Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	church_n	communion_n	occasional_a	1,474	5	14.5193	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27030	A search for the English schismatick by the case and characters I. of the diocesan canoneers, II. of the present meer nonconformists : not as an accusation of the former, but a necessary defence of the later, so far as they are wrongfully accused and persecuted by them / by Richard Baxter ...	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1681 (1681)	Wing B1399; ESTC R6862	28,132	47

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26._o for_o we_o hold_v that_o all_o christian_n shall_v live_v in_o as_o much_o concord_n as_o they_o can_v and_o that_o synod_n be_v useful_a to_o that_o end_n 27._o we_o must_v honour_v our_o ruler_n though_o they_o afflict_v we_o 28._o we_o hold_v that_o we_o must_v separate_v from_o no_o church_n or_o christian_n far_a than_o they_o separate_v from_o christ_n though_o we_o must_v not_o sin_v against_o god_n for_o communion_n with_o any_o we_o take_v it_o for_o a_o great_a sin_n for_o any_o party_n to_o appropriate_v the_o church_n only_o to_o themselves_o we_o own_v no_o church_n but_o as_o part_v of_o the_o catholic_n or_o universal_a church_n and_o we_o hold_v all_o our_o assembly_n as_o in_o union_n and_o communion_n with_o all_o the_o true_a church_n on_o earth_n and_o put_v up_o our_o prayer_n and_o praise_n as_o in_o conjunction_n with_o they_o not_o own_v their_o fail_n or_o our_o own_o but_o their_o duty_n and_o we_o will_v be_v member_n of_o no_o particular_a church_n 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in_o such_o tolerable_a thing_n 35._o yet_o we_o think_v not_o that_o all_o shall_v preach_v and_o gather_v church_n that_o will_v and_o that_o the_o intolerable_a must_v be_v tolerate_v and_o that_o it_o must_v be_v all_o or_o none_o and_o the_o magistrate_n be_v judge_n who_o he_o will_v tolerate_v but_o he_o must_v judge_v aright_o 36._o we_o hold_v the_o parish-division_n to_o be_v of_o great_a convenience_n not_o take_v all_o in_o the_o parish_n for_o the_o church_n but_o confine_v minister_n to_o their_o proper_a bound_n 37._o and_o whatever_o differ_v church_n the_o magistrate_n tolerate_v he_o must_v force_v they_o to_o live_v peaceable_o and_o modest_o towards_o other_o 38._o be_v every_o church_n reduce_v to_o such_o a_o number_n as_o that_o all_o might_n in_o season_n have_v local_a personal_a communion_n like_o great_a parish_n that_o have_v chapel_n and_o e._n g._n every_o church_n of_o 6000_o soul_n have_v six_o pastor_n conjunct_a or_o every_o corporation_n or_o 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