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	parent_n	reason_n	3,280	5	5.9698	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34735	The counter-plot, or, The close conspiracy of atheism and schism opened and so defeated and the doctrine and duty of evangelical obedience or Christian loyalty thereby asserted / by a real member of this most envy'd as most admired, because, best reformed Protestant Church of England.	Real member of this most envy'd, as, most admired, because, best reformed Protestant Church of England.	1680 (1680)	Wing C6522; ESTC R10658	41,680	44

more_o learned_a and_o this_o so_o much_o the_o rather_o if_o it_o be_v well_o consider_v that_o however_o christian_n ought_v to_o serve_v one_o another_o in_o love_n yet_o obedience_n to_o inferior_n be_v grievous_a and_o not_o without_o some_o excuse_n for_o be_v so_o whereas_o that_o of_o superior_n as_o of_o christ_n who_o according_a to_o his_o humane_a nature_n be_v a_o subject_n to_o caesar_n be_v a_o most_o noble_a natural_a and_o necessary_a duty_n as_o that_o which_o support_v the_o whole_a fabric_n of_o the_o church_n and_o of_o all_o the_o kingdom_n upon_o earth_n and_o in_o heaven_n too_o that_o which_o be_v so_o equal_o essential_a to_o policy_n and_o religion_n that_o it_o be_v plain_o impossible_a either_o for_o saint_n to_o be_v schismatic_n or_o rebel_n or_o for_o such_o to_o be_v saint_n without_o make_v our_o faith_n our_o scripture_n our_o religion_n vain_a without_o a_o downright_a welcome_n to_o anarchy_n and_o farewell_n to_o all_o society_n the_o contempt_n of_o authority_n link_v with_o a_o obstinate_a contumacious_a and_o seditious_a humour_n be_v so_o very_a a_o monster_n that_o it_o make_v a_o error_n of_o judgement_n which_o may_v otherwise_o have_v be_v venial_a in_o itself_o a_o diabolical_a and_o damn_v quality_n so_o that_o if_o schism_n be_v no_o such_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v yet_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o part_n with_o for_o the_o purchase_n of_o public_a peace_n of_o which_o right_o improve_v piety_n and_o prosperity_n strength_n and_o safety_n be_v the_o genuine_a and_o precious_a fruit_n it_o be_v for_o this_o that_o our_o lord_n himself_o comply_v in_o some_o thing_n both_o with_o jew_n and_o gentile_n that_o he_o may_v gain_v both_o it_o be_v for_o this_o that_o we_o find_v the_o like_a compliance_n of_o st._n paul_n of_o who_o we_o shall_v all_o be_v follower_n as_o he_o be_v of_o christ_n yield_v to_o circumcise_v timothy_n 29._o act._n 15.28_o 29._o and_o refuse_v again_o to_o circumcise_v titus_n to_o gain_v the_o jew_n he_o deny_v himself_o the_o use_n of_o his_o christian_a liberty_n and_o resume_v it_o again_o to_o gain_v the_o gentile_n it_o be_v for_o peace_n and_o to_o unite_v dissenter_n that_o the_o apostle_n make_v that_o conciliar_a establishment_n of_o thing_n indifferent_a by_o a_o law_n whereby_o they_o induce_v a_o necessity_n à_fw-la parte_fw-la post_fw-la upon_o thing_n indifferent_a à_fw-la parte_fw-la antè_fw-la and_o this_o apostolical_a practice_n as_o it_o plain_o inform_v our_o judgement_n in_o the_o true_a subject_a matter_n of_o humane_a law_n and_o whereabout_o they_o be_v proper_o conversant_a and_o as_o plain_o direct_v our_o practice_n of_o obedience_n in_o such_o case_n so_o will_v it_o never_o be_v make_v to_o serve_v their_o purpose_n who_o by_o bind_v the_o whole_a force_n and_o weight_n of_o it_o upon_o their_o governors_n shoulder_n so_o as_o they_o themselves_o may_v not_o touch_v it_o so_o much_o as_o with_o one_o of_o their_o own_o finger_n will_v make_v it_o a_o ground_n of_o exception_n from_o the_o general_a rule_n of_o submission_n and_o a_o warrant_n to_o dispute_v at_o least_o and_o as_o it_o constant_o follow_v to_o deny_v at_o last_o that_o obedience_n which_o they_o pretend_v according_a to_o this_o practice_n shall_v not_o have_v be_v command_v as_o if_o the_o condescension_n and_o indulgence_n of_o governor_n be_v not_o to_o the_o ignorance_n or_o frowardness_n to_o the_o intellectual_a or_o moral_a infirmity_n of_o dissenter_n as_o if_o the_o jew_n have_v not_o be_v culpable_a in_o their_o tenaciousness_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n when_o st._n paul_n purposely_o stoop_v to_o they_o and_o approve_v its_o observance_n by_o his_o own_o practice_n as_o if_o the_o bowel_n and_o forbearing_n of_o any_o injure_a and_o incense_a parent_n do_v not_o make_v it_o more_o the_o child_n duty_n to_o love_n and_o honour_v he_o and_o shall_v not_o make_v it_o more_o his_o shame_n and_o grief_n to_o displease_v he_o more_o his_o sin_n and_o guilt_n to_o disobey_v he_o as_o if_o not_o present_o to_o take_v the_o forfeiture_n be_v reasonable_o to_o avoid_v the_o debt_n or_o cancel_v the_o debtor_n obligation_n or_o as_o if_o it_o be_v equal_o of_o duty_n as_o it_o be_v of_o power_n in_o the_o prince_n to_o suspend_v the_o execution_n of_o a_o know_a law_n for_o some_o weighty_a reason_n of_o state_n and_o upon_o the_o prospect_n of_o public_a benefit_n and_o to_o tolerate_v a_o practice_n against_o law_n and_o without_o hope_n of_o any_o common_a good_a and_o not_o without_o just_a apprehension_n of_o the_o great_a experience_n of_o the_o contrary_a and_o therefore_o against_o all_o the_o reason_n in_o the_o world_n but_o that_o of_o his_o own_o courtesy_n and_o mere_a pity_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o when_o king_n be_v say_v to_o be_v god_n we_o best_o understand_v how_o they_o be_v such_o when_o they_o be_v say_v also_o to_o be_v nurse_v father_n and_o therefore_o without_o fear_n either_o of_o contradiction_n to_o sense_n or_o of_o courtship_n against_o reason_n we_o can_v say_v they_o be_v humane_a god_n their_o deity_n best_o assert_v by_o their_o humanity_n and_o both_o by_o a_o joint_a supremacy_n of_o power_n and_o goodness_n and_o we_o can_v choose_v but_o wonder_n at_o the_o anti-supremacy_n of_o schism_n that_o our_o ready_a obedience_n shall_v not_o confess_v the_o one_o as_o irresistible_a as_o our_o rebellion_n have_v prove_v the_o other_o it_o be_v as_o true_a that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o mirror_n so_o clear_a and_o true_a to_o look_v in_o no_o such_o optic_a or_o perspicil_n to_o see_v with_o as_o be_v the_o crystal_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n a_o glass_n of_o such_o virtue_n that_o it_o not_o only_o most_o perfect_o discover_v the_o object_n but_o also_o dispose_v the_o medium_n and_o direct_v the_o faculty_n a_o glass_n that_o will_v never_o suffer_v we_o to_o behold_v any_o thing_n with_o or_o through_o prejudice_n or_o base_a interest_n or_o without_o christian_a charity_n and_o meekness_n a_o glass_n that_o never_o show_v we_o the_o spot_n of_o other_o but_o by_o reflection_n upon_o our_o own_o in_o this_o glass_n we_o can_v neither_o behold_v the_o virtue_n or_o vice_n of_o our_o fellow-subject_n with_o envy_n or_o without_o pity_n nor_o the_o blemish_n or_o beauty_n of_o our_o governor_n without_o a_o reverence_n become_v both_o a_o reverence_n i_o say_v as_o be_v a_o mix_a affection_n of_o fear_n and_o love_n by_o which_o i_o fear_v the_o power_n whilst_o i_o love_v not_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o person_n and_o love_v the_o person_n whilst_o i_o fear_v the_o evil_a whether_o sin_n or_o punishment_n of_o the_o fault_n in_o this_o glass_n we_o see_v what_o we_o must_v pious_o bewail_v yet_o may_v not_o proud_o censure_v in_o our_o superior_n what_o we_o must_v reprove_v with_o caution_n and_o without_o arrogance_n in_o our_o equal_n and_o what_o we_o must_v judge_v and_o condemn_v impartial_o positive_o absolute_o and_o irrespective_o to_o any_o though_o more_o scandalous_a sin_n of_o other_o in_o ourselves_o st._n paul_n be_v the_o great_a of_o sinner_n with_o the_o great_a assurance_n of_o salvation_n and_o the_o publican_n be_v a_o sinner_n with_o more_o comfort_n than_o the_o pharisee_n be_v not_o a_o publican_n in_o this_o glass_n the_o most_o absolute_a sovereign_a prince_n may_v best_o see_v himself_o in_o the_o full_a proportion_n he_o see_v by_o and_o for_o who_o he_o reign_v absolute_o and_o without_o who_o he_o reign_v not_o independent_o he_o see_v that_o his_o government_n be_v arbitrary_a as_o that_o be_v supreme_a and_o unquestionable_a by_o man_n but_o not_o as_o any_o way_n unaccountable_a but_o as_o every_o way_n most_o strict_o and_o most_o especial_o accountable_a to_o god_n for_o he_o see_v he_o that_o be_v proper_o and_o original_o king_n of_o king_n under_o who_o most_o supreme_a and_o comprehensive_a title_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o who_o he_o see_v himself_o constitute_v and_o authorize_v and_o according_o to_o which_o he_o be_v to_o be_v direct_v limit_v and_o subordinate_a and_o therefore_o by_o no_o mean_n to_o entrench_v upon_o the_o prerogative_n royal_a of_o his_o lord_n paramount_n and_o therefore_o not_o to_o govern_v by_o his_o own_o will_n which_o be_v god_n peculiar_a a_o rule_n to_o himself_o and_o a_o law_n to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n the_o root_n and_o source_n of_o all_o government_n which_o so_o spread_v and_o run_v itself_o through_o the_o whole_a nature_n of_o man_n that_o it_o make_v government_n not_o more_o divine_a in_o itself_o then_o connatural_a to_o we_o and_o as_o effective_a of_o our_o well-being_n in_o society_n as_o of_o our_o social_a and_o conjugal_a propension_n and_o therefore_o as_o old_a as_o paternity_n itself_o or_o the_o first_o of_o the_o first-born_a make_v every_o man_n natural_o sociable_a ultimum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d supremum_fw-la medium_n

ultimum_fw-la and_o actual_o dispose_v and_o tend_v to_o society_n which_o therefore_o can_v possible_o consist_v without_o government_n nor_o that_o without_o order_n nor_o this_o without_o degree_n of_o subordination_n and_o therefore_o also_o because_o the_o foundation_n of_o government_n be_v thus_o lay_v in_o our_o very_a nature_n there_o be_v nothing_o that_o can_v lay_v near_o to_o these_o foundation_n or_o be_v as_o we_o say_v more_o fundamental_a or_o essential_a to_o government_n than_o our_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o man_n and_o their_o conformity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n he_o plain_o see_v and_o contemplate_v the_o sovereignty_n of_o god_n that_o all_o power_n belong_v unto_o he_o that_o dominion_n and_o fear_n be_v with_o he_o both_o in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n and_o for_o ever_o in_o both_o and_o thereby_o supple_v and_o temper_v his_o prerogative_n against_o all_o immoderate_a assume_n to_o himself_o or_o encroachment_n upon_o his_o people_n he_o can_v never_o measure_v himself_o by_o himself_o whilst_o he_o compare_v himself_o with_o his_o god_n instead_o of_o that_o turgid_a interrogation_n be_v not_o this_o great_a babel_n which_o i_o have_v build_v etc._n etc._n he_o make_v this_o of_o most_o humble_a admiration_n lord_n what_o be_v man_n what_o shall_v i_o render_v to_o thy_o mercy_n or_o answer_v to_o thy_o justice_n how_o shall_v i_o usurp_v thy_o right_n or_o pervert_v thy_o favour_n how_o shall_v i_o discharge_v my_o trust_n and_o give_v up_o my_o account_n with_o joy_n in_o this_o contemplation_n the_o prince_n mount_v indeed_o but_o it_o be_v to_o a_o lessen_v of_o himself_o and_o magnify_v of_o his_o god_n and_o as_o the_o prince_n so_o the_o subject_n be_v sufficient_o instruct_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o his_o obedience_n and_o know_v it_o to_o be_v the_o same_o which_o he_o perform_v to_o god_n for_o his_o own_o sake_n and_o to_o man_n for_o god_n sake_n and_o therefore_o dare_v not_o but_o distinguish_v thus_o as_o he_o dare_v not_o otherwise_o between_o the_o person_n and_o office_n of_o the_o governor_n that_o he_o pay_v not_o his_o obedience_n to_o the_o man_n as_o man_n gentle_a or_o froward_a but_o to_o the_o man_n as_o magistrate_n and_o only_a so_o thus_o this_o theme_n of_o god_n universal_a absolute_a and_o everlasting_a power_n will_v prove_v a_o sufficient_a amulet_n against_o all_o the_o charm_n of_o tyranny_n of_o all_o sort_n as_o well_o that_o of_o injustice_n or_o oppression_n in_o the_o governor_n as_o that_o the_o more_o mischievous_a and_o less_o tolerable_a of_o the_o two_o that_o of_o usurpation_n and_o rebellion_n in_o the_o subject_n who_o in_o conscience_n of_o this_o truth_n of_o their_o own_o accord_n can_v but_o recognize_v their_o prince_n as_o god_n immediate_a vicegerent_n and_o high_a commissioner_n among_o man_n and_o that_o therefore_o no_o man_n or_o man_n in_o the_o most_o collective_a sense_n for_o that_o nothing_o less_o can_v by_o any_o mean_n be_v infer_v from_o the_o most_o important_a negative_a interrogation_n who_o can_v say_v unto_o he_o what_o do_v thou_o he_o see_v he_o singulia_n &_o omnibus_fw-la major_n but_o neither_o seek_v nor_o hope_n nor_o desire_n to_o find_v he_o universis_fw-la minor_fw-la he_o improve_v the_o wise_a man_n counsel_n of_o not_o curse_v the_o king_n no_o not_o in_o a_o thought_n into_o not_o so_o much_o as_o think_v disloyal_o so_o far_o be_v he_o from_o write_v rebellious_o to_o your_o tent_n o_o israel_n etc._n etc._n or_o from_o speak_v and_o threaten_v seditious_o that_o deliverance_n shall_v come_v another_o way_n he_o dare_v not_o pretend_v a_o kindness_n for_o the_o person_n which_o he_o intend_v against_o the_o government_n of_o his_o prince_n or_o by_o a_o most_o abominable_a and_o flagitious_a superfaetation_n hatch_v one_o plot_n under_o the_o heat_n of_o zeal_n against_o another_o he_o be_v willing_a as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v to_o have_v peace_n with_o all_o man_n and_o to_o look_v 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memory_n of_o that_o signal_n wrath_n which_o have_v be_v so_o express_o reveal_v from_o heaven_n against_o we_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n in_o this_o glass_n the_o prince_n best_o see_v and_o feel_v too_o how_o handsome_o or_o easy_o his_o crown_n sit_v if_o it_o be_v irradiate_v with_o the_o glory_n of_o piety_n and_o sincerity_n if_o illustrate_v with_o the_o great_a and_o more_o luminous_a resplendency_n of_o justice_n and_o mercy_n what_o a_o bald-crowned_a head_n be_v that_o that_o can_v not_o pardon_v and_o with_o the_o lesser_a twinkle_a eye_n yet_o true_o orient_a and_o genuine_a spark_n of_o temperance_n and_o affability_n and_o with_o these_o big_a and_o lesser_a luminary_n the_o prince_n in_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n in_o safety_n and_o joy_n in_o reputation_n and_o honour_n shine_v direct_o upon_o himself_o and_o more_o oblique_o but_o not_o less_o beneficial_o on_o all_o his_o subject_n he_o scatter_v iniquity_n and_o conciliate_n majesty_n with_o these_o eye_n yet_o as_o the_o natural_a eyesight_n be_v weaken_v if_o fix_v over_o long_o or_o too_o intent_o upon_o the_o same_o object_n so_o these_o political_a eye_n of_o justice_n and_o mercy_n by_o look_v too_o hard_a and_o too_o wiss_o or_o too_o long_a and_o too_o indulgent_o may_v be_v dazzle_v into_o rigorous_a severity_n or_o cruel_a pity_n in_o which_o case_n if_o it_o can_v be_v duty_n to_o put_v the_o question_n there_o may_v be_v reason_n enough_o to_o make_v it_o whether_o the_o prince_n have_v not_o better_o borrow_v other_o man_n eye_n than_o thus_o use_v his_o own_o or_o be_v not_o more_o inexcusable_a than_o if_o he_o have_v never_o look_v in_o this_o glass_n or_o whether_o the_o vicinity_n of_o some_o glister_a metal_n may_v not_o obscure_a or_o disadvantage_n the_o brightness_n of_o the_o pure_a gold_n or_o that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v a_o disparagement_n to_o the_o royal_a virtue_n of_o clemency_n if_o such_o a_o mistake_a pity_n shall_v be_v still_o misplaced_a and_o find_v 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