Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	action_n	good_a	law_n	1,011	5	4.8972	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09897	Depopulation arraigned, convicted and condemned, by the lawes of God and man a treatise necessary in these times; by R.P. of Wells, one of the Societie of New Inne.	Powell, Robert, fl. 1636-1652.; England and Wales. Proceedings. 1631. Nov. 23. Court of Star Chamber.	1636 (1636)	STC 20160; ESTC S101175	44,216	152

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urge_v if_o in_o such_o case_n the_o law_n provide_v a_o remedy_n contra_fw-la vicinum_fw-la &_o privatum_fw-la nocumentum_fw-la against_o a_o private_a annoyance_n à_fw-la fortiori_fw-la against_o common_a nocumentum_fw-la that_o nuisance_n which_o offend_v many_o which_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o law_n meet_v with_o by_o indictment_n presentment_n and_o other_o way_n in_o several_a court_n of_o justice_n but_o à_fw-la mulio_fw-it fortiori_fw-la against_o generale_fw-mi nocumentum_fw-la that_o which_o displease_v and_o offend_v not_o one_o alone_a or_o many_o but_o all_o god_n and_o man_n and_o of_o man_n all_o sort_n from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o low_a sect._n 29_o it_o be_v a_o undoubted_a principle_n omne_fw-la bonum_fw-la est_fw-la svi_fw-la diffusivum_fw-la all_o goodness_n do_v communicate_v itself_o to_o other_o he_o that_o rack_v and_o tenter_v his_o bona_fw-la fortunae_fw-la his_o fortune_n and_o mean_n to_o improve_v his_o private_a and_o impair_v the_o public_a good_a have_v not_o participation_n of_o this_o goodness_n and_o as_o little_a have_v he_o of_o that_o cardinal_n and_o all-crowning_a virtue_n charity_n the_o groundsell_n of_o religion_n without_o which_o nothing_o avail_v sine_fw-la charitate_fw-la nihil_fw-la prodest_fw-la quia_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la religionis_fw-la charitas_fw-la est_fw-la charity_n say_v saint_n paul_n 1_o cor._n 13.5_o non_fw-la quaerit_fw-la quae_fw-la sva_fw-la sunt_fw-la it_o seek_v not_o her_o own_o it_o prefer_v the_o good_a of_o other_o before_o its_o own_o private_a in_o a_o former_a chapter_n cap._n 10._o ver_fw-la 24._o let_v no_o man_n seek_v his_o own_o but_o every_o man_n another_o wealth_n the_o word_n either_o in_o the_o literal_a acceptation_n or_o take_v according_a to_o the_o apostle_n meaning_n do_v insinuate_v that_o no_o man_n must_v so_o use_v his_o own_o as_o thereby_o to_o offend_v his_o neighbour_n non_fw-la nobis_fw-la nati_fw-la sumus_fw-la we_o be_v not_o bear_v for_o ourselves_o but_o 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matthew_n 25.15_o we_o be_v all_o but_o trustee_n of_o this_o worldly_a estate_n or_o earthly_a talon_n as_o we_o must_v not_o hide_v but_o use_v it_o so_o must_v we_o use_v it_o not_o for_o ourselves_o only_o but_o for_o the_o common_a utility_n of_o the_o weal_n public_a sect._n 31_o as_o it_o transgress_v the_o bond_n of_o charity_n the_o crown_n of_o all_o good_a gift_n and_o grace_n it_o do_v likewise_o offend_v against_o the_o rule_n of_o justice_n the_o queen_n regent_n of_o all_o virtue_n the_o confession_n of_o sin_n daily_o celebrate_v by_o the_o church_n do_v conclude_v by_o way_n of_o prayer_n that_o we_o may_v live_v a_o godly_a righteous_a and_o a_o sober_a life_n which_o imply_v three_o duty_n piety_n to_o god_n just_a ce_fw-fr or_o upright_a deal_n to_o our_o neighbour_n and_o sobriety_n to_o ourselves_o i_o meddle_v but_o with_o the_o second_o sect._n 32_o justice_n be_v either_o univerfall_n whereby_o a_o man_n do_v just_o carry_v himself_o and_o level_v his_o action_n for_o the_o common_a and_o public_a good_a and_o yield_v obedience_n to_o all_o law_n ut_fw-la ex_fw-la earum_fw-la praescripto_fw-la omnes_fw-la alius_fw-la virtutes_fw-la colat_fw-la that_o by_o the_o rule_n or_o prescript_n of_o those_o law_n he_o may_v have_v all_o other_o virtue_n in_o esteem_n which_o aristotle_n call_v legal_a quia_fw-la leges_fw-la eam_fw-la praecipue_fw-la intendunt_fw-la for_o that_o the_o whole_a use_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o law_n be_v for_o the_o support_n and_o execution_n of_o it_o or_o it_o be_v particularis_fw-la which_o be_v also_o call_v moral_a and_o be_v a_o virtue_n busy_v and_o exercise_v in_o the_o distribution_n and_o commutation_n or_o merchandize_v of_o all_o outward_a thing_n the_o object_n of_o her_o employment_n and_o negotiation_n sunt_fw-la bona_fw-la externa_fw-la &_o fortunae_fw-la ut_fw-la opes_fw-la &_o honores_fw-la all_o external_a good_n and_o good_n of_o fortune_n as_o riches_n and_o honour_n hence_o it_o be_v divide_v into_o distributive_a and_o commutative_a justice_n this_o observe_v a_o