Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	call_v	law_n	moral_a	1,184	5	9.0839	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49317	Moral essays wherein some of Mr. Locks and Monsir. Malbranch's opinions are briefly examin'd : together with an answer to some chapters in the oracles of reason concerning deism / by Ja. Lowde ...	Lowde, James.	1699 (1699)	Wing L3301; ESTC R31564	81,257	196

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in_o his_o 2_o d._n my_o discourse_n be_v write_v before_o his_o 2_o d._n edition_n be_v print_v and_o therefore_o 1_o sy_n beside_o what_o i_o have_v already_o mentioned●_n there_o be_v some_o other_o passage_n in_o that_o chapter_n wherein_o he_o seem_v to_o speak_v his_o own_o opinion_n rather_o than_o mere_a matter_n of_o ●act_n what_o other_o call_v vice_n or_o virtue_n 158._o p._n §_o 7._o by_o the_o relation_n our_o action_n bear_v to_o the_o divine_a law_n we_o judge_v whether_o they_o be_v sin_n or_o duty_n by_o the_o 2d_o the_o civil_a law_n whether_o they_o be_v criminal_a or_o innocent_a by_o the_o 3d._n by_o the_o philosohhicall_a law_n whether_o they_o be_v virtue_n or_o vice_n so_o p._n 160._o §_o 14._o there_o have_v resolve_v the_o complex_fw-la idea_n we_o signify_v by_o the_o word_n murder_n into_o its_o simple_a idea_n he_o proceed_v this_o collection_n of_o simple_a idea_n be_v find_v by_o i_o to_o agree_v or_o disagree_v with_o the_o esteem_n of_o the_o country_n 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