Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	good_a	king_n	prince_n	3,500	5	5.4628	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85396	Hybristodikai. The obstructours of justice. Or a defence of the honourable sentence passed upon the late King, by the High Court of Justice. Opposed chiefly to the serious and faithfull representation and vindication of some of the ministers of London. As also to, The humble addresse of Dr. Hamond, to His Excellencie and Councel of warre. Wherein the justice, and equitie of the said sentence is demonstratively asserted, as well upon clear texts of Scripture, as principles of reason, grounds of law, authorities, presidents, as well forreign, as domestique. Together with, a brief reply to Mr. John Geree's book, intituled, Might overcoming right: wherein the act of the Armie in garbling the Parliament, is further cleared. As also, some further reckonings between thesaid [sic] Dr. Hamond and the authour, made straight. / By John Goodwin.	Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.; Glover, George, b. ca. 1618, engraver.	1649 (1649)	Wing G1170; Thomason E557_2; ESTC R12380	138,495	164

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64_o 65._o god_n himself_o caution_v against_o the_o exemption_n of_o king_n from_o humane_a justice_n sect._n 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n a_o law_n of_o the_o land_n for_o put_v king_n to_o death_n as_o well_o as_o other_o man_n §_o 5_o 6_o 7_o the_o plea_n draw_v from_o the_o incompetencie_n of_o any_o authority_n to_o question_n or_o sentence_v the_o king_n answer_v sect._n 8_o 9_o 10_o etc._n etc._n the_o king_n especial_o under_o delinquency_n not_o superior_a no_o nor_o equal_a to_o the_o body_n of_o his_o people_n sect._n 9_o 10_o 11._o and_o 29._o the_o people_n have_v a_o lawful_a power_n to_o change_v their_o government_n when_o they_o see_v just_a cause_n sect._n 11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n rom._n 13._o 4._o vindicated_n against_o the_o critic_n annotation_n of_o doctor_n hamond_n sect._n 13._o 1._o petr._n 2._o 13._o vindicated_n against_o the_o say_a doctor_n sect._n 14_o 15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n the_o doctor_n argument_n for_o the_o immediate_a derivation_n of_o kingly_a authority_n 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〈◊〉_d it_o be_v very_o possible_a that_o my_o pen_n be_v warm_a ma●_n rhetorize_v a_o little_a on_o the_o right_a hand_n which_o have_v always_o be_v count_v a_o very_a lineal_a delinquency_n by_o ingenuous_a man_n but_o concern_v those_o expression_n of_o i_o which_o the_o doctor_n 7._o sect._n 7._o very_o unworthy_o and_o without_o cause_n charge_v with_o ●orrid_a and_o amaze_a flattery_n with_o flatteri_n portend_v herod_n fate_n of_o scol●cobrocie_n to_o the_o lieutenant_n general_n and_o his_o council_n of_o war_n unless_o they_o reject_v it_o with_o indignation_n if_o he_o have_v read_v they_o with_o a_o s●●gle_a eye_n he_o will_v have_v find_v they_o nothing_o worse_o than_o w●●ds_n of_o soberness_n and_o of_o truth_n the_o first_o expression_n the_o exorbitancy_n whereof_o so_o much_o amaze_v he_o be_v that_o i_o pretend_v to_o demonstrate_v the_o honour_n and_o worth_n of_o the_o army_n action_n i_o wonder_v by_o the_o mediation_n of_o what_o topique_n axiom_n the_o doctor_n 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