o their_o remarkable_a and_o singular_a zeal_n to_o god_n and_o the_o truth_n and_o this_o to_o i_o be_v no_o ground_n of_o uncharitable_a censure_n second_o in_o those_o which_o in_o these_o time_n think_v and_o speak_v charitable_o of_o they_o and_o they_o be_v so_o many_o in_o number_n and_o of_o so_o good_a quality_n that_o indeed_o to_o the_o popish_a and_o episcopal_a faction_n all_o the_o kingdom_n almost_o seem_v puritanical_a but_o for_o this_o i_o can_v think_v the_o worse_a of_o they_o but_o three_o when_o i_o consider_v puritan_n and_o compare_v they_o with_o their_o common_a notorious_a adversary_n than_o their_o goodness_n seem_v most_o evident_a to_o i_o and_o if_o it_o be_v legible_o engrave_v in_o the_o open_a wickedness_n and_o scandal_n of_o their_o chief_a opposer_n nothing_o but_o truth_n holiness_n and_o goodness_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o papist_n do_v so_o implacable_o abominate_a they_o that_o our_o proud_a 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