Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	action_n	good_a	sin_n	1,294	5	4.8298	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45720	The firebrand taken out of the fire, or, The wonderfull history, case, and cure of Mis Drake, sometimes the wife of Francis Drake of Esher in the county of Surrey, Esq., who was under the power and severe discipline of Satan for the space of ten yeares, and was redeemed from his tyranny in a wonderfull manner a little before her death,by the great mercy of God, and (instrumentally) by the extraordinary paines prayers, and fastings, of fource reverend divines, whose names are here subscribed, viz. B. Vsher, D. Preston, M. Hooker, M. Dod; Trodden down strength by the God of strength	Hart, John, D.D.	1654 (1654)	Wing H949; ESTC R15516	54,457	202

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disciple_n joh._n 17.8_o be_v weak_a ignorant_a man_n in_o many_o thing_n touch_v salvation_n for_o who_o christ_n yet_o plead_v with_o his_o father_n they_o have_v keep_v my_o word_n though_o former_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v those_o thing_n may_v otherwise_o have_v be_v reveal_v unto_o they_o joh._n 16.12_o therefore_o from_o hence_o be_v much_o press_v upon_o she_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n howsoever_o unto_o her_o weak_a power_n and_o strength_n which_o god_n will_v increase_v unto_o a_o great_a growth_n be_v that_o he_o give_v strength_n to_o the_o weak_a and_o unto_o they_o that_o have_v no_o strength_n isa_n 40.29_o her_o case_n be_v show_v she_o to_o be_v no_o worse_o than_o that_o ezek._n 16.4.5_o of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n pollute_v in_o their_o own_o blood_n cast_v forth_o in_o a_o miserable_a condition_n no_o eye_n pity_v of_o they_o any_o way_n to_o help_v they_o who_o yet_o god_n in_o his_o mercy_n pity_v in_o that_o woeful_a condition_n say_v unto_o they_o that_o even_o then_o they_o shall_v live_v they_o shall_v live_v when_o they_o be_v thus_o in_o their_o blood_n ezek._n 16.6_o therefore_o to_o hope_v well_o in_o the_o mercy_n of_o the_o almighty_a not_o measure_v the_o same_o by_o the_o scantling_n of_o her_o shallow_a conceit_n of_o god_n in_o who_o sight_n all_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n be_v nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o the_o infinite_a price_n pay_v of_o that_o blood_n of_o the_o everlasting_a covenant_n and_o infinite_a value_n and_o merit_n of_o the_o same_o which_o speak_v better_a thing_n than_o the_o blood_n of_o abel_n heb._n 12.24_o and_o whereby_o we_o have_v access_n with_o boldness_n unto_o the_o throne_n of_o grace_n by_o a_o new_a and_o live_a way_n which_o he_o have_v consecrate_v for_o we_o through_o the_o yeile_n that_o be_v to_o say_v his_o flesh_n the_o strength_n of_o these_o thing_n thus_o enforce_v so_o overcome_v she_o thus_o deliver_v that_o herein_o she_o be_v also_o convince_v that_o she_o 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in_o h●●_n most_o untoward_a cross_a carriage_n this_o get_v much_o ground_n upon_o h●●_n spirit_n and_o bring_v she_o to_o do_v many_o thing_n which_o no_o harsh_a crossnesse_n can_v possible_o effect_v with_o he●_n and_o therefore_o this_o couse_n be_v no●_n take_v not_o to_o vex_v she_o any_o more_o o●_n urge_v she_o with_o persuasion_n to_o go_v to_o church_n '_o or_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n ●o_o displease_v unto_o she_o but_o to_o go_v ●long_o with_o her_o spirit_n with_o patience_n abound_v with_o love_n mercy_n good_a word_n and_o the_o like_a until_o ●hee_o be_v convince_v in_o judgement_n when_o they_o need_v not_o to_o hale_v or_o pull_v she_o duty_n will_v then_o come_v off_o free_o for_o indeed_o this_o be_v the_o undo_n of_o many_o poor_a soul_n in_o the_o like_a or_o any_o distemper_n to_o chide_v rate_n and_o urge_v they_o to_o much_o which_o be_v a_o cross_a way_n displease_v and_o unprosperous_a yea_o disproportionable_a unto_o that_o course_n christ_n take_v who_o 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