Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	england_n	king_n	queen_n	3,439	5	6.9536	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80408	Redintegratio amoris, or A union of hearts, between the Kings most excellent Majesty, the Right Honorable the Lords and Commons in Parliament, His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax, and the Army under his command; the Assembly, and every honest man that desires a sound and durable peace, accompanied with speedy justice and piety. By way of respective apologies, so far as Scripture and reason may be judges. / By John Cook of Grayes-Inne, Barrester.	Cook, John, d. 1660.	1647 (1647)	Wing C6026; Thomason E404_29; ESTC R201862	78,816	92

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25._o that_o the_o lord_n be_v entrust_v by_o the_o people_n though_o not_o elect_v as_o guardian_n of_o the_o king_n contract_n with_o the_o people_n and_o that_o all_o subordinate_a officer_n be_v to_o mind_v the_o duty_n of_o their_o place_n more_o than_o the_o desire_n of_o those_o that_o prefer_v they_o 26._o two_o thing_n in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o question_v the_o member_n not_o be_v swear_v and_o their_o not_o administer_a oath_n and_o answer_v 27._o the_o lord_n supplicate_v to_o be_v indulgent_a to_o tender_a conscience_n be_v exempt_v from_o the_o presbyterian_a discipline_n 28._o three_o ordinance_n beg_v 1._o redemption_n for_o our_o poor_a brethren_n slave_n to_o the_o turk_n 2._o liberty_n for_o poor_a prisoner_n that_o be_v ready_a to_o starve_v 3._o some_o speedy_a course_n to_o abate_v the_o price_n of_o corn_n least_o poor_a people_n be_v famish_a 29_o a_o apology_n for_o the_o army_n not_o disband_v who_o have_v be_v true_a to_o the_o covenant_n and_o seek_v 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shall_v be_v protestant_n or_o papist_n but_o protestant_n at_o large_a or_o strict_a professor_n 35._o that_o shall_v the_o army_n disband_v till_o liberty_n be_v secure_v they_o will_v be_v a_o ludibrium_fw-la to_o all_o the_o world_n and_o culpable_a of_o all_o the_o suffering_n of_o god_n people_n 36._o some_o late_a argument_n against_o the_o parliament_n answer_v and_o the_o honour_n of_o that_o high_a court_n in_o all_o thing_n to_o be_v maintain_v so_o as_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n do_v not_o suffer_v nor_o the_o people_n liberty_n destroy_v 37._o no_o man_n to_o grow_v rich_a in_o a_o time_n of_o civil_a war_n nor_o usury_n then_o to_o incur_v some_o usurer_n within_o the_o statute_n de_fw-fr judaismo_fw-la and_o a_o provision_n that_o there_o may_v not_o be_v a_o beggar_n in_o israel_n 38._o god_n will_v not_o suffer_v any_o good_a governor_n to_o be_v destroy_v so_o long_o as_o they_o administer_v justice_n but_o it_o be_v dangerous_a for_o the_o supreme_a court_n to_o 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