Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	bishop_n	church_n	presbyter_n	1,031	5	10.3609	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62100	The Kings most gracious messages for peace and a personal treaty published for his peoples satisfaction, that they may see and judge, whether the foundation of the Commons declaration, touching their votes of no farther addresse to the King, viz His Majesties aversenesse to peace, be just rationall and religious.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Symmons, Edward.	1648 (1648)	Wing S6344; ESTC R669	99,517	147

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be_v pater_fw-la patriae_fw-la hampton-court_n novemb_n 11._o 1647._o for_o the_o speaker_n of_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n pro_fw-la tempore_fw-la to_o be_v communicate_v to_o the_o two_o house_n of_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n and_o the_o commissioner_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o scotland_n he_o that_o read_v his_o majesty_n in_o these_o his_o message_n and_o declaration_n and_o consider_v well_o the_o discovery_n make_v therein_o of_o his_o disposition_n must_v needs_o conclude_v that_o never_o king_n since_o christ_n time_n be_v endue_v with_o more_o of_o christ_n spirit_n in_o this_o declaration_n we_o observe_v among_o many_o other_o thing_n worthy_a our_o special_a notice_n three_o particular_n 1._o his_o majesty_n most_o christian_n and_o fatherly_a affection_n to_o we_o all_o in_o general_a how_o like_o a_o true_o good_a shepherd_n he_o do_v willing_o undergo_v and_o endure_v a_o most_o tedious_a restraint_n so_o long_o as_o he_o have_v hope_n that_o the_o same_o may_v 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all_o other_o thing_n be_v full_o agree_v his_o majesty_n will_v give_v full_a satisfaction_n to_o his_o house_n concern_v that_o kingdom_n and_o although_o his_o majesty_n can_v consent_v in_o honour_n and_o justice_n to_o avoid_v all_o his_o own_o grant_n and_o act_v pass_v under_o his_o great_a seal_n since_o the_o 22_o of_o may_n 1642._o or_o to_o the_o confirm_v of_o all_o the_o act_n and_o grant_v pass_v under_o that_o make_v by_o the_o two_o house_n yet_o his_o majesty_n be_v confident_a that_o upon_o perusal_n of_o particular_n he_o shall_v give_v full_a satisfaction_n to_o his_o two_o house_n to_o what_o may_v be_v reasonable_o desire_v in_o that_o particular_a and_o now_o his_o majesty_n conceive_v that_o by_o these_o his_o offer_n which_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o make_v good_a upon_o the_o setlement_n of_o a_o peace_n he_o have_v clear_o manifest_v his_o intention_n to_o give_v full_a security_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o all_o interest_n for_o what_o can_v just_o be_v desire_v 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