Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	bind_v	law_n	nature_n	1,568	5	5.4669	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62865	Christs commination against scandalizers, or, A treatise wherein the necessitie, nature, sorts, and evils of scandalizing are clearly and fully handled with resolution of many questions, especially touching the abuse of Christian liberty, shewing that vengeance is awarded against such as use it to the grievance of their weake brethren / by Iohn Tombes ...	Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.	1641 (1641)	Wing T1802; ESTC R1928	96,775	467

of_o preach_v and_o many_o other_o duty_n that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v do_v though_o scandal_n follow_v so_o we_o be_v to_o say_v of_o obedience_n to_o the_o magistrate_n in_o that_o wherein_o god_n have_v make_v we_o subject_a to_o he_o we_o be_v to_o obey_v he_o though_o scandal_n follow_v if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o preach_v be_v a_o duty_n immediate_o enjoin_v by_o god_n the_o do_v of_o that_o which_o the_o magistrate_n command_v only_o mediate_o i_o answer_v though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o for_o this_o reason_n the_o thing_n which_o the_o magistrate_n command_v be_v not_o so_o strict_o our_o duty_n as_o that_o which_o god_n command_v the_o magistrate_n command_v belong_v only_o to_o his_o own_o subject_n god_n command_n to_o all_o the_o magistrate_n constitution_n bind_v we_o only_o in_o reference_n to_o a_o superior_a authority_n and_o a_o superior_a end_n the_o public_a good_a and_o therefore_o when_o they_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o nature_n when_o 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conscience_n answ._n that_o the_o command_n of_o man_n do_v in_o no_o sort_n bind_v the_o conscience_n can_v be_v say_v without_o contradict_v of_o s._n paul_n rom._n 13._o 5._o you_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_a not_o only_o for_o wrath_n but_o also_o for_o conscience_n sake_n they_o that_o say_v least_o for_o governor_n say_v they_o may_v by_o their_o law_n bind_v the_o conscience_n mediate_o and_o by_o virtue_n of_o god_n precept_n although_o not_o immediate_o and_o of_o themselves_o now_o this_o be_v enough_o to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o christian_n to_o do_v the_o lawful_a command_n of_o the_o magistrate_n as_o for_o that_o which_o be_v say_v that_o the_o danger_n of_o scandal_n be_v before_o the_o disobedience_n to_o the_o command_n of_o man_n i_o suppose_v not_o for_o the_o evil_a by_o disobey_v of_o the_o magistrate_n be_v as_o certain_a if_o not_o more_o certain_a than_o the_o evil_a of_o scandal_n the_o evil_a of_o scandal_n more_o remediable_a than_o the_o evil_a that_o follow_v on_o the_o disobey_v the_o magistrate_n command_v for_o the_o one_o be_v likely_a only_o some_o transeunt_fw-la harm_n in_o the_o mind_n or_o conscience_n of_o the_o scandalized_a person_n the_o other_o a_o constant_a permanent_a harm_n in_o the_o common_a wealth_n such_o as_o many_o time_n overthrow_v government_n and_o in_o fine_a dissolve_v a_o commonwealth_n the_o one_o usual_o extend_v to_o few_o the_o other_o to_o the_o whole_a community_n and_o it_o be_v take_v for_o a_o plain_a truth_n praestat_fw-la ut_fw-la pereat_fw-la unus_fw-la quam_fw-la unitas_fw-la or_o as_o caiaphas_n once_o say_v it_o be_v expedient_a that_o one_o shall_v die_v for_o the_o people_n and_o that_o the_o whole_a nation_n perish_v not_o 10._o 11._o 52._o add_v hereto_o that_o there_o be_v a_o scandalize_a of_o the_o public_a magistrate_n and_o other_o by_o disobedience_n as_o §_o 17._o be_v determine_v which_o be_v as_o regardable_a as_o well_o as_o the_o scandalize_a of_o private_a person_n unless_o too_o much_o partial_a respect_n sway_v man_n that_o they_o will_v not_o judge_v righteous_a judgement_n 2._o i_o argue_v thus_o if_o it_o be_v not_o determine_v that_o the_o obey_n of_o the_o magistrate_n command_v be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o decline_a of_o scandal_n that_o may_v happen_v by_o such_o obedience_n than_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o both_o the_o magistrate_n be_v bind_v to_o revoke_v or_o suspend_v his_o law_n when_o there_o be_v likelihood_n of_o scandal_n to_o follow_v for_o he_o be_v not_o to_o urge_v man_n to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a now_o this_o will_v make_v all_o governor_n that_n make_v conscience_n of_o their_o command_n almost_o perpetual_o uncertain_a whether_o they_o may_v command_v any_o thing_n or_o no_o or_o make_v their_o constitution_n invalid_a since_o they_o can_v seldom_o make_v any_o order_n but_o that_o scandal_n will_v arise_v as_o experience_n in_o all_o age_n have_v prove_v and_o subject_n also_o shall_v have_v power_n to_o neglect_v such_o constitution_n and_o so_o to_o make_v they_o as_o no_o law_n in_o the_o same_o case_n the_o consequent_a of_o which_o be_v grant_v i_o suppose_v can_v be_v no_o less_o than_o anarchy_n and_o confusion_n the_o mischief_n of_o which_o be_v great_a than_o i_o can_v express_v and_o such_o as_o the_o avoid_n of_o scandalize_a of_o some_o soul_n can_v countervail_v wherefore_o as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o case_n of_o exact_v a_o oath_n of_o a_o person_n that_o its_o likely_a will_v forswear_v himself_o fiat_n justitia_fw-la &_o ruat_fw-la coelum_fw-la let_v justice_n proceed_v though_o the_o heaven_n fall_v so_o say_v i_o let_v government_n stand_v though_o subject_n be_v scandalize_v 3._o last_o if_o a_o man_n in_o do_v any_o lawful_a thing_n make_v it_o know_v that_o he_o must_v do_v it_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o command_n of_o authority_n or_o it_o be_v otherwise_o manifest_a that_o that_o be_v indeed_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o do_v sure_o he_o that_o be_v offend_v be_v rather_o unrighteous_a and_o evil_a mind_v then_o weak_a that_o will_v think_v that_o law_n must_v be_v break_v to_o please_v he_o and_o therefore_o the_o scandalize_a of_o such_o not_o regardable_a a_o twelve_o question_n may_v be_v liberty_n if_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o in_o the_o do_n or_o omit_v of_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a some_o will_v be_v scandalize_v if_o it_o be_v do_v other_o if_o omit_v some_o offend_v if_o it_o be_v do_v this_o way_n some_o offend_v if_o not_o do_v this_o way_n so_o that_o there_o be_v apparent_a danger_n of_o scandal_n either_o way_n what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o such_o a_o case_n ans._n d._n ames_n l._n 5._o de_fw-la conscientia_fw-la c._n 11._o §_o 18._o deny_v the_o case_n and_o say_v nulla_fw-la datur_fw-la talis_fw-la perplexitas_fw-la ut_fw-la necessarium_fw-la sit_fw-la pio_fw-la homini_fw-la sive_fw-la hoc_fw-la vel_fw-la illud_fw-la faciat_fw-la sive_fw-la non_fw-la faciat_fw-la scandalum_fw-la alicui_fw-la dare_n there_o can_v be_v no_o such_o perplexity_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v necessary_a for_o a_o godly_a man_n whether_o he_o do_v this_o or_o that_o or_o not_o do_v it_o to_o scandalize_v some_o one_o which_o assertion_n of_o he_o be_v both_o against_o experience_n and_o reason_n against_o experience_n for_o the_o contrary_n fall_v out_o in_o s._n peter_n case_n gal._n 2._o 12._o in_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a in_o the_o carriage_n of_o that_o matter_n that_o if_o he_o do_v eat_v with_o the_o gentile_n he_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o scandalize_a the_o jew_n if_o he_o do_v not_o eat_v with_o they_o to_o scandalize_v the_o gentile_n and_o it_o fall_v out_o too_o frequent_o in_o our_o own_o day_n that_o in_o the_o use_n of_o some_o rite_n in_o themselves_o indifferent_a some_o be_v offend_v with_o the_o use_n of_o they_o as_o popish_a some_o with_o the_o

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