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	law_n	moral_a	2,108	5	9.1759	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53999	Jerub-baal, or, The pleader impleaded being an answer to Mr. Croftons (lately published) plea for communion with the Church under her present corruptions, &c., entituled Reformation not separation by way of humble remonstrance thereunto : shewing, that non-communion with the Church of England in her liturgy and common-prayer, in those that (yet) joyn with her in the substantial ordinances and instituted worship of Christ, is no schism, and that such are unjustly called separatists : in a letter / written by T.P. for the private satisfaction of a friend, and by him published for common benefit.	T. P.	1662 (1662)	Wing P112; ESTC R7299	36,119	58

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and_o superstition_n which_o be_v essay_n be_v sir_n france_n bacon_n in_o his_o essay_n the_o reproach_n of_o deity_n must_v needs_o be_v as_o well_o though_o not_o as_o much_o as_o idolatrous_a worship_n displease_v to_o he_o who_o with_o his_o own_o finger_n twice_o write_v himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o jealous_a god_n who_o therefore_o may_v just_o say_v of_o such_o officious_a service_n who_o have_v require_v this_o at_o your_o hand_n o_o that_o man_n will_v serious_o consider_v what_o i_o tremble_v at_o the_o very_a thought_n of_o namely_o the_o dreadful_a doom_n and_o sentence_n go_v out_o against_o such_o as_o either_o add_v to_o or_o subtract_v from_o god_n own_o volume_n deut._n 12.32_o rev._n 22.18_o 19_o thus_o sir_n a_o conscience_n fetter_v with_o doubt_n be_v that_o which_o i_o plead_v as_o a_o ground_n of_o real_a inevitable_a necessity_n in_o this_o case_n of_o my_o non-communion_n with_o the_o church_n of_o england_n in_o her_o liturgy_n and_o 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off_o that_o be_v not_o skill_v in_o his_o shibboleth_n his_o invective_n against_o church-yard-loyterer_n 12.6_o judg._n 12.6_o page_n 24._o may_v well_o have_v be_v spare_v in_o a_o time_n wherein_o vineyard-labourer_n be_v so_o few_o 2._o the_o real-inevitable_a necessity_n of_o my_o withdrawment_n from_o or_o non-communion_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n under_o the_o present_a modes_n and_o method_n of_o administration_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o 27._o the_o constit_fw-la and_o can._n eccles_n an_fw-mi dom._n 1603._o can._n 27._o impose_v gesture_n the_o superstition_n and_o corruption_n which_o attend_v it_o which_o who_o can_v be_v such_o a_o stranger_n in_o our_o israel_n as_o to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o though_o i_o can_v go_v near_o to_o approve_v of_o the_o gesture_n of_o kneel_v be_v lest_o arbitrary_a and_o commend_v or_o practise_v only_o as_o a_o outward_a badge_n of_o more_o than_o ordinary_a