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	commendation_n	great_a	17	3	2.0871	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59600	The great commandment A discourse upon Psal. 73. 25. shewing that God is all things to a religious soul. Being a further explication of a short discourse called, The angelical life, formerly written by the same author S.S.	Shaw, Samuel, 1635-1696.	1678 (1678)	Wing S3036B; ESTC R222383	50,178	200

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time_n judge_v as_o discreet_o and_o discern_v as_o clear_o as_o afterward_o he_o do_v he_o will_v rather_o have_v wish_v for_o the_o strength_n of_o a_o ox_n to_o endure_v than_o the_o wing_n of_o a_o dove_n to_o escape_v these_o pressure_n for_o in_o the_o up_o shoot_v of_o all_o when_o he_o have_v view_v and_o compare_v all_o together_o and_o well_o recollect_v himself_o he_o profess_v open_o that_o he_o account_v it_o good_a for_o he_o that_o he_o meet_v with_o such_o usage_n in_o the_o world_n psal_n 119._o 67_o 71_o 75._o god_n be_v the_o supreme_a good_a that_o be_v good_a for_o we_o that_o bring_v we_o nigh_o and_o make_v we_o like_a unto_o he_o and_o that_o be_v not_o only_a prosperity_n though_o indeed_o that_o aught_o to_o do_v it_o and_o i_o hope_v often_o do_v it_o but_o even_o adversity_n also_o heb._n 12._o 10._o he_o chasten_v we_o for_o our_o profit_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o his_o holiness_n chap._n iu._n the_o four_o and_o last_o cause_n assign_v 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the_o part_n of_o soul_n and_o body_n be_v not_o this_o the_o worst_a that_o can_v come_v it_o seem_v then_o that_o it_o be_v a_o immoderate_a love_n of_o this_o wretched_a life_n that_o be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o these_o bitter_a fear_n and_o passion_n labour_v therefore_o to_o be_v crucify_a to_o the_o love_n of_o this_o natural_a life_n there_o be_v many_o inconvenience_n and_o misery_n that_o do_v arise_v from_o this_o root_n which_o i_o can_v now_o name_v certain_o this_o distemper_n which_o i_o be_o speak_v of_o be_v a_o very_a great_a one_o for_o however_o you_o find_v david_n here_o labour_v under_o it_o yet_o elsewhere_o we_o find_v he_o earnest_o labour_v to_o be_v rid_v of_o it_o why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v within_o i_o etc._n etc._n psal_n 42._o 5_o 12._o 43._o 5._o he_o be_v trouble_v at_o his_o be_v trouble_v and_o can_v with_o patience_n think_v how_o impatient_a he_o have_v be_v strike_v therefore_o at_o the_o 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