Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	civil_a	magistrate_n	matter_n	3,433	5	6.0251	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75502	An Apologie for Mr. Iohn Goodwin: who having subscribed proposalls to be presented to the magistrate concerning matters of religion; after that, makes 30 Queries, whether it be the magistrates duty to interpose his authoritie in matters of religion.		1653 (1653)	Wing A3545; Thomason E690_5; ESTC R206986	6,148	11

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dei_fw-la vox_fw-la est_fw-la london_n print_v for_o john_n wright_n at_o the_o king_n head_n in_o the_o old-bayley_n 1653._o a_o apology_n for_o mr._n john_n goodwin_n man_n judgement_n be_v as_o various_a as_o their_o palate_n and_o book_n and_o dish_n seldom_o come_v to_o two_o person_n with_o one_o and_o the_o same_o relish_n for_o as_o elihu_n speak_v in_o job_n the_o ear_n try_v word_n as_o the_o mouth_n taste_v meat_n it_o be_v therefore_o no_o wonder_n if_o mr._n goodwin_n thirty_o query_n meet_v with_o thirty_o time_n thirty_o censure_n but_o the_o main_a querie_n and_o wonder_n be_v how_o the_o same_o hand_n can_v subscribe_v the_o minister_n proposal_n for_o advancement_n of_o religion_n present_v to_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n and_o yet_o propose_v this_o question_n whether_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n stand_v bind_v by_o way_n of_o duty_n to_o interpose_v his_o power_n or_o authority_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n or_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o upon_o the_o basis_n 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