Selected quad for the lemma: nature_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nature_n	law_n	moral_a	precept_n	2,880	5	9.5945	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42727	A sermon on the sin of stealing custom, and the duty of paying tribute from the 13. Rom. 7. v. / preached at St. Peter's Exon by John Gilbert ...	Gilbert, John, b. 1658 or 9.	1699 (1699)	Wing G709; ESTC R40886	10,825	34

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tell_v we_o that_o custom_n denote_v the_o tax_n lay_v upon_o trade_n and_o tribute_n that_o which_o be_v lay_v on_o the_o person_n or_o estate_n of_o men._n to_o the_o like_a purpose_n gerhard_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicitur_fw-la tributum_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o capita_fw-la civium_fw-la imponitur_fw-la ●…_n quicquid_fw-la alio_fw-la nomine_fw-la solvitur_fw-la beza_n strigel_n aret._n gerhard_n beza_n and_o other_o explain_v these_o word_n that_o tribute_n be_v a_o polrate_a custom_n what_o be_v payable_a upon_o any_o other_o account_n and_o have_v show_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o tribute_n and_o custom_n i_o come_v in_o the_o 2d_o place_v to_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o gro●…_n est_fw-la injustum_fw-la quod_fw-la naturae_fw-la societatis_fw-la repugnat_fw-la gro●…_n command_n which_o injoin_v the_o payment_n of_o these_o thing_n and_o here_o it_o will_v appear_v that_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o moral_a law_n and_o of_o universal_a obligation_n because_o 1._o it_o 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payment_n tacit._n nec_fw-la quies_fw-la gentium_fw-la sine_fw-la armis_fw-la nec_fw-la arma_fw-la sine_fw-la stipendiis_fw-la nec_fw-la stipendia_fw-la sine_fw-la tributis_fw-la haberi_fw-la possunt_fw-la tacit._n of_o they_o become_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o very_a heathen_n be_v not_o so_o blind_v with_o avarice_n as_o we_o be_v and_o by_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n they_o be_v convince_v of_o the_o necessity_n of_o this_o duty_n and_o the_o obligation_n we_o be_v under_o for_o the_o practice_n of_o it_o cicero_n 78._o subsidium_fw-la belli_n &_o nervus_fw-la reipub_fw-la orat_fw-la pro_fw-la manl._n tributis_fw-la magistratibus_fw-la denegatis_fw-la extremam_fw-la reip_n perniciem_fw-la impendere_fw-la liv._o lib._n 7._o p._n 78._o style_v tribute_n the_o support_n of_o war_n and_o the_o sinew_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o menenius_z agrippa_z in_o levie_n declare_v inevitable_a ruin_n must_v needs_o follow_v the_o deny_v of_o tribute_n for_o the_o 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apostle_n dissert_n tributum_fw-la non_fw-la gratuitum_fw-la sed_fw-la redhostimentum_fw-la patrei_fw-la nii_fw-la &_o defension●s_fw-la freher_n dissert_n infer_v this_o duty_n from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o industry_n and_o diligence_n the_o care_n and_o trouble_v which_o governor_n undergo_v in_o the_o discharge_n of_o their_o office_n it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o commutative_a justice_n and_o upon_o this_o account_n as_o well_o as_o that_o before_o mention_v it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o by_o which_o all_o man_n be_v oblige_v and_o of_o this_o nature_n 3_o it_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v because_o it_o be_v a_o proof_n of_o our_o subjection_n to_o the_o government_n 231._o suum_fw-la quod_fw-la magistratui_fw-la jubemur_fw-la dare_v sunt_fw-la obedientia_fw-la in_o licitis_fw-la &_o honestis_fw-la reverentia_fw-la &_o timor_fw-la pro_fw-la ipso_fw-la &_o tributa_fw-la &_o vectigalia_fw-la chemnit_fw-la loc._n theo._n pars_fw-la 3._o p._n 231._o 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