Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	law_n	power_n	true_a	2,794	4	4.3821	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64002	The riches of Gods love unto the vessells of mercy, consistent with his absolute hatred or reprobation of the vessells of wrath, or, An answer unto a book entituled, Gods love unto mankind ... in two bookes, the first being a refutation of the said booke, as it was presented in manuscript by Mr Hord unto Sir Nath. Rich., the second being an examination of certain passages inserted into M. Hords discourse (formerly answered) by an author that conceales his name, but was supposed to be Mr Mason ... / by ... William Twisse ... ; whereunto are annexed two tractates of the same author in answer unto D.H. ... ; together with a vindication of D. Twisse from the exceptions of Mr John Goodwin in his Redemption redeemed, by Henry Jeanes ...	Twisse, William, 1578?-1646.; Jeanes, Henry, 1611-1662. Vindication of Dr. Twisse.; Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1653 (1653)	Wing T3423; ESTC R12334	968,546	592

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discover_v the_o bright_a and_o goodly_a it_o be_v and_o so_o be_v the_o truth_n vives_n de_fw-la verbo_fw-la sidei_fw-la lib._n 1._o pag._n 16._o disputation_n illustrate_v and_o set_v forth_o true_a opinion_n more_o than_o silence_n can_v let_v we_o not_o fear_v therefore_o say_v he_o lest_o our_o faith_n when_o it_o be_v lay_v open_o appear_v filthy_a to_o the_o beholder_n id_fw-la ib_fw-la let_v fa_fw-mi se_fw-la and_o superstitious_a religion_n in_o which_o there_o be_v no_o soundness_n be_v afraid_a of_o this_o the_o jew_n be_v loath_a to_o reason_n with_o the_o christian_a touch_v his_o law_n and_o the_o turk_n be_v forbid_v to_o dispute_v of_o his_o alcoran_n because_o their_o religion_n be_v brittle_a like_o glasie_a break_a with_o the_o least_o touch_n vives_n lib._n 4._o pag._n 479._o but_o the_o christian_n who_o be_v confident_a of_o the_o goodness_n of_o his_o faith_n fear_v no_o examination_n but_o rather_o as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v solicit_v and_o provoke_v his_o 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