Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	allegiance_n	king_n	subject_n	2,355	5	7.0118	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50102	The case of allegiance in our present circumstances consider'd in a letter from a minister in the city to a minister in the country.	Masters, Samuel, 1645 or 6-1693.	1689 (1689)	Wing M1067; ESTC R7622	29,404	42

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rather_o on_o his_o prince_n side_n than_o on_o his_o own_o and_o never_o to_o think_v any_o oppression_n intolerable_a till_o they_o be_v evident_o such_o or_o to_o call_v for_o a_o violent_a redress_n till_o they_o appear_v otherwise_o irremediable_a i_o must_v acknowledge_v also_o that_o i_o can_v see_v no_o right_a the_o subject_n have_v from_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o man_n to_o use_v any_o other_o resistance_n against_o a_o king_n than_o what_o be_v defensive_a or_o to_o proceed_v judicial_o against_o he_o or_o to_o inflict_v any_o punishment_n on_o his_o person_n for_o any_o default_n of_o government_n because_o there_o can_v be_v no_o authority_n in_o our_o kingdom_n superior_a to_o that_o with_o which_o the_o king_n be_v invest_v yet_o after_o all_o these_o concession_n it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o the_o regal_a power_n be_v in_o its_o constitution_n limit_v and_o in_o its_o exercise_n liable_a to_o be_v abuse_v there_o may_v such_o case_n happen_v wherein_o a_o 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relation_n which_o refer_v a_o subject_a to_o his_o prince_n and_o by_o consequence_n it_o connote_v the_o duty_n which_o result_n from_o that_o relation_n and_o take_v the_o word_n in_o its_o full_a latitude_n there_o will_v arise_v these_o two_o difficulty_n to_o be_v distinct_o resolve_v 1._o whether_o our_o conscience_n be_v discharge_v from_o allegiance_n to_o the_o late_a king_n 2._o whether_o we_o can_v with_o a_o good_a conscience_n transfer_v our_o allegiance_n to_o the_o present_a king_n though_o not_o the_o immediate_a heir_n of_o the_o crown_n 1._o in_o resolve_v the_o former_a enquiry_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o premise_v that_o our_o allegiance_n to_o james_n the_o second_o be_v not_o to_o his_o person_n absolute_o but_o respectlive_o as_o he_o sustain_v the_o character_n of_o king_n and_o therefore_o as_o we_o owe_v no_o allegiance_n to_o he_o before_o he_o be_v king_n so_o neither_o can_v we_o owe_v he_o any_o now_o if_o he_o cease_v to_o be_v so_o and_o i_o 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