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
A81131	The arraignment of unbelief, as the grand cause of our nationall non-establishment: cleared in a sermon to the Honourable House of Commons in Parliament, at Margarets Westminster, upon the 28th. of May, 1645. being the day of their publike fast. / By Joseph Caryl, late preacher to the Honourable Society of Lincolnes-Inne, now pastor at Magnus neer the bridge, London.	Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1645 (1645)	Wing C749; Thomason E286_5; ESTC R200075	31,767	54

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from_o the_o word_n the_o first_o i_o shall_v but_o touch_v in_o general_a take_v it_o thus_o promise_v of_o mercy_n from_o god_n include_v man_n duty_n act_n of_o spiritual_a duty_n and_o act_n of_o corporal_a and_o civil_a duty_n deliverance_n and_o establishment_n be_v promise_v to_o king_n ahaz_n and_o his_o people_n but_o they_o can_v enjoy_v either_o except_o they_o believe_v the_o lord_n make_v glorious_a promise_n for_o the_o restauration_n of_o israel_n and_o conclude_v they_o all_o with_o this_o asseveration_n i_o the_o lord_n have_v speak_v it_o and_o i_o will_v do_v it_o ezek._n 36._o 36._o nevertheless_o he_o add_v ver_fw-la 37._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n i_o will_v yet_o for_o this_o be_v inquire_v of_o by_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n to_o do_v it_o for_o they_o what_o the_o lord_n will_v do_v we_o must_v believe_v he_o will_v do_v and_o we_o must_v pray_v that_o he_o will_v do_v it_o these_o be_v act_n of_o spiritual_a duty_n and_o these_o be_v not_o all_o when_o 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to_o appease_v he_o how_o he_o divide_v his_o flock_n and_o family_n to_o make_v resistance_n or_o escape_v he_o that_o of_o paul_n act_n 27._o be_v eminent_a to_o this_o purpose_n where_o with_o his_o weather-beaten_a companion_n in_o that_o voyage_n have_v be_v in_o great_a stress_n at_o sea_n he_o step_v forth_o ver_fw-la 22._o to_o revive_v their_o faint_a spirit_n with_o a_o comfortable_a message_n be_v of_o good_a cheer_n for_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o loss_n of_o any_o man_n life_n among_o you_o but_o of_o the_o ship_n for_o there_o stand_v by_o i_o this_o night_n the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o i_o be_o and_o who_o i_o serve_v say_v fear_v not_o paul_n thou_o must_v be_v bring_v before_o caesar_n and_o lo_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o all_o those_o that_o sail_n with_o thou_o paul_n faith_n close_v full_o with_o this_o promise_n ver_fw-la 25._o i_o believe_v god_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v even_o as_o he_o have_v tell_v i_o yet_o at_o the_o 31_o verse_n when_o the_o ship-man_n under_o colour_n of_o cast_v out_o anchor_n be_v about_o to_o escape_v in_o the_o cockboat_n paul_n say_v to_o the_o centurion_n and_o the_o soldier_n except_o these_o abide_v in_o the_o ship_n you_o can_v be_v save_v not_o save_v paul_n where_o then_o be_v the_o word_n and_o promise_n of_o thy_o god_n upon_o which_o thou_o do_v even_o now_o so_o confident_o pronounce_v safety_n to_o we_o all_o if_o we_o run_v out_o of_o the_o way_n of_o god_n we_o run_v out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o rely_v upon_o the_o word_n and_o then_o go_v out_o of_o the_o way_n of_o god_n be_v not_o faith_n but_o presumption_n providence_n will_v not_o serve_v our_o negligence_n neither_o will_v the_o promise_n keep_v we_o except_o we_o keep_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o promise_n if_o you_o believe_v not_o sure_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v establish_v observe_v second_o without_o believe_v there_o be_v no_o establish_n unbelief_n be_v a_o bar_n in_o the_o way_n of_o promise_a blessing_n i_o say_v the_o prophet_n have_v make_v you_o large_a promise_n but_o take_v heed_n you_o do_v not_o straiten_v the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o give_v out_o the_o mercy_n promise_v as_o faith_n stop_v the_o severe_a threaten_n of_o destruction_n so_o unbelief_n stop_v the_o sweet_a promise_n of_o deliverance_n jonah_n prophecy_v chap._n 3._o 4._o yet_o forty_o day_n and_o nineveh_n shall_v be_v overthrow_v but_o the_o faith_n of_o nineveh_n overthrow_v that_o prophecy_n the_o city_n stand_v and_o the_o prophecy_n fall_v why_o the_o people_n of_o nineveh_n believe_v god_n and_o proclaim_v a_o fast_n etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 5._o what_o faith_n can_v do_v to_o a_o prophecy_n of_o judgement_n the_o same_o can_v unbelief_n to_o a_o promise_n of_o mercy_n overthrow_v it_o the_o psalmist_n assign_v this_o to_o the_o unbelief_n of_o the_o work_n of_o god_n as_o well_o as_o of_o his_o word_n psal_n 78._o 32_o 33._o they_o believe_v not_o his_o wondrous_a work_n therefore_o their_o day_n do_v he_o 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