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	wage_n	1,026	5	11.4895	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41211	An appeal to Scripture & antiquity in the questions of 1. the worship and invocation of saints and angels 2. the worship of images 3. justification by and merit of good works 4. purgatory 5. real presence and half-communion : against the Romanists / by H. Ferne ...	Ferne, H. (Henry), 1602-1662.	1665 (1665)	Wing F787; ESTC R6643	246,487	512

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only_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o ancient_a notion_n of_o the_o word_n merit_v as_o it_o signify_v the_o obtain_n of_o the_o reward_n through_o the_o grace_n and_o liberal_a promise_n of_o god_n and_o speak_v of_o durand_n he_o say_v that_o the_o same_o argument_n that_o fight_v against_o the_o heretic_n fight_v against_o his_o judgement_n in_o this_o point_n contra_fw-la bel._n the_o just_a l._n 5._o c._n 17._o sect_n al●j_fw-la contra_fw-la also_o of_o scotus_n and_o other_o schoolman_n and_o of_o viega_n that_o they_o hold_v good_a work_n meritorious_a only_a ratione_fw-la pacti_fw-la in_o regard_n of_o god_n compact_n and_o promise_n not_o ratione_fw-la operis_fw-la for_o the_o worthof_o the_o work_n which_o fall_v in_o with_o the_o former_a so_o that_o the_o cardinal_n find_v only_o this_o difference_n between_o the_o lutheran_n doctrine_n and_o they_o they_o hold_v good_a work_n verè_fw-la bona_fw-la &_o non_fw-la peccata_fw-la true_o good_a and_o not_o 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why_o so_o because_o condigno_fw-la goodwork_n produce_v eternal_a life_n but_o not_o ex_fw-la condigno_fw-la as_o a_o grain_n of_o mustardseed_n be_v not_o to_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o great_a bulk_n it_o bear_v yet_o it_o produce_v it_o so_o do_v suffering_n the_o fair_a tree_n of_o life_n as_o saint_n paul_n 2_o cor._n 4.17_o this_o flourish_n of_o a_o similitude_n in_o transfer_v thing_n physical_a to_o moral_a neither_o prove_v nor_o answer_v any_o thing_n controversal_a again_o it_o come_v not_o home_n speak_v only_o to_o the_o word_n compare_v whereas_o the_o force_n be_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o worthy_a which_o in_o compare_v thing_n moral_a as_o the_o work_n and_o the_o reward_n be_v main_o considerable_a so_o be_v here_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o difference_n between_o physical_a or_o natural_a production_n and_o moral_a for_o we_o grant_v that_o the_o small_a suffering_n of_o this_o life_n may_v produce_v or_o work_v as_o s._n paul_n say_v there_o in_o their_o way_n and_o measure_n a_o more_o exceed_o and_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n but_o if_o this_o author_n will_v have_v it_o any_o thing_n to_o the_o reason_n of_o merit_n he_o must_v affirm_v that_o suffering_n and_o good_a work_n do_v produce_v it_o veritate_fw-la insitâ_fw-la by_o their_o own_o virtue_n and_o worth_n as_o that_o seed_n do_v the_o bulk_n which_o come_v of_o it_o by_o its_o own_o inbred_a virtue_n the_o next_o place_n be_v luc._n 17.10_o when_o you_o have_v do_v all_o say_v unprofitable_a servant_n we_o have_v do_v that_o which_o be_v our_o duty_n the_o mistake_n here_o he_o impute_v to_o we_o be_v because_o we_o will_v have_v merit_n exclude_v here_o god_n unprofitable_a servant_n in_o respect_n of_o god_n by_o this_o acknowledgement_n of_o do_v but_o our_o duty_n and_o be_v unprofitable_a why_o then_o say_v he_o deserve_v a_o servant_n his_o wage_n by_o do_v his_o duty_n and_o nothing_o else_o pa._n 169._o because_o duty_n of_o a_o servant_n do_v not_o exclude_v merit_n or_o desert_n for_o the_o servant_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o that_o duty_n antecedent_o or_o before_o his_o voluntary_a compact_n or_o covenant_n with_o his_o master_n as_o man_n stand_v bind_v to_o god_n neither_o do_v the_o master_n supply_v the_o servant_n with_o life_n health_n ability_n these_o the_o servant_n bring_v with_o he_o and_o therefore_o may_v be_v say_v to_o merit_n or_o deserve_v his_o wage_n though_o his_o service_n be_v duty_n after_o covenant_n with_o his_o master_n it_o be_v not_o so_o between_o god_n and_o man._n for_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n who_o say_v he_o can_v bring_v profit_n to_o god_n hence_o be_v only_o prove_v that_o god_n be_v no_o way_n behold_v to_o we_o but_o we_o owe_v to_o he_o for_o all_o our_o good_a work_n this_o be_v good_a catholic_n doctrine_n but_o contrary_a to_o what_o his_o master_n the_o cardinal_n say_v as_o 2._o as_o num._n 2._o above_o cite_v and_o direct_o overthrow_v the_o u●re_n mereri_fw-la the_o merit_n of_o work_n in_o any_o proper_a sense_n for_o if_o we_o owe_v to_o he_o for_o all_o our_o good_a work_n as_o we_o do_v because_o he_o enable_v we_o to_o do_v they_o by_o his_o grace_n how_o can_v we_o merit_v proper_o by_o those_o work_n at_o his_o hand_n therefore_o we_o be_v all_o to_o humble_v ourselves_o before_o he_o and_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o all_o our_o merit_n be_v his_o gift_n and_o the_o reward_n bestow_v on_o they_o ground_v on_o his_o free_a promise_n and_o acceptation_n of_o they_o for_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n so_o he_o pa._n 169._o this_o be_v good_a doctrine_n again_o but_o still_o contradictory_n to_o merit_v for_o if_o his_o gift_n than_o not_o our_o merit_n if_o reward_n upon_o free_a promise_n and_o divine_a acceptation_n then_o be_v not_o our_o work_n true_o meritorious_a of_o such_o reward_n nor_o will_v such_o concession_n which_o truth_n and_o shame_n force_n from_o you_o salve_v the_o matter_n whilst_o your_o doctrine_n 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