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	precept_n	1,277	5	9.1164	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71013	Origo protestantium, or, An answer to a popish manuscript (of N.N.'s.) that would fain make the Protestant Catholick religion bear date at the very time when the Roman popish commenced in the world wherein Protestancy is demonstrated to be elder than popery : to which is added, a Jesuits letter with the answer thereunto annexed / by John Shaw ...	Shaw, John, 1614-1689.; N. N.	1677 (1677)	Wing S3032C; ESTC R20039	119,193	138

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matth._n 4.10_o thou_o shall_v worship_n the._n lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v they_o will_v return_v this_o be_v mean_v of_o latria_n not_o of_o doulia_fw-la but_o if_o this_o exclusive_a particle_n only_a bar_n latria_n only_o than_o the_o devil_n can_v have_v reply_v the_o answer_n be_v not_o sufficient_a confess_o there_o be_v none_o good_a but_o god_n and_o then_o if_o he_o have_v be_v as_o subtle_a a_o sophister_n as_o a_o jesuit_n or_o a_o apostate_n he_o will_v have_v add_v it_o be_v not_o latria_n or_o primary_n sovereign_a and_o terminative_a worship_n that_o i_o expect_v or_o demand_v for_o i_o acknowledge_v the_o sovereign_n almighty_a power_n of_o god_n vers_fw-la 3._o and_o 6._o and_o he_o to_o be_v the_o author_n and_o donor_n of_o this_o power_n which_o i_o challenge_v over_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o give_v they_o all_o i_o have_v or_o can_v dispose_v of_o be_v first_o give_v i_o for_o they_o be_v deliver_v to_o i_o v._o 4.6_o and_o this_o therefore_o thou_o answer_v be_v a_o mistake_n keep_v thy_o heart_n thy_o elevate_a conception_n to_o god_n doulia_fw-la and_o the_o outward_a act_n be_v sufficient_a for_o i_o if_o thou_o will_v fall_v down_o and_o worship_n i_o that_o be_v by_o fall_v down_o worship_n i_o for_o the_o text_n reach_v not_o that_o and_o indeed_o that_o be_v all_o i_o desire_v but_o sure_o this_o be_v to_o corrupt_v the_o text_n which_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o exhibition_n of_o the_o outward_a act_n agreable_o to_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n in_o which_o the_o worship_n and_o outward_a act_n be_v use_v as_o synonyma_n for_o the_o leper_n who_o come_v to_o christ_n and_o worship_v he_o matth._n 8.2_o be_v say_v to_o beseech_v he_o and_o kneel_v down_o to_o he_o mar._n 1.40_o and_o to_o fall_v on_o his_o face_n luk._n 5.12_o and_o so_o the_o plain_a meaning_n of_o the_o sentence_n be_v thou_o shall_v worship_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v thou_o serve_v not_o only_o with_o latria_n but_o with_o doulia_fw-la be_v it_o by_o incurvation_n genuflexion_n prostration_n or_o any_o other_o external_a act_n expressive_a of_o inward_a devotion_n or_o subjection_n part_n 3._o 3._o it_o be_v irrational_a for_o 1._o to_o determine_v that_o a_o necessary_a or_o profitable_a office_n of_o religion_n and_o practise_v it_o as_o such_o which_o be_v neither_o found_v on_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n nor_o prescribe_v by_o any_o positive_a constitution_n be_v irrational_a because_o all_o perpetual_o and_o universal_o oblige_v duty_n of_o religion_n be_v either_o natural_a which_o by_o the_o tenure_n of_o our_o creation_n we_o be_v to_o perform_v in_o gratitude_n to_o and_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o our_o creator_n or_o institute_v such_o as_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o observe_v because_o command_v so_o to_o do_v by_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n who_o only_o have_v power_n to_o order_v perpetual_o and_o universal_o oblige_v observation_n to_o all_o christian_n now_o forasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o enforce_v this_o suppose_a profitable_a duty_n for_o then_o both_o jew_n gentile_n and_o christian_n do_v sin_n in_o the_o omission_n of_o it_o if_o it_o be_v by_o the_o the_o law_n require_v nor_o be_v there_o in_o the_o discipline_n of_o christ_n either_o any_o precept_n or_o promise_n to_o authorise_v and_o legitimate_a either_o as_o a_o necessary_a or_o profitable_a duty_n therefore_o both_o the_o imposition_n of_o the_o duty_n and_o the_o practice_n must_v be_v irrational_a 2._o invocation_n of_o the_o supreme_a god_n the_o almighty_a maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v a_o act_n of_o justice_n as_o well_o as_o religion_n we_o wrong_v god_n if_o we_o pay_v not_o this_o tribute_n and_o homage_n to_o he_o and_o we_o wrong_v he_o too_o if_o we_o offer_v or_o determine_v it_o to_o any_o other_o beside_o he_o for_o invocation_n be_v of_o common_a right_n antecedent_o to_o any_o positive_a order_n due_a from_o man_n to_o god_n and_o therefore_o no_o man_n nor_o society_n of_o man_n can_v on_o their_o own_o head_n without_o his_o allowance_n or_o consent_n dispose_v thereof_o without_o sacrilege_n indeed_o if_o god_n have_v permit_v this_o honour_n to_o be_v give_v to_o any_o beside_o himself_o it_o will_v not_o be_v a_o injury_n to_o he_o to_o pass_v it_o to_o they_o he_o shall_v grant_v it_o to_o but_o in_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o assignment_n extant_a or_o producible_a by_o any_o letter_n parent_n or_o settlment_n from_o heaven_n it_o be_v a_o high_a injustice_n to_o determine_v or_o invade_v his_o original_a right_n by_o a_o arbitary_a presumption_n but_o admit_v which_o be_v the_o most_o that_o be_v by_o some_o or_o can_v by_o any_o be_v pretend_v that_o god_n have_v grant_v to_o angel_n or_o saint_n depart_v reign_v in_o heaven_n a_o privilege_n to_o solicit_v for_o we_o at_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n and_o make_v motion_n for_o we_o in_o his_o court_n of_o request_n yet_o do_v he_o never_o give_v they_o leave_v to_o pass_v a_o act_n of_o indemnity_n and_o grace_n for_o our_o security_n and_o preferment_n this_o be_v a_o prerogative_n which_o he_o have_v reserve_v to_o himself_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v repugnant_a to_o right_a reason_n to_o sue_v for_o pardon_n and_o grace_n from_o they_o who_o have_v no_o power_n to_o grant_v the_o one_o or_o give_v the_o other_o or_o make_v good_a either_o of_o they_o it_o often_o prove_v a_o profitable_a good_a policy_n for_o one_o who_o seek_v a_o pardon_n for_o a_o capital_a offence_n or_o affect_v place_n of_o trust_n and_o honour_n in_o the_o state_n to_o oblige_v and_o employ_v some_o favourite_n courtier_n to_o mediate_v in_o his_o behalf_n to_o the_o king_n but_o it_o will_v be_v extreme_o ridiculous_a and_o absurd_a in_o the_o petitioner_n to_o fall_v down_o on_o his_o knee_n to_o that_o courtier_n and_o beseech_v he_o to_o command_v a_o pardon_n under_o the_o broad_a seal_n to_o be_v assign_v for_o he_o or_o to_o beg_v a_o act_n of_o grace_n as_o to_o make_v he_o a_o earl_n or_o a_o baron_n of_o the_o realm_n because_o these_o power_n and_o preeminency_n in_o right_a belong_v to_o the_o king_n prerogative_n be_v inherent_a to_o the_o crown_n and_o inseparable_o annex_v to_o it_o 3._o the_o ascribe_v this_o duty_n to_o any_o the_o most_o excellent_a creature_n can_v be_v profitable_a to_o live_a man_n because_o upon_o several_a other_o account_v it_o be_v injurious_a to_o god_n for_o it_o entitle_v creature_n in_o those_o incommunicable_a attribute_n of_o he_o upon_o which_o also_o the_o duty_n be_v found_v his_o omniscience_n in_o fix_v a_o power_n in_o they_o to_o hear_v the_o mental_a mind_n mental_a as_o it_o be_v approve_v by_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n sess_n c._n 1._o and_o exemplify_v in_o rheir_a l●turgy_n in_o this_o form_n with_o the_o desire_n of_o our_o heart_n we_o pray_v unto_o you_o receive_v the_o ready_a service_n of_o our_o mind_n prayer_n of_o live_a man_n and_o his_o omnipresence_n in_o suppose_v and_o assert_v they_o understand_v the_o vocal_a prayer_n of_o petitioner_n at_o the_o great_a distance_n remove_v one_o from_o another_o though_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o the_o life_n and_o virtue_n of_o these_o prayer_n lie_v not_o in_o the_o outward_a expression_n and_o posture_n of_o devotion_n but_o the_o inward_a veneration_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o heart_n which_o by_o the_o way_n obviate_v that_o vain_a pretention_n that_o by_o pray_v to_o those_o creature_n in_o heaven_n they_o do_v no_o more_o nor_o otherwise_o than_o in_o beg_v the_o assistance_n of_o the_o prayer_n of_o holy_a man_n upon_o earth_n for_o it_o be_v never_o hear_v nor_o can_v it_o be_v conceive_v that_o any_o live_a man_n in_o his_o right_a wit_n will_v vocal_o beg_v of_o another_o at_o a_o thousand_o mile_n