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	sin_n	1,227	5	5.2581	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60983	A sermon preach'd Novemb. 14, 1698 and now publish'd at the request of the societies for the reformation of manners, in the cities of London and Westminster / by John Spademan ...	Spademan, John, d. 1708.	1669 (1669)	Wing S4784; ESTC R32648	13,042	48

a_o sermon_n preach_v novemb_n 14._o 1698._o and_o now_o publish_a at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o society_n for_o reformation_n of_o manner_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o westminster_n by_o john_n spademan_n m._n a._n london_n print_v for_o tho._n parkhurst_n at_o the_o bible_n and_o three_o crown_n in_o cheapside_n mdcxcix_o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o society_n for_o reformation_n of_o manner_n proverb_n xxviii_o 4._o they_o that_o forsake_v the_o law_n praise_v the_o wicked_a but_o such_o as_o keep_v the_o law_n contend_v with_o they_o though_o it_o be_v find_v impossible_a by_o any_o human_a method_n to_o banish_v and_o expel_v sin_n out_o of_o the_o world_n this_o enemy_n be_v so_o entrench_v and_o fortify_v that_o no_o create_a power_n or_o skill_n be_v able_a total_o to_o vanquish_v and_o drive_v he_o out_o either_o from_o particular_a person_n or_o community_n of_o man_n the_o same_o conclusion_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v make_v concern_v open_a wickedness_n and_o the_o visible_a practice_n of_o sin_n there_o be_v a_o possibility_n of_o subdue_a this_o monster_n as_o it_o be_v find_v possible_a to_o ride_v a_o country_n of_o some_o species_n of_o rapacious_a beast_n though_o it_o be_v impractable_a to_o destroy_v all_o the_o vermin_n which_o lie_v under_o ground_n and_o be_v hide_v in_o holes_n and_o den_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o sin_n which_o be_v conceal_v in_o the_o heart_n or_o be_v act_v in_o secret_a lie_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o human_a attempt_n a_o divine_a almighty_a arm_n alone_o be_v able_a to_o crush_v and_o destroy_v it_o but_o when_o this_o pestilence_n waste_v at_o noonday_n and_o appear_v in_o the_o place_n of_o concourse_n this_o case_n admit_v a_o remedy_n and_o there_o be_v proper_a method_n which_o under_o the_o divine_a benediction_n be_v able_a to_o stop_v the_o plague_n of_o wickedness_n the_o god_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n have_v not_o abandon_v it_o to_o be_v waste_v by_o this_o infection_n without_o 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we_o from_o many_o threaten_a danger_n and_o crown_v we_o with_o distinguish_a mercy_n how_o inexcusable_a shall_v we_o be_v if_o we_o abuse_v and_o forfeit_v the_o kindness_n of_o god_n and_o by_o do_v wicked_o provoke_v he_o to_o turn_v and_o destroy_v we_o after_o he_o have_v do_v we_o good_a josh_n 24.20_o and_o nothing_o can_v prevent_v so_o dismal_a a_o issue_n of_o thing_n but_o a_o vigorous_a endeavour_n to_o check_v the_o contagion_n of_o vice_n by_o a_o constant_a prosecute_n of_o the_o true_o christian_a design_n already_o enter_v upon_o of_o reform_v the_o life_n of_o man_n and_o repress_v the_o vice_n which_o too_o long_o have_v reproach_v this_o nation_n unto_o which_o design_n the_o instructive_a word_n of_o solomon_n that_o have_v be_v read_v give_v a_o encourage_v assistance_n for_o they_o both_o direct_a to_o the_o proper_a method_n that_o be_v to_o be_v use_v and_o enforce_v that_o direction_n by_o cogent_a motive_n draw_v from_o the_o infamous_a character_n of_o 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extol_v the_o worst_a person_n and_o thing_n the_o auditor_n of_o a_o persecute_v herod_n applaud_v his_o oration_n by_o this_o impious_a acclamation_n it_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o a_o god_n and_o not_o of_o a_o man_n act_v 12.22_o which_o blasphemous_a adulation_n be_v terrible_o confute_v by_o the_o divine_a vengeance_n which_o condemn_v that_o mortal_a god_n to_o be_v eat_v by_o worm_n while_o he_o live_v and_o by_o that_o opprobrious_a disease_n to_o end_v his_o life_n such_o another_o piece_n of_o ridiculous_a blasphemy_n a_o atheistick_a poet_n be_v guilty_a of_o in_o praise_v his_o master_n epicurus_n 5._o lucretius_n lib._n 5._o who_o he_o make_v a_o god_n because_o he_o have_v bold_o deny_v a_o providence_n and_o a_o future_a state_n as_o if_o by_o this_o rare_a discovery_n he_o have_v be_v a_o more_o worthy_a benefactor_n to_o

magistrate_n oblige_v he_o to_o punish_v his_o own_o son_n and_o nothing_o can_v excuse_v his_o neglect_n or_o prevent_v the_o terrible_a proceed_n of_o divine_a severity_n if_o there_o be_v ground_n which_o i_o determine_v not_o for_o the_o conjecture_n of_o our_o translator_n who_o in_o the_o margin_n have_v alter_v the_o word_n restrain_v into_o frown_n it_o intimate_v that_o the_o frown_n of_o a_o magistrate_n a_o indication_n of_o his_o displeasure_n against_o vice_n belong_v to_o his_o office_n and_o have_v a_o aptitude_n to_o repress_v that_o which_o be_v evil._n iii_o instance_n of_o this_o contend_v with_o wicked_a man_n be_v solemn_a plead_n and_o protest_v against_o wickedness_n by_o those_o who_o office_n require_v it_o a_o magistrate_n have_v many_o occasion_n of_o bear_v a_o public_a testimony_n against_o sin_n and_o evil_a course_n as_o we_o read_v nehemiah_n the_o governor_n of_o the_o jewish_a state_n judge_v it_o his_o duty_n to_o testify_v against_o the_o 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