Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	day_n	public_a	sabbath_n	2,636	5	9.6305	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88693	Suspension reviewed, stated, cleered and setled upon plain scripture-proof. Agreeable to the former and late constitutions of the Protestant Church of England and other reformed churches. Wherein (defending a private sheet occasionally written by the author upon this subject, against a publique pretended refutation of the same, by Mr W. in his book, entituled, Suspension discussed.) Many important points are handled; sundry whereof are shortly mentioned in the following page. Together with a discourse concering private baptisme, inserted in the epistle dedicatory. / By Samuel Langley, R.S. in the county palatine of Chester.	Langley, Samuel, d. 1694.	1658 (1658)	Wing L405; Thomason E1823_2; ESTC R209804	201,826	263

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be_v to_o reject_v christianity_n he_o that_o say_v i_o believe_v christ_n die_v for_o i_o to_o redeem_v i_o from_o hell_n etc._n etc._n but_o i_o will_v not_o obey_v he_o he_o shall_v not_o reign_v over_o i_o i_o neither_o will_v nor_o can_v spare_v my_o lust_n at_o least_o not_o yet_o etc._n etc._n do_v renounce_v a_o essential_a part_n of_o christianity_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n christianity_n itself_o for_o any_o essential_a parr_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v remove_v the_o thing_n itself_o be_v remove_v i_o may_v say_v of_o our_o accept_n christ_n as_o king_n and_o saviour_n as_o the_o epigrammatist_n speak_v of_o his_o two_o poison_n dividat_fw-la haec_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la faciunt_fw-la discreta_fw-la venenum_fw-la antidotum_fw-la sumet_fw-la qui_fw-la sociata_fw-la bibet_fw-la 2._o he_o who_o thus_o renounce_v christianity_n renounce_v also_o express_o or_o by_o consequence_n the_o lord_n supper_n as_o to_o a_o main_a end_n and_o use_n christ_n have_v appoint_v it_o viz._n for_o the_o engage_v the_o soul_n near_o to_o christ_n and_o resign_v it_o up_o in_o grateful_a and_o holy_a obedience_n to_o he_o who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o salvation_n to_o they_o who_o obey_v he_o but_o yet_o he_o may_v not_o renounce_v it_o as_o to_o all_o other_o respect_n he_o will_v do_v as_o other_o do_v in_o the_o outward_a work_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o there_o be_v need_n yea_o a_o necessity_n of_o suspending_a or_o excommunicate_v such_o a_o wilful_a renouncer_n of_o christianity_n §._o 3._o 3._o mr._n w._n tell_v we_o this_o suppose_a renounce_v christianity_n can_v abolish_v his_o positive_a estate_n which_o stand_v on_o the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n by_o baptism_n and_o so_o he_o be_v a_o believer_n for_o his_o positive_a estate_n in_o point_n of_o religion_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o consecration_n unto_o the_o christian_a faith_n in_o baptism_n and_o god_n will_v judge_v he_o as_o a_o christian_a if_o he_o continue_v in_o his_o revolt_n till_o death_n not_o as_o a_o pagan_a infidel_n p._n 63_o 64_o 65._o ans_fw-fr 1._o who_o ever_o say_v his_o wickedness_n disoblige_v he_o from_o his_o baptismal_a engagement_n 2._o mr._n w._n confess_v that_o this_o renouncer_n of_o christianity_n be_v a_o christian_n and_o believer_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o baptism_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n when_o condemn_v and_o do_v he_o think_v such_o a_o christianity_n as_o be_v in_o hell_n give_v right_o to_o the_o sacrament_n here_o who_o then_o can_v be_v exclude_v a_o damn_a christian_n be_v a_o baptize_v person_n consecrate_v to_o christian_a duty_n and_o not_o whole_o disoblige_v from_o the_o same_o 3._o and_o yet_o mr._n w._n say_v p._n 63._o i_o shall_v judge_v of_o he_o rather_o by_o his_o continuance_n or_o noncontinuance_n in_o this_o suppose_a abrenunciation_n what_o will_v he_o judge_v of_o he_o to_o be_v a_o pagan_a infidel_n so_o he_o be_v not_o when_o damn_v therefore_o can_v so_o be_v judge_v of_o by_o his_o foresay_a 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