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	work_n	1,044	5	5.6274	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10037	Duties of communicants, or a treatise, teaching such as purpose to receiue the sacrament of the Lords Supper how they may rightly carrie themselues, before, in, and after the action of receiuing. By R: Preston, preacher of Gods Word at Rushden in Northampton-shire.	Preston, Richard, d. ca. 1624.	1621 (1621)	STC 20284; ESTC S100877	48,394	185

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mat._n 24.45.46_o and_o 25.21_o and_o profitable_a servant_n enter_v into_o joy_n eternal_a for_o you_o have_v have_v respect_n to_o all_o my_o commandment_n to_o keep_v they_o and_o indeed_o though_o there_o be_v small_a power_n or_o no_o ability_n at_o all_o in_o we_o to_o fulfil_v as_o be_v in_o christ_n yet_o there_o be_v no_o man_n but_o be_v bind_v 1._o to_o all_o duty_n of_o religion_n &_o godly_a life_n 2._o to_o all_o duty_n concern_v outward_a righteousness_n which_o man_n claim_v 3._o to_o all_o particular_a duty_n charge_v upon_o he_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o society_n whereof_o he_o be_v a_o member_n whether_o church_n commonwealth_n or_o family_n for_o this_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o we_o shall_v prompt_v and_o set_v forward_o ourselves_o to_o every_o good_a work_n that_o we_o shall_v strive_v unto_o perfection_n &_o sanctification_n and_o bear_v the_o image_n of_o christ_n in_o we_o again_o 3.1_o phil._n 3.1_o oh_o that_o there_o be_v such_o a_o heart_n in_o 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