Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	principle_n	prove_v	true_a	3,492	5	6.0076	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B10083	Tracts theological. I. Asceticks, or, the heroick piety and vertue of the ancient Christian anchorets and coenobites. II. The life of St. Antony out of the Greek of Sr. Athanasius. III. The antiquity and tradition of mystical divinity among the Gentiles. IV. Of the guidance of the spirit of God, upon a discourse of Sir Matthew Hale's concerning it. V. An invitation to the Quakers, to rectifie some errors, which through the scandals given they have fallen into.	Stephens, Edward, d. 1706.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Asceticks, or, the heroick piety and virtue of the ancient Christian anchorets and coenobites.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Life of St. Antony.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Antiquity, tradition, and succession of mystical divinity among the Gentiles.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Enthusiasmus divinus: the guidance of the spirit of God.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Apology for, and an invitation to, the people call'd Quakers, to rectifie some errors, which through the scandals given they have fallen into.	1697 (1697)	Wing S5444E; Wing S5444E; ESTC R184630	221,170	486

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kingdom_n give_v he_o for_o a_o wife_n the_o daughter_n of_o a_o egyptian_a priest_n ibid._n v._n 45._o and_o moses_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o a_o priest_n of_o midian_a jethro_n ex._n 2.16_o 21._o who_o be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o a_o worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n as_o appear_v ex._n 18.9_o 10_o 12._o and_o the_o mean_n then_o to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n be_v common_a to_o they_o and_o to_o other_o nation_n as_o rebekah_n gen._n 25.22_o so_o balaam_n numb_a 22.8_o 9_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 23.4_o go_v to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o receive_v answer_n from_o he_o and_o about_o this_o time_n job_n be_v believe_v to_o have_v live_v who_o be_v a_o holy_a man_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o have_v vision_n by_o these_o instance_n and_o other_o that_o may_v be_v note_v we_o may_v understand_v that_o in_o those_o ancient_a time_n it_o be_v believe_v in_o all_o nation_n that_o there_o be_v mean_n whereby_o man_n and_o woman_n may_v come_v to_o have_v some_o acquaintance_n 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