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	holy_a	true_a	2,766	4	3.9231	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10083	The doctrine of superioritie, and of subiection, contained in the fift commandement of the holy law of almightie God Which is the foundamentall ground, both of all Christian subiection: and also of like Christian gouernment, as well in church, and common-wealth, as in euery schoole and priuate familie. A pretious memorial of the substance of manie godly sermons, preached by the learned and faithfull seruant of God, Ma. Robert Pricke, minister of the vvord, at Denham in Suffolke.	Pricke, Robert, d. ca. 1608.; Allen, Robert, fl. 1596-1612.	1609 (1609)	STC 20337; ESTC S101170	80,674	204

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a._n that_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o lift_v up_o above_o his_o brethren_n as_o appear_v deut._n chap._n 17._o ver_fw-la 18._o &_o 20._o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o magistrate_n in_o what_o degree_n soever_o may_v not_o be_v proud_a and_o haughty_a but_o behave_v himself_o in_o a_o lowly_a sweet_a and_o love_a manner_n towards_o his_o subject_n as_o a_o father_n towards_o his_o child_n q._n what_o shall_v be_v the_o reason_n hereof_o see_v they_o be_v advance_v into_o so_o high_a a_o place_n it_o the_o virtue_n require_v to_o be_v in_o a_o magistrate_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o a._n first_o of_o all_o if_o magistrate_n be_v proud_a they_o will_v easy_o degenerate_v into_o cruelty_n and_o tyranny_n second_o their_o subject_n be_v hinder_v through_o fear_n will_v hardly_o without_o great_a constraint_n resort_n to_o they_o for_o justice_n and_o make_v their_o case_n know_v three_o the_o cheerful_a countenance_n of_o a_o magistrate_n and_o his_o love_a and_o kind_a behaviour_n cause_v 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of_o popish_a priesthood_n be_v utter_o overthrow_v god_n the_o lawless_a immunity_n of_o the_o popish_a priesthood_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n a._n yea_o and_o that_o not_o without_o cause_n for_o why_o it_o be_v a_o curse_a devise_n of_o antichrist_n whereby_o he_o labour_v not_o only_o to_o straighten_v and_o pen_v up_o the_o authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o magistrate_n into_o too_o narrow_a limit_n or_o bound_n but_o also_o to_o lay_v open_a a_o way_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o shaveling_n to_o commit_v all_o manner_n of_o abomination_n without_o controlment_n q._n do_v the_o duty_n of_o the_o magistrate_n stretch_v no_o further_o in_o regard_n of_o themaintenance_n of_o religion_n but_o to_o the_o minister_n religion_n the_o 7._o mean_n for_o the_o advance_v of_o true_a religion_n a._n yes_o they_o be_v to_o enforce_v and_o compel_v the_o people_n first_o of_o all_o to_o resort_v to_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n yea_o to_o give_v ear_n 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q._n what_o be_v the_o reason_n a._n first_o god_n have_v prescribe_v rule_n and_o law_n for_o the_o right_a order_n of_o his_o people_n in_o war_n which_o he_o will_v not_o do_v if_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o make_v if_o war_n second_o it_o be_v he_o that_o teach_v the_o hand_n of_o his_o servant_n to_o fight_v and_o their_o finger_n to_o make_v battle_n furthermore_o he_o give_v good_a success_n in_o battle_n which_o can_v not_o be_v if_o war_n be_v ill_a and_o condemn_v beside_o this_o when_o certain_a soldier_n be_v touch_v with_o repentance_n at_o the_o doctrine_n of_o john_n baptist_n demand_v of_o he_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v in_o time_n to_o come_v to_o please_v god_n he_o will_v they_o not_o to_o forsake_v their_o calling_n but_o teach_v they_o how_o to_o behave_v themselves_o therein_o which_o

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