Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	conscience_n	good_a	sin_n	3,825	5	5.2827	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61568	The mischief of separation a sermon preached at Guild-Hall Chappel, May 11. MDCLXXX. being the first Sunday in Easter-term, before the Lord Mayor, &c. / by Edw. Stillingfleet ...	Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.	1680 (1680)	Wing S5604_VARIANT; ESTC R35206	32,588	67

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question_n be_v general_o put_v how_o far_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n do_v oblige_v and_o when_o man_n hear_v that_o they_o must_v not_o act_v against_o their_o conscience_n though_o they_o be_v mistake_v they_o think_v themselves_o safe_a enough_o and_o inquire_v no_o further_o but_o if_o they_o will_v consider_v that_o no_o man_n conscience_n alter_v the_o nature_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a in_o thing_n that_o what_o god_n have_v make_v a_o duty_n or_o a_o sin_n remain_v so_o whatever_o a_o man_n conscience_n do_v judge_n concern_v they_o that_o no_o man_n conscience_n can_v strict_o oblige_v he_o either_o to_o omit_v a_o duty_n or_o to_o commit_v a_o sin_n the_o utmost_a resolution_n of_o the_o case_n come_v to_o this_o that_o a_o man_n may_v be_v so_o perplex_v and_o entangle_v by_o a_o erroneous_a conscience_n that_o he_o may_v be_v under_o a_o necessity_n of_o sin_v if_o he_o act_v either_o with_o or_o against_o it_o not_o that_o god_n ever_o put_v a_o man_n under_o the_o 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