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	faith_n	roman_a	4,619	5	7.9310	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52916	A new discourse about the fire of London, and the probability of self-murther, in a letter to a friend concerning Sir Edmundbury Godfrey's death	Philopolis.	1682 (1682)	Wing N621; ESTC R41046	4,166	6

the_o worshipful_a so_o industrious_a and_o cleanly_a may_v in_o civility_n when_o he_o run_v his_o glove_n and_o stick_v through_o his_o hand_n and_o armpit_n and_o his_o sword_n into_o his_o body_n to_o prevent_v be_v suspect_v so_o clean_a his_o shoe_n and_o have_v no_o money_n about_o they_o for_o they_o spend_v all_o their_o mean_n on_o charon_n godfrey_n ferryman_n drop_v a_o little_a hay-seed_n or_o bents_z into_o his_o shoe_n and_o weave_v they_o into_o his_o stocking_n and_o so_o the_o murder_n be_v out_o for_o whoever_o prove_v the_o contrary_a must_v take_v heed_n what_o he_o say_v for_o we_o writer_n stand_v upon_o our_o prerogative_n which_o be_v to_o call_v any_o man_n that_o stand_v in_o our_o way_n or_o be_v not_o a_o inhabitant_n of_o our_o enchant_a island_n by_o one_o ugly_a name_n or_o other_o and_o then_o make_v as_o much_o sport_n with_o he_o as_o the_o noble_a divertion_n the_o morocco_n ambassador_n be_v late_o entertain_v with_o in_o southwark_n if_o any_o man_n dare_v tell_v i_o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o old_a tongue_n and_o oat_n privy_a to_o a_o plot_n the_o westminster-man_n call_v hellish_a and_o damnable_a we_o have_v a_o way_n to_o make_v the_o penitent_a son_n call_v his_o father_n knave_n and_o tho'_o a_o man_n of_o no_o great_a invention_n we_o will_v call_v that_o terrible_a project_n the_o creature_n of_o his_o dote_a fancy_n and_o give_v no_o credit_n to_o either_o timothy_n or_o titus_n for_o who_o know_v what_o kind_n of_o man_n may_v usurp_v those_o name_n and_o obtrude_v thin_a and_o finespun_a story_n upon_o the_o mobile_n for_o shall_v two_o or_o three_o little_a and_o vicious_a creature_n compel_v my_o belief_n of_o what_o i_o have_v the_o authority_n and_o interest_n of_o my_o mother_n church_n to_o persuade_v i_o can_v never_o be_v when_o do_v you_o find_v any_o but_o peevish_a and_o restless_a fanatic_n credulous_a and_o thin-pated_n whig_n guilty_a of_o plot_v these_o that_o we_o swear_v have_v no_o religion_n but_o rebellion_n no_o faith_n but_o faction_n may_v depose_v and_o murder_v king_n but_o do_v ever_o a_o loyal_a roman_a catholic_n or_o your_o ruffle_a banditti_z or_o man_n of_o part_n and_o ingenuity_n of_o gallantry_n and_o temper_n that_o be_v cap-a-pe_n for_o the_o church_n and_o government_n we_o that_o have_v spend_v our_o fortune_n in_o his_o majesty_n service_n and_o by_o our_o pen_n support_v church_n and_o state_n when_o do_v we_o royalist_n conspire_v or_o associate_v to_o do_v mischief_n no_o if_o godfrey_n be_v dead_a he_o may_v thank_v himself_o if_o a_o gun_n let_v we_o fly_v at_o a_o man_n in_o a_o coach_n dare_v any_o say_v he_o be_v murder_v a_o man_n may_v kill_v or_o be_v kill_v but_o why_o shall_v we_o pry_v into_o the_o mysterious_a and_o meritorious_a contriver_n when_o man_n stand_v in_o the_o way_n may_v they_o not_o be_v remove_v without_o such_o a_o din_n and_o clamour_n and_o call_v the_o instrument_n murderer_n who_o can_v prove_v that_o the_o sword_n do_v not_o owe_v the_o person_n wear_v it_o a_o grudge_n and_o take_v he_o alone_o and_o at_o advantage_n steal_v unaware_o into_o his_o body_n there_o be_v a_o man_n that_o live_v somewhere_o may_v witness_v this_o i_o have_v forget_v whether_o it_o be_v the_o vertuoso_fw-la at_o salisbury_n or_o the_o anatomist_n in_o cambridge_n for_o they_o be_v both_o cunning_a and_o shrewd_a artist_n and_o a_o man_n of_o ordinary_a ingenuity_n and_o slender_a experience_n may_v in_o three_o year_n time_n offer_v great_a problem_n and_o phoenomena_n past_o either_o bedlow_n or_o prance_n solution_n or_o why_o may_v not_o the_o knight_n have_v drink_v college_n or_o dr._n butler_n ale_n the_o saturday_n morning_n and_o be_v walk_v find_v it_o grumble_v as_o if_o he_o have_v a_o pope_n in_o his_o belly_n and_o for_o privacy_n retire_v to_o primrose-hill_n and_o lay_v by_o his_o glove_n and_o stick_v and_o turn_v the_o hilt_n of_o his_o unlucky_a sword_n to_o the_o ground_n be_v in_o haste_n forget_v himself_o and_o sit_v down_o on_o his_o sword_n point_n and_o do_v himself_o a_o mischief_n and_o when_o ease_v he_o may_v unbutton_v his_o doublet_n for_o his_o choler_n you_o must_v remember_v be_v make_v high_a and_o gall_v his_o neck_n and_o make_v it_o doddle_v this_o and_o other_o way_n why_o may_v he_o not_o in_o a_o bravado_n try_v whether_o his_o sword_n will_v enter_v and_o how_o far_o a_o man_n may_v without_o danger_n and_o unprovoke_v kill_v himself_o be_v not_o this_o probable_a let_v i_o dare_v any_o man_n to_o swear_v the_o contrary_n i_o remember_v and_o it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o i_o can_v that_o in_o harry_n the_o eighths_n time_n there_o be_v a_o sort_n of_o blade_n true_o loyal_a and_o serviceable_a to_o the_o government_n that_o be_v whiggish_o incline_v and_o will_v persuade_v have_v not_o he_o understand_v trap_n and_o can_v not_o be_v impose_v upon_o with_o bauble_n and_o political_a rattle_n that_o the_o old_a gentleman_n at_o rome_n god_n bless_v his_o holiness_n be_v a_o enemy_n to_o his_o grandeur_n and_o supreme_a power_n but_o though_o none_o of_o the_o most_o dutiful_a son_n yet_o he_o find_v it_o his_o interest_n to_o adhere_v to_o the_o papal_a see_v and_o though_o for_o a_o time_n seduce_v by_o cromwell_n and_o father_n cranmer_n yet_o good_a man_n he_o die_v in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o mother_n church_n why_o then_o shall_v any_o politic_a sir_n dissuade_v prince_n from_o their_o duty_n and_o submission_n when_o great_a harry_n who_o justle_v with_o his_o infallibility_n dye_v at_o his_o foot_n what_o reason_n have_v church_n man_n and_o zealous_a fanatic_n to_o clamour_n and_o rail_v so_o hot_o against_o a_o old_a man_n that_o design_n their_o good_a and_o reduce_v they_o by_o gentle_a method_n of_o collusion_n and_o good_a word_n of_o fire_n and_o faggot_n into_o either_o obedience_n or_o purgatory_n or_o heaven_n all_o which_o be_v but_o several_a step_n to_o promotion_n but_o sir_n be_v not_o much_o concern_v about_o the_o art_n and_o method_n of_o policy_n i_o shall_v give_v you_o no_o further_o trouble_v only_o beg_v the_o favour_n of_o be_v still_o esteem_v your_o faithful_a friend_n philopolis_n london_n print_v for_o r._n janeway_n in_o queens-head-alley_n in_o pater-noster-row_n 1682._o

a_o new_a discourse_n about_o the_o fire_n of_o london_n and_o the_o probability_n of_o self-murder_n in_o a_o letter_n to_o a_o friend_n concern_v sir_n edmundbury_n godfrey_n death_n sir_n since_o it_o be_v the_o genius_n of_o the_o age_n to_o be_v sceptical_a and_o inquisitive_a permit_v i_o to_o deal_v frank_o with_o you_o in_o give_v a_o free_a account_n of_o my_o retire_v and_o deep_a thought_n concern_v thing_n that_o have_v create_v and_o be_v the_o business_n of_o much_o discourse_n the_o first_o be_v relate_v to_o the_o fire_v of_o london_n the_o latter_a the_o death_n of_o sir_n ed._n g._n methinks_v after_o the_o conjecture_n proof_n declaration_n and_o narrative_n of_o other_o a_o man_n may_v to_o bring_v off_o all_o party_n from_o suspicion_n find_v out_o a_o unoffensive_a way_n of_o salve_v the_o inquiry_n and_o to_o better_a purpose_n than_o it_o have_v be_v yet_o for_o instance_n in_o septemb_n 66._o it_o be_v report_v by_o some_o that_o there_o be_v a_o dreadful_a fire_n in_o the_o great_a city_n you_o live_v in_o now_o to_o anger_v no_o sort_n of_o man_n for_o if_o we_o as_o some_o have_v do_v impute_v it_o to_o the_o papist_n who_o liquorish_a palate_n may_v be_v tempt_v with_o the_o delicacy_n and_o fecundity_n of_o that_o place_n and_o this_o whet_v their_o appetite_n with_o a_o insatiable_a gusto_n of_o the_o sweetness_n that_o heretic_n have_v long_o enjoy_v and_o surfeit_v on_o if_o these_o as_o it_o be_v common_a in_o the_o country_n to_o obtain_v honey_n and_o pilfer_v the_o wing_a inhabitant_n think_v it_o expedient_a by_o smoke_n and_o sulphur_n to_o unhive_n the_o secure_a inmate_n than_o it_o will_v reflect_v on_o the_o civility_n and_o oblige_a humour_n of_o the_o popish_a party_n as_o if_o person_n bend_v on_o mischief_n and_o that_o can_v by_o no_o less_o light_n than_o of_o a_o general_a conflagration_n direct_a and_o lead_v man_n into_o the_o beat_a way_n of_o the_o catholic_n church_n and_o how_o must_v this_o suspicion_n excite_v a_o strange_a ferment_n in_o citizen_n against_o modest_a and_o good_a nature_a jesuit_n as_o the_o repute_a author_n of_o their_o late_a calamity_n whereas_o we_o of_o that_o religion_n will_v persuade_v the_o world_n that_o we_o only_o design_v good_a and_o the_o conversion_n of_o this_o kingdom_n to_o bring_v our_o misguide_a child_n into_o the_o warm_a bosom_n of_o the_o mother_n church_n and_o this_o we_o can_v do_v without_o throw_v firebrand_n at_o they_o tell_v we_o nothing_o of_o committee_n and_o parliament_n and_o chair-man_n we_o have_v a_o good_a steady_a old_a gentleman_n that_o with_o a_o nod_n and_o wink_v be_v more_o infallible_a and_o positive_a than_o all_o you_o can_v be_v or_o if_o the_o say-so_a of_o his_o holiness_n will_v not_o overbalance_n all_o the_o pretend_a evidence_n of_o the_o probability_n that_o catholic_n burn_v the_o city_n for_o satisfaction_n in_o the_o matter_n take_v this_o follow_a account_n of_o that_o general_a flame_n and_o dreadful_a fire_n suppose_v that_o once_o upon_o a_o time_n the_o citizen_n shall_v meet_v and_o you_o know_v many_o of_o they_o be_v for_o unlawful_a conventicle_n and_o when_o they_o foresee_v a_o cold_a winter_n approach_v agree_v and_o club_n together_o in_o a_o curse_a association_n for_o the_o security_n of_o their_o estate_n and_o increase_v of_o trade_n and_o to_o advance_v house-rent_n and_o have_v the_o street_n make_v more_o capacious_a and_o commodious_a building_n more_o uniform_a and_o splendid_a for_o the_o sole_a benefit_n and_o encouragement_n of_o decay_a mason_n and_o carpenter_n and_o for_o their_o own_o convenience_n of_o go_v a_o bird_a and_o recreate_v themselves_o in_o the_o country_n the_o ensue_a winter_n why_o on_o such_o weighty_a and_o important_a ground_n and_o deep_a consideration_n from_o prospect_n of_o ensue_a profit_n and_o pleasure_n shall_v not_o these_o contrive_v and_o conspire_v each_o man_n to_o put_v fire_n to_o his_o own_o house_n buy_v up_o gunpowder_n and_o combustible_a matter_n to_o make_v the_o work_n more_o speedy_a and_o general_a though_o i_o can_v think_v they_o dare_v ever_o attempt_v this_o design_n only_o they_o have_v also_o agree_v to_o drink_v lusty_o the_o night_n before_o and_o so_o each_o man_n be_v full_a of_o liquor_n have_v his_o engine_n prepare_v and_o mount_v promise_v to_o piss_v out_o the_o fire_n as_o far_o as_o he_o be_v instrumental_a and_o concern_v in_o its_o kindle_v and_o this_o we_o have_v proof_n sufficient_a for_o and_o as_o great_a as_o the_o thing_n will_v bear_v to_o produce_v for_o who_o dare_v contradict_v so_o plain_a a_o demonstration_n that_o the_o citizen_n fall_v out_o with_o their_o old_a and_o wooden_a and_o paper_n habitation_n do_v not_o burn_v they_o by_o consent_n to_o erect_v better_a and_o more_o uniform_a in_o their_o place_n but_o no_o further_a to_o salve_v this_o puzzle_v enquiry_n till_o we_o hear_v a_o better_a account_n from_o other_o for_o although_o fire_n be_v a_o good_a servant_n yet_o it_o prove_v a_o imperious_a and_o turbulent_a master_n and_o can_v there_o be_v smoke_n where_o there_o be_v no_o fire_n you_o may_v consider_v beside_o how_o can_v it_o kindle_v in_o pudding-lane_n and_o run_v with_o and_o against_o wind_n and_o despise_v the_o help_n and_o obstinate_a endeavour_n to_o quench_v it_o outrun_v the_o guard_n nay_o constable_n have_v there_o not_o be_v some_o conspiracy_n on_o work_n and_o the_o devil_n blow_v the_o coal_n but_o i_o can_v tell_v you_o more_o of_o this_o at_o present_a till_o i_o find_v how_o it_o will_v obtain_v belief_n and_o why_o shall_v it_o not_o as_o well_o as_o other_o elaborate_v squibb_n and_o cracker_n compose_v and_o stuff_v with_o as_o great_a impertinency_n and_o not_o back_v with_o so_o high_a and_o presumptive_a probability_n which_o to_o unthinking_a man_n look_v as_o like_a demonstration_n as_o a_o apple_n be_v to_o a_o nutt_n shall_v i_o have_v trouble_v you_o with_o any_o thing_n more_o staid_a and_o serious_a i_o have_v not_o past_o the_o censure_n of_o some_o critical_a and_o pert_a conceit_a and_o censorious_a reader_n farewell_n but_o do_v sir_n e._n g._n kill_v himself_o yes_o no_o question_n on_o it_o but_o when_o how_o and_o with_o what_o numerical_a weapon_n this_o time_n must_v discover_v for_o we_o catholic_n and_o man_n that_o have_v for_o some_o year_n use_v the_o plea_n will_v by_o hook_n or_o crook_n make_v out_o any_o thing_n and_o can_v give_v demonstration_n for_o what_o we_o please_v they_o be_v your_o dull_a unthinking_a and_o tame_a animal_n that_o be_v feed_v by_o proposition_n syllogism_n and_o hard_a term_n that_o design_n to_o impose_v upon_o mankind_n with_o that_o weather-beaten_a and_o unlucky_a word_n call_v truth_n if_o we_o squire_n of_o the_o quill_n can_v caball_n and_o get_v a_o humble_a petition_n from_o our_o dear_a friend_n knight_n of_o the_o post_n by_o a_o trick_n call_v legierdemain_n two_o or_o three_o cramp_n word_n and_o hocus_n pocus_fw-la a_o game_n almost_o now_o forget_v in_o this_o lazy_a and_o dull_a age_n which_o our_o forefather_n call_v blind-mans-buffe_n we_o can_v make_v a_o statue_n move_v and_o the_o horse_n winch_v and_o caper_v in_o the_o stock-market_n and_o the_o dragon_n on_o bow_n steeple_n fly_v as_o swift_a as_o mahomet_n dove_n and_o prove_v we_o prophet_n of_o the_o rare_a invention_n and_o edition_n since_o your_o grandam_n cry_v nutcracker_n and_o gingerbread_n but_o i_o have_v almost_o among_o my_o pedigree_n and_o intimate_v as_o man_n that_o speak_v much_o outrun_v my_o subject_n and_o forget_v the_o novel_a way_n of_o probation_n who_o dare_v say_v or_o without_o my_o licence_n think_v that_o the_o knight_n be_v murder_v or_o indeed_o that_o he_o be_v dead_a it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v a_o man_n about_o the_o 17_o of_o octob._n 78._o within_o a_o mile_n of_o a_o oak_n that_o be_v for_o some_o day_n miss_v and_o it_o be_v then_o say_v he_o be_v go_v a_o woo_v and_o man_n on_o that_o errand_n may_v be_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o forget_v themselves_o for_o love_n be_v blind_a and_o like_o a_o wild-goose_n chase_n or_o a_o fairy_n dance_n and_o if_o the_o wanton_a boy_n cupid_n or_o the_o grand_a matron_n of_o fairy-land_n shall_v seduce_v a_o amorous_a justice_n and_o puff_v he_o on_o to_o green-bury-hill_n must_v three_o of_o that_o name_n be_v suppose_v mad_a to_o do_v this_o ill_a office_n and_o take_v the_o odium_n and_o swing_n for_o the_o enchant_a trick_n of_o that_o o_o injurious_a busy_a gad_n and_o whimsical_a nothing_o i_o have_v hear_v these_o nightwalker_n do_v pinch_v people_n in_o their_o slumber_n and_o to_o the_o neat_a and_o spruce_a housewife_n drop_v money_n in_o their_o shoe_n and_o keep_v clean_o the_o place_n they_o delight_v in_o and_o i_o doubt_v not_o to_o prove_v when_o occasion_n be_v that_o these_o waggish_a twit-twats_a find_v