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	king_n	subject_n	1,333	5	6.6132	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47885	A modest plea both for the caveat, and the author of it with some notes upon Mr. James Howell, and his sober inspections / by Roger L'Estrange.	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1661 (1661)	Wing L1272; ESTC R37601	15,257	50

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mistake_v his_o majesty_n where_o the_o first_o page_n and_o half_a be_v a_o discourse_n upon_o the_o authority_n of_o king_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o subject_n state_v the_o power_n as_o large_a as_o majesty_n it_o self_n can_v wish_v and_o tie_v up_o the_o subject_a by_o the_o most_o strict_a and_o conscientious_a bond_n of_o duty_n apply_v all_o at_o last_o to_o the_o very_a person_n of_o our_o king_n and_o to_o his_o party_n towards_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o page_n mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o king_n proclamation_n against_o profane_a and_o dissolute_a person_n which_o i_o advise_v may_v not_o be_v understand_v as_o any_o sharpness_n from_o the_o king_n upon_o his_o party_n but_o as_o a_o pious_a and_o prudential_a zeal_n against_o the_o vice_n of_o blasphemy_n and_o distemper_n yet_o we_o know_v very_o well_o what_o art_n be_v use_v to_o blast_v the_o royal_a party_n with_o that_o character_n and_o that_o his_o majesty_n can_v only_o by_o report_n take_v notice_n of_o those_o 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yet_o it_o be_v time_n enough_o for_o they_o to_o beg_v though_o not_o for_o we_o even_o before_o the_o king_n himself_o be_v serve_v which_o be_v a_o little_a preposterous_a again_o i_o say_v they_o beg_v i_o do_v not_o say_v obtain_v great_a sum_n that_o be_v the_o equivalence_n which_o if_o the_o king_n shall_v grant_v it_o be_v as_o i_o say_v a_o little_a high_o but_o the_o unquestionable_a prerogative_n of_o his_o own_o freedom_n so_o i_o presume_v not_o to_o restrain_v his_o royal_a goodness_n nay_o yet_o again_o it_o may_v fall_v out_o so_o that_o the_o thing_n they_o beg_v may_v prove_v worth_a five_o time_n more_o than_o they_o pretend_v it_o be_v then_o be_v the_o king_n gift_n but_o a_o five_o part_n of_o what_o they_o get_v but_o to_o finish_v in_o this_o connexion_n of_o discourse_n the_o question_n be_v not_o what_o the_o king_n give_v nor_o what_o they_o get_v nor_o be_v his_o majesty_n accountable_a for_o their_o importunity_n but_o do_v they_o deal_v fair_o with_o we_o or_o no_o that_o be_v the_o point_n be_v it_o not_o time_n for_o we_o as_o well_o as_o they_o not_o that_o we_o murmur_v but_o they_o trifle_v we_o when_o we_o want_v bread_n we_o will_v starve_v honourable_a because_o the_o public_a weal_n will_v have_v it_o so_o yet_o still_o we_o shall_v subject_v ourselves_o to_o virtue_n not_o to_o delusion_n at_o last_o it_o be_v say_v we_o shall_v have_v something_o too_o but_o have_v a_o care_n of_o that_o for_o when_o the_o nation_n be_v draw_v low_a a_o heavy_a tax_n upon_o the_o people_n will_v do_v the_o king_n more_o hurt_v than_o our_o relief_n be_v worth_a wherefore_o though_o our_o necessity_n be_v great_a yet_o still_o our_o loyalty_n ought_v to_o surmount_v our_o want_n let_v we_o not_o rob_v the_o king_n of_o his_o people_n affection_n to_o fill_v our_o own_o belly_n principle_n rather_o say_v i_o let_v we_o resolve_v to_o suffer_v any_o thing_n for_o his_o majesty_n then_o cause_v he_o to_o suffer_v in_o the_o least_o for_o we_o p._n 29._o this_o forego_v caution_n not_o to_o mistake_v his_o majesty_n or_o in_o effect_v our_o self_n be_v follow_v with_o a_o enquiry_n into_o the_o design_n and_o work_n of_o the_o king_n enemy_n wherein_o the_o necessity_n of_o restitution_n or_o else_o of_o damnation_n be_v offer_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o learned_a and_o i_o do_v now_o upon_o my_o honour_n engage_v myself_o to_o become_v presbyterian_a if_o in_o that_o most_o important_a point_n no_o less_o than_o heaven_n or_o hell_n the_o casuist_n of_o the_o consistory_n will_v but_o vouchsafe_v i_o the_o honour_n of_o a_o confutation_n the_o next_o and_o last_o chapter_n treat_v how_o necessary_a it_o be_v for_o a_o prince_n to_o oblige_v the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n and_o of_o the_o art_n the_o faction_n use_v to_o put_v his_o majesty_n and_o his_o party_n upon_o necessity_n to_o do_v the_o contrary_a conclude_v with_o a_o say_n of_o barclay_n in_o his_o euphornio_fw-la voenalis_fw-la hominum_fw-la vita_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la licitatores_fw-la eapitum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la publicè_fw-la regnant_a i_o be_v myself_o sell_v by_o thomas_n leman_n of_o linn_n regis_n in_o norfolk_n a_o renegado_n from_o our_o own_o party_n and_o now_o live_v one_o of_o the_o contractor_n for_o my_o head_n for_o virtual_o he_o be_v so_o doctor_n mill_n that_o sentence_v i_o to_o death_n without_o a_o hear_v be_v now_o chancellor_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o norwich_n after_o my_o condemnation_n i_o throw_v a_o paper_n among_o they_o and_o tell_v they_o that_o be_v my_o defence_n since_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v it_o they_o may_v read_v it_o one_o of_o the_o committee_n take_v the_o paper_n and_o against_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o court_n burn_v it_o sir_n edward_n baynton_n know_v whether_o this_o be_v so_o or_o no_o now_o to_o my_o postscript_n what_o can_v be_v more_o conduce_v to_o the_o king_n safety_n than_o the_o discovery_n of_o those_o of_o who_o his_o majesty_n stand_v most_o in_o danger_n that_o be_v first_o such_o as_o have_v actual_o betray_v his_o majesty_n counsel_n and_o design_n 46._o second_o such_o as_o have_v receive_v money_n possible_o for_o the_o king_n relief_n and_o never_o account_v for_o they_o these_o people_n be_v upon_o a_o double_a account_n exceed_v dangerous_a first_o they_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o protection_n and_o in_o hourly_a fear_n to_o be_v detect_v which_o make_v they_o desperate_a next_o they_o have_v far_a opportunity_n of_o do_v mischief_n they_o appear_v among_o we_o as_o friend_n and_o act_n against_o we_o as_o enemy_n it_o be_v in_o short_a but_o this_o the_o enemy_n be_v in_o our_o quarter_n and_o have_v get_v the_o wo●d_n let_v i_o look_v back_o now_o or_o let_v any_o man_n now_o answer_v i_o where_o be_v that_o syllable_n to_o which_o a_o honest_a man_n may_v not_o set_v his_o name_n many_o there_o be_v to_o which_o a_o wise_a man_n will_v not_o but_o want_v of_o skill_n may_v be_v bear_v with_o where_o there_o be_v good_a meaning_n if_o reverence_n to_o the_o king_n authority_n hnmble_a affection_n to_o his_o person_n if_o absolute_a submission_n to_o all_o his_o action_n be_v a_o offence_n then_o be_o i_o guilty_a my_o fault_n be_v only_o the_o put_v those_o point_n by_o which_o otherwise_o will_v wound_v the_o king_n because_o perhaps_o they_o prick_v some_o of_o his_o enemy_n where_o be_v the_o man_n that_o press_v loyalty_n that_o strain_v the_o knot_n of_o duty_n hard_a than_o i_o do_v and_o to_o conclude_v where_o have_v i_o practise_v other_o than_o i_o preach_v yet_o true_o be_v the_o subject_n in_o it_o self_n not_o altogether_o blameless_a the_o occasion_n and_o my_o first_o fault_n may_v excuse_v i_o i_o do_v not_o lead_v the_o dance_n i._n h._n will_v needs_o be_v

honour_n may_v give_v himself_o a_o second_o think_v to_o understand_v the_o meaning_n of_o it_o p._n 28._o but_o to_o impute_v these_o incongruity_n to_o the_o king_n vindicate_v be_v to_o commit_v a_o sin_n against_o duty_n and_o reason_n so_o far_o be_v his_o majesty_n from_o allow_v or_o direct_v they_o they_o be_v keep_v as_o much_o as_o possible_o from_o his_o bare_a knowledge_n the_o plot_n be_v lay_v against_o he_o and_o as_o they_o do_v before_o they_o do_v but_o now_o remove_v his_o friend_n to_o make_v way_n to_o his_o person_n ib._n further_o free_n those_o favour_n which_o the_o king_n himself_o bestow_v be_v give_v by_o the_o unquestionable_a prerogative_n of_o his_o own_o freedom_n the_o ground_n whereof_o in_o part_n we_o know_v and_o in_o the_o whole_a we_o reverence_v p._n 29._o yet_o once_o again_o so_o be_v the_o state_n of_o the_o nation_n represent_v to_o his_o majesty_n and_o such_o be_v his_o royal_a goodness_n that_o he_o think_v fit_a to_o remit_v all_o and_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n not_o to_o murmur_n at_o it_o thus_o far_o with_o reverence_n to_o his_o majesty_n which_o be_v yet_o more_o than_o have_v be_v needful_a have_v not_o the_o frivolous_a apology_n of_o he_o that_o write_v the_o cordial_n draw_v it_o from_o i_o nor_o do_v i_o find_v a_o syllable_n that_o can_v by_o any_o violence_n of_o comment_n or_o conjecture_v touch_v the_o counsel_n nay_o to_o prevent_v all_o colour_n for_o such_o a_o mistake_n thus_o i_o clear_v myself_o beyond_o doubt_n 38._o there_o be_v true_a convert_v and_o divers_a that_o even_o in_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o king_n enemy_n do_v his_o majesty_n service_n now_o to_o the_o act_n of_o indemnity_n let_v it_o be_v take_v in_o the_o utmost_a latitude_n we_o willing_o submit_v to_o it_o as'tis_fw-la a_o act_n of_o pardon_n we_o complain_v not_o 37._o and_o as_o a_o act_n of_o indemnity_n we_o be_v oblige_v by_o it_o nor_o shall_v we_o start_v a_o inch_n from_o the_o literal_a strictness_n of_o it_o as_o a_o act_n of_o oblivion_n which_o forbid_v the_o malicious_a revival_n of_o past_a difference_n we_o do_v not_o oppose_v it_o neither_o but_o a_o preventional_a prudence_n be_v allow_v we_o and_o to_o defend_v the_o justice_n of_o our_o cause_n against_o the_o public_a enemy_n of_o it_o in_o fine_a postscript_n from_o the_o strict_a airection_n of_o the_o act_n of_o oblivion_n we_o must_v not_o swerve_v a_o title_n let_v it_o be_v now_o consider_v what_o this_o same_o caveat_n may_v rational_o effect_v upon_o the_o people_n if_o any_o thing_n that_o look_v like_o tumult_n or_o irreverence_n let_v i_o die_v the_o death_n of_o a_o traitor_n for_o it_o see_v first_o my_o tenderness_n for_o fear_n of_o misconstruction_n be_v all_o the_o ill_n we_o suffer_v duty_n join_v with_o as_o many_o more_o as_o we_o have_v hitherto_o endure_v impose_v upon_o we_o by_o the_o direct_a will_n and_o order_n of_o the_o king_n if_o he_o shall_v say_v hang_v half_a my_o friend_n for_o their_o fidelity_n and_o starve_v the_o rest_n for_o gape_v when_o they_o be_v hungry_a we_o ought_v to_o take_v all_o this_o but_o as_o a_o sad_a occasion_n of_o great_a honour_n a_o sharp_a trial_n of_o our_o faith_n or_o at_o the_o worst_a as_o a_o unkind_a requital_n of_o our_o love_n but_o no_o discharge_n of_o duty_n pag._n 26._o the_o authority_n of_o prince_n be_v divine_a crime_n and_o their_o commission_n make_v their_o person_n sacred_a if_o they_o transgress_v it_o be_v against_o god_n who_o officer_n and_o deputy_n they_o be_v not_o against_o us._n if_o we_o transgress_v it_o be_v both_o against_o god_n and_o they_o a_o double_a disobedience_n ibid._n that_o subject_n be_v guilty_a of_o his_o master_n blood_n duty_n that_o see_v the_o person_n of_o his_o prince_n in_o danger_n and_o do_v not_o interpose_v to_o save_v he_o though_o he_o be_v sure_a to_o die_v himself_o even_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o who_o he_o preserve_v pag._n 27._o not_o be_v it_o enough_o for_o subject_n deed_n to_o keep_v a_o guard_n upon_o their_o action_n unless_o they_o set_v a_o watch_n before_o the_o door_n of_o their_o lip_n their_o tongue_n must_v be_v tie_v as_o well_o as_o their_o hand_n nay_o and_o the_o very_a boiling_n of_o their_o thought_n must_v be_v suppress_v we_o that_o be_v thus_o instruct_v in_o the_o ground_n and_o term_n of_o duty_n majesty_n even_o towards_o the_o worst_a of_o king_n can_v mistake_v ourselves_o sure_a towards_o the_o contrary_a and_o become_v double_o guilty_a first_o by_o impute_v our_o misfortune_n to_o a_o wrong_a cause_n and_o then_o by_o a_o undutiful_a and_o simple_a man_n age_n of_o they_o pag._n 29._o further_o upon_o discourse_n of_o the_o cavalier_n party_n which_o very_o well_o deserve_v a_o thought_n and_o of_o the_o nation_n too_o which_o be_v not_o in_o condition_n without_o some_o inconvenience_n to_o relieve_v we_o rather_o than_o our_o necessity_n shall_v any_o way_n oppress_v the_o public_a and_o consequent_o reflect_v upon_o the_o king_n my_o counsell_n this_o rather_n let_v we_o resolve_v to_o suffer_v any_o thing_n for_o his_o majesty_n then_o cause_v he_o to_o suffer_v in_o the_o least_o for_o we_o be_v this_o the_o language_n of_o a_o mutineer_n certain_o i_o have_v express_v my_o meaning_n ill_o if_o this_o tend_v to_o sedition_n once_o more_o find_v a_o general_a distaste_n against_o some_o person_n who_o the_o king_n know_v only_o upon_o recommendation_n 15._o what_o can_v be_v soft_a than_o to_o say_v that_o those_o blessing_n which_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n mean_v to_o shed_v upon_o his_o friend_n fall_v upon_o his_o enemy_n the_o voice_n be_v jacob_n but_o the_o hand_n be_v esau_n what_o do_v this_o intimate_a but_o a_o obligation_n still_o to_o the_o king_n even_o in_o those_o benefit_n which_o fall_v beside_o we_o to_o sum_v up_o the_o main_a scope_n of_o the_o discourse_n it_o be_v by_o a_o prudential_n modesty_n and_o warynesse_n to_o state_n a_o right_a vuderstanding_n betwixt_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o people_n for_o nothing_o be_v more_o evident_a than_o that_o ill_a office_n be_v do_v both_o to_o the_o king_n to_o misperswade_v he_o of_o the_o royal_a party_n and_o to_o possess_v his_o miserable_a friend_n that_o the_o king_n care_v not_o for_o they_o since_o discontent_n there_o be_v and_o some_o unhappy_a mistake_n what_o can_v be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o duty_n and_o reason_n then_o to_o endeavour_v to_o set_v all_o clear_a which_o i_o have_v labour_v first_o by_o assign_v our_o misfortune_n to_o their_o true_a cause_n and_o then_o by_o counsel_v a_o fair_a and_o humble_a notice_n concern_v matter_n of_o fact_n to_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n where_o lie_v the_o crime_n of_o this_o i_o be_o to_o seek_v especial_o proceed_v with_o all_o that_o be_v possible_a of_o honour_n and_o humility_n towards_o the_o person_n office_n dignity_n and_o the_o unquestioned_a wisdom_n of_o my_o sovereign_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o a_o private_a subject_n to_o offer_v his_o prince_n a_o information_n nay_o be_v he_o not_o oblige_v under_o the_o pain_n of_o perjury_n and_o treason_n if_o under_o oath_n as_o i_o be_o to_o the_o discovery_n of_o any_o thing_n he_o know_v or_o hear_v of_o that_o may_v be_v dangerous_a to_o his_o majesty_n if_o it_o be_v criminal_a to_o tell_v those_o truth_n without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o which_o a_o prince_n can_v be_v safe_a then_o i_o be_o in_o a_o mistake_n otherwise_o not_o for_o there_o i_o rest_v without_o prescribe_v my_o duty_n be_v only_o to_o discover_v without_o presumiug_v to_o advise_v or_o direct_v within_o these_o limit_n i_o contain_v myself_o and_o by_o this_o rule_n of_o resignation_n i_o have_v not_o only_o govern_v my_o life_n my_o tongue_n my_o pen_n but_o even_o my_o thought_n and_o yet_o some_o take_v exception_n at_o this_o follow_a passage_n let_v we_o examine_v it_o there_o be_v another_o sort_n also_o of_o cold_a comforter_n friend_n that_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v not_o time_n yet_o this_o to_o a_o company_n of_o wretch_n that_o can_v stay_v no_o long_o than_o they_o can_v fast_o yield_v little_a consolation_n be_v we_o such_o owl_n as_o not_o to_o see_v the_o sun_n at_o noon_n it_o be_v time_n enough_o for_o some_o that_o tell_v we_o these_o fine_a thing_n even_o before_o the_o king_n revenue_n be_v settle_v to_o beg_v their_o forty_o fifty_o nay_o their_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n a_o man_n and_o when_o the_o nation_n shall_v be_v draw_v so_o low_o that_o every_o tax_n run_v blood_n it_o be_v then_o prognosticate_v that_o something_o shall_v be_v do_v for_o we_o that_o be_v the_o honour_n shall_v be_v we_o to_o finish_v the_o undo_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o furnish_v argument_n for_o another_o war._n p._n 29._o it_o be_v a_o strange_a thing_n there_o shall_v be_v so_o much_o venom_n