Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	great_a	king_n	unite_a	1,042	5	10.1918	5	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

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liberty_n yet_o it_o bring_v into_o bondage_n to_o corruption_n 2_o pet._n 2.19_o it_o do_v gender_n altogether_o unto_o bondage_n o_o that_o these_o church_n may_v recover_v their_o first_o zeal_n against_o libertinism_n both_o the_o spirit_n principle_n and_o practise_v of_o it_o and_o so_o against_o all_o corrupt_a worship_n which_o have_v be_v the_o common_a destruction_n of_o reform_a church_n and_o will_v most_o certain_o be_v of_o these_o church_n if_o it_o shall_v break_v in_o upon_o we_o o_o let_v we_o consider_v we_o have_v be_v hither_o unto_o a_o people_n extraordinary_o privilege_v with_o immunity_n from_o corrupt_a worship_n we_o be_v yet_o free_a from_o any_o foreign_a or_o forcible_a temptation_n thereunto_o we_o have_v yet_o all_o advantage_n and_o encouragement_n to_o withstand_v it_o and_o to_o keep_v it_o out_o if_o we_o admit_v of_o will-worship_n we_o shall_v lose_v all_o the_o glorious_a work_n of_o reformation_n which_o our_o father_n labour_v in_o which_o consist_v chief_o in_o separation_n from_o corrupt_a worship_n we_o shall_v at_o once_o reze_n the_o foundation_n and_o ruin_v the_o superstructure_n of_o these_o church_n which_o in_o the_o very_a constitution_n be_v set_v up_o and_o stand_v in_o a_o way_n of_o opposition_n unto_o corrupt_a worship_n such_o church_n will_v not_o can_v bear_v any_o degree_n of_o corrupt_a worship_n will-worship_n it_o will_v even_o destroy_v our_o very_a religion_n and_o reduce_v this_o wilderness-people_n unto_o a_o kind_n of_o heathenism_n o_o woe_n unto_o we_o if_o we_o admit_v of_o will_v worship_v we_o shall_v soon_o fill_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o prepare_v ourselves_o for_o judgement_n even_o wrath_n to_o the_o utmost_a o_o woe_n unto_o new-england_n if_o ever_o god_n be_v provoke_v to_o revenge_v this_o quarrel_n of_o his_o covenant_n upon_o we_o according_a to_o that_o threaten_v leu._n 26.25_o if_o we_o admit_v of_o will-worship_n new-england_n will_v become_v the_o shame_n and_o scandal_n of_o religion_n and_o of_o all_o reform_a church_n the_o reproach_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n the_o scorn_n and_o triumph_n of_o antichrist_n and_o in_o all_o respect_v a_o most_o sinful_a and_o miserable_a people_n thus_o we_o be_v to_o do_v our_o first_o work_n in_o all_o thing_n pertain_v to_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n 4._o labour_n unto_o the_o promotion_n and_o progress_n of_o the_o work_n of_o reformation_n by_o the_o full_a and_o faithful_a discharge_n of_o duty_n to_o the_o child_n of_o the_o covenant_n multiply_v and_o grow_v up_o under_o the_o covenant_n in_o those_o church_n under_o how_o great_a and_o general_a omission_n of_o duty_n towards_o they_o we_o have_v cause_n serious_o and_o sad_o to_o consider_v and_o to_o lament_v true_o it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v fear_v that_o we_o shall_v so_o long_a doubt_n and_o dispute_v the_o interest_n and_o right_n of_o fuch_n child_n and_o controvert_v and_o neglect_v our_o duty_n towards_o they_o