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	great_a	part_n	5,180	5	4.2008	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48867	A second letter to a dissenter, upon occasion of His Majesties late gracious Declaration of indulgence	Lobb, Stephen, d. 1699.; Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695, attributed name.	1687 (1687)	Wing L2729A; ESTC R202494	11,541	20

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follow_v that_o good_a example_n of_o addressing_z his_o majesty_n with_o thanks_o for_o his_o declaration_n and_o open_o meet_v in_o their_o congregation_n to_o bless_v god_n for_o their_o liberty_n and_o worship_v he_o according_a to_o their_o conscience_n pray_v most_o hearty_o for_o all_o blessing_n for_o his_o majesty_n then_o it_o be_v more_o than_o whisper_v that_o there_o be_v snake_n in_o the_o grass_n their_o indulgence_n will_v be_v like_o the_o morning-dew_n it_o be_v but_o a_o scaffold_n to_o be_v take_v down_o so_o soon_o as_o the_o building_n of_o popery_n be_v errect_v the_o provoke_v church_n of_o england_n will_v turn_v their_o rod_n into_o scorpion_n to_o all_o that_o accept_v this_o liberty_n of_o who_o list_n be_v take_v that_o it_o be_v not_o their_o disposition_n to_o persecute_v but_o they_o be_v necessitate_v thereunto_o to_o comply_v with_o the_o government_n and_o so_o can_v not_o help_v it_o that_o they_o will_v do_v so_o no_o more_o that_o it_o be_v not_o 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