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	doctrine_n	true_a	1,091	5	4.8484	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75036	A brief apologie for the sequestred clergie. VVherein (among other things) this case of conscience is judiciously handled: whether any minister of the Church of England may (to avoid sequestration) omit the publike use of the liturgie, and submit to the directory. In a letter from a sequestred divine, to Mr. Stephen Marshall.	Allington, John, d. 1682.; Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655.	1649 (1649)	Wing A1206; Thomason E537_11; ESTC R204340	21,192	25

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neither_o respect_n it_o seem_v to_o i_o more_o guilty_a of_o superstition_n or_o trouble_v the_o water_n than_o be_v the_o lamb_n in_o the_o fable_n when_o the_o wolf_n charge_v he_o so_o that_o if_o by_o some_o great_a light_n or_o latitude_n of_o understanding_n your_o clear_a judgement_n shall_v discern_v otherwise_o i_o shall_v with_o all_o respect_n and_o thanks_o yield_v up_o my_o soul_n to_o further_a illumination_n which_o till_o it_o shall_v please_v god_n to_o give_v i_o i_o dare_v not_o in_o cool_a blood_n call_v a_o honest_a woman_n whore_n or_o what_o i_o conceive_v religious_a superstitious_a for_o more_o than_o yet_o i_o be_o or_o hope_v for_o to_o be_v worth_a and_o this_o may_v suffice_v for_o the_o first_o scruple_n viz._n that_o my_o judgement_n conclude_v otherwise_o i_o dare_v not_o acknowledge_v or_o relinquish_v adoration_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o superstitious_a innovation_n the_o second_o thing_n i_o have_v to_o do_v be_v to_o give_v my_o reason_n wherefore_o i_o conceive_v it_o a_o sin_n of_o omission_n to_o lay_v aside_o much_o more_o to_o renounce_v the_o liturgy_n and_o that_o i_o may_v do_v it_o methodical_o first_o i_o shall_v give_v my_o reason_n why_o i_o dare_v not_o countenance_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n without_o a_o form_n second_o why_o i_o dare_v not_o in_fw-la specie_fw-la omit_v this_o form_n first_o i_o dare_v not_o countenance_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n without_o a_o form_n for_o be_v the_o scripture_n charge_v not_o only_o to_o hold_v the_o faith_n but_o to_o hold_v fast_o the_o very_a form_n of_o sound_a word_n i_o conceive_v set_v form_n of_o prayer_n a_o necessary_a expedient_a to_o this_o end_n for_o be_v experience_n both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a have_v teach_v we_o this_o sad_a truth_n that_o error_n heresy_n and_o innovation_n in_o doctrine_n be_v instill_v and_o infuse_v by_o the_o conceive_a