Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	affection_n	church_n	zion_n	13	3	9.2754	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46702	The vvorks of heaven upon earth, or, The eccellencie of praise and thanksgiving in part displayed in a sermon, inlarged into a treatise, preached at Taunton in the county of Somerset May 11. 1648, being the day set apart for the annuall commemoration of the deliverance of that town, by the reliefe which they received on May 11. anno 1645 / by Henry Jeanes ...	Jeanes, Henry, 1611-1662.	1649 (1649)	Wing J513; ESTC R20545	60,248	86

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how_o he_o be_v habitual_o fit_v and_o prepare_v for_o it_o vers_n 7._o my_o heart_n be_v fix_v or_o prepare_v o_o god_n my_o heart_n be_v fix_v or_o prepare_v i_o will_v sing_v and_o give_v praise_n the_o ingemination_n of_o this_o profession_n of_o his_o preparation_n for_o praise_n denote_v either_o the_o absolute_a and_o great_a necessity_n of_o it_o or_o else_o his_o wonderful_a exactness_n in_o it_o in_o verse_n 8._o he_o betake_v himself_o unto_o a_o actual_a preparation_n for_o it_o he_o awaken_v and_o rouze_v up_o all_o that_o within_o or_o without_o he_o may_v contribute_v unto_o the_o work_n awake_v up_o my_o glory_n awake_v psaltery_a and_o harp_n i_o myself_o will_v awake_v early_o if_o the_o alacrity_n of_o the_o sweet_a singer_n of_o israel_n must_v be_v thus_o awaken_v to_o give_v praise_n unto_o god_n o_o then_o what_o rowze_a and_o stir_v up_o do_v not_o backwardness_n and_o dulness_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o in_o that_o exhortation_n of_o paul_n coloss_n 4.2_o to_o 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