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	office_n	1,059	5	7.1206	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36263	A vindication of the deprived Bishops, asserting their spiritual rights against a lay-deprivation, against the charge of schism, as managed by the late editors of an anonymous Baroccian ms in two parts ... to which is subjoined the latter end of the said ms. omitted by the editors, making against them and the cause espoused by them, in Greek and English.	Dodwell, Henry, 1641-1711.	1692 (1692)	Wing D1827; ESTC R10150	124,503	104

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i_o know_v dr._n owen_n as_o well_o as_o mr._n hody_n have_v fall_v into_o the_o same_o mistake_n to_o think_v they_o be_v presbyter_n who_o be_v here_o exhort_v by_o st._n clement_n but_o it_o be_v strange_a such_o learned_a man_n shall_v fall_v into_o such_o a_o mistake_n if_o they_o have_v consider_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o design_n of_o the_o epistle_n the_o person_n with_o who_o he_o have_v to_o deal_v corinth_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 3._o which_o be_v unlikely_a character_n of_o such_o as_o be_v presbyter_n by_o office_n they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v suppose_v to_o oppose_v the_o presbyter_n in_o general_a n._n 1.44_o 47_o 57_o in_o opposition_n to_o they_o st._n clement_n insist_o on_o the_o example_n of_o military_a subordination_n n._n 37._o who_o see_v not_o from_o hence_o that_o they_o aspire_v beyond_o the_o rank_n and_o station_n assign_v they_o in_o the_o church_n he_o insist_o on_o the_o sacredness_n of_o the_o sacerdotal_a function_n n._n 32_o 40_o 41_o 42_o 43_o 44_o and_o he_o warn_v they_o particular_o that_o laic_n be_v to_o be_v restrain_v within_o the_o duty_n impose_v on_o the_o laity_n n._n 40._o imply_v plain_o that_o the_o schismatic_n be_v laic_n and_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o the_o sacerdotal_a function_n he_o make_v it_o such_o a_o rival_v the_o priesthood_n as_o the_o israelite_n be_v guilty_a of_o when_o god_n convince_v they_o of_o his_o own_o choice_n of_o aaron_n by_o the_o miraculous_a blossom_a of_o aaron_n rod_n n._n 43._o this_o be_v evident_o of_o person_n pretend_v to_o the_o sacerdotal_a office_n when_o they_o have_v no_o right_a to_o it_o he_o say_v the_o apostle_n foresee_v the_o same_o aemulation_n for_o the_o sacred_a office_n under_o the_o gospel_n and_o secure_v it_o from_o be_v invade_v by_o derive_v it_o in_o a_o succesion_n out_o of_o which_o it_o can_v not_o be_v receive_v n_o 42_o 44._o to_o what_o purpose_n can_v that_o discourse_n tend_v but_o to_o restrain_v such_o invasion_n in_o the_o schismatic_n he_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o suppose_v withal_o that_o they_o have_v no_o pretence_n to_o it_o on_o account_n of_o that_o succession_n it_o be_v to_o the_o head●_n of_o those_o schismatic_n that_o this_o author_n speak_v in_o this_o place_n n._n 5●_n nay_o in_o the_o very_a word_n produce_v by_o mr._n hody_n where_o the_o apostolical_a author_n personate_v they_o say_v they_o will_v do_v the_o thing_n enjoin_v they_o by_o the_o multitude_n so_o that_o the_o flock_n of_o christ_n may_v live_v in_o peace_n with_o the_o presbyter_n appoint_v over_o they_o so_o that_o in_o this_o very_a place_n they_o be_v oppose_v to_o the_o presbyter_n only_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v unhappy_o translate_a plebs_fw-la which_o make_v dr._n owen_n fancy_n he_o have_v get_v a_o testimony_n for_o his_o lay_v congregational_a authority_n and_o perhaps_o make_v mr._n hody_n think_v they_o be_v not_o themselves_o plebeian_n who_o be_v to_o receive_v the_o command_n of_o the_o plebs_fw-la but_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v no_o particular_a rank_n of_o the_o ecclesiastic_n but_o take_v in_o the_o whole_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o presbyter_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o smallness_n of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o schismatic_n who_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n._n 47._o and_o as_o little_a to_o his_o purpose_n be_v the_o other_o author_n produce_v by_o mr._n hody_n dionysius_n alexandrinus_n he_o also_o address_v his_o exhortation_n as_o become_v a_o just_a mediator_n not_o to_o cornelius_n but_o novatian_n to_o the_o invader_n not_o to_o he_o who_o have_v receive_v the_o injury_n if_o he_o will_v therefore_o be_v true_a to_o his_o authority_n let_v he_o persuade_v his_o usurper_n to_o do_v justice_n to_o the_o person_n injure_v by_o they_o they_o be_v say_v to_o excuse_v themselves_o from_o the_o odium_fw-la of_o the_o schism_n by_o pretend_v they_o be_v force_v 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the_o world_n whether_o they_o deal_v sincere_o in_o pretend_v unwillingness_n that_o be_v by_o now_o resign_v what_o they_o tell_v we_o they_o be_v force_v to·_v 48_o may_v all_o at_o length_n return_v to_o a_o love_n of_o unity_n and_o a_o abhorrence_n of_o carnal_a politic_n may_v they_o do_v it_o whilst_o god_n be_v yet_o ready_a to_o accept_v it_o at_o their_o hand_n conclusion_n and_o before_o it_o be_v too_o late_o for_o secure_v their_o own_o great_a interest_n may_v they_o do_v it_o whilst_o they_o have_v yet_o a_o opportunity_n of_o satisfy_v the_o world_n by_o not_o gratify_v flesh_n and_o blood_n in_o it_o whilst_o they_o may_v in_o some_o measure_n retrieve_v the_o honour_n of_o religion_n and_o prevent_v the_o ruin_n of_o innumerable_a invaluable_a soul_n for_o which_o they_o must_v otherwise_o be_v responsible_a may_v they_o do_v it_o whilst_o it_o may_v be_v in_o their_o power_n to_o make_v some_o amends_o for_o the_o scandal_n give_v by_o they_o without_o which_o 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