Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	christian_a	church_n	holy_a	3,835	5	4.2311	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58368	Reflections on the publick.		1687 (1687)	Wing R711; ESTC R214735	5,347	4

reflection_n on_o the_o public_a hunc_fw-la saltem_fw-la everso_fw-la juvenem_fw-la succurrere_fw-la mundo_fw-la ne_fw-la prohibete_fw-la to_o madam_n m.s._n whoever_o consider_v the_o contradiction_n and_o hypocrisy_n of_o this_o age_n will_v think_v it_o his_o duty_n to_o expose_v it_o to_o the_o indignation_n of_o all_o that_o have_v sense_n or_o honesty_n our_o present_a dispute_n about_o religion_n shall_v be_v ●…dlef_fw-fr subject_a of_o this_o discourse_n a_o subject_a which_o whether_o it_o abound_v in_o tragedy_n or_o comedy_n most_o i_o be_o not_o able_a to_o determine_v with_o what_o violence_n be_v opinion_n and_o doctrine_n support_v and_o oppose_v and_o yet_o what_o unity_n what_o peace_n what_o agreement_n in_o the_o ruin_n of_o debauchery_n in_o vice_n that_o have_v lay_v waste_v the_o age._n how_o be_v the_o eternal_a religion_n become_v a_o quarrel_n and_o a_o pretence_n a_o sacrifice_n to_o hypocrisy_n and_o a_o offer_n to_o design_n and_o the_o beauty_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o the_o guide_n of_o our_o being_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o our_o reason_n expose_v to_o the_o discourse_n and_o contempt_n to_o the_o villainy_n and_o folly_n of_o the_o worst_a of_o men._n the_o present_a pretence_n of_o the_o dissenter_n be_v such_o a_o attempt_n upon_o our_o experience_n and_o memory_n that_o nothing_o but_o a_o utter_a detestation_n of_o all_o modesty_n and_o a_o association_n for_o the_o defence_n and_o propagation_n of_o impudence_n and_o impiety_n can_v set_v they_o upon_o another_o undertake_n of_o this_o kind_n and_o if_o they_o prevail_v by_o our_o consent_n it_o must_v be_v reckon_v no_o lesser_a than_o a_o judgement_n of_o delusion_n a_o renounce_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o preservation_n which_o be_v concern_v in_o our_o sense_n as_o well_o as_o in_o our_o life_n these_o honest_a greek_n be_v bring_v their_o wooden_a horse_n a_o second_o time_n before_o our_o wall_n for_o what_o can_v be_v more_o wooden_a and_o brutish_a than_o to_o be_v 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those_o man_n that_o have_v set_v themselves_o beyond_o the_o reach_n of_o charity_n and_o expose_v themselves_o to_o the_o severe_a history_n my_o design_n be_v to_o prevent_v our_o be_v abuse_v by_o they_o any_o more_o a_o prudence_n we_o be_v oblige_v to_o as_o well_o as_o to_o the_o charity_n of_o forgive_a what_o be_v past_a and_o we_o will_v keep_v what_o be_v pass_v in_o our_o memory_n not_o for_o their_o evil_n but_o for_o our_o own_o good._n they_o must_v have_v a_o very_a mean_a opinion_n of_o our_o judgement_n and_o care_n of_o ourselves_o to_o make_v this_o present_a attempt_n upon_o our_o religion_n under_o the_o pretence_n of_o make_v it_o holy_a that_o man_n that_o have_v digest_v such_o vast_a impiety_n that_o compose_v a_o new_a body_n of_o wickedness_n that_o those_o religion_n for_o such_o they_o will_v be_v call_v that_o give_v the_o reign_n to_o murder_n and_o rabble_n tyranny_n to_o confusion_n and_o slaughter_n shall_v pretend_v our_o church_n of_o england_n be_v 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