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	law_n	matter_n	2,980	5	5.2921	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40936	The liberty of the subject by Magna Charta, or, Several weighty things to be considered of by the jurors and judges, seeing the law of England is said to be a law of mercy and doth take care jurors be of the next neighbourhood ...	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1664 (1664)	Wing F489; ESTC R14907	12,991	26

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without_o presentment_n before_o justice_n or_o matter_n of_o record_n by_o due_a process_n or_o by_o writ_n original_a according_a to_o the_o old_a law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v do_v to_o the_o contrary_a it_o shall_v be_v void_a in_o law_n and_o hold_v for_o error_n 42_o ed._n 3._o cap._n 3._o write_a in_o the_o 6_o month_n 1664._o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a by_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la or_o several_a serious_a and_o weighty_a consideration_n as_o hereafter_o follow_v 1._o because_o the_o innocent_a shall_v not_o be_v wear_v and_o waste_v by_o long_a imprisonment_n 2._o that_o prisoner_n for_o criminal_a cause_n when_o they_o be_v bring_v to_o their_o trial_n be_v humane_o deal_v withal_o 3._o the_o judge_n ought_v to_o exhort_v he_o to_o answer_v without_o fear_n and_o that_o justice_n shall_v be_v due_o administer_v unto_o he_o etc._n etc._n forasmuch_o as_o the_o law_n of_o england_n be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o law_n of_o mercy_n and_o that_o 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company_n of_o heaven_n and_o from_o all_o the_o sacrament_n of_o holy_a church_n do_v sequester_v and_o exclude_v and_o as_o concern_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n about_o matter_n of_o religion_n the_o king_n have_v be_v please_v to_o promise_v and_o declare_v a_o liberty_n to_o tender_a conscience_n viz._n that_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v disquiet_v and_o call_v in_o question_n for_o difference_n of_o opinion_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n so_o long_o as_o they_o do_v not_o disturb_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n now_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o innocent_a people_n call_v quaker_n have_v never_o disturb_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o design_v or_o contrive_v any_o insurrection_n etc._n etc._n they_o never_o yet_o forfeit_v their_o interest_n in_o the_o king_n promise_n and_o the_o act_n entitle_v a_o act_n to_o prevent_v and_o suppress_v seditious_a conventicle_n provide_v remedy_n against_o the_o grow_a and_o dangerous_a practice_n of_o seditious_a sectary_n and_o 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the_o senator_n and_o edict_n of_o the_o king_n tertullian_n in_o his_o apology_n against_o he_o gentile_n chapter_n 29._o say_v this_o assembly_n of_o the_o christian_n shall_v be_v very_o unlawful_a if_o it_o be_v like_a or_o equal_a unto_o the_o unlawful_a thing_n it_o shall_v be_v worthy_o condemn_v if_o it_o be_v complain_v of_o as_o of_o a_o faction_n or_o sect_n but_o who_o have_v we_o endamage_v or_o hurt_v by_o our_o assemble_v and_o meet_v together_o we_o be_v the_o very_a same_o as_o when_o we_o be_v all_o disperse_v asunder_o every_o one_o by_o himself_o not_o hurt_v any_o man_n when_o wise_a man_n and_o good_a and_o faithful_a people_n do_v assemble_v themselves_o together_o we_o must_v not_o call_v that_o a_o faction_n or_o sect_n but_o rather_o a_o court_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a we_o must_v apply_v the_o name_n of_o faction_n unto_o those_o which_o hate_v good_a man_n that_o cry_v against_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o innocent_a under_o colour_n of_o their_o unity_n 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