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	profess_v	3,448	5	8.0722	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12768	Maschil vnmasked In a treatise defending this sentence of our Church: vidz. the present Romish Church hath not the nature of the true Church. Against the publick opposition of Mr. Cholmley, and Mr. Butterfield, two children revolted in opinion from their owne subscription, and the faith of their mother the Church of England. By Thomas Spencer.	Spencer, Thomas, fl. 1628-1629.	1629 (1629)	STC 23073; ESTC S117745	62,307	124

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whatsoever_o be_v so_o command_v must_v be_v obey_v without_o delay_n or_o inquire_v as_o be_v show_v cap._n 4._o num_fw-la 7._o etc._n etc._n wherefore_o we_o need_v not_o doubt_v to_o say_v the_o one_o lose_v not_o the_o truth_n of_o a_o church_n the_o other_o have_v not_o the_o truth_n of_o a_o church_n we_o may_v allow_v god_n a_o share_n in_o some_o that_o dwell_v in_o babylon_n but_o what_o be_v that_o share_n even_o person_n elect_v but_o not_o yet_o call_v and_o unto_o such_o god_n command_v that_o they_o come_v out_o of_o babylon_n and_o they_o shall_v hear_v and_o obey_v in_o their_o appoint_a time_n but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o we_o elect_v person_n not_o call_v be_v such_o member_n of_o the_o church_n as_o be_v unknown_a to_o we_o and_o therefore_o be_v reckon_v to_o appertain_v to_o the_o church_n invisible_a but_o

shall_v cease_v to_o be_v one_o in_o these_o word_n this_o sentence_n be_v imply_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n may_v be_v right_a and_o true_a false_a and_o erroneous_a together_o viz._n in_o different_a article_n and_o he_o do_v express_o avouch_v the_o same_o in_o divers_a passage_n of_o his_o book_n viz._n the_o present_a church_n of_o rome_n be_v corrupt_v and_o deform_v yet_o have_v the_o true_a essence_n of_o a_o church_n pag._n 30._o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v a_o religion_n more_o after_o homer_n then_o after_o the_o scripture_n and_o yet_o hold_v fundamental_a truth_n pag._n 4._o in_o the_o pope_n arithmetic_n article_n of_o faith_n be_v add_v pag._n 39_o such_o affirmative_n of_o we_o as_o concern_v the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n be_v profess_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n pag_n 41._o and_o nothing_o be_v more_o frequent_a with_o he_o than_o word_n to_o this_o effect_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n that_o be_v all_o those_o which_o lie_v in_o that_o religion_n make_v up_o one_o body_n or_o society_n be_v not_o babylon_n in_o the_o revelation_n but_o that_o babylon_n be_v a_o faction_n in_o that_o church_n pag._n 100_o the_o papacy_n be_v not_o the_o church_n but_o the_o disease_n of_o the_o church_n the_o papacy_n be_v in_o the_o church_n as_o a_o accident_n in_o the_o subject_n we_o must_v distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o church_n and_o the_o papacy_n pag._n 28_o 29._o we_o have_v learn_v to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o church_n and_o the_o great_a whore_n in_o the_o church_n we_o have_v communion_n with_o the_o church_n we_o separate_v from_o babylon_n pag._n 101._o this_o we_o deny_v and_o will_v maintain_v the_o contradictory_n to_o wit_n the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o right_a and_o true_a false_a and_o erroneous_a together_o viz._n in_o different_a article_n but_o if_o some_o article_n of_o faith_n be_v false_a and_o erroneous_a than_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n it_o false_a and_o erroneous_a i_o will_v not_o now_o 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