Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	kingdom_n	law_n	parliament_n	3,975	5	6.2994	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91787	An ansvver to the London ministers letter: from them to his Excellency & his Counsel of VVar; as also an answer to John Geree's book, entituled, Might overcomming right; with an answer to a book, entituled, The Armies remembrancer. Wherein it appears the accusations of the Army are unjust, and the Armies proceedings justified by the Word of God, and by the light of nature and reason. Also a discovery of that learning, and ordination these ministers have, and the vanity and insufficiencie thereof, by the Word of God, and that those are the things with which they delude and deceive the people. / By Samuel Richardson.	Richardson, Samuel, fl. 1643-1658.	1649 (1649)	Wing R1402; Thomason E540_8; ESTC R203398	36,328	40

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12._o 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o iudg._n 11._o 20._o 21._o possess_v yourselves_o of_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o city_n the_o city_n be_v behold_v to_o they_o for_o that_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o love_n if_o they_o have_v not_o do_v it_o its_o like_o they_o fear_v they_o will_v have_v kill_v one_o another_o or_o effect_v the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n decay_n of_o trade_n who_o have_v undo_v the_o kingdom_n and_o cause_v so_o much_o loss_n of_o blood_n and_o treasure_n and_o decay_v of_o trade_n as_o the_o king_n and_o his_o party_n the_o bishop_n and_o their_o priest_n mr._n presbyter_n etc._n etc._n must_v be_v consider_v in_o this_o work_n who_o