Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	command_v	forbid_v	sin_n	4,155	5	5.7209	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62275	A sermon preached at Reading, Feb. 25, 1672, at the assizes there holden for the county of Berks, before the Right Honourable Sir Edward Turner, Knight ... and Sir Edward Thurland, Knight ... by Joseph Sayer ...	Sayer, Joseph, 1630 or 31-1693.	1673 (1673)	Wing S797; ESTC R7938	19,707	42

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make_v to_o be_v a_o duty_n it_o be_v mr._n baxters_n expression_n who_o testimony_n in_o this_o case_n shall_v i_o think_v prevail_v with_o those_o who_o be_v least_o affect_v with_o this_o most_o needful_a doctrine_n of_o obedience_n and_o lest_o perhaps_o it_o shall_v be_v think_v that_o he_o take_v up_o this_o opinion_n but_o very_o late_o to_o they_o who_o shall_v read_v what_o he_o have_v write_v it_o will_v appear_v to_o have_v be_v his_o constant_a opinion_n 320._o thes_n 320._o that_o ruler_n must_v be_v obey_v in_o all_o lawful_a thing_n be_v one_o of_o his_o thesis_n in_o his_o aphorism_n of_o government_n nay_o king_n and_o magistrate_n must_v be_v obey_v 321._o thes_n 321._o not_o only_o in_o thing_n civil_a but_o even_o about_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o all_o lawful_a command_n that_o his_o next_o thesis_n which_o he_o present_o thus_o explain_v so_o much_o of_o the_o circumstance_n of_o worship_n as_o god_n have_v leave_v to_o be_v determine_v by_o man_n we_o must_v obey_v the_o magistrate_n in_o if_o he_o determine_v they_o and_o much_o more_o when_o he_o do_v but_o enforce_v god_n own_o commandment_n 407._o pag._n 400._o to_o 407._o both_o there_o and_o again_o more_o large_o in_o his_o book_n of_o church-government_n and_o worship_n he_o instance_n in_o the_o several_a circumstance_n of_o time_n place_n gesture_n vesture_n and_o other_o mode_n and_o form_n of_o worship_n of_o all_o which_o particular_a circumstance_n he_o discourse_n at_o large_a and_o there_o tell_v we_o that_o be_v leave_v undetermined_a by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o leave_v to_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o law_n of_o man_n in_o all_o these_o we_o may_v be_v bind_v by_o the_o command_v of_o lawful_a authority_n nay_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v the_o magistrate_n not_o only_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o know_v to_o be_v lawful_a but_o in_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o do_v not_o know_v to_o be_v sinful_a and_o so_o we_o be_v tell_v by_o the_o same_o learned_a author_n as_o far_o as_o i_o can_v understand_v he_o in_o these_o word_n we_o must_v obey_v the_o magistrate_n 323._o thes_n 323._o though_o we_o know_v not_o their_o command_n be_v lawful_a so_o long_o as_o they_o be_v so_o indeed_o and_o we_o have_v no_o sufficient_a reason_n to_o believe_v they_o unlawful_a this_o doctrine_n he_o abundant_o prove_v both_o there_o and_o in_o several_a other_o place_n particular_o in_o his_o book_n of_o church-government_n and_o worship_n by_o such_o argument_n as_o be_v not_o to_o be_v answer_v 484._o pag._n 461_o 462_o 484._o god_n word_n command_v obedience_n to_o the_o magistrate_n in_o express_a and_o downright_a term_n obey_v they_o that_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o you_o heb._n 13.17_o 13.17_o heb._n 13.17_o keep_v the_o king_n commandment_n and_o that_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o oath_n of_o god_n eccles_n 8.2_o obey_v magistrate_n tit._n 3.1_o 3.1_o eccles_n 8.2_o tit._n 3.1_o submit_v yourselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n 3.13_o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o 1_o pet._n 2.12_o tit._n 3.1_o 1_o pet._n 2.15_o gal._n 6.9_o 2_o thes_n 3.13_o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o it_o do_v reckon_v such_o obedience_n among_o the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o a_o christian_a shall_v be_v always_o ready_a to_o perform_v and_o call_v it_o by_o the_o name_n of_o well-doing_n of_o which_o a_o christian_a ought_v not_o to_o be_v weary_a if_o now_o the_o thing_n command_v by_o the_o magistrate_n be_v not_o know_v to_o we_o to_o be_v as_o plain_o forbid_v as_o this_o duty_n of_o obey_v what_o the_o magistrate_n be_v please_v to_o command_v be_v well_o know_v to_o be_v enjoin_v by_o god_n what_o excuse_n can_v be_v have_v in_o the_o least_o for_o our_o not_o obey_v shall_v our_o own_o uncertain_a conjecture_n and_o but_o suspicion_n only_o be_v of_o so_o great_a weight_n and_o moment_n as_o to_o prevail_v against_o a_o know_a and_o certain_a command_n or_o ought_v not_o that_o much_o rather_o which_o be_v doubtful_a give_v way_n to_o that_o which_o be_v certain_a the_o interposition_n of_o the_o magistrate_n command_v be_v of_o so_o great_a weight_n and_o moment_n as_o to_o render_v that_o a_o duty_n whereof_o we_o be_v not_o to_o doubt_v which_o before_o we_o do_v not_o know_v but_o do_v suspect_v or_o only_a doubt_n to_o be_v a_o sin_n holy_a paul_n indeed_o have_v tell_v we_o 14.23_o rom._n 14.23_o that_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n rom._n 14.23_o i_o e._n whatsoever_o we_o either_o do_v or_o forbear_v without_o a_o reasonable_a persuasion_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o our_o so_o do_v or_o so_o forbear_v it_o be_v to_o we_o a_o sin_n and_o so_o again_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o that_o verse_n he_o that_o doubt_v be_v damn_v if_o he_o eat_v because_o he_o eat_v not_o of_o faith_n but_o withal_o we_o ought_v to_o know_v that_o this_o text_n of_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v leave_v to_o 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paul_n direction_n 2.3_o phil._n 2.3_o in_o esteem_v other_o better_a than_o himself_o and_o then_o 7.17_o joh._n 7.17_o according_a to_o our_o saviour_n promise_n he_o shall_v know_v of_o the_o doctrine_n whether_o it_o be_v of_o god_n or_o not_o god_n will_v instruct_v and_o teach_v he_o though_o not_o by_o immediate_a revelation_n that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v look_v for_o now_o yet_o by_o a_o particular_a secret_n and_o unknown_a assistance_n the_o humble_a man_n shall_v have_v grace_n 5.5_o 1_o pet._n 5.5_o 1_o pet_n 5.5_o the_o meek_a shall_v be_v guide_v in_o judgement_n and_o shall_v be_v sure_o teach_v god_n way_n psal_n 25.9_o 25.9_o psal_n 25.9_o but_o the_o man_n that_o will_v not_o take_v this_o course_n his_o continuance_n in_o error_n become_v his_o great_a condemnation_n and_o may_v be_v look_v on_o as_o god_n judgement_n on_o he_o for_o his_o pride_n and_o partiality_n for_o his_o negligence_n disrespect_n to_o authority_n and_o for_o his_o want_n of_o care_n to_o be_v 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