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
A87178	Trodden dovvn strength, by the God of strength, or, Mrs Drake revived. Shewing her strange and rare case, great and many uncouth afflictions, for tenne yeares together : together, with the strange and wonderfull manner how the Lord revealed himselfe unto her, a few dayes before her death. / Related by her somtime unworthy friend, Hart On-Hi.	Hart, John, D.D.	1647 (1647)	Wing H960; Thomason E1156_1; ESTC R204874	52,707	199

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the_o decree_n of_o god_n nor_o pry_v into_o his_o secret_n for_o which_o then_o be_v allege_v that_o excellent_a scripture_n deut._n 30.12_o that_o what_o they_o be_v to_o perform_v and_o know_v be_v not_o in_o heaven_n that_o we_o shall_v say_v who_o shall_v go_v up_o for_o we_o to_o heaven_n and_o bring_v it_o unto_o we_o that_o we_o may_v hear_v it_o and_o do_v it_o neither_o be_v it_o beyond_o the_o sea_n that_o thou_o shall_v say_v who_o shall_v go_v over_o the_o sea_n for_o we_o etc._n etc._n but_o the_o word_n be_v very_o nigh_o unto_o thou_o in_o thy_o mouth_n and_o in_o thy_o heart_n that_o thou_o may_v do_v it_o further_o he_o urge_v that_o if_o thus_o much_o be_v certain_o know_v by_o she_o he_o show_v she_o argu_n ∣_o ment_fw-mi 1_o it_o must_v be_v by_o a_o spirit_n of_o revelation_n demand_v of_o she_o what_o spirit_n have_v reveal_v thus_o much_o unto_o she_o if_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o devil_n as_o it_o can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o he_o be_v a_o liar_n and_o the_o 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