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	oath_n	subject_n	1,037	5	6.8350	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85184	The league illegal. Wherein the late Solemn League and Covenant is seriously examined, scholastically and solidly confuted: for the right informing of weak and tender consciences, and the undeceiving of the erroneous. Written long since in prison, by Daniel Featley D.D. and never until now made known to the world. Published by John Faireclough, vulgò Featley, chaplain to the Kings most Excellent Majesty.	Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645.; Featley, John, 1605?-1666.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)	1660 (1660)	Wing F591; Thomason E1040_8; ESTC R199	47,903	77

nay_o *_o dicitur_fw-la luther_n himself_o who_o of_o all_o man_n most_o bitter_o inveigh_v against_o the_o antichristian_a hierarchy_n yet_o put_v water_n into_o his_o wine_n add_v let_v no_o man_n hereby_o conceive_v that_o i_o speak_v any_o thing_n against_o the_o state_n of_o bishop_n but_o only_o against_o romish_a wolf_n and_o tyrant_n neither_o be_v the_o lutheran_n of_o another_o mind_n at_o this_o day_n witness_v their_o every-way_n accomplish_v †_o conservetur_fw-la gerard_n none_o of_o we_o say_v he_o affirm_v that_o there_o be_v no_o difference_n between_o a_o bishop_n or_o presbyter_n or_o priest_n but_o we_o acknowledge_v a_o difference_n of_o degree_n for_o good_a order_n sake_n and_o to_o preserve_v concord_n in_o the_o church_n here_o methinks_v i_o see_v the_o smectimnuans_n bend_v their_o brow_n and_o answer_v with_o some_o indignation_n what_o have_v we_o to_o do_v with_o lutheran_n who_o have_v image_n in_o their_o church_n and_o auricular_a confession_n and_o maintain_v consubstantiation_n and_o ubiquity_n and_o intercision_n of_o grace_n and_o many_o other_o error_n we_o be_v of_o calvin_n and_o hold_v with_o the_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n of_o geneva_n which_o have_v no_o allay_n at_o all_o of_o error_n and_o superstition_n but_o be_v like_o the_o pure_a angel-gold_n here_o though_o i_o may_v as_o many_o have_v do_v crave_v leave_v to_o put_v in_o a_o legal_a exception_n against_o the_o authority_n of_o calvin_n and_o beza_n in_o matter_n of_o discipline_n because_o they_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o thrust_v out_o the_o bishop_n of_o geneva_n and_o the_o lay_v presbyterian_a government_n be_v the_o issue_n of_o their_o brain_n and_o we_o know_v it_o be_v natural_a for_o parent_n to_o dote_v upon_o their_o own_o child_n and_o account_v they_o far_o fair_a and_o more_o beautiful_a than_o indeed_o they_o be_v yet_o such_o be_v the_o ingenuity_n of_o those_o worthy_a reformer_n and_o such_o be_v the_o evidence_n and_o strength_n of_o truth_n 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