Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	case_n	king_n	law_n	1,202	5	4.9034	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36048	A Direct road to peace and happiness in church and state		1696 (1696)	Wing D1525A; ESTC R26699	25,392	45

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to_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o government_n that_o be_v not_o as_o serviceable_a as_o they_o may_v or_o can_v be_v can_v any_o profess_a protestant_n be_v ungrateful_a to_o his_o majesty_n that_o call_v to_o mind_n the_o many_o eminent_a danger_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n to_o which_o his_o majesty_n sacred_a person_n have_v be_v so_o often_o expose_v to_o secure_a protestant_n from_o arbitrary_a power_n and_o popery_n and_o see_v how_o free_o his_o majesty_n leave_v all_o thing_n to_o be_v settle_v and_o do_v in_o parliament_n for_o the_o common_a interest_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o people_n so_o that_o if_o we_o be_v not_o want_v to_o ourselves_o we_o may_v be_v as_o happy_a as_o we_o can_v hope_v to_o be_v in_o this_o world_n and_o the_o next_o therefore_o reader_n i_o will_v offer_v to_o thou_o such_o thing_n as_o i_o conceive_v necessary_a to_o be_v communicate_v for_o the_o service_n of_o my_o king_n and_o country_n if_o any_o thing_n be_v dislike_v or_o not_o well_o 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