Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n
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A52984
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A modest censure of the immodest letter to a dissenter, upon occasion of His Majesty's late gracious declaration for liberty of conscience by T.N. a true member of the Church of England.
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T. N., True member of the Church of England.; T. N., True member of the Church of England.
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1687
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Wing N76; ESTC R10204
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displeasure_n our_o gracious_a sovereign_n have_v already_o do_v more_o for_o our_o church_n than_o the_o most_o sanguine_a of_o her_o son_n ever_o look_v for_o which_o give_v we_o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o he_o will_v never_o be_v sorry_a for_o do_v what_o we_o desire_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n be_v more_o than_o pretend_v to_o be_v give_v by_o he_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o freedom_n or_o property_n to_o be_v sacrifice_v for_o it_o neither_o as_o far_o as_o yet_o appear_v or_o we_o believe_v be_v ever_o like_a to_o do_v the_o king_n intend_v not_o to_o unhinge_v the_o establishment_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n for_o that_o he_o can_v no_o more_o do_v than_o he_o can_v be_v unfaithful_a he_o only_o desire_v safety_n and_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o law_n for_o those_o of_o his_o own_o communion_n and_o other_o dissenter_n too_o which_o however_o peevish_a man_n may_v be_v at_o the_o first_o motion_n will_v appear_v so_o reasonable_a upon_o second_o and_o more_o sedate_v thought_n that_o however_o p._n 17._o the_o odds_o be_v two_o hundred_o to_o one_o in_o the_o number_n of_o we_o and_o they_o yet_o there_o will_v be_v no_o such_o odds_o in_o the_o vote_n for_o and_o against_o their_o indulgence_n i_o be_o as_o loath_a as_o he_o be_v that_o we_o shall_v throw_v away_o all_o human_a mean_n of_o preserve_v our_o religion_n p._n 17._o and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o nation_n may_v find_v human_a expedient_n to_o secure_v it_o to_o we_o without_o infringe_v the_o natural_a liberty_n of_o subject_n by_o severe_a test_n or_o tyrannize_v over_o their_o conscience_n by_o penal_a law_n sure_o i_o be_o a_o peevish_a provocation_n of_o a_o prince_n who_o spirit_n and_o power_n be_v equal_o great_a be_v no_o human_a mean_n of_o its_o preservation_n our_o author_n be_v great_a fear_n be_v that_o the_o thanker_n of_o the_o king_n will_v be_v repealer_n of_o the_o test_n in_o the_o next_o parliament_n which_o will_v bring_v 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more_o than_o ordinary_a to_o atone_v for_o the_o innocent_a blood_n that_o have_v be_v shed_v upon_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o few_o perjure_a villain_n thus_o sir_n i_o have_v give_v you_o my_o opinion_n of_o the_o pamphlet_n you_o send_v i_o which_o be_v certain_o write_v with_o a_o very_a ill_a design_n against_o the_o king_n &_o no_o good_a intention_n for_o the_o church_n of_o england_n who_o it_o represent_v as_o it_o will_v persuade_v she_o to_o be_v obstinate_o engage_v not_o only_o against_o the_o religion_n but_o against_o the_o interest_n of_o her_o prince_n too_o attempt_v to_o draw_v man_n to_o suspect_v his_o mercy_n for_o treachery_n and_o invite_a dissenter_n to_o combine_v against_o his_o gracious_a design_n for_o the_o ease_n of_o all_o his_o subject_n which_o i_o be_o persuade_v the_o church_n of_o england_n by_o her_o compliance_n without_o obstinacy_n as_o far_o as_o without_o desert_v her_o religion_n she_o may_v will_v in_o the_o event_n demonstrate_v to_o be_v black-mouthed_a calumny_n finis_fw-la