Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	child_n	father_n	parent_n	9,669	5	9.1242	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35294	A disputation between a doctor and an apothecary, or, A reply to the new argument of Dr. R. Burthogge, M.D. for infants baptism wherein the novelty in which it glories is justly censured and its harmony proved to be no better than self repugnancy and a manifest abuse of scripture / by Philip Cary, a neighbouring apothecary ...	Cary, Philip.	1684 (1684)	Wing C740; ESTC R31289	47,589	144

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of_o infant_n baptism_n with_o he_o i_o decline_v several_a time_n the_o lady_n importunity_n in_o that_o respect_n though_o the_o doctor_n be_v ready_a as_o well_o know_v my_o distance_n and_o insufficiency_n to_o cope_v with_o so_o acute_a and_o learned_a a_o person_n but_o all_o will_v not_o do_v dispute_v i_o must_v and_o be_v unaware_o force_v into_o the_o list_n a_o new_a argument_n never_o draw_v before_o in_o this_o field_n of_o controversy_n be_v now_o draw_v and_o brandish_a formidable_o against_o i_o till_o at_o last_o i_o be_v overthrow_v and_o shameful_o insult_v over_o as_o a_o vanquish_a person_n my_o sword_n be_v as_o it_o be_v break_v over_o my_o head_n with_o great_a triumph_n i_o bear_v these_o insult_n as_o well_o as_o i_o can_v but_o the_o reader_n may_v easy_o imagine_v the_o anguish_n i_o be_v in_o especial_o consider_v so_o many_o spectator_n present_a as_o there_o be_v if_o i_o have_v not_o be_v so_o much_o confound_v as_o i_o be_v i_o may_v then_o have_v 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be_v please_v thus_o to_o bespeak_v i_o doctor_n though_o i_o can_v believe_v myself_o oblige_v by_o the_o occasional_a discourse_n 53._o the_o doctor_n new_a argument_n for_o infants-baptism_n p._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 7_o 8_o 52_o 53._o which_o i_o hold_v about_o a_o year_n and_o three_o quarter_n ago_o about_o infant_n baptism_n to_o engage_v further_o and_o that_o deliberate_o too_o in_o that_o controversy_n yet_o have_v receive_v from_o you_o so_o large_a and_o so_o elaborate_a a_o endeavour_n for_o my_o satisfaction_n i_o may_v not_o be_v so_o much_o want_v either_o in_o civility_n to_o your_o desire_n or_o in_o obedience_n to_o the_o call_v that_o i_o believe_v in_o they_o as_o to_o decline_v the_o incumbence_n and_o obligation_n they_o put_v i_o under_o to_o answer_v and_o so_o either_o to_o receive_v myself_o a_o further_a illumination_n in_o the_o point_n before_o we_o or_o which_o be_v better_o and_o which_o i_o hope_v to_o give_v it_o as_o for_o my_o sentiment_n on_o this_o 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it_o that_o abraham_n be_v himself_o three_o i_o will_v show_v that_o the_o duty_n and_o incumbence_n arise_v from_o that_o covenant_n or_o blessing_n to_o which_o abraham_n be_v oblige_v be_v by_o way_n of_o restipulation_n to_o dedicate_v and_o give_v himself_o and_o all_o that_o be_v he_o to_o god_n and_o in_o token_n of_o that_o dedication_n of_o himself_o and_o all_o that_o be_v he_o to_o god_n to_o wear_v himself_o the_o sign_n of_o that_o covenant_n and_o to_o put_v it_o as_o a_o cognisance_n and_o badge_n and_o mark_v of_o god_n upon_o all_o that_o be_v he_o and_o be_v capable_a of_o it_o four_o i_o will_v also_o show_v that_o from_o abraham_n dedication_n of_o himself_o and_o all_o his_o to_o god_n there_o arise_v a_o distinction_n of_o holiness_n into_o internal_a and_o external_a absolute_a and_o relative_a and_o that_o this_o distinction_n of_o holiness_n be_v evangelical_n from_o all_o which_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o true_a believe_a gentile_n which_o be_v the_o 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it_o therefore_o follow_v that_o the_o believe_a gentile_n be_v put_v into_o that_o very_a state_n of_o thing_n as_o the_o promise_n hold_v it_o so_o long_o before_o the_o law_n where_o be_v that_o scripture_n that_o say_v it_o jer._n 30._o the_o scripture_n before_o mention_v speak_v no_o such_o thing_n nor_o any_o other_o that_o i_o can_v meet_v with_o evident_a it_o be_v that_o though_o circumcision_n be_v in_o use_n before_o as_o well_o as_o under_o the_o law_n and_o though_o jesus_n christ_n himself_o be_v by_o the_o apostle_n style_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o circumcision_n for_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n to_o confirm_v the_o promise_n make_v unto_o the_o father_n yet_o as_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o it_o be_v adopt_v into_o the_o legal_a family_n and_o that_o it_o be_v also_o adapt_v unto_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o legal_a dispensation_n so_o it_o be_v as_o evident_a that_o it_o be_v now_o abolish_v and_o i_o can_v meet_v with_o no_o one_o text_n in_o 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