Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	world_n	worldly_a	worship_v	47	3	7.4948	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62960	An exhortation unto reformation amplified, by a discourse concerning the parts and progress of that work, according to the word of God, delivered in a sermon preached in the audience of the General Assembly of the Massachusets colony, at Boston in New-England, May 27, 1674, being the day of election there / by Samvel Torrey ...	Torrey, Samuel, 1632-1707.; Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.	1674 (1674)	Wing T1916; ESTC R13732	47,259	54

must_v also_o improve_v and_o exercise_v our_o liberty_n in_o way_n of_o love_n peace_n union_n and_o communion_n unto_o mutual_a edification_n and_o comfort_n by_o love_n serve_v one_o another_o gal._n 5.3_o o_o this_o be_v the_o only_a sweet_a and_o comfortable_a life_n of_o christian_a liberty_n it_o be_v a_o very_a sinful_a shameful_a abuse_n of_o christian_a liberty_n to_o make_v it_o a_o occasion_n to_o the_o flesh_n to_o make_v it_o subservient_fw-fr to_o libertinism_n to_o licentiousness_n to_o carnal_a reason_n and_o policy_n to_o worldly_a design_n and_o end_n to_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o lust_n of_o man_n in_o foment_v division_n &_o contention_n and_o of_o make_v it_o a_o cloak_n of_o maliciousness_n 1_o pet._n 2.16_o surely_n it_o be_v a_o great_a part_n of_o our_o work_n of_o reformation_n to_o reform_v these_o abuse_n of_o our_o christian_a liberty_n we_o be_v people_n high_o privilege_v with_o christian_a liberty_n and_o advantage_v to_o the_o exercise_n 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then_o be_v not_o the_o hurt_n of_o the_o daughter_n of_o my_o people_n recover_v o_o be_v our_o division_n become_v judicial_a and_o so_o incurable_a if_o so_o our_o state_n be_v true_o lamentable_a as_o jer._n 16.5_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n enter_v not_o into_o the_o house_n of_o mourning_n neither_o go_v to_o lament_v nor_o bemoan_v they_o for_o i_o have_v take_v away_o my_o peace_n from_o this_o people_n say_v the_o lord_n even_o love_v kindness_n and_o mercy_n if_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o well_o may_v the_o heart_n and_o hope_n of_o all_o our_o faithful_a leader_n fail_v who_o labour_n have_v hither_o unto_o much_o fail_v sure_o then_o the_o recovery_n of_o our_o first_o love_n peace_n and_o union_n be_v a_o chief_a part_n of_o the_o work_n of_o reformation_n and_o will_v be_v find_v a_o very_a hard_a and_o difficult_a part_n of_o the_o work_n in_o order_n hereunto_o 1._o we_o must_v remember_v from_o whence_o we_o be_v fall_v o_o let_v the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o sweetness_n and_o blessedness_n of_o our_o first_o love_n peace_n and_o union_n convince_v and_o humble_v we_o under_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o envy_n strife_n debate_n division_n contention_n and_o emulation_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o sad_a state_n of_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n that_o although_o they_o be_v lamentable_o distress_v and_o distract_v with_o division_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o sensible_a of_o the_o sin_n of_o they_o but_o be_v puff_v up_o and_o do_v glory_n one_o against_o another_o o_o that_o it_o be_v nothing_o so_o with_o we_o true_o so_o long_o as_o it_o be_v so_o there_o will_v be_v no_o hope_n of_o heal_v o_o that_o we_o be_v convince_v of_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o division_n and_o the_o multitude_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v beget_v by_o it_o that_o we_o may_v mourn_v penitential_o and_o bemoan_v ourselves_o before_o god_n with_o brokenness_n of_o heart_n and_o earnest_o beseech_v he_o to_o pardon_v and_o to_o purge_v away_o all_o that_o sin_n and_o to_o grant_v we_o reform_v grace_n true_o until_o we_o be_v thus_o convince_v and_o humble_v there_o will_v be_v no_o reformation_n 2._o we_o must_v labour_v to_o recover_v our_o first_o spirit_n of_o love_n peace_n and_o union_n pray_v earnest_o unto_o god_n to_o pour_v his_o spirit_n upon_o we_o a_o spirit_n of_o love_n to_o pour_v out_o abundance_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o love_n to_o create_v love_n peace_n and_o union_n for_o we_o and_o to_o take_v away_o the_o spirit_n of_o division_n which_o we_o be_v so_o deep_o corrupt_v withal_o 3._o we_o must_v labour_v to_o recover_v our_o first_o new-england_n interest_n that_o be_v that_o interest_n upon_o which_o this_o people_n and_o these_o church_n be_v first_o found_v as_o to_o their_o religious_a constitution_n which_o be_v god_n and_o religion_n this_o be_v the_o only_a unite_n interest_n our_o very_a heart_n and_o soul_n will_v cleave_v and_o unite_v most_o entire_o in_o love_n with_o peace_n and_o union_n in_o our_o god_n and_o our_o religion_n this_o interest_n will_v make_v a_o people_n of_o one_o heart_n and_o of_o one_o soul_n jer._n 32.39_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o i_o will_v give_v they_o one_o heart_n and_o one_o way_n to_o fear_v i_o observe_v when_o a_o people_n do_v cleave_v close_o to_o god_n and_o his_o covenant_n and_o so_o unto_o religion_n they_o have_v one_o heart_n and_o one_o way_n that_o be_v sweet_a and_o perfect_a unity_n and_o amity_n o_o this_o be_v our_o great_a mischief_n and_o misery_n and_o the_o very_a original_n of_o our_o defection_n that_o we_o have_v much_o forsake_v our_o proper_a new-england_n interest_n we_o have_v commit_v these_o two_o great_a evil_n jer._n 2.13_o forsake_a our_o god_n and_o hew_v out_o cistern_n we_o have_v be_v change_v of_o our_o main_a fundamental_a interest_n we_o have_v be_v desert_v our_o own_o religious_a interest_n &_o espouse_v another_o viz._n a_o worldly_a interest_n we_o be_v turn_v from_o god_n after_o the_o world_n the_o world_n be_v become_v the_o main_a interest_n of_o n._n e._n and_o we_o be_v become_v a_o worldly_a people_n a_o people_n of_o a_o worldly_a spirit_n principle_n &_o practice_n i_o do_v not_o mean_v only_o nor_o so_o much_o in_o seek_v and_o prosecute_n the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n although_o that_o be_v enough_o to_o denominate_v we_o notorious_o worldly_a but_o our_o turn_v our_o very_a religion_n itself_o into_o a_o worldly_a interest_n by_o make_v of_o it_o the_o subject_n of_o carnal_a confidence_n rest_v trust_v and_o boast_v in_o it_o and_o also_o by_o make_v of_o it_o the_o subject_n of_o carnal_a contention_n and_o so_o set_v religion_n against_o itself_o and_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o one_o against_o another_o and_o so_o make_v of_o it_o subservient_fw-fr unto_o worldly_a design_n yea_o unto_o worldly_a lust_n and_o thereby_o make_v it_o in_o our_o profession_n and_o practice_n of_o it_o a_o mere_a worldly_a religion_n yea_o too_o many_o do_v too_o much_o make_v their_o profess_a confidence_n in_o god_n himself_o a_o worldly_a interest_n &_o subservient_fw-fr to_o their_o worldly_a lust_n as_o they_o mic._n 3.11_o yet_o will_v they_o lean_v upon_o the_o lord_n and_o say_v be_v not_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o we_o none_o evil_a can_v come_v unto_o we_o when_o a_o worldly_a spirit_n worldly_a principle_n worldly_a wisdom_n and_o counsel_n do_v sway_n and_o preponderate_a in_o all_o matter_n both_o civil_a and_o religious_a than_o a_o people_n be_v full_o and_o thorough_o settle_v upon_o a_o worldly_a interest_n and_o be_v true_o become_v a_o worldly_a people_n and_o then_o come_v all_o kind_n of_o dissension_n contention_n emulation_n strife_n debate_n etc._n etc._n for_o the_o world_n be_v always_o a_o divide_v interest_n and_o all_o our_o division_n be_v carnal_a and_o worldly_a 1_o cor._n 3.3_o jam._n 4.3_o whatever_o pretence_n of_o a_o religious_a zeal_n the_o fomentor_n of_o division_n may_v make_v it_o be_v a_o worldly_a spirit_n that_o foment_n all_o division_n and_o it_o be_v utter_o impossible_a that_o ever_o a_o worldly_a spirit_a people_n shall_v unite_v upon_o sure_a ground_n of_o union_n or_o that_o any_o people_n shall_v ever_o unite_v at_o all_o in_o a_o worldly_a interest_n and_o therefore_o if_o we_o can_v relinquish_v our_o worldly_a interest_n and_o retrieve_v our_o own_o only_a true_a and_o proper_a interest_n which_o be_v our_o god_n and_o religion_n set_v and_o settle_v our_o heart_n again_o upon_o god_n and_o religion_n this_o will_v heal_v all_o our_o division_n and_o reform_v all_o as_o a_o change_n of_o interest_n have_v be_v the_o great_a cause_n of_o our_o general_a defection_n so_o a_o change_n of_o interest_n again_o will_v consummate_v our_o reformation_n it_o be_v the_o prescription_n which_o god_n give_v unto_o that_o backslide_a

open_a and_o profess_v enemy_n unto_o pure_a church_n worship_n and_o ordinance_n be_v arisen_a unto_o so_o high_a a_o degree_n of_o bold_a presumption_n among_o we_o and_o that_o notwithstanding_o they_o know_v that_o public_a authority_n be_v by_o good_a and_o wholesome_a law_n and_o so_o by_o oath_n and_o so_o by_o conscience_n and_o by_o divers_a obligation_n both_o civil_a and_o sacred_a engage_v against_o they_o i_o be_o no_o casuist_n in_o the_o great_a case_n of_o toleration_n neither_o shall_v i_o undertake_v either_o to_o state_n dispute_n or_o decide_v that_o question_n what_o be_v in_o itself_o or_o in_o divers_a respect_n or_o case_n at_o divers_a time_n and_o place_n either_o tolerable_a or_o intolerable_a in_o matter_n disputable_a but_o this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v undeniable_a that_o gross_a bold_a scandalous_a presumptuous_a transgression_n of_o any_o one_o or_o more_o or_o all_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o first_o table_n perpetrate_v and_o persist_v in_o with_o 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no_o less_o the_o synagogue_n of_o satan_n than_o those_o in_o rev._n 2.9_o now_o i_o say_v if_o such_o transgressor_n and_n transgression_n shall_v after_o the_o long_a labour_n and_o patience_n of_o these_o church_n in_o a_o strong_a and_o steadfast_a encounter_n and_o conflict_n with_o this_o temptation_n at_o last_o prevail_v to_o break_v open_a a_o door_n unto_o corrupt_a worship_n by_o teach_v seduce_v tempt_v and_o entice_a other_o unto_o corrupt_a communion_n with_o they_o according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o balaam_n to_o cast_v a_o stumble_a block_n before_o the_o people_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o rev._n 2.14_o i_o say_v if_o this_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v our_o case_n will_v be_v exceed_o dangerous_a especial_o this_o come_n upon_o we_o in_o our_o decline_a and_o languish_a state_n when_o we_o have_v lose_v so_o much_o of_o our_o first_o life_n and_o love_n that_o we_o have_v soarce_o strength_n enough_o leave_v to_o reinforce_v our_o former_a zeal_n and_o courage_n in_o the_o encounter_n yea_o and_o at_o such_o a_o time_n when_o the_o generation_n be_v lamentable_o expose_v by_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o time_n which_o be_v all_o tempt_a unto_o a_o compliance_n with_o such_o a_o temptation_n and_o be_v too_o much_o without_o grace_n to_o resist_v it_o and_o in_o a_o very_a unsettle_a state_n as_o to_o their_o stand_n before_o god_n under_o his_o covenant_n even_o stand_v upon_o the_o dangerous_a precipice_n of_o a_o gross_a apostasy_n the_o very_a opportunity_n for_o satan_n to_o over_o throw_v we_o by_o such_o a_o temptation_n sure_o if_o it_o be_v thus_o or_o likely_a to_o be_v thus_o then_o there_o be_v very_o great_a need_n of_o watchsulness_n against_o this_o temptation_n neither_o let_v it_o be_v slight_v or_o account_v a_o light_a thing_n for_o such_o profanation_n and_o abomination_n if_o indulge_v will_v become_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o land_n and_o the_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n of_o they_o will_v lie_v and_o fall_v exceed_o heavy_a upon_o 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they_o all_o agree_v in_o this_o principle_n of_o libertinism_n and_o will_v break_v in_o at_o that_o door_n it_o will_v be_v in_o vain_a for_o we_o to_o hope_v for_o or_o promise_v ourselves_o security_n from_o gross_a superstition_n and_o ceremony_n if_o we_o will_v leave_v open_a this_o door_n or_o admit_v of_o a_o contrary_a extreme_a in_o corrupt_a worship_n and_o true_o if_o we_o shall_v give_v way_n unto_o any_o kind_n it_o will_v be_v just_a with_o god_n to_o give_v we_o up_o judicial_o unto_o all_o kind_n of_o corrupt_a worship_n and_o let_v i_o add_v that_o a_o spirit_n of_o libertinism_n if_o it_o prevail_v will_v in_o the_o end_n bring_v in_o all_o kind_n of_o licentiousness_n and_o profaneness_n for_o it_o be_v a_o womb_n big_a with_o all_o kind_n of_o abomination_n for_o corruption_n in_o worship_n and_o conruption_n in_o manner_n do_v always_o grow_v and_o go_v together_o see_v at_o large_a ezck._n 22._o beginning_n although_o libertinism_n do_v promise_v much_o 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