Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	act_n	believe_v	faith_n	1,015	5	5.7119	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65896	The way of life and perfection livingly demonstrated in some serious animadversions or remarks and answers upon the book entituled The middle way of perfection, with indifferency between the orthodox and the Quaker, herein considered, and the naked truth as it is in Christ Jesus, opened in real love to the souls of men / by George Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1676 (1676)	Wing W1973; ESTC R20758	42,882	60

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performance_n 19_o so_o that_o not_o only_o our_o sin_n be_v do_v away_o and_o not_o impute_v but_o forgive_v as_o the_o iniquity_n of_o judah_n shall_v be_v seek_v for_o and_o not_o fou●d_v but_o this_o covenant_n have_v nothing_o to_o lay_v to_o our_o charge_n too_o which_o i_o will_v add_v as_o we_o be_v child_n of_o god_n redeem_v by_o christ_n who_o give_v himself_o for_o we_o that_o he_o may_v redeem_v we_o from_o all_o iniquity_n mark_v that_o and_o further_o bless_a be_v he_o who_o transgression_n be_v forgive_v and_o who_o sin_n be_v cover_v bless_v be_v the_o man_n unto_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v not_o iniquity_n and_o in_o who_o spirit_n there_o be_v no_o guile_n psa._n 32._o 1_o 2._o observe_v in_o who_o spirit_n be_v no_o guile_n and_o further_o the_o holy_a spirit_n in_o this_o new_a covenant_n enable_v they_o that_o walk_v in_o it_o to_o the_o perfect_a performance_n of_o their_o duty_n therein_o require_v and_o the_o reconciliation_n that_o be_v wrought_v in_o the_o 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