Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	church_n	good_a	holy_a	1,129	5	4.2899	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70158	Gods eye on His Israel, or, A passage of Balaam, out of Numb. 23, 21 containing matter very seasonable and suitable to the times : expounded and cleared from antinomian abuse, with application to the present estate of things with us / by Tho. Gataker ...	Gataker, Thomas, 1574-1654.	1645 (1645)	Wing G321; ESTC R7798	128,608	144

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who_o teach_v and_o maintain_v that_o god_n have_v a_o eye_n on_o they_o as_o well_o when_o they_o do_v evil_a as_o when_o they_o do_v well_o or_o those_o who_o say_v that_o he_o have_v no_o eye_n on_o they_o when_o they_o do_v amiss_o either_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o or_o to_o be_v displease_v with_o they_o for_o it_o 4._o whether_o this_o doctrine_n that_o god_n see_v when_o man_n sin_n and_o take_v notice_n of_o it_o be_v a_o likely_a mean_n to_o make_v man_n run_v out_o the_o fast_o into_o sin_n or_o the_o contrary_a teach_n rather_o whereby_o it_o be_v avow_v that_o he_o do_v nothing_o less_o 5._o whether_o the_o former_a doctrine_n and_o the_o teach_n of_o it_o when_o time_n be_v do_v then_o nourish_v hypocrisy_n and_o tend_v to_o the_o make_n of_o god_n people_n that_o then_o live_v mere_a hypocrite_n 6_o whether_o david_n set_v god_n always_o before_o his_o face_n and_o his_o persuasion_n that_o all_o his_o way_n be_v in_o god_n sight_n do_v make_v he_o or_o other_o of_o the_o faithful_a that_o then_o live_v and_o be_v likewise_o so_o persuade_v either_o the_o more_o slack_a or_o less_o sincere_a in_o their_o service_n 7._o whether_o any_o of_o the_o faithful_a in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n do_v ever_o paint_v out_o god_n like_o a_o angry_a father_n stand_v always_o with_o a_o rod_n or_o staff_n in_o his_o hand_n over_o his_o child_n ready_a because_o he_o see_v ever_o some_o fault_n or_o blame_n in_o they_o therewith_o if_o not_o to_o strike_v they_o down_o yet_o to_o crack_v their_o crown_n and_o whip_v they_o sore_o or_o becudgel_a they_o thorough_o and_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o a_o notorious_a calumny_n for_o any_o man_n to_o say_v they_o so_o do_v albeit_o they_o do_v and_o by_o this_o autor_n own_o ground_n and_o grant_n may_v true_o teach_v herein_o then_o the_o same_o that_o we_o now_o do_v 8._o whether_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n at_o all_o between_o person_n justify_v and_o the_o wicked_a and_o reprobate_a in_o respect_n of_o sin_n itself_o the_o be_v of_o it_o and_o god_n see_v of_o it_o in_o they_o 9_o whether_o god_n cover_v of_o sin_n in_o those_o time_n when_o he_o be_v acknowledge_v yet_o to_o have_v see_v it_o be_v all_o one_o with_o man_n cover_v or_o with_o the_o deceitful_a cover_n that_o wicked_a man_n make_v to_o themselves_o or_o the_o garment_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n which_o they_o also_o have_v a_o right_a to_o and_o a_o share_n in_o as_o well_o as_o we_o now_o have_v all_o one_o in_o that_o regard_n with_o the_o security_n and_o hypocrisy_n of_o the_o wicked_a 10._o whether_o the_o very_a be_v of_o the_o remainder_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v in_o the_o believer_n though_o justify_v person_n of_o those_o time_n and_o god_n sight_n of_o the_o same_o in_o they_o do_v utter_o disable_v they_o unto_o the_o performance_n of_o all_o spiritual_a duty_n defile_v all_o their_o holy_a walking_n even_o unto_o damnation_n make_v they_o as_o foul_a as_o devil_n so_o abominable_a in_o god_n sight_n as_o that_o without_o filthy_a hypocrisy_n they_o can_v not_o proffer_v any_o petition_n unto_o he_o or_o press_v into_o his_o presence_n so_o vile_a and_o ugly_a in_o his_o eye_n that_o he_o can_v not_o but_o detest_v and_o abhor_v they_o such_o hogsty_n as_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n will_v not_o dwell_v in_o they_o such_o foul_a sow_n and_o filthy_a swine_n as_o that_o christ_n will_v not_o unite_v much_o less_o marry_v they_o to_o himself_o and_o so_o full_a of_o the_o devil_n image_n that_o god_n will_v not_o own_v they_o much_o less_o adopt_v they_o for_o son_n and_o daughter_n 11._o whether_o the_o faithful_a in_o those_o time_n when_o god_n see_v take_v notice_n of_o and_o chastise_a sin_n in_o they_o and_o they_o believe_v that_o he_o so_o do_v find_v he_o no_o more_o their_o god_n than_o the_o gentile_n and_o heathen_a do_v 12._o whether_o in_o those_o time_n those_o who_o teach_v that_o god_n see_v sin_n in_o such_o rob_v god_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o hatred_n of_o sin_n or_o make_v he_o impotent_a in_o his_o power_n false_a in_o his_o word_n and_o blind_a that_o he_o can_v not_o see_v his_o own_o and_o his_o son_n proper_a work_n in_o and_o upon_o they_o and_o so_o by_o unbelief_n abolish_v to_o themselves_o the_o whole_a godhead_n all_o which_o assertion_n concern_v god_n himself_o his_o saint_n of_o former_a time_n his_o cover_n of_o sin_n with_o they_o his_o sight_n of_o sin_n in_o they_o his_o detestation_n of_o they_o and_o their_o dismal_a estate_n and_o condition_n in_o that_o regard_n if_o it_o be_v most_o