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	sin_n	1,412	5	5.0269	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49117	The historian vnmask'd, or, Some reflections on the late History of passive obedience wherein the doctrine of passive-obedience and non-resistance is truly stated and asserted / by one of those divines, whom the historian hath reflected upon in that book ; and late author of the resolutions of several queries, concerning submission to the present government : as also of an answer to all the popular objections, against the taking the oath of allegiance to their present majesties.	Long, Thomas, 1621-1707.	1689 (1689)	Wing L2969; ESTC R9209	38,808	69

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de_fw-fr conscience_n a_o subject_a be_v not_o ordinary_o bind_v to_o a_o law_n that_o be_v very_o grievous_a to_o the_o certain_a ruin_n and_o destruction_n of_o himself_o and_o family_n unless_o some_o great_a necessity_n or_o public_a danger_n do_v appear_v and_o which_o come_v home_o to_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o present_a oath_n he_o say_v that_o when_o the_o imposer_n choose_v word_n capable_a of_o a_o double_a sense_n it_o be_v neither_o necessary_a nor_o expedient_a that_o the_o promiser_n do_v doubt_v which_o sense_n the_o imposer_n do_v mean_a but_o may_v in_o prudence_n and_o without_o violation_n to_o his_o conscience_n make_v his_o advantage_n of_o the_o ambiguity_n and_o take_v it_o in_o the_o laxer_n sense_n and_o we_o may_v be_v resolve_v in_o our_o present_a case_n as_o he_o declare_v in_o that_o of_o the_o engagement_n p._n 106._o there_o want_v not_o great_a probability_n of_o reason_n to_o induce_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o the_o laxer_n sense_n be_v to_o be_v account_v the_o immediate_a and_o declare_a sense_n of_o the_o imposer_n who_o though_o they_o may_v have_v a_o more_o secret_a reserve_v and_o ultimate_a intent_n the_o ingager_n be_v not_o concern_v in_o it_o the_o equivocation_n if_o any_o lie_v on_o the_o imposer_n score_n not_o on_o the_o subscriber_n for_o which_o he_o give_v many_o reason_n and_o the_o limitation_n which_o he_o give_v to_o a_o oath_n among_o many_o other_o do_v deserve_v a_o remark_n viz._n rebus_fw-la sic_fw-la stantibus_fw-la if_o thing_n continue_v in_o the_o same_o state_n wherein_o they_o be_v for_o when_o a_o man_n swear_v to_o return_v a_o sword_n that_o he_o borrow_v and_o he_o of_o who_o it_o be_v borrow_v grow_v furious_o mad_a he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o restore_v it_o i_o shall_v mention_v but_o one_o passage_n more_o out_o of_o his_o praelect_a 5._o p._n 176._o where_o he_o put_v the_o question_n when_o any_o one_o take_v the_o government_n on_o he_o have_v by_o force_n drive_v out_o the_o lawful_a 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