Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n
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A30406
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Reflections on The relation of the English reformation, lately printed at Oxford
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Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.
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1688
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Wing B5854; ESTC R14072
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church_n be_v subject_a unto_o christ_n 24._o so_o ought_v the_o wife_n be_v to_o their_o own_o husband_n in_o every_o thing_n he_o express_v also_o the_o duty_n of_o child_n in_o as_o comprehensive_a term_n 20._o child_n obey_v your_o parent_n in_o all_o thing_n now_o if_o one_o will_v draw_v inference_n from_o the_o extent_n of_o these_o word_n he_o may_v take_v the_o liberty_n that_o our_o author_n take_v upon_o some_o of_o the_o expression_n that_o be_v in_o our_o act_n of_o parliament_n represent_v the_o authority_n that_o st._n paul_n ve_v both_o in_o husband_n and_o parent_n as_o a_o very_a boundless_a and_o a_o very_a extravagant_a thing_n this_o be_v enough_o to_o show_v that_o in_o all_o those_o large_a phrase_n of_o obedience_n there_o be_v some_o necessary_a reserve_v and_o exception_n to_o be_v understand_v and_o if_o this_o qualification_n be_v necessary_a even_o in_o write_n that_o be_v inspire_v it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o some_o of_o the_o rhetoric_n of_o our_o act_n 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as_o those_o of_o the_o lateran_n for_o the_o extirpation_n of_o heretic_n and_o for_o the_o pope_n power_n of_o depose_v heretical_a prince_n they_o tell_v we_o that_o great_a difference_n be_v to_o be_v make_v between_o the_o decision_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o point_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o decree_n that_o be_v make_v in_o matter_n of_o discipline_n since_o though_o they_o assert_v a_o infallibility_n in_o the_o one_o yet_o the_o other_o be_v transient_a thing_n in_o which_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o admit_v of_o so_o absolute_a a_o authority_n this_o be_v false_a with_o relation_n to_o decree_n that_o declare_v a_o christian_n duty_n or_o a_o rule_n of_o morality_n for_o decree_n in_o such_o matter_n do_v import_v a_o article_n of_o faith_n or_o doctrine_n upon_o which_o they_o be_v found_v and_o therefore_o a_o church_n may_v indeed_o even_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o who_o believe_v she_o infallible_a err_v in_o a_o particular_a judgement_n against_o such_o or_o 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