Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	christian_a	part_n	religion_n	984	5	5.7580	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95070	The true magistrate, or The magistrates duty, and power in matters of religion, or in things meerly relating to conscience. By a well wisher to a publick good.		1659 (1659)	Wing T2758; Thomason E1000_1; ESTC R207834	6,743	12

the_o true_a magistrate_n or_o the_o magistrate_n duty_n and_o power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n or_o in_o thing_n mere_o relate_v to_o conscience_n by_o a_o well_o wisher_n to_o a_o public_a good_a london_n print_v for_o thomas_n brewster_n at_o the_o three_o bibles_n at_o the_o west_n end_n of_o paul_n 1659._o the_o preface_n the_o author_n in_o duty_n to_o his_o country_n and_o love_n to_o a_o public_a good_a be_v induce_v to_o publish_v this_o short_a discourse_n concern_v true_a magistracy_n but_o the_o chief_a reason_n that_o have_v prevail_v with_o he_o be_v to_o vindicate_v that_o true_o sober_a and_o christian_a principle_n of_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n from_o those_o false_a and_o scandalous_a aspersion_n wherewith_o evil-minded_n man_n of_o corrupt_a interest_n and_o principle_n endeavour_v to_o bring_v the_o same_o into_o disgrace_n and_o obloquy_n here_o first_o be_v lay_v open_a a_o great_a mistake_n most_o man_n either_o out_o of_o ignorance_n or_o a_o blind_a peevish_a zeal_n make_v themselves_o guilty_a of_o as_o if_o by_o allow_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n a_o floodgate_n be_v set_v wide_o open_a to_o let_v in_o all_o manner_n of_o error_n and_o heresy_n when_o on_o the_o contrary_a a_o way_n be_v make_v for_o truth_n to_o come_v forth_o in_o its_o proper_a power_n and_o evidence_n the_o only_a mean_n to_o convince_v and_o confute_v all_o opposition_n second_o warning_n be_v give_v to_o all_o christian_a magistrate_n not_o to_o involve_v themselves_o with_o any_o faction_n or_o corrupt_a interest_n that_o under_o specious_a pretence_n may_v swallow_v up_o the_o rest_n when_o in_o power_n but_o to_o cherish_v and_o countenance_v the_o life_n of_o godliness_n in_o all_o form_n that_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o be_v of_o christianity_n and_o destructive_a to_o the_o civil_a society_n under_o their_o protection_n and_o last_o do_v show_v the_o necessity_n of_o allow_v this_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n according_a to_o the_o apostle_n 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