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	honour_v	parent_n	3,428	5	9.3487	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42757	Aarons rod blossoming, or, The divine ordinance of church-government vindicated so as the present Erastian controversie concerning the distinction of civill and ecclesiasticall government, excommunication, and suspension, is fully debated and discussed, from the holy scripture, from the Jewish and Christian antiquities, from the consent of latter writers, from the true nature and rights of magistracy, and from the groundlesnesse of the chief objections made against the Presbyteriall government in point of a domineering arbitrary unlimited power / by George Gillespie ...	Gillespie, George, 1613-1648.	1646 (1646)	Wing G744; ESTC R177416	512,720	654

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the_o king_n servant_n and_o to_o his_o military_a force_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o enter_v into_o a_o town_n in_o which_o idolatry_n be_v practise_v it_o be_v lawful_a to_o come_v out_o of_o it_o but_o if_o the_o idol_n be_v without_o the_o town_n it_o be_v also_o lawful_a to_o enter_v in_o it_o if_o the_o jew_n may_v dwell_v among_o and_o enter_v into_o league_n and_o covenant_n with_o heathen_n yea_o enter_v into_o the_o town_n of_o idolater_n when_o the_o idol_n be_v not_o in_o town_n than_o they_o hold_v it_o not_o unlawful_a to_o have_v any_o civil_a company_n with_o heathen_n it_o follow_v sect._n 11._o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o go_v to_o the_o market_n or_o fair_n of_o heathen_n and_o to_o buy_v from_o they_o beast_n man-servant_n maidservant_n though_o they_o be_v yet_o heathen_n also_o house_n field_n vineyard_n also_o for_o writing_n contract_n it_o be_v permit_v to_o go_v to_o their_o judicial_a court_n if_o it_o be_v object_v that_o sect._n 12._o do_v forbid_v 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one_o of_o they_o be_v excommunicate_a humile_fw-la because_o child_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o do_v the_o duty_n of_o child_n and_o servant_n the_o duty_n of_o servant_n and_o subject_n the_o duty_n of_o subject_n and_o vassal_n the_o duty_n of_o vassal_n and_o soldier_n the_o duty_n of_o soldier_n in_o company_v with_o submit_v unto_o honour_v and_o obey_v of_o their_o excommunicate_v parent_n master_n king_n lord_n commander_n r●…s_fw-la ignorata_fw-la when_o he_o that_o compani_v with_o a_o excommunicate_a person_n do_v not_o know_v that_o he_o be_v excommunicate_a necesse_fw-la as_o when_o a_o man_n pass_v through_o the_o land_n or_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o excommunicate_a person_n or_o some_o such_o way_n be_v draw_v into_o a_o necessity_n of_o speak_v and_o company_v with_o they_o all_o which_o be_v most_o agreeable_a to_o this_o expression_n let_v he_o be_v unto_o thou_o as_o a_o heathen_a man_n and_o a_o publican_n and_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o excommunication_n 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to_o be_v except_v who_o be_v tie_v by_o natural_a relation_n to_o perform_v natural_a and_o humane_a duty_n to_o the_o party_n excommunicate_a and_o make_v as_o a_o publican_n as_o the_o wife_n to_o the_o husband_n the_o child_n to_o their_o parent_n in_o both_o these_o respect_n let_v he_o be_v as_o a_o publican_n superad_v somewhat_o and_o say_v more_o than_o be_v in_o that_o other_o part_n let_v he_o be_v as_o a_o heathen_a man_n the_o three_o thing_n which_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v mean_v by_o be_v esteem_v as_o a_o publican_n be_v coincident_a with_o be_v mean_v by_o let_v he_o be_v as_o a_o heathen_a that_o be_v let_v he_o be_v keep_v that_o which_o back_o from_o communion_n and_o fellowship_n with_o the_o church_n in_o the_o holy_a thing_n m_o r_o prynne_n bring_v a_o parabolicall_a argument_n concern_v the_o publican_n go_v up_o to_o the_o temple_n to_o pray_v that_o devout_a and_o religious_a publican_n whether_o jew_n or_o gentile_n do_v go_v up_o into_o the_o temple_n to_o 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