Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	authority_n	child_n	parent_n	1,909	5	8.7664	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37935	The doxology approven, or, The singing glory to the Father, Son and Holy Ghost in the worship of God its lawfulness and expediency proven from the Holy Scriptures, councils and Fathers, and the scruples of the weak thereanent cleared / by Mr. Robert Edward ...	Edward, Robert, ca. 1616-1696.	1683 (1683)	Wing E187; ESTC R31408	120,446	132

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duty_n be_v thus_o prove_v that_o whatsoever_o ●_o m●n_z prefer_v to_o his_o obedience_n to_o god_n that_o he_o idolize_v but_o the_o disorderly_a christian_a prefer_v the_o maintain_n of_o his_o christian_a liberty_n or_o pretend_a fear_n of_o idolize_v to_o the_o duty_n of_o his_o obedience_n to_o god_n therefore_o he_o idolize_v his_o christian_a liberty_n and_o pretend_a fear_n of_o idolize_v for_o god_n command_v he_o to_o obey_v superior_a power_n in_o thing_n lawful_a and_o ●herefore_o in_o particular_a to_o sing_v the_o doxology_n and_o all_o his_o answer_n be_v his_o christian_a liberty_n or_o fear_v of_o idolize_v forbid_v he_o to_o sing_v it_o and_o so_o he_o may_v shake_v of_o all_o obedience_n to_o god_n and_o man_n under_o pretence_n of_o idolize_v the_o duty_n some_o say_v they_o will_v not_o sing_v the_o doxology_n because_o the_o bishop_n bring_v it_o in_o first_o answer_v this_o reason_n be_v invalid_a for_o the_o sing_n of_o the_o doxology_n be_v prove_v to_o be_v 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assure_o they_o be_v go_v to_o heaven_n on_o better_a ground_a faith_n then_o you_o your_o scruple_n with_o which_o you_o trouble_v yourselves_o and_o the_o place_n in_o the_o world_n wherein_o you_o live_v will_v be_v all_o clear_v th●n_o your_o hard_a thought_n that_o you_o entertain_v of_o bishop_n and_o many_o other_o christian_n better_o than_o yourselves_o will_v be_v blot_v our_o of_o your_o judgement_n to_o all_o eternity_n and_o if_o mr._n calderwoods_n hope_n do_v not_o fail_v he_o you_o will_v sing_v the_o doxology_n in_o heaven_n with_o the_o bishop_n but_o i_o charge_v you_o who_o be_v not_o the_o lamb_n of_o christ_n and_o true_o regenerate_v that_o you_o