Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	evil_a	good_a	sin_n	3,208	5	4.9732	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33245	An answer to Richard Allen's essay, vindication and appendix wherein he endeavors to prove that singing of Psalms with conjoyn'd voices is a Christian duty / by R.C.	Claridge, Richard, 1649-1723.	1697 (1697)	Wing C4431; ESTC R33307	88,028	139

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l._n 1._o tully_n himself_o one_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o his_o age_n both_o for_o philosophy_n and_o eloquence_n a_o man_n of_o profound_a study_n and_o speculation_n express_o allow_v of_o revenge_n in_o case_n of_o injury_n and_o commend_v 1._o commend_v nonnunquaem_n mortem_fw-la sibi_fw-la ipsi_fw-la consciscere_fw-la alius_fw-la debet_fw-la catoni_fw-la autem_fw-la etc._n etc._n moriendum_fw-la potius_fw-la quàm_fw-la tyranni_fw-la vultus_fw-la aspiciendus_fw-la fuit_fw-la de_fw-fr offic._n l._n 1._o self-murder_n in_o some_o person_n at_o some_o time_n and_o particular_o in_o m._n cato_n who_o choose_v rather_o to_o be_v his_o own_o executioner_n than_o to_o see_v the_o face_n of_o caesar_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o multiply_v 180._o multiply_v see_v taylor_n be_v ductor_n dubit_n l._n 2._o c._n 1._o r._n 1._o n._n 33_o 46._o p._n 176_o 180._o instance_n of_o this_o kind_n and_o to_o show_v that_o some_o man_n of_o great_a attention_n and_o consideration_n have_v be_v so_o very_o 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be_v great_a than_o life_n our_o virtue_n be_v from_o philosophy_n therefore_o we_o owe_v so_o much_o the_o more_o to_o philosophy_n than_o we_o do_v to_o god_n by_o how_o much_o virtue_n be_v better_a than_o life_n and_o deorum_fw-la and_o virtutem_fw-la nemo_fw-la unquam_fw-la acceptam_fw-la deo_fw-la retulit_fw-la cic._n de_fw-fr nat._n deorum_fw-la another_o have_v this_o strange_a expression_n no_o man_n say_v he_o ever_o think_v himself_o oblige_v to_o god_n for_o be_v virtuous_a these_o be_v man_n of_o great_a attention_n and_o consideration_n but_o while_o they_o scorn_v to_o acknowledge_v moral_a virtue_n rem_fw-la beneficiariam_fw-la a_o benefit_n collate_v by_o heaven_n but_o 90._o but_o illam_fw-la sibi_fw-la cuique_fw-la debet_fw-la non_fw-la ab_fw-la alio_fw-la petitur_fw-la sen._n epist_n 90._o owe_v it_o whole_o to_o themselves_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a they_o shall_v ever_o attain_v to_o distinct_a and_o certain_a notice_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a or_o to_o use_v 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the_o long_o bury_v pelagian_a notion_n out_o of_o its_o grave_a sect._n 3_o from_o the_o explication_n of_o his_o thesis_n viz._n that_o sing_v the_o praise_n of_o god_n be_v not_o a_o mere_a positive_a duty_n but_o a_o moral_a one_o and_o consequent_o the_o duty_n of_o all_o man_n thus_o examine_v i_o proceed_v in_o the_o second_o place_n to_o his_o five_o consideration_n which_o he_o bring_v to_o prove_v it_o 1._o his_o first_o consideration_n be_v that_o it_o be_v a_o moral_a duty_n for_o man_n to_o praise_n god_n with_o all_o the_o faculty_n wherewith_o he_o have_v endow_v they_o to_o 20._o to_o 1_o cor._n 6.19_o 20._o glorify_v he_o not_o only_o with_o the_o faculty_n of_o their_o soul_n but_o also_o with_o all_o the_o member_n of_o their_o body_n essay_n p._n 8._o answ_n the_o apostle_n make_v it_o a_o pure_a evangelical_n duty_n and_o argue_v not_o from_o our_o creation_n but_o from_o our_o redemption_n you_o be_v buy_v with_o a_o price_n therefore_o glorify_v god_n in_o your_o 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