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	law_n	nature_n	1,115	5	5.3946	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92842	Antinomianisme anatomized. Or, A glasse for the lawlesse: who deny the ruling use of the morall law unto Christians under the gospel. / By John Sedgwick, B.D. and Pastor of the Church of God at Alphag, neer Cripple-gate London.	Sedgwick, John, 1600 or 1601-1643.	1643 (1643)	Wing S2359; Thomason E63_5; ESTC R4740	39,115	56

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you_o to_o walk_v in_o my_o statute_n and_o you_o shall_v keep_v my_o judgement_n and_o do_v they_o ezek._n 36._o 27._o i_o pray_v note_n 1._o that_o the_o spirit_n what_o the_o spirit_n write_v the_o law_n what_o make_v it_o his_o work_n to_o convey_v the_o mind_n of_o god_n in_o the_o law_n into_o the_o mind_n of_o every_o christian_a he_o do_v by_o a_o enlighten_v act_n sufficient_o instruct_v they_o in_o god_n authority_n over_o they_o and_o his_o will_n concern_v they_o 2._o that_o the_o spirit_n do_v by_o a_o act_n of_o efficacy_n engrave_v and_o write_v the_o law_n in_o their_o heart_n which_o be_v no_o other_o thing_n then_o the_o fasten_n of_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o law_n together_o with_o a_o disposition_n to_o obedience_n upon_o the_o heart_n so_o that_o the_o heart_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o contrary_a to_o it_o but_o sweet_o concur_v with_o it_o i_o mean_v there_o shall_v be_v find_v these_o four_o thing_n in_o a_o christian_n 1._o obedientiall_a 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