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	law_n	reason_n	984	5	5.1215	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29573	An apologie of John, Earl of Bristol consisting of two tracts : in the first, he setteth down those motives and tyes of religion, oaths, laws, loyalty, and gratitude, which obliged him to adhere unto the King in the late unhappy wars in England : in the second, he vindicateth his honour and innocency from having in any kind deserved that injurious and merciless censure, of being excepted from pardon or mercy, either in life or fortunes.	Bristol, John Digby, Earl of, 1580-1654.	1657 (1657)	Wing B4789; ESTC R9292	74,883	107

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those_o solemn_a oath_n which_o i_o have_v so_o often_o take_v of_o fidelity_n and_o allegiance_n to_o the_o king_n 5._o i_o shall_v have_v go_v against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o which_o to_o take_v arm_n against_o the_o king_n or_o to_o adhere_v to_o his_o enemy_n etc._n etc._n be_v make_v treason_n 6._o i_o shall_v have_v be_v fail_v in_o the_o obligation_n of_o honour_n and_o gratitude_n 7._o i_o shall_v have_v transgress_v against_o moral_a honesty_n and_o natural_a justice_n to_o have_v fight_v against_o the_o king_n as_o a_o unjust_a and_o a_o irreligious_a man_n who_o i_o know_v to_o be_v in_o more_o than_o a_o ordinary_a measure_n just_a and_o religious_a so_o that_o if_o i_o shall_v have_v break_v through_o all_o these_o duty_n of_o religion_n of_o oath_n of_o loyalty_n of_o law_n of_o gratitude_n and_o moral_a honesty_n by_o do_v presumptuous_o against_o my_o conscience_n how_o can_v i_o but_o have_v fear_v to_o be_v make_v as_o miserable_a in_o the_o next_o world_n as_o i_o shall_v have_v remain_v desp●cable_a in_o this_o and_o howsoever_o this_o may_v be_v judge_v a_o severe_a censure_n censure_n it_o be_v only_o against_o myself_o as_o i_o say_v in_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o discourse_n man_n may_v upon_o differ_a painciple_n go_v differ_v way_n and_o i_o can_v be_v so_o uncharitable_a as_o to_o think_v so_o many_o grave_n learned_a and_o noble_a personage_n will_v break_v through_o so_o many_o plain_a duty_n under_o which_o they_o have_v former_o live_v and_o unto_o which_o they_o have_v not_o only_o swear_v but_o conform_v themselves_o but_o that_o they_o have_v either_o find_v out_o or_o have_v have_v reveal_v unto_o they_o some_o such_o thing_n for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o their_o conscience_n as_o god_n have_v not_o yet_o be_v please_v i_o shall_v attain_v unto_o if_o i_o may_v see_v they_o in_o writing_n i_o shall_v peruse_v they_o willing_o and_o if_o i_o shall_v find_v in_o they_o but_o so_o much_o reason_n as_o may_v 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