Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	master_n	perform_v	servant_n	3,566	5	7.2466	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35998	The vnlavvfulnesse of subjects taking up armes against their soveraigne in what case soever together with an answer to all objections scattered in their severall bookes : and a proofe that, notwithstanding such resistance as they plead for, were not damnable, yet the present warre made upon the king is so, because those cases in which onely some men have dared to excuse it, are evidently not now, His Majesty fighting onely to preserve himselfe and the rights of the subjects.	Diggs, Dudley, 1613-1643.	1643 (1643)	Wing D1462; ESTC R10317	134,092	174

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only_o for_o their_o personal_a deed_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v every_o one_o be_v subject_n keep_v under_o in_o due_a rank_n and_o order_n now_o see_v that_o in_o all_o order_n there_o must_v be_v some_o first_o all_o other_o must_v submit_v to_o this_o and_o this_o non_fw-la potest_fw-la in_o ordinem_fw-la cogi_fw-la ab_fw-la aliquo_fw-la can_v be_v legal_o order_v by_o any_o because_o there_o be_v not_o any_o upon_o earth_n prio_fw-la primo_fw-la before_o the_o first_o and_o high_a than_o the_o supreme_a if_o he_o break_v his_o order_n he_o be_v responsable_a to_o he_o only_o that_o be_v above_o he_o who_o be_v god_n regum_fw-la timendorum_fw-la in_o proprios_fw-la greges_fw-la reges_fw-la in_o ipsos_fw-la imperium_fw-la est_fw-la jovis_fw-la these_o high_a power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n be_v super_fw-la deos_fw-la and_o order_n they_o as_o he_o please_v

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d acknowledge_v yourselves_o to_o be_v subject_n submit_v to_o the_o king_n or_o break_v not_o order_n in_o which_o he_o be_v first_o or_o supreme_a for_o the_o lord_n sake_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 13._o the_o work_n be_v take_v out_o of_o their_o hand_n when_o they_o have_v contribute_v as_o much_o as_o they_o be_v able_a which_o be_v to_o give_v up_o their_o divide_a power_n and_o unite_v they_o in_o he_o their_o act_n make_v he_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o that_o power_n which_o they_o have_v and_o by_o consequence_n the_o fountain_n of_o all_o honour_n that_o always_o bear_v proportion_n to_o the_o former_a for_o to_o honour_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o testify_v by_o our_o action_n a_o opinion_n of_o so_o much_o or_o so_o great_a power_n in_o any_o one_o and_o therefore_o the_o same_o act_n be_v express_v only_o in_o different_a word_n fear_v god_n honour_v the_o king_n v._n 17._o if_o they_o have_v be_v change_v to_o honour_n god_n fear_v the_o king_n they_o 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