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	pay_v	tithe_n	1,131	5	9.7496	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86306	The undeceiving of the people in the point of tithes: wherein is shewed, I. That never any clergy in the Church of God hath been, or is maintained with lesse charge to the subject, then the established clergy of the Church of England. II. That there is no subject in the realme of England, who giveth any thing of his own, towards the maintenance of his parish-minister, but his Easter-offering. III. That the change of tithes into stipends, will bring greater trouble to the clergy, then is yet considered; and far lesse profit to the countrey, then is now pretended. / By Ph. Treleinie Gent.	Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.	1647 (1647)	Wing H1741; Thomason E418_1; ESTC R204596	25,471	32

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flock_n london_n print_v by_o m._n f._n for_o john_n clark_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n under_o s._n peter_n church_n in_o cornhill_n 1648._o the_o undeceive_n of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o point_n of_o tithe_n among_o those_o popular_a deceit_n which_o have_v be_v set_v abroad_o of_o late_a to_o abuse_v the_o people_n there_o be_v not_o any_o one_o which_o have_v be_v cherish_v with_o more_o endearment_n than_o a_o persuasion_n put_v into_o they_o of_o not_o pay_v tithe_n partly_o because_o it_o carry_v no_o small_a show_n of_o profit_n with_o it_o but_o principal_o as_o it_o seem_v a_o conducible_a mean_n to_o make_v the_o clergy_n more_o obnoxious_a to_o they_o and_o to_o stand_v more_o at_o their_o devotion_n than_o they_o have_v do_v former_o upon_o these_o hope_n it_o have_v be_v the_o endeavour_n of_o some_o lead_a man_n to_o represent_v it_o to_o the_o rest_n as_o a_o public_a grievance_n that_o the_o clergy_n be_v but_o a_o handful_n of_o man_n in_o comparison_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v go_v away_o with_o the_o ten_o or_o as_o some_o say_v the_o six_o part_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o the_o minister_n sit_v still_o in_o his_o contemplation_n shall_v live_v upon_o the_o sweat_n of_o other_o man_n brow_n and_o take_v pain_n among_o the_o people_n but_o one_o day_n in_o seven_o shall_v have_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o their_o estate_n allot_v to_o they_o for_o their_o maintenance_n and_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n if_o some_o few_o on_o these_o mispersuasion_n have_v importune_v the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n from_o time_n to_o time_n with_o troublesome_a and_o clamorous_a petition_n to_o redress_v this_o wrong_n and_o put_v they_o up_o also_o in_o the_o name_n of_o whole_a county_n although_o the_o generality_n of_o those_o county_n have_v no_o hand_n therein_o to_o add_v the_o great_a credit_n and_o authority_n to_o they_o in_o which_o design_n although_o they_o have_v 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