Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	according_a	church_n	law_n	1,084	5	4.5241	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97370	Constitutions and canons ecclesiastical treated upon by the archbishops and bishops and the rest of the clergy of Ierland [sic] and agreed upon with the Kings Majesties license in their synod begun at Dublin Anno Dom. 1634 and in the year of the reign of our sovereign Lord Charles ... King of Great Brittain, ... the tenth.	Church of Ireland.	1669 (1669)	Wing C4098; ESTC R29961	40,928	69

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to_o perform_v all_o the_o say_a duty_n in_o such_o manner_n and_o sort_n as_o before_o be_v prescribe_v fourteen_o minister_n not_o to_o refuse_v to_o christen_v ere_fw-we bury_v no_o minister_n shall_v refuse_v or_o delay_v to_o christen_v any_o child_n according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n that_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o church_n to_o he_o on_o sunday_n or_o holiday_n to_o be_v christen_v or_o to_o bury_v any_o corpse_n that_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o church_n or_o churchyard_n convenient_a warning_n be_v give_v to_o he_o thereof_o before_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o be_v prescribe_v in_o the_o say_a book_n of_o common_a prayer_n and_o if_o he_o shall_v refuse_v to_o christen_v the_o one_o or_o bury_v the_o other_o except_o the_o party_n decease_v be_v denounce_v excommunicate_v majori_fw-la excommunicatione_n for_o some_o grievous_a and_o notorious_a crime_n and_o no_o man_n able_a to_o testify_v of_o his_o repentance_n he_o shall_v be_v suspend_v by_o 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the_o holy_a