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	church_n	law_n	1,028	5	4.5738	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37416	A defensive vindication of the publike liturgy, established ceremonies, and setled patrimony of the Church of England against such as (putting themselves to an ill occupation) have unjustly impeached or oppugned them / by a peaceable sonne of the same church, no way addicted to novelty or innovation.	Peaceable sonne of the same church.	1641 (1641)	Wing D823; ESTC R17218	23,627	39

10._o §_o 30._o resolve_n thus_o dominus_fw-la totam_fw-la verae_fw-la justitiae_fw-la summam_fw-la etc._n etc._n god_n say_v he_o have_v in_o the_o scripture_n evident_o set_v down_o the_o whole_a sum_n of_o true_a righteousness_n and_o all_o the_o essential_a part_n of_o his_o worship_n without_o omit_v any_o thing_n necessary_a to_o salvation_n and_o in_o thief_n he_o be_v the_o only_a master_n to_o be_v hearken_v unto_o but_o as_o for_o outward_a discipline_n it_o please_v he_o not_o to_o prescribe_v punctual_o and_o in_o particular_a what_o we_o shall_v follow_v foresee_v that_o this_o depend_v upon_o the_o divers_a condition_n and_o state_n of_o time_n know_v very_o well_o that_o one_o form_n or_o fashion_n in_o these_o external_o will_v not_o fit_v all_o age_n in_o this_o case_n therefore_o we_o be_v to_o have_v recourse_n unto_o the_o general_a rule_n of_o order_n and_o decency_n quae_fw-la pro_fw-la moribus_fw-la unjuscujusque_fw-la gentis_fw-la &_o seculi_fw-la variè_fw-la accommodari_fw-la debent_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la aedificationem_fw-la which_o be_v diverse_o to_o be_v accommodate_v according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o several_a nation_n and_o age_n as_o shall_v be_v most_o for_o the_o behoof_n and_o edification_n of_o the_o church_n now_o as_o particular_a church_n have_v full_a power_n authority_n and_o commission_n to_o make_v ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o constitution_n and_o to_o prescribe_v rite_n and_o ceremony_n for_o the_o more_o decent_a and_o orderly_a performance_n of_o religious_a duty_n in_o their_o sacred_a assembly_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o former_a apostolical_a canon_n so_o by_o the_o regular_a prescript_n of_o the_o same_o canon_n they_o that_o live_v under_o the_o government_n of_o such_o church_n be_v to_o conform_v themselves_o to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n in_o which_o they_o live_v and_o respective_o with_o ready_a obedience_n to_o observe_v the_o same_o s._n austin_n casulan_n austin_n dis●iplina_fw-la nulla_fw-la est_fw-la in_o his_o melior_fw-la gravi_fw-la prudentique_fw-la christiano_n quam_fw-la ut_fw-la eo_fw-la modo_fw-la agate_n quo_fw-la agere_fw-la viderit_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la ad_fw-la quamcunque_fw-la sort_n devenerit_fw-la august_n epist_n 118._o add_v casulan_n say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o rule_n of_o discipline_n so_o fit_a for_o a_o grave_n and_o prudent_a christian_a to_o regulate_v his_o carriage_n by_o then_o to_o do_v after_o that_o manner_n as_o he_o see_v the_o church_n to_o do_v unto_o which_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o he_o shall_v chance_v to_o come_v and_o ambrosii_n and_o tu_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la forte_fw-fr ecclesiam_fw-la veneris_fw-la eius_fw-la movem_fw-la serva_fw-la si_fw-la cuiqua●_n non_fw-la vis_fw-la esse_fw-la s●andalo_fw-la nec_fw-la quemquam_fw-la tibi_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n s●d_fw-la ex_fw-la ●re_n ambrosii_n that_o to_o whatsoever_o church_n he_o come_v he_o ought_v to_o observe_v the_o custom_n or_o ceremony_n which_o be_v there_o in_o use_n if_o he_o will_v not_o give_v scandal_n unto_o other_o nor_o receive_v scandal_n from_o other_o ibid._n other_o quod_fw-la neque_fw-la contra_fw-la fidem_fw-la neque_fw-la contra_fw-la bo●os_fw-la mores_fw-la iniungitur_fw-la indifferenter_fw-la est_fw-la habendum_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la eorum_fw-la inter_fw-la quos_fw-la vivitur_fw-la societate_fw-la servandum_fw-la est_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n provide_v always_o that_o the_o custom_n their_o use_v be_v neither_o opposite_a to_o the_o faith_n nor_o yet_o contrary_a to_o good_a manner_n which_o counsel_n s._n ambrose_n give_v to_o monica_n the_o mother_n of_o s._n augustine_n to_o direct_v she_o how_o she_o ought_v to_o behave_v herself_o in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n and_o whosoever_o he_o be_v that_o will_v not_o observe_v the_o decree_n of_o church_n governor_n in_o his_o de_fw-la quibus_fw-la nihil_fw-la certi_fw-la statuit_fw-la scriptura_fw-la in_o those_o thing_n concern_v which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v set_v down_o no_o certainty_n in_o the_o scripture_n he_o offend_v god_n who_o have_v give_v power_n to_o his_o church_n to_o enjoin_v the_o observation_n of_o such_o ceremony_n which_o power_n be_v fruitless_a and_o to_o no_o purpose_n if_o man_n may_v do_v what_o they_o listen_v contrary_a to_o the_o ceremonial_a constitution_n of_o the_o church_n but_o be_v not_o this_o a_o abridgement_n of_o christian_a liberty_n to_o restrain_v and_o limit_v the_o use_n of_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a no_o certain_o for_o to_o make_v the_o restraint_n of_o the_o outward_a man_n in_o matter_n indifferent_a a_o impeachment_n of_o christian_a liberty_n what_o be_v it_o else_o but_o even_o to_o bring_v anabaptism_n anarchy_n rebellion_n popular_a parity_n disorder_n and_o confusion_n both_o into_o the_o church_n and_o state_n and_o to_o dissolve_v the_o bond_n of_o subjection_n and_o obedience_n to_o lawful_a authority_n consider_v i_o pray_v you_o wherein_o can_v the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o superior_n proper_o consist_v and_o the_o duty_n and_o obedience_n of_o inferior_n be_v show_v towards_o they_o if_o not_o in_o these_o indifferent_a and_o arbitrary_a thing_n for_o thing_n absolute_o 7._o absolute_o hoc_fw-la advertendum_fw-la quod_fw-la quaedam_fw-la suat_fw-la pura_fw-la bona_fw-la quaedam_fw-la pura_fw-la mala_fw-la &_o in_o his_o nullam_fw-la deberi_fw-la hominibus_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la quoniam_fw-la nec_fw-la illa_fw-la omittenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la etiam_fw-la cum_fw-la prohibentur_fw-la nec_fw-la ista_fw-la vel_fw-la cum_fw-la iub●ntur_fw-la committenda_fw-la inter_fw-la hoc_fw-la sunt_fw-la media_fw-la quaedam_fw-la quae_fw-la pro_fw-la modo_fw-la loco_fw-la tempore_fw-la vel_fw-la persona_fw-la &_o mala_fw-la possunt_fw-la esse_fw-la &_o bona_fw-la &_o in_o his_o lex_fw-la posita_fw-la est_fw-la obedientiae_fw-la in_o his_o fas_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la nostrum_fw-la sensum_fw-la sententiae_fw-la praescribere_fw-la magistrorum_fw-la bern._n epist_n 7._o necessary_a as_o precise_o command_v of_o god_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v whether_o humane_a authority_n require_v they_o or_o not_o and_o thing_n absolute_o sinful_a as_o precise_o and_o determinate_o forbid_v by_o god_n we_o be_v bind_v not_o to_o do_v whether_o humane_a authority_n forbid_v they_o or_o not_o there_o be_v therefore_o none_o other_o thing_n leave_v wherein_o to_o express_v proper_o the_o obedience_n due_a to_o superior_a authority_n but_o thing_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n indifferent_a and_o whosoever_o shall_v interpret_v the_o determination_n of_o superior_n in_o the_o use_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a to_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o christian_a liberty_n or_o under_o that_o colour_n shall_v exempt_v inferior_n from_o their_o obedience_n to_o such_o determination_n he_o be_v one_o of_o those_o say_v a_o learned_a divine_a of_o our_o church_n of_o who_o s._n jude_n speak_v that_o despise_v government_n jude_n 8._o and_o he_o teach_v otherwise_o then_o saint_n peter_n do_v who_o will_v we_o to_o submit_v ourselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n 1_o pet._n 2.13_o and_o contrary_a also_o to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o s._n paul_n sanderson_n ●_o d._n sanderson_n who_o tell_v we_o that_o we_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_n not_o only_o for_o fear_n but_o for_o conscience_n also_o rom._n 13.5_o and_o what_o probable_a reason_n can_v any_o man_n give_v why_o a_o child_n be_v bind_v to_o obey_v his_o father_n or_o a_o servant_n his_o master_n when_o he_o limit_n he_o in_o the_o use_n of_o a_o thing_n indifferent_a and_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v bind_v to_o submit_v ourselves_o to_o our_o superior_n appointment_n in_o the_o like_a thing_n when_o as_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o superior_n have_v the_o same_o authority_n for_o the_o peaceable_a order_n of_o the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n that_o father_n and_o master_n have_v over_o there_o child_n and_o servant_n for_o the_o order_n of_o their_o family_n sure_o but_o that_o the_o scripture_n have_v foretell_v there_o shall_v 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ceremony_n as_o they_o be_v right_o style_v by_o the_o reverend_a and_o learned_a bishop_n of_o duresme_fw-fr it_o be_v a_o offence_n take_v not_o give_v and_o he_o that_o take_v offence_n where_o none_o be_v give_v must_v answer_v for_o it_o both_o as_o the_o giver_n and_o as_o the_o taker_n all_o that_o we_o can_v do_v be_v to_o be_v sorry_a for_o it_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v offend_v without_o just_a cause_n but_o we_o may_v not_o redeem_v the_o offence_n of_o private_a person_n by_o our_o disobedience_n to_o public_a governous_n for_o the_o rule_n be_v certain_a that_o where_o lawful_a authority_n determine_v our_o liberty_n their_o the_o respect_n of_o private_a scandal_n cease_v and_o that_o restraint_n which_o proceed_v from_o special_a duty_n be_v superior_a to_o that_o which_o proceed_v but_o from_o common_a charity_n the_o duty_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o our_o governor_n by_o way_n of_o justice_n be_v more_o strict_o obligatory_a than_o those_o which_o we_o owe_v to_o 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alienate_v or_o apply_v to_o any_o other_o use_v then_o that_o for_o which_o it_o be_v principal_o intend_v as_o i_o undertake_v to_o show_v in_o the_o three_o place_n iii_o it_o be_v well_o know_v and_o confess_v that_o the_o state_n of_o the_o clergy_n in_o every_o good_a commonwealth_n have_v have_v its_o lot_n and_o portion_n not_o only_o spiritual_a in_o the_o lord_n but_o also_o temporal_a in_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v a_o state_n of_o man_n as_o of_o the_o best_a desert_n if_o they_o do_v their_o duty_n so_o not_o to_o be_v feed_v by_o the_o air_n as_o the_o cameleon_n be_v but_o by_o the_o fruit_n and_o increase_v which_o proceed_v from_o the_o earth_n and_o other_o tithe_n and_o offering_n and_o therefore_o they_o have_v have_v allot_v they_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o melchisedech_n have_v gen._n 14.20_o by_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n as_o the_o priest_n have_v levit._n 27.32_o numb_a 18.21_o deut._n 26.12_o 13._o by_o the_o allowance_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n haec_fw-la oportet_fw-la fieri_fw-la you_o ought_v to_o give_v tithe_n even_o of_o the_o herb_n that_o grow_v in_o garden_n matth._n 23.23_o and_o by_o civil_a and_o provincial_a law_n in_o christianity_n have_v they_o have_v allot_v they_o not_o only_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n because_o they_o have_v belly_n to_o be_v feed_v and_o back_n to_o be_v clothe_v and_o family_n to_o be_v maintain_v but_o they_o have_v there_o city_n and_o there_o land_n belong_v to_o they_o among_o the_o jew_n and_o also_o their_o part_n in_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o offering_n and_o among_o christian_n there_o domain_v temporalty_n and_o special_a privilege_n yea_o they_o have_v their_o special_a privilege_n among_o the_o heathen_a for_o when_o joseph_n buy_v all_o the_o land_n of_o the_o subject_n in_o egypt_n the_o priest_n land_n be_v not_o sell_v gen._n 47.28_o that_o become_v not_o pharaoh_n and_o be_v not_o man_n deep_o infect_v with_o a_o spice_n of_o legibus_fw-la of_o 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of_o the_o church_n but_o those_o also_o say_v he_o seek_v the_o utter_a subversion_n thereof_o qui_fw-la occupationibus_fw-la &_o direptionibus_fw-la facultatum_fw-la ecclesiasticarum_fw-la adolescentes_fw-la à_fw-la study_v sacrarum_fw-la literarum_fw-la deterrent_fw-la who_o by_o invade_v and_o spoil_v the_o church_n possession_n do_v deter_v young_a student_n from_o the_o study_n of_o divinity_n for_o although_o say_v he_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v build_v upon_o a_o rock_n do_v not_o absolute_o need_v the_o aid_n of_o external_a riches_n tamen_fw-la hiqui_fw-la facultates_fw-la ecclesiasticas_fw-la deripiunt_fw-la &_o in_o privatum_fw-la suum_fw-la usum_fw-la transferunt_fw-la depraedationibus_fw-la suis_fw-la id_fw-la efficiunt_fw-la quo_fw-la pauciores_fw-la sacris_fw-la literis_fw-la operam_fw-la dent_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la obeunda_fw-la publica_fw-la munera_fw-la erudiantur_fw-la profecto_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la dei_fw-la quantum_fw-la in_o ipsis_fw-la est_fw-la evertunt_fw-la &_o devastant_fw-la yet_o forasmuch_o as_o they_o who_o spoil_v the_o church_n of_o her_o possession_n and_o put_v they_o to_o their_o private_a use_n do_v by_o there_o spoil_v and_o robbery_n bring_v matter_n so_o to_o pass_v that_o few_o will_v addict_v themselves_o to_o the_o study_n of_o divinity_n or_o be_v train_v up_o to_o the_o public_a function_n thereof_o as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lie_v they_o overthrow_v and_o lie_v waste_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o this_o he_o style_v non_fw-la ferendam_fw-la barbariem_fw-la a_o barbarism_n not_o to_o be_v suffer_v gualther_n on_o the_o 21._o of_o s._n luke_n gospel_n speak_v of_o the_o poor_a widow_n two_o mite_n cast_v into_o the_o treasury_n and_o our_o saviour_n prefer_v they_o before_o the_o great_a gift_n of_o the_o rich_a sort_n forasmuch_o say_v he_o as_o christ_n be_v wont_a to_o behold_v such_o thing_n we_o must_v remember_v that_o he_o also_o see_v they_o qui_fw-la opes_fw-la ecclesiasticas_fw-la sacrilega_fw-la manu_fw-la ad_fw-la se_fw-la rapiunt_fw-la who_o with_o sacrilegious_a hand_n take_v the_o church_n good_n unto_o