Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	according_a	good_a	law_n	1,316	5	4.6145	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62249	The dew of Hermon which fell upon the hill of Sion, or, An answer to a book entituled, Sions groans for her distressed, &c. offered to the King's Majesty, Parliament, and people wherein is pretended to be proved by Scripture, reason, and authority of fifteen ancients, that equal protection under different perswasions, is the undoubted right of Christian liberty : but hereby confuted, wherein the power and proceedings of the Kings Majesty and the church are vindicated.	H. S. (Henry Savage), 1604?-1672.	1663 (1663)	Wing S760; ESTC R34021	70,693	96

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parent_n to_o disinherit_v his_o son_n for_o the_o contrary_a who_o examination_n be_v to_o be_v rescind_v and_o he_o deprive_v of_o his_o undeserved_a liberty_n cod._n 8._o c._n 50._o and_o though_o our_o law_n punish_v not_o unthankfulness_n to_o the_o father_n of_o our_o flesh_n the_o father_n of_o our_o spirit_n the_o father_n of_o our_o fortune_n for_o indeed_o it_o be_v comprehensive_a of_o all_o wickedness_n no_o one_o punishment_n be_v enough_o for_o it_o yet_o nevertheless_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o grace_n be_v not_o shut_v against_o these_o the_o law_n be_v open_a to_o these_o with_o we_o and_o therefore_o that_o royal_a law_n be_v so_o far_o observe_v but_o yet_o in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o law_n be_v a_o universal_a precept_n as_o one_o call_v it_o in_o the_o universality_n whereof_o all_o particular_a case_n can_v be_v comprehend_v therefore_o something_o of_o necessity_n must_v be_v leave_v to_o the_o prudence_n of_o the_o judge_n to_o determine_v as_o he_o think_v meet_v provide_v it_o be_v not_o against_o the_o law_n which_o be_v immutable_a in_o which_o case_n why_o shall_v any_o man_n prejudge_v his_o judge_n who_o be_v swear_v to_o observe_v this_o royal_a law_n indeed_o shall_v he_o do_v so_o than_o what_o they_o seem_v to_o threaten_v by_o the_o objection_n here_o make_v they_o may_v have_v just_a cause_n of_o fear_n for_o they_o do_v as_o good_a as_o say_v let_v they_o look_v to_o it_o for_o trump_n may_v turn_v up_o on_o our_o side_n again_o which_o if_o it_o do_v the_o same_o rigour_n which_o they_o use_v to_o we_o shall_v we_o use_v towards_o they_o a_o resolution_n not_o only_o contrary_a to_o this_o royal_a law_n but_o to_o christ_n commandment_n under_o the_o gospel_n matth._n 5._o 39_o resist_v not_o evil_a but_o whosoever_o shall_v smite_v thou_o on_o the_o right_a cheek_n turn_v to_o he_o the_o other_o also_o but_o to_o answer_v for_o they_o as_o much_o as_o possible_o can_v be_v say_v in_o favour_n of_o they_o they_o may_v say_v that_o they_o give_v this_o as_o a_o rule_n which_o in_o common_a prudence_n a_o man_n will_v observe_v not_o but_o that_o they_o will_v make_v demonstration_n of_o meekness_n and_o lenity_n shall_v the_o disposal_n of_o affair_n fall_v into_o their_o hand_n but_o i_o answer_v that_o this_o be_v more_o than_o they_o can_v promise_v for_o so_o say_v parmenio_n to_o alexander_n when_o darius_n offer_v he_o ten_o thousand_o talent_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o prisoner_n with_o all_o the_o land_n he_o have_v on_o this_o side_n euphrates_n and_o one_o of_o his_o daughter_n for_o a_o wife_n to_o boot_v i_o will_v take_v it_o if_o i_o be_v alexander_n and_o so_o will_v i_o say_v alexander_n if_o i_o be_v parmenio_n plut._n in_o vita_fw-la alex._n private_a person_n know_v not_o what_o themselves_o will_v be_v shall_v they_o come_v to_o sit_v at_o the_o helm_n of_o government_n then_o thing_n that_o make_v for_o the_o interest_n of_o themselves_o or_o their_o partisan_n may_v seem_v 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heretic_n out_o of_o the_o world_n because_o a_o excommunicate_v person_n be_v as_o a_o heathen_a or_o infidel_n matth._n 18._o 17._o beside_o the_o lord_n call_v some_o at_o the_o three_o some_o at_o the_o six_o some_o at_o the_o nine_o hour_n other_o at_o the_o eleven_o he_o therefore_o that_o destroy_v any_o one_o though_o a_o idolater_n or_o etc._n etc._n hinder_v his_o conversion_n and_o so_o bring_v eternal_a loss_n to_o he_o answ_n that_o a_o magistrate_n provide_v for_o the_o establishment_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n aught_o to_o temper_v his_o severity_n with_o christian_a prudence_n now_o it_o be_v no_o prudence_n at_o all_o for_o he_o and_o his_o twenty_o part_n to_o wage_v war_n with_o the_o other_o nineteen_o for_o a_o war_n this_o be_v like_a to_o beget_v in_o as_o much_o as_o instead_o of_o establish_v this_o will_v ruin_v