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
A50459	A sermon preach'd to the Society, for reformation of manners at Kingstone upon Thames, on July 17th 1700. Publish'd at the request of the Society. By Daniel Mayo, M.A. minister of the gospel in that town.	Mayo, Daniel, 1672?-1733.	1700 (1700)	Wing M1520A; ESTC R221865	18,825	64

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be_v by_o act_v in_o conjunction_n with_o and_o i●_n assist_v one_o another_o have_v form_v themselves_o into_o a_o society_n for_o the_o good_a end_n can_v with_o any_o reason_n be_v speak_v against_o it_o be_v the_o most_o likely_a way_n to_o accomplish_v the_o design_v end_n especial_o consider_v the_o combination_n of_o devil_n with_o wicked_a man_n against_o they_o and_o that_o to_o the_o reproach_n of_o ou●_n christian_n nation_n atheist_n and_o scosfer_v with_o other_o profane_a person_n have_v their_o constant_a club_n and_o hellish_a meeting_n to_o defeat_v their_o attempt_n moreover_o this_o method_n be_v approve_v by_o many_o of_o the_o nobility_n and_o bishop_n and_o judge_n of_o both_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o ireland_n yo●_n may_v see_v their_o name_n to_o the_o number_n of_o seventy_o two_o in_o the_o book_n entitle_v a_o account_n of_o the_o society_n for_o reformation_n of_o manner_n in_o england_n and_o ireland_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v not_o only_o 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love_n if_o you_o succeed_v you_o gain_v you●_n brother_n and_o turn_v a_o sinner_n from_o th●_n error_n of_o his_o way_n and_o save_v a_o s●●_n from_o death_n however_o this_o may_v ●●_o god_n will_v account_v of_o you_o accord●●●_n to_o your_o sincere_a endeavour_n and_o not_o according_a to_o your_o success_n and_o whilst_o he_o rain_n down_o curse_n on_o flatterer_n and_o backbiter_n your_o prayer_n and_o this_o your_o labour_n of_o love_n shall_v at_o the_o least_o return_v into_o your_o own_o bosom_n he_o that_o say_v unto_o the_o wicked_a thou_o be_v righteous_a he_o shall_v the_o people_n curse_n nation_n shall_v abhor_v he_o but_o 25._o prov._n 24.24_o 25._o to_o they_o that_o rebuke_v he_o shall_v be_v delight_n and_o a_o good_a blessing_n shall_v come_v upon_o they_o you_o may_v hope_v that_o you_o and_o your_o posterity_n shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n as_o in_o a_o quiet_a habitation_n but_o if_o all_o the_o method_n god_n have_v take_v with_o we_o and_o this_o of_o 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a_o sermon_n preach_v to_o the_o society_n for_o reformation_n of_o manner_n at_o kingston_n upon_o thames_n on_o july_n 17_o 1700._o publish_a at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o society_n by_o daniel_n mayo_n m._n a._n minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o that_o town_n london_n print_v for_o john_n laurence_n at_o the_o angel_n in_o the_o poultry_n mdcc_o the_o epistle_n dedicatory_a to_o the_o worshipful_a mr._n thomas_n edmond_n bailiff_n mr._n john_n lamb_n bailiff_n mr._n charles_n salter_n mr._n nathanael_n brandle_v justice_n of_o the_o peace_n in_o the_o town_n and_o corporation_n of_o kingston_n upon_o thames_n gentleman_n i_o be_v the_o more_o willing_a when_o desire_v to_o publish_v the_o follow_a discourse_n because_o i_o think_v i_o may_v thereby_o have_v a_o opportunity_n of_o give_v a_o public_a testimony_n of_o your_o cheerful_a concurrence_n with_o and_o encouragement_n of_o those_o person_n who_o be_v unite_v in_o a_o society_n in_o order_n to_o assist_v you_o in_o the_o 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〈◊〉_d verl_n septuag_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o the_o margin_n of_o your_o bibles_n a_o man_n of_o reproof_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o text_n may_v be_v this_o he_o that_o frequent_o reprove_v other_o and_z at_o the_o same_o time_n be_v and_o remain_v guilty_a himself_o shall_v be_v sudden_o destroy_v and_o that_o without_o remedy_n and_o this_o be_v a_o undoubted_a truth_n and_o what_o i_o shall_v again_o take_v notice_n of_o in_o the_o application_n though_o i_o rather_o think_v the_o mean_v of_o the_o text_n be_v as_o our_o translator_n render_v it_o and_o as_o the_o generality_n of_o expositor_n understand_v it_o that_o the_o offender_n that_o remain_v obstinate_a and_o unreformed_a notwithstanding_o he_o have_v enjoy_v the_o privilege_n of_o be_v frequent_o reprove_v shall_v certain_o and_o sudden_o be_v destroy_v that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v who_o duty_n it_o be_v to_o reprove_v and_o how_o it_o appear_v that_o it_o be_v 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