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	good_a	law_n	1,316	5	4.6145	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41792	Truth and peace, or, The last and most friendly debate concerning infant-baptism being a brief answer to a late book intituled, The case of infant-baptism (written by a doctor of the Church of England) ... whereunto is annexed a brief discourse of the sign of the cross in baptism, and of the use of the ring, and bowing at the altar, in the solemnization of marriage / by Thomas Grantham.	Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692.	1689 (1689)	Wing G1550; ESTC R41720	89,378	100

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adam_n and_o eve._n ergo_fw-la the_o father_n or_o those_o who_o have_v right_a to_o dispose_v of_o the_o party_n to_o be_v marry_v may_v lawful_o celebrate_v the_o marriage_n and_o pray_v for_o a_o special_a benediction_n see_v 1_o cor._n 7._o 38._o and_o for_o this_o we_o have_v some_o light_n from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o other_o place_n as_o have_v be_v show_v but_o that_o god_n minister_n be_v either_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n or_o of_o the_o gospel_n concern_v as_o god_n minister_n to_o celebrate_v marriage_n do_v not_o appear_v from_o any_o hint_n in_o the_o word_n of_o god._n and_o certain_o have_v the_o apostle_n be_v of_o this_o bishop_n mind_n he_o will_v have_v give_v we_o direction_n either_o by_o his_o own_o practice_n or_o some_o other_o way_n touch_v this_o matter_n but_o that_o any_o of_o the_o apostle_n ever_o marry_v any_o body_n will_v never_o be_v prove_v and_o though_o jesus_n be_v at_o a_o wedding_n and_o wrought_v a_o miracle_n there_o john_n 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