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	doctrine_n	worship_n	3,910	5	7.2192	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26195	The arraignment of rebellion, or, The irresistibility of sovereign powers vindicated and maintain'd in a reply to a letter / by John Aucher ...	Aucher, John, 1619-1701.	1684 (1684)	Wing A4191; ESTC R14611	67,159	122

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estate_n in_o christanity_n for_o upon_o that_o account_n it_o be_v that_o they_o be_v reject_v now_o and_o lay_v aside_o and_o a_o extraordinary_a warrant_n and_o a_o extraordinary_a spirit_n bring_v up_o in_o the_o stead_n of_o they_o and_o as_o to_o the_o building_n and_o maintain_v of_o babel_n which_o you_o object_n i_o shall_v only_o ask_v whether_o set_v man_n loose_a from_o all_o law_n and_o religion_n be_v not_o a_o fair_a groundwork_n for_o babel_n i._n e._n confusion_n than_o by_o draw_v man_n into_o a_o communion_n with_o one_o mind_n and_o with_o one_o mouth_n to_o glorify_v the_o god_n of_o our_o father_n the_o extraordinary_a spirit_n in_o christ_n be_v to_o gather_v together_o into_o one_o as_o many_o as_o be_v scatter_v abroad_o the_o extraordinary_a spirit_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n have_v no_o other_o end_n but_o this_o in_o it_o to_o plant_v a_o church_n to_o prescribe_v law_n and_o to_o regulate_v communion_n and_o therefore_o be_v itself_o subject_a 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no_o other_o doctrine_n and_o so_o in_o his_o order_n the_o christian_a man_n of_o corinth_n to_o be_v bareheaded_a in_o their_o worship_n etc._n etc._n for_o what_o be_v this_o but_o oblige_a man_n to_o some_o certain_a measure_n of_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n must_v be_v think_v in_o the_o first_o place_n and_o most_o foul_o accessary_a that_o some_o church_n have_v indeed_o take_v advantage_n from_o hence_o to_o dogmatise_v teach_v for_o doctrine_n the_o commandment_n of_o man_n afterward_o instil_v they_o into_o their_o very_a worship_n will_v no_o more_o take_v away_o the_o power_n of_o the_o church_n in_o lay_v this_o obligation_n and_o the_o necessary_a good_a which_o do_v general_o arise_v from_o it_o than_o civil_a government_n because_o some_o father_n or_o some_o sovereign_a ruler_n do_v enact_v unjust_a and_o inconvenient_a law_n we_o shall_v present_o disclaim_v all_o sonship_n and_o subjection_n and_o revenge_v this_o miscarriage_n of_o they_o upon_o all_o of_o the_o same_o rank_n and_o dominion_n how_o guiltless_a and_o innocent_a soever_o by_o declaim_v against_o government_n revile_v of_o order_n set_v it_o up_o as_o the_o mark_n for_o our_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o even_o name_v it_o confusion_n which_o yet_o both_o by_o god_n and_o man_n it_o be_v especial_o and_o express_o design_v against_o without_o a_o corporation_n and_o embody_v together_o in_o the_o state_n we_o have_v no_o security_n of_o our_o life_n and_o without_o a_o communion_n and_o consent_n in_o the_o church_n without_o a_o confess_a obligation_n to_o some_o certain_a measure_n of_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n we_o can_v have_v no_o hope_n that_o religion_n will_v be_v long-lived_a among_o we_o when_o this_o obligation_n the_o staff_n of_o band_n be_v once_o break_a the_o church_n and_o religion_n which_o yet_o have_v last_v for_o some_o time_n without_o the_o staff_n of_o beauty_n as_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o the_o eleven_o chapter_n of_o zachary_n straight_o 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from_o heaven_n preach_v any_o other_o doctrine_n the_o scripture_n have_v say_v it_o let_v he_o be_v accurse_v and_o then_o consider_v i_o beseech_v you_o 3.8_o that_o place_n of_o st._n paul_n let_v we_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v who_o damnation_n be_v just_a and_o if_o for_o the_o abound_a of_o god_n grace_n we_o be_v not_o to_o continue_v in_o sin_n which_o st._n paul_n startle_v at_o and_o cast_v from_o he_o you_o may_v remember_v with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n forbid_v when_o it_o be_v false_o father_v upon_o he_o and_o his_o gospel_n then_o certain_o no_o new_a testament_n spirit_n no_o charity_n and_o love_n to_o god_n for_o that_o be_v the_o supposition_n pure_o our_o love_n to_o god_n and_o the_o great_a manifestation_n of_o his_o grace_n that_o grace_n may_v abound_v nothing_o of_o selfishness_n or_o particular_a interest_n but_o as_o it_o be_v in_o you_o at_o the_o best_a for_o the_o propagation_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o pull_v down_o of_o 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