Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	church_n	discipline_n	doctrine_n	4,176	5	6.2312	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69197	The white wolfe, or, A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse, Feb. 11 being the last Sonday in Hillarie tearme, anno 1627, and printed somewhat more largely then the time would permit at that present to deliuer wherein faction is vnmasked, and iustly taxed without malice, for the safetie of weake Christians : especially, the Hetheringtonian faction growne very impudent in this citie of late yeeres, is here confuted / by Stephen Denison...	Denison, Stephen, d. 1649 or 50.	1627 (1627)	STC 6607.5; ESTC S109591	56,251	87

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the_o original_a tongue_n wherein_o the_o

my_o tediousness_n therefore_o for_o brevity_n sake_n i_o refer_v the_o learned_a reader_n to_o that_o learned_a book_n sectam_fw-la book_n de_fw-fr haereticis_fw-la a_o civili_fw-la magistratu_fw-la puniendis_fw-la adversus_fw-la martini_n bellij_fw-la farraginem_fw-la &_o novorum_fw-la ac_fw-la ademicorum_fw-la sectam_fw-la of_o theodore_n beza_n the_o title_n whereof_o you_o have_v in_o the_o margin_n wherein_o he_o prove_v by_o impregnable_a argument_n that_o heretic_n may_v be_v lawful_o punish_v by_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n yea_o and_o if_o they_o can_v by_o any_o other_o mean_n be_v reclaim_v they_o may_v just_o be_v put_v to_o death_n as_o chron_n as_o testae_fw-la caluisio_n lib_n opus_fw-la chron_n seruetus_fw-la be_v at_o genevah_n anno_fw-la 1553._o now_o what_o i_o have_v say_v in_o this_o question_n concern_v the_o punishment_n of_o heretical_a seducer_n may_v just_o be_v apply_v also_o to_o blasphemer_n of_o god_n for_o if_o they_o which_o deny_v fundamental_a truth_n and_o oppose_v it_o with_o obstinacy_n deserve_v death_n how_o much_o more_o they_o which_o blaspheme_v it_o and_o the_o author_n of_o it_o which_o be_v god_n and_o christ_n and_o therefore_o if_o any_o miscreant_n jew_n or_o other_o shall_v come_v impudent_o among_o we_o christian_n and_o like_o another_o goliath_n shall_v defy_v our_o saviour_n as_o he_o do_v the_o host_n of_o the_o live_a god_n sure_o our_o magistrate_n upon_o just_a proof_n may_v lawful_o put_v he_o to_o death_n may_n yea_o aught_o so_o to_o do_v god_n himself_o make_v blasphemy_n capital_a or_o death-deseruing_a in_o express_a term_n levit._fw-la 24._o 16._o and_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o dan._n 3._o 29._o make_v a_o decree_n that_o if_o any_o of_o what_o tongue_n or_o nation_n soever_o shall_v speak_v any_o thing_n amiss_o as_o you_o have_v it_o in_o the_o english_a translation_n against_o the_o god_n of_o shadrach_n meshach_n and_o abednego_n he_o shall_v be_v cut_v in_o piece_n and_o his_o house_n shall_v be_v 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false_a prophet_n in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beware_v you_o of_o pseudoprophet_n sect_n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o come_v etc._n etc._n which_o come_v unto_o you_o in_o sheep_n clothing_n in_o this_o first_o description_n we_o have_v three_o thing_n to_o be_v observe_v concern_v false_a prophet_n first_o their_o intrusion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o come_v unsent_a second_o their_o insinuation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o come_v to_o christ_n disciple_n not_o to_o the_o common_a multitude_n three_o their_o hypocrisy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o come_v disguise_v and_o not_o in_o their_o own_o likeness_n for_o the_o first_o that_o they_o be_v mere_a intruder_n into_o the_o office_n of_o teach_v and_o have_v no_o lawful_a call_n thereunto_o it_o be_v apparent_a in_o jer._n 23._o 21._o i_o have_v not_o send_v these_o prophet_n yet_o they_o run_v i_o have_v not_o speak_v unto_o they_o yet_o they_o prophesy_v they_o 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such_o commandment_n i_o will_v not_o insist_v upon_o this_o point_n yet_o it_o may_v serve_v as_o a_o strong_a motive_n to_o dissuade_v man_n and_o woman_n from_o hear_v these_o unsent_a seducer_n for_o if_o they_o be_v not_o send_v of_o god_n why_o shall_v any_o dare_v to_o hear_v they_o yea_o what_o good_a can_v any_o man_n expect_v to_o receive_v by_o such_o teacher_n and_o yet_o such_o be_v the_o folly_n of_o many_o at_o these_o time_n that_o they_o have_v rather_o hear_v a_o man_n without_o call_v in_o some_o private_a conventicle_n than_o a_o true_a minister_n send_v of_o god_n and_o authorize_v by_o the_o church_n in_o a_o lawful_a assembly_n sect_n 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o you_o unto_o you_o that_o be_v unto_o you_o my_o disciple_n whence_o observe_v i_o what_o kind_n of_o people_n heretical_a teacher_n desire_v especial_o to_o seduce_v namely_o prescript_n namely_o qui_fw-la lupira_n pace_n nisi_fw-la spiritus_fw-la subdoli_fw-la ad_fw-la infestandum_fw-la gregem_fw-la christi_fw-la intrins●cus_fw-la delitescentes_fw-la tertul._n lib._n the_o prescript_n christ_n his_o disciple_n or_o such_o as_o be_v live_a member_n of_o the_o church_n this_o be_v confirm_v by_o that_o in_o mat._n 24._o 24._o where_o we_o have_v false_a christ_n and_o false_a prophet_n go_v about_o to_o deceive_v if_o it_o be_v possible_a the_o very_a elect_a and_o by_o that_o in_o reu._n 2._o 20._o where_o we_o have_v the_o romish_a jesabel_n for_o of_o she_o i_o take_v it_o be_v typical_o speak_v in_o that_o place_n seduce_v god_n servant_n we_o may_v also_o see_v it_o daily_o verify_v by_o very_a experience_n for_o who_o do_v familist_n anabaptist_n and_o other_o sectary_n common_o labour_v to_o pervert_v and_o seduce_v not_o drunkard_n adulterer_n sabbath-breaker_n gamester_n liar_n swearer_n and_o such_o like_a but_o rather_o such_o as_o seem_v to_o be_v convert_v which_o mourn_v for_o their_o sin_n and_o desire_n to_o know_v the_o right_a way_n to_o heaven_n 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