Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	bind_v	child_n	parent_n	3,455	5	9.2562	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52048	The power of the civil magistrate in matters of religion vindicated the extent of his power determined in a sermon preached before the first Parliament on a monthly fast day / by ... Mr. Stephen Marshall ... / published by G. Firmin ... with notes upon the sermon.	Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655.; Firmin, Giles, 1614-1697.	1657 (1657)	Wing M769; ESTC R31209	38,128	52

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to_o which_o may_v be_v add_v the_o exhortation_n to_o king_n psalm_n 2._o and_o psalm_n 24._o as_o king_n they_o must_v open_v the_o gate_n to_o christ_n also_o the_o threat_n against_o such_o as_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o church_n isaiah_n 60.12_o for_o the_o nation_n and_o kingdom_n that_o will_v not_o serve_v thou_o shall_v perish_v yea_o those_o nation_n shall_v be_v utter_o waste_v four_o because_o jesus_n christ_n as_o mediator_n have_v the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o power_n he_o be_v head_n and_o ruler_n over_o all_o for_o the_o church_n good_a eph._n 1.22_o therefore_o all_o be_v under_o he_o must_v be_v subservient_n to_o he_o and_o his_o end_n prov._n 8.15_o 16._o {non-roman}_o by_o i_o king_n reign_v etc._n etc._n which_o be_v mean_v of_o christ_n v._n 23._o i_o be_v set_v up_o from_o everlasting_a the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v the_o same_o with_o psalm_n 2.6_o i_o have_v set_v anoint_n my_o king_n vnctus_fw-la regno_fw-la inauguratus_fw-la sum_fw-la princeps_fw-la constitutus_fw-la sum_fw-la five_o from_o the_o four_o commandment_n thou_o nor_o thy_o son_n nor_o thy_o daughter_n etc._n etc._n nor_o the_o stranger_n every_o one_o that_o have_v other_o under_o he_o must_v see_v that_o they_o keep_v the_o sabbath_n and_o therefore_o the_o magistrate_n as_o do_v nehemiah_n if_o the_o time_n for_o the_o worship_n belong_v to_o the_o magistrate_n to_o take_v care_n of_o than_o likewise_o he_o must_v take_v care_n for_o the_o worship_n itself_o six_o if_o the_o flourish_n of_o religion_n be_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n as_o may_v be_v abundant_o prove_v from_o scripture_n and_o experience_n then_o magistrates_n must_v take_v care_n of_o matter_n of_o religion_n the_o heathen_n care_v about_o their_o religion_n will_v prove_v this_o and_o the_o scripture_n show_v how_o idolatry_n have_v break_v all_o empire_n 6_o if_o all_o other_o profession_n physician_n lawyer_n etc._n etc._n must_v come_v under_o the_o magistrate_n power_n and_o care_n 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20._o 1._o a_o dominion_n over_o all_o creature_n 2._o over_o his_o church_n the_o first_o be_v lay_v down_o in_o three_o expression_n 1._o he_o have_v lift_v he_o up_o above_o all_o etc._n etc._n 2._o put_v all_o under_o his_o foot_n 3._o give_v he_o to_o be_v head_n over_o all_o the_o second_o be_v lay_v down_o in_o two_o expression_n first_o that_o he_o have_v a_o headship_n over_o this_o as_o his_o body_n a_o political_a head_n he_o be_v to_o all_o but_o they_o be_v not_o his_o body_n as_o his_o church_n to_o which_o he_o be_v q._n d._n a_o natural_a head_n second_o it_o be_v his_o fullness_n again_o these_o two_o dominion_n be_v lay_v down_o under_o a_o double_a consideration_n first_o what_o they_o be_v simple_o in_o themselves_o second_o what_o they_o be_v in_o relation_n one_o to_o another_o what_o be_v it_o to_o the_o church_n that_o christ_n be_v head_n of_o the_o world_n and_o what_o to_o the_o world_n that_o he_o be_v head_n over_o the_o church_n what_o be_v they_o better_o 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