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
A82549	The oath of allegiance and the national covenant proved to be non-obliging: or, three several papers on that subject; viz. 1. Two positions, with several reasons of them, and consequences flowing from thence. 2. An answer to the said positions. 3. A reply to the said answer, wherein the truth of the positions is vindicated, and the oath of allegiance, and the national covenant are made non-obliging. / By Samuel Eaton, teacher of the Church of Christ at Darkenfield in Chesshire.	Eaton, Samuel, 1596?-1665.	1650 (1650)	Wing E124; Thomason E606_2; Thomason E613_18; ESTC R205852	78,765	83

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life_n it_o appear_v not_o that_o he_o be_v a_o tyrant_n unto_o the_o com-wealth_n however_o it_o i●_n evident_a that_o he_o be_v give_v of_o god_n immediate_o without_o the_o interposition_n of_o the_o people_n and_o therefore_o it_o may_v be_v that_o he_o must_v be_v take_v away_o by_o god_n though_o he_o have_v be_v a_o tyrant_n but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o prince_n in_o these_o time_n that_o have_v no_o such_o immediate_a call_v to_o kingdom_n reas_n 5._o otherwise_o you_o leave_v no_o place_n for_o passive_a obedience_n to_o prayer_n for_o and_o patience_n towards_o magistrate_n in_o case_n of_o their_o wrong_n do_v and_o your_o own_o innocency_n which_o yet_o be_v general_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v a_o duty_n reply_n there_o will_v be_v particular_a wrong_v enough_o to_o exercise_v the_o patience_n of_o particular_a person_n before_o it_o come_v to_o be_v miscarriage_n against_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o there_o will_v be_v miscarry_v enough_o through_o weakness_n and_o 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