Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	wonderful_a	work_n	work_v	30	3	5.9284	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38007	A farther enquiry into several remarkable texts of the Old and New Testament which contain some difficulty in them with a probable resolution of them / by John Edwards ...	Edwards, John, 1637-1716.	1692 (1692)	Wing E206; ESTC R37315	201,474	386

7._o 2_o chron._n 11._o 15._o isa._n 13._o 21._o &_o 34._o 14._o and_o it_o be_v likely_a this_o worship_v of_o satyr_n be_v a_o piece_n of_o devilish_a idolatry_n which_o they_o learn_v and_o bring_v from_o 1._o from_o diodor._fw-la sic._n l._n 1._o egypt_n where_o it_o be_v practise_v but_o this_o we_o be_v certain_a of_o from_o a_o more_o sure_a word_n as_o you_o hear_v that_o the_o devil_n themselves_o be_v adore_v by_o they_o and_o concern_v the_o gentile_n worship_n the_o apostle_n be_v peremptory_a 1_o cor._n 10._o 20._o the_o thing_n which_o the_o gentile_n sacrifice_v they_o sacrifice_v to_o devil_n and_o not_o to_o god_n whereas_o the_o greek_n use_v to_o call_v the_o victim_n or_o beast_n which_o they_o offer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o apostle_n on_o the_o contrary_a plain_o style_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thing_n sacrifice_v to_o idol_n 1_o cor._n 8._o 1_o 4_o 7._o &_o 10._o 19_o 28._o in_o which_o place_n idol_n be_v no_o other_o than_o diabolick_a spirit_n which_o inhabit_v in_o those_o idol_n but_o christ_n by_o his_o come_n soon_o put_v a_o period_n to_o this_o hellish_a usage_n when_o the_o devil_n be_v so_o impudent_a as_o to_o make_v that_o offer_n to_o he_o all_z these_o thing_n will_v i_o give_v thou_o if_o thou_o will_v fall_v down_o and_o worship_v i_o he_o present_o rebuke_v the_o bold_a spirit_n by_o allege_v what_o be_v write_v not_o only_o in_o the_o law_n but_o in_o all_o man_n heart_n that_o they_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o only_o and_o by_o the_o whole_a system_n of_o his_o heavenly_a doctrine_n he_o build_v up_o this_o truth_n and_o pull_v down_o the_o contrary_a and_o all_o the_o least_o tendency_n to_o it_o after_o our_o saviour_n leave_v this_o earth_n his_o apostle_n and_o follower_n manage_v the_o same_o work_n and_o endeavour_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o run_v down_o this_o curse_a project_n of_o the_o devil_n viz._n of_o his_o be_v worship_v as_o a_o particular_a effect_n 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