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	servant_n	superior_n	1,286	5	11.1106	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45330	The beauty of magistracy in an exposition of the 82 Psalm, where is set forth the necessity, utility, dignity, duty, and mortality of magistrates : here many other texts of Scripture occasionally are cleared, many quæries and cases of conscience about the magistrates power, are resolved, many anabaptistical cavils are confuted, and many seasonable observations containing many other heads of divinity, are raised : together with references to such authors as clear any point more fully / by Thomas Hall ... ; with an additional sermon on verse 6, by George Swinnock.	Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665.; Swinnock, George, 1627-1673. Men are gods.	1660 (1660)	Wing H427; ESTC R18061	228,882	316

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24._o 21._o 22._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 17._o this_o reverence_n must_v be_v cord_n ore_n opere_fw-la 1._o it_o must_v not_o be_v complemental_a but_o cordial_n we_o must_v not_o once_o harbour_v a_o evil_a thought_n against_o they_o 〈◊〉_d god_n will_v find_v out_o a_o way_n to_o reveal_v and_o revenge_v it_o eccles._n 10._o 8._o 20._o but_o we_o must_v pray_v for_o they_o what_o if_o they_o be_v heathen_n and_o persecutor_n and_o neglect_v their_o duty_n yet_o we_o must_v not_o neglect_v we_o numb_a 27._o 16._o dan._n 6._o 21._o nero_n decius_n dioclesian_n be_v heathenish_a tyrant_n yet_o he_o bid_v we_o pray_v for_o they_o 1_o tim_n 2._o 2._o and_o the_o soto_n primitive_a christian_n pray_v for_o such_o magistrate_n be_v encompass_v with_o many_o care_n fear_n danger_n and_o difficulty_n we_o shall_v therefore_o by_o prayer_n hold_v up_o moses_n his_o hand_n that_o he_o faint_v not_o and_o beseech_v the_o lord_n to_o enrich_v they_o with_o all_o grace_n fit_a for_o their_o place_n as_o 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people_n when_o they_o be_v captive_n in_o babylon_n yet_o must_v pray_v for_o its_o peace_n on_o this_o very_a account_n jer._n 29._o 7._o beside_o king_n heart_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n and_o at_o the_o prayer_n of_o his_o people_n he_o turn_v they_o nehmiah_n 2._o 4._o hest._n 4._o 16._o &_o 5._o 2._o job._n 12._o 24._o prov._n 21._o 1._o yea_o we_o must_v not_o only_o pray_v but_o preach_v for_o they_o too_o titus_n 3._o 1._o man_n must_v often_o be_v put_v in_o mind_n of_o their_o duty_n to_o superior_n many_o look_n upon_o themselves_o as_o fellow-creature_n with_o magistrate_n but_o god_n will_v have_v man_n know_v their_o place_n and_o learn_v subjection_n 2._o we_o must_v give_v they_o