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	king_n	law_n	1,830	5	4.8875	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53728	Some considerations about union among Protestants, and the preservation of the interest of the Protestant religion in this nation	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1680 (1680)	Wing O807A; ESTC R20887	7,750	16

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