Selected quad for the lemma: christian_n
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A43763
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A looking-glass for loyalty, or, The subjects duty to his soveraign being the substance of several sermons preached by a person who always looked upon his allegiance as incorporated into his religion ...
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Higham, John, 17th cent.
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1675
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Wing H1966; ESTC R19006
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their_o subject_n obey_v neither_o will_v the_o prince_n command_v be_v of_o any_o force_n to_o extenuate_v his_o subject_n sin_n before_o god_n nor_o take_v off_o so_o much_o as_o a_o unite_v in_o the_o number_n of_o his_o free_a stripe_n those_o executioner_n of_o the_o three_o child_n can_v have_v produce_v nebuchadnezar_n commission_n for_o cast_v they_o into_o the_o fiery_a furnace_n etc._n dan._n 3.19_o 20_o etc._n etc._n and_o yet_o within_o two_o verse_n you_o may_v find_v they_o consume_v to_o ash_n with_o the_o very_a flame_n of_o that_o fire_n which_o they_o have_v kindle_v and_o into_o which_o they_o cast_v those_o innocent_a person_n it_o be_v the_o remark_n of_o a_o learned_a expositor_n upon_o the_o very_a instance_n loc_n dr._n willet_n in_o loc_n because_o they_o do_v yield_v obedience_n to_o the_o king_n in_o so_o wicked_a and_o unjust_a a_o decree_n therefore_o they_o be_v worthy_o destroy_v unlawful_a command_n must_v not_o be_v obey_v in_o such_o a_o case_n the_o 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