Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	false_a	true_a	worship_n	4,780	5	7.8086	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47310	The religious loyalist, or, A good Christian taught how to be a faithful servant both to God and the King in a visitation-sermon preached at Coles-hill in Warwick-shire, Aug. 28, 1685 : at the triennial visitation of my Lords Grace of Canterbury, during the suspension of the Bp. of Litchfield and Coventry / by John Kettlewell ...	Kettlewell, John, 1653-1695.	1686 (1686)	Wing K381; ESTC R16674	14,027	40

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idol_n but_o caetera_fw-la vectigalia_fw-la gratias_fw-la christianis_fw-la agent_n etc._n etc._n say_v tertullian_n i._n e._n as_o to_o all_o other_o custom_n which_o be_v every_o where_o fraudulent_o conceal_v or_o withhold_v by_o the_o gentile_n we_o christian_n be_v so_o strict_a in_o pay_v they_o that_o though_o the_o gentile_n pay_v tax_n for_o idolatrous_a use_n which_o the_o religion_n of_o we_o christian_n will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o do_v yet_o our_o punctualness_n in_o discharge_v all_o state-tax_n so_o far_o exceed_v they_o that_o we_o pay_v as_o much_o into_o the_o checquer_n for_o civil_a imposition_n as_o the_o heathen_n do_v for_o those_o and_o for_o idolatrous_a too_o tert._n apol._n c._n 42._o 2._o they_o must_v ready_o obey_v all_o their_o just_a law_n put_v they_o in_o mind_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o principality_n and_o power_n say_v st._n paul_n and_o to_o obey_v magistrate_n tit._n 3._o 1._o and_o this_o obedience_n be_v due_a whensoever_o they_o command_v 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than_o you_o will_v to_o one_o that_o be_v throw_v out_o among_o heathen_n and_o public_o excommunicate_v gal._n 1._o 8._o so_o that_o if_o the_o law_n of_o any_o country_n require_v man_n to_o give_v their_o assent_n to_o ridiculous_a and_o absurd_a opinion_n as_o they_o do_v among_o heathen_n and_o mahometan_n or_o to_o believe_v quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o scripture_n as_o they_o do_v in_o italy_n and_o france_n where_o all_o man_n be_v compel_v to_o believe_v transubstantiation_n and_o to_o profess_v a_o church_n infallible_a which_o have_v evident_o embrace_v and_o teach_v a_o number_n of_o falsehood_n they_o not_o only_o need_v not_o but_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o comply_v with_o they_o they_o must_v trust_v god_n before_o any_o prince_n on_o earth_n when_o they_o happen_v to_o contradict_v he_o it_o be_v god_n prerogative_n to_o govern_v our_o faith_n and_o that_o must_v not_o be_v give_v up_o to_o any_o other_o 2._o a_o second_o thing_n in_o religion_n due_a to_o god_n be_v 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