Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	christian_a	church_n	religion_n	1,340	5	5.5492	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02629	The ungrateful behaviour of the Papists, priests, and Jesuits, towards the imperial and indulgent crown of England towards them, from the days of Queen Mary unto this present Age.	Denton, William, 1605-1691.	1679 (1679)	Wing D1068BA; ESTC R219201	91,305	167

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supreme_a authority_n by_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o govern_v to_o wrestle_v with_o their_o reason_n render_v and_o allege_v and_o if_o they_o shall_v think_v though_o erroneous_o that_o they_o have_v resolve_v or_o confute_v they_o they_o will_v then_o also_o think_v that_o they_o have_v take_v all_o virtue_n and_o efficacy_n from_o the_o very_a law_n themselves_o yet_o it_o have_v ever_o be_v esteem_v acceptable_a and_o good_a service_n to_o government_n itself_o that_o subject_n shall_v defend_v the_o just_a law_n of_o their_o prince_n and_o especial_o those_o wherein_n religion_n be_v concern_v and_o religion_n be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v the_o grand_a concern_v of_o every_o individual_a i_o hope_v i_o shall_v not_o be_v think_v to_o wander_v inconsiderate_o out_o of_o my_o own_o province_n whilst_o i_o endeavour_v to_o justify_v the_o late_a act_n of_o parliament_n for_o prevent_a danger_n which_o may_v happen_v from_o popish_a recusant_n i_o must_v confess_v that_o i_o dare_v 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communicate_v to_o other_o nor_o his_o praise_n unto_o graven_n image_n out_o of_o their_o abundant_a caution_n mind_v the_o concern_v of_o their_o brethren_n as_o their_o own_o when_o they_o hear_v tiding_n how_o the_o rubenites_n gadites_n and_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasseh_n have_v erect_v a_o altar_n not_o for_o worship_v as_o they_o true_o protest_v but_o for_o memorial_n so_o fearful_a they_o grow_v of_o god_n wrath_n that_o they_o present_o dispatch_v a_o embassy_n to_o their_o brethren_n to_o prevent_v their_o sin_n and_o see_v how_o pithy_o they_o deal_v with_o they_o be_v the_o iniquity_n of_o peor_n too_o little_a for_o we_o from_o which_o you_o be_v not_o cleanse_v to_o this_o day_n that_o you_o also_o must_v depart_v from_o follow_v the_o lord_n josh_n 22.17_o thus_o they_o in_o a_o show_n only_o and_o appearance_n of_o evil_n which_o we_o be_v command_v to_o abstain_v from_o 1_o thes_n 5.22_o and_o to_o resist_v unto_o blood_n strive_v against_o sin_n jubet_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la vetat_fw-la peccare_fw-la quum_fw-la possit_fw-la jubet_fw-la heb._n 12.4_o the_o conclusion_n be_v strong_a what_o sin_n of_o other_o we_o labour_v not_o within_o our_o province_n power_n and_o compass_n to_o prevent_v be_v we_o in_o the_o guilt_n as_o well_o as_o those_o of_o our_o own_o personal_a commission_n the_o reason_n be_v many_o 1._o we_o hazard_v ourselves_o to_o infection_n 1_o cor._n 5.6_o a_o little_a leaven_n leaven_v the_o whole_a lump_n 2._o unto_o wrath_n come_v out_o of_o she_o my_o people_n that_o you_o be_v not_o partaker_n of_o her_o sin_n and_o that_o you_o receive_v not_o of_o her_o plague_n apoc._n 4.3_o we_o hazard_v the_o delinquent_n to_o obstinate_a impenitency_n we_o blemish_v our_o own_o fame_n and_o sincerity_n 5._o quantum_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la we_o encourage_v other_o to_o like_a exorbitancy_n in_o sinful_a worship_n even_o in_o our_o common_a law_n it_o be_v hold_v maintenance_n when_o a_o great_a person_n only_o by_o his_o 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