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	law_n	moral_a	1,065	5	9.0930	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50867	An account of Mr. Lock's religion, out of his own writings, and in his own words together with some observations upon it, and a twofold appendix : I. a specimen of Mr. Lock's way of answering authors ..., II. a brief enquiry whether Socinianism be justly charged upon Mr. Lock.	Milner, John, 1628-1702.; Locke, John, 1632-1704. Selections. 1700.	1700 (1700)	Wing M2075; ESTC R548	126,235	194

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laudi_fw-la have_v here_o the_o usual_a signification_n certain_o though_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v confident_a that_o it_o be_v the_o right_a interpretation_n of_o the_o verse_n yet_o if_o refer_v sva_fw-la to_o priamus_n i_o shall_v construe_v it_o thus_o lo_o priamus_n here_o also_o be_v his_o reward_n to_o his_o praise_n i_o believe_v mr._n lock_n will_v not_o find_v it_o very_o easy_a to_o confute_v it_o the_o other_o instance_n be_v out_o of_o cicero_n tusc._n qu._n l._n 2._o who_o word_n mr._n lock_n have_v transcribe_v but_o i_o shall_v do_v it_o more_o full_o nihil_fw-la habet_fw-la praestantius_fw-la nihil_fw-la quod_fw-la magis_fw-la expetat_v quam_fw-la honestatem_fw-la quam_fw-la laudem_fw-la quam_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la quam_fw-la decus_fw-la hisce_fw-la ego_fw-la pluribus_fw-la nominibus_fw-la unam_fw-la rem_fw-la declarari_fw-la volo_fw-la sed_fw-la utor_fw-la ut_fw-la quammaxime_n significem_fw-la pluribus_fw-la volo_fw-la autem_fw-la dicere_fw-la illud_fw-la homini_fw-la 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together_o with_o jesus_n of_o nazareth_n be_v the_o messiah_n be_v all_o the_o faith_n require_v as_o necessary_a to_o justification_n ibid._n p._n 293_o 294._o otherwhere_o he_o mention_n his_o suffer_v and_o have_v fulfil_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n concern_v the_o messiah_n add_v that_o those_o that_o believe_v this_o and_o repent_v shall_v receive_v remission_n of_o their_o sin_n through_o this_o faith_n in_o he_o ibid._n p._n 190._o thus_o mr._n lock_n have_v show_v what_o the_o fundamental_a article_n of_o the_o faith_n be_v or_o rather_o have_v show_v how_o waver_a and_o uncertain_a he_o himself_n be_v concern_v they_o assign_v sometime_o only_o one_o sometime_o two_o sometime_o more_o he_o bring_v the_o word_n of_o tertullian_n de_fw-fr virg._n velan_n to_o show_v how_o little_a different_a the_o faith_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n be_v from_o the_o faith_n he_o have_v mention_v but_o 1._o it_o will_v have_v be_v more_o for_o his_o 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etc._n carnem_fw-la factum_fw-la etc._n etc._n misisse_fw-la vicariam_fw-la vim_o spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la be_v all_o add_v in_o lib._n de_fw-fr prescript_n and_o so_o sermo_n ejus_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la omne_fw-la facta_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la quo_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la nihil_fw-la exit_fw-la ea_fw-la i._n e._n virgin_n natum_fw-la hominem_fw-la &_o deum_fw-la mortuum_fw-la &_o sepultum_fw-la qui_fw-la miserit_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la be_v all_o superad_v in_o lib._n adv_fw-la praxeam_n tertullian_n therefore_o will_v not_o be_v find_v to_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o mr._n lock_v who_o may_v rather_o have_v say_v that_o it_o may_v be_v see_v in_o tertullian_n how_o far_o different_a the_o faith_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n be_v from_o the_o faith_n he_o have_v mention_v he_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o apostle_n creed_n be_v the_o faith_n he_o be_v baptize_v into_o and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o renounce_v one_o tittle_n thereof_o that_o he_o know_v but_o 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whereby_o even_o in_o the_o corruption_n of_o manner_n the_o true_a boundary_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o virtue_n and_o vice_n be_v pretty_a well_o preserve_v so_o that_o even_o the_o exhortation_n of_o inspire_a teacher_n have_v not_o fear_v to_o appeal_v to_o common_a repute_n whatsoever_o be_v lovely_a whatsoever_o be_v of_o good_a report_n if_o there_o be_v any_o virtue_n if_o there_o be_v any_o praise_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n l._n 2._o c._n 28._o §_o 7_o 8_o 10_o 11._o the_o foundation_n of_o vice_n lie_v in_o wrong_a measure_n of_o good_n ibid._n l._n 4._o c._n 19_o §_o 16._o reputation_n be_v not_o the_o true_a principle_n and_o measure_n of_o virtue_n for_o that_o be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o man_n duty_n and_o the_o satisfaction_n it_o be_v to_o obey_v his_o maker_n in_o follow_v the_o dictate_v of_o that_o light_n god_n have_v give_v he_o with_o the_o hope_n of_o acceptation_n and_o reward_n i_o place_v virtue_n as_o the_o 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