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	minister_n	people_n	2,506	5	4.7611	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49587	A discourse of paying of tithes by T.L. ... ; together with an appendix ...	Larkham, Thomas, 1602-1669.	1656 (1656)	Wing L441A; ESTC R41027	20,618	58

now_o paiable_a by_o law_n and_o custom_n and_o to_o parish_n minister_n and_o lay-proprietaries_a as_o they_o be_v call_v or_o to_o college_n and_o so_o forth_o from_o all_o these_o i_o must_v crave_v leave_n to_o dissent_v from_o the_o first_o sort_n with_o detestation_n of_o their_o delusion_n and_o irreligiousness_n from_o the_o second_o and_o three_o with_o a_o protestation_n that_o i_o will_v yield_v when_o my_o ensue_a reason_n be_v sound_o answer_v which_o keep_v i_o from_o close_v with_o either_o opinion_n and_o here_o i_o shall_v as_o i_o be_o able_a set_v down_o my_o present_a persuasion_n concern_v pay_v of_o tithe_n in_o these_o ensue_a particular_n 1._o that_o the_o present_a payment_n of_o tithe_n be_v a_o grievance_n to_o this_o commonwealth_n a_o propagate_a of_o antichristian_a sacrilege_n in_o regard_n of_o impropriation_n a_o oppress_a of_o saint_n and_o ensnare_a of_o the_o conscience_n of_o some_o that_o be_v unsatisfied_a touch_v their_o parochial_a minister_n and_o touch_v the_o thing_n itself_o viz._n of_o pay_v tithe_n a_o hindrance_n to_o orderly_a member_n of_o gather_a church_n in_o many_o place_n from_o do_v their_o duty_n towards_o such_o as_o be_v their_o officer_n orderly_o set_v over_o they_o &_o a_o strengthen_n of_o christ_n enemy_n profane_a and_o scandalous_a and_o proud_a minister_n by_o give_v or_o pay_v that_o to_o they_o which_o by_o god_n be_v appoint_v for_o such_o as_o be_v send_v by_o he_o and_o gift_a and_o call_v according_a to_o rule_v 2._o that_o with_o humble_a submission_n it_o be_v the_o magistrate_n duty_n to_o take_v away_o all_o these_o burden_n and_o share_n that_o lie_v on_o the_o state_n and_o conscience_n of_o the_o godly_a of_o the_o land_n and_o make_v they_o unable_a to_o discharge_v their_o moral_a duty_n in_o their_o proper_a church_n which_o be_v to_o communicate_v unto_o they_o that_o teach_v they_o in_o all_o good_a thing_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v ordain_v compare_v 1_o cor._n 9.14_o with_o 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it_o dispense_v with_o the_o performance_n of_o that_o which_o be_v most_o probable_o at_o least_o a_o moral_a duty_n to_o wit_n pay_v of_o tithe_n where_o they_o be_v due_a 2._o because_o it_o suppose_v that_o christian_n ought_v not_o to_o choose_v their_o own_o church-officer_n or_o there_o to_o join_v and_o so_o to_o give_v tithe_n where_o they_o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o labour_n from_o he_o or_o they_o to_o who_o they_o pay_v their_o tithe_n 3._o it_o force_v out_o from_o people_n money_n whether_o they_o will_v or_o no_o which_o be_v not_o suitable_a to_o a_o gospel_n spirit_n 4._o it_o be_v not_o so_o honourable_a a_o way_n as_o to_o share_v and_o share_v like_a in_o all_o sort_n of_o blessing_n that_o god_n shall_v be_v please_v to_o bestow_v upon_o his_o people_n but_o for_o the_o last_o opinion_n and_o cry_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o tithe_n as_o now_o they_o be_v payable_a i_o much_o wonder_n that_o it_o hear_v so_o well_o from_o so_o many_o that_o seem_v so_o 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