Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	king_n	liberty_n	parliament_n	4,708	5	6.3048	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96074	The constant man's character. Intended to be sent first as a letter from a gentleman in the country, to a gentlemen his esteemed friend and countryman, a Member of the House of Commons. Since inlarged into a discourse by way of humble advice to keep him from revolting, either directly or collaterally by the side-winde of being Presbyterially affected, through the mistaken and unhappy conceit, that those who have taken the Covenant, cannot without breach of the same, assent and submit unto the late proceedings of the Parliament, when as the parts of the Covenant seem to be inconsistent within themselves, as the author's observations here discoursed do manifest. The scope whereof is 1 Historically to set down the occasion and beginnings of the war. ... 4 To prove the fitness and necessity (as matters now stand) of complying with, and submitting unto this present government. For the powers that be are ordained of God, Rom. 13. Together with some animadversions incident hereunto on the same book, and on the two declarations, intituled The declarations of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament at Oxford. The one touching a treaty for peace, [the] other concerning their endeavors for peace. Printed there, 1643.	S. W.	1650 (1650)	Wing W105; Thomason E595_7; ESTC R204161	52,955	81

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〈◊〉_d pag._n 23._o and_o elsewhere_o in_o that_o book_n his_o party_n be_v constant_a and_o continue_a ill-will_n towards_o the_o city_n of_o london_n the_o city_n style_v by_o his_o party_n in_o their_o wont_a invective_n against_o it_o the_o nursery_n and_o treasury_n of_o arm_n and_o ammunition_n employ_v against_o their_o king_n continue_v even_o to_o this_o day_n to_o be_v term_v by_o they_o a_o rebellious_a city_n upon_o all_o occasion_n mercur._n pragmat_n from_o jan._n 28._o to_o feb._n 4._o 1649._o further_a continue_a his_o invective_n against_o the_o city_n in_o his_o weekly_a pamphlet_n place_n receive_v they_o another_o against_o their_o city_n their_o see_v their_o declaration_n print_v at_o oxford_n 1643._o pag._n 14_o 15._o against_o the_o suggest_a irregular_a and_o undue_a proceed_n of_o the_o common_a council_n in_o london_n the_o representative_a of_o the_o whole_a city_n friend_n assist_v they_o to_o undermine_v their_o power_n they_o think_v

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