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
A93799	A holy life here, the only way to eternal life hereafter. Or, A discourse grounded on these words, The weapons of our warfare, &c. 2. Cor. 10. 4. Wherein among other things set down in a following index this truth is especially asserted; namely, that a holy life, or the habitual observing of the laws of Christ, is indispensably necessary to salvation. Whereunto is added an Appendix, laying open the common neglect of the said laws among Christians, and vindicating such necessity of observing them from those general exceptions that are wont to be made against it. By R.S. B.D.	Stanwix, Richard, 1608-1656.	1652 (1652)	Wing S5252; Thomason E1276_1; ESTC R210586	123,869	304

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128._o sect_n iii_o the_o three_o section_n touch_v the_o strong_a hold_n whereby_o be_v show_v to_o be_v mean_v carnal_a reason_n against_o the_o profession_n or_o power_n of_o christian_a religion_n which_o be_v consider_v p._n 138._o 1._o as_o common_a to_o all_o natural_a person_n p._n 139._o 2._o as_o peculiar_a to_o some_o certain_a sort_n of_o person_n such_o as_o worldly_a wise_n or_o learned_a or_o rich_a which_o person_n be_v consider_v p._n 144._o 1._o with_o reference_n to_o the_o apostle_n time_n as_o whole_o unconvert_v to_o so_o much_o as_o a_o profession_n of_o christianity_n the_o reason_v of_o who_o contain_v under_o two_o head_n p._n 145._o 1._o such_o as_o tend_v to_o uphold_v the_o credit_n of_o those_o false_a religion_n they_o have_v before_o live_v in_o p._n 146._o 2._o such_o as_o tend_v to_o discredit_v the_o religion_n of_o that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v persuade_v to_o p._n 148._o both_o which_o sort_n and_o particular_a way_n of_o reason_v the_o papist_n be_v 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