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	heart_n	lord_n	1,002	5	3.6719	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30345	A treatise of the covenant of grace wherein the graduall breakings out of Gospel grace from Adam to Christ are clearly discovered, the differences betwixt the Old and New Testament are laid open, divers errours of Arminians and others are confuted, the nature of uprightnesse, and the way of Christ in bringing the soul into communion with himself ... are solidly handled / by that faithfull servant of Jesus Christ, and minister of the Gospel, John Ball ; published by Simeon Ash.	Ball, John, 1585-1640.; Ashe, Simeon, d. 1662.	1645 (1645)	Wing B579; ESTC R6525	360,186	382

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all_o that_o he_o can_v he_o be_v a_o unprofitable_a servant_n he_o have_v 10._o luke_n 17._o 10._o do_v but_o his_o duty_n the_o obedience_n that_o god_n require_v at_o his_o hand_n be_v partly_o natural_a to_o be_v regulate_v according_a to_o the_o law_n engrave_v in_o his_o heart_n by_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n himself_o consist_v in_o the_o true_a unfeigned_a and_o perfect_a love_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o neighbour_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n and_o partly_o symbolical_a which_o stand_v in_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n give_v for_o his_o probation_n and_o trial_n whether_o he_o will_v submit_v to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o god_n in_o a_o act_n of_o itself_o mere_o indifferent_a because_o he_o be_v so_o command_v though_o god_n have_v put_v many_o ability_n and_o honourable_a privilege_n upon_o man_n yet_o he_o remain_v his_o sovereign_n which_o by_o a_o act_n of_o restraint_n he_o be_v please_v to_o make_v man_n thus_o exalt_v to_o know_v which_o he_o do_v by_o require_v 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impression_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o frame_n of_o the_o creature_n which_o be_v apparent_a in_o the_o covenant_n so_o often_o mention_v with_o the_o unreasonable_a creature_n and_o this_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o covenant_v with_o our_o first_o parent_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocency_n but_o be_v mo●t_o observable_a in_o the_o restore_v reasonable_a creature_n when_o god_n shall_v put_v his_o law_n into_o their_o heart_n and_o write_v they_o in_o their_o inward_a part_n jer._n 31._o 33._o and_o the_o more_o perfect_a the_o creature_n grow_v the_o more_o real_a shall_v the_o impression_n be_v but_o yet_o in_o all_o age_n of_o the_o church_n past_a and_o so_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n god_n have_v ever_o and_o ever_o will_v make_v expression_n outward_a of_o this_o his_o covenant_n with_o mankind_n the_o covenant_n be_v one_o thing_n the_o name_n of_o the_o covenant_n another_o for_o the_o covenant_n include_v the_o whole_a reason_n of_o the_o covenant_n with_o the_o 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his_o happiness_n shall_v have_v be_v continue_v the_o partee_n covenant_v be_v god_n and_o man_n for_o god_n promise_v unto_o man_n upon_o condition_n and_o man_n promise_v unto_o god_n what_o he_o require_v in_o respect_n of_o god_n promise_v the_o covenant_n be_v call_v his_o but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o condition_n it_o may_v be_v call_v man_v god_n promise_v free_o to_o recompense_v 68_o zech._n 9_o 11._o in_o the_o blood_n of_o thy_o covenant_n sept._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 68_o the_o good_a of_o obedience_n which_o be_v already_o due_a and_o may_v be_v exact_v without_o promise_n of_o reward_n man_n promise_v to_o pay_v that_o debt_n of_o duty_n which_o he_o owe_v unto_o the_o lord_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o manifold_a relation_n wherein_o he_o stand_v oblige_v unto_o he_o the_o form_n of_o the_o covenant_n stand_v in_o a_o promise_n and_o restipulation_n wherein_o the_o lord_n though_o he_o may_v have_v require_v the_o whole_a he_o to_o will_n and_o to_o will_v 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