Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	law_n	nature_n	positive_a	1,384	5	10.4930	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17534	A general discourse against the damnable sect of vsurers grounded vppon the vvorde of God, and confirmed by the auctoritie of doctors both auncient, and newe; necessarie for all tymes, but most profitable for these later daies, in which, charitie being banished, couetousnes hath gotten the vpper hande. VVhereunto is annexed another godlie treatise concernyng the lawfull vse of ritches. Seene and allowed accordyng to her Maiesties iniunctions.; Doctrina de usura. English	Caesar, Philipp, d. 1585.; Hemmingsen, Neils, 1513-1600. Commentaria in omnes epistolas Apostolorum.; Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616.	1578 (1578)	STC 4342; ESTC S107129	86,650	150

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somewhat_o assuage_v their_o greediness_n afterwards_o we_o will_v show_v how_o the_o dispenser_n of_o the_o ●_o mystery_n of_o god_n that_o be_v the_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n shall_v behave_v themselves_o in_o this_o matter_n of_o vsur●e_n that_o so_o they_o may_v neither_o be_v partaker_n of_o other_o man_n offence_n nor_o go_v about_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v turn_v to_o their_o own_o destruction_n last_o of_o all_o we_o will_v give_v certain_a admonition_n the_o ▪_o mark_v whereof_o in_o all_o bargain_n will_v be_v very_o profitable_a ¶_o the._n 8._o chapter_n that_o usury_n be_v forbid_v and_o wherefore_o the_o prohibition_n of_o usury_n be_v ●oure_n which_o be_v careful_o and_o christian_o forbid_v consider_v of_o we_o we_o shall_v plain_o perceiu●_n what_o may_v be_v think_v of_o usury_n in_o general_n wherefore_o i_o will_v orderly_o and_o distinct_o recite_v they_o the_o first_o prohibition_n be_v natural_a for_o first_o even_o by_o the_o aristotle_n only_a light_n of_o reason_n philosopher_n have_v condemn_v the_o same_o aristotle_n the_o chief_a among_o philosopher_n teach_v that_o usury_n be_v against_o nature_n move_v thereunto_o by_o this_o argument_n money_n by_o nature_n can_v not_o bring_v forth_o therefore_o to_o take_v usury_n by_o money_n be_v unlawful_a ▪_o and_o therefore_o usury_n be_v call_v of_o the_o grecian_n tokos_n from_o bring_v forth_o as_o though_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a birth_n of_o money_n that_o even_o by_o the_o very_a name_n it_o may_v become_v odious_a aristophanes_n call_v usury_n a_o beast_n aristophanes_n which_o in_o process_n of_o time_n bring_v forth_o money_n and_o be_v every_o day_n more_o fruitful_a than_o other_o plato_n do_v banish_v plato_n usury_n out_o of_o his_o commonweal_n for_o he_o say_v in_o his_o five_o de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o any_o man_n which_o borrow_v upon_o usury_n neither_o to_o pay_v the_o usury_n nor_o to_o repay_v the_o principal_a plutarch_n by_o this_o argument_n do_v plutarchy_n conclude_v that_o usury_n be_v against_o nature_n of_o nothing_o can_v be_v make_v nothing_o cicero_n do_v compare_v usury_n to_o manslaughter_n cicero_n and_o therefore_o as_o it_o be_v against_o nature_n to_o kill_v a_o man_n so_o be_v it_o to_o take_v usury_n beside_o inequality_n in_o bargain_v be_v against_o nature_n nature_n for_o it_o destroy_v nature_n and_o therefore_o the_o gain_n get_v for_o due_a office_n of_o lend_v must_v of_o necessity_n be_v against_o nature_n last_o of_o all_o for_o that_o a_o civil_a society_n be_v most_o agreeable_a reason_n to_o nature_n usury_n must_v of_o force_n be_v enemy_n to_o nature_n because_o it_o overthrow_v humane_a society_n the_o second_o prohibition_n be_v divine_a for_o god_n in_o his_o usury_n holy_a scripture_n do_v forbid_v the_o same_o ▪_o exod._n 22._o