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	heart_n	soul_n	1,196	5	4.7627	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35042	A defense against the dread of death, or, Zach. Crofton's meditations and soliloquies concerning the stroak of death sounded in his ears in the time of his close imprisonment in the Tower of London, anno 1661 and 1662 : digested for his own private staisfaction and support in the vale of the shadow of death, and now made publique for the advantage of such as abide under Gods present visitation in London by the pestilence.	Crofton, Zachary, 1625 or 6-1672.	1665 (1665)	Wing C6992; ESTC R24795	57,690	178

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renew_v his_o age_n he_o will_v not_o desire_v it_o he_o will_v refuse_v it_o do_v the_o pain_n of_o life_n take_v away_o the_o pain_n of_o death_n to_o heathen_n and_o shall_v it_o not_o much_o more_o do_v so_o unto_o christian_n who_o have_v other_o and_o better_a hope_n of_o future_a happiness_n than_o they_o ever_o know_v or_o expect_v my_o soul_n stir_v up_o thyself_o make_v out_o a_o little_a faith_n and_o patience_n to_o endure_v this_o one_o pinch_n and_o stroke_n of_o pain_n which_o shall_v present_o cease_v and_o be_v the_o period_n of_o all_o thy_o misery_n the_o cure_n of_o all_o thy_o malady_n and_o will_v heal_v thou_o of_o all_o thy_o fear_n grief_n care_n disease_n and_o distemper_n the_o affliction_n of_o my_o body_n and_o anguish_n of_o my_o mind_n though_o i_o walk_v through_o the_o vale_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n i_o will_v fear_v none_o ill_o for_o lord_n thou_o be_v with_o i_o be_v with_o i_o o_o my_o god_n that_o i_o may_v not_o over-passionate_o fear_v 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evidence_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o these_o delight_n sinful_a sinful_a it_o be_v well_o if_o i_o can_v say_v these_o pleasure_n be_v only_o sensible_a my_o soul_n have_v on_o woeful_a experience_n find_v they_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n 11.25_o heb._n 11.25_o not_o only_o the_o reward_n but_o also_o the_o cause_n of_o sin_n i_o never_o can_v possess_v they_o without_o sin_n i_o have_v in_o this_o respect_n pay_v full_a dear_a for_o all_o the_o pleasure_n i_o have_v enjoy_v under_o the_o sun_n they_o have_v steal_v too_o much_o of_o my_o heart_n and_o affection_n they_o have_v eat_v into_o and_o eat_v up_o too_o much_o of_o my_o precious_a time_n they_o have_v

dull_v my_o sense_n stupefy_v my_o soul_n and_o discompose_v i_o unto_o the_o duty_n of_o holiness_n they_o have_v be_v bait_n and_o snare_n whereby_o i_o have_v be_v entice_v unto_o and_o entangle_v in_o sin_n they_o have_v divert_v my_o soul_n from_o seek_v and_o solace_v itself_o in_o more_o serious_a and_o satisfy_a delight_n the_o sinfulness_n of_o my_o pleasure_n have_v eat_v out_o the_o sweetness_n of_o my_o pleasure_n these_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n be_v but_o for_o a_o season_n be_v often_o change_v short_n short_n and_o do_v soon_o vanish_v will_v certain_o expire_v can_v endure_v for_o ever_o and_o leave_v bitterness_n behind_o they_o when_o they_o go_v away_o they_o have_v cost_v i_o more_o smart_a and_o grief_n when_o they_o have_v be_v end_v than_o they_o do_v afford_v i_o joy_n or_o content_v whilst_o they_o continue_v i_o may_v willing_o dismiss_v those_o pleasure_n which_o i_o have_v buy_v at_o so_o dear_a a_o rate_n possess_v so_o uncertain_o and_o for_o so_o short_a 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scale_n of_o moses_n judgement_n and_o affection_n in_o his_o time_n of_o life_n 27._o heb._n 11.25_o 26_o 27._o youth_n and_o strength_n cause_v he_o to_o despise_v the_o crown_n and_o glory_n of_o egypt_n and_o to_o choose_v affliction_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n rather_o than_o to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o pharoah_n daughter_n and_o shall_v not_o the_o sense_n and_o expectation_n thereof_o make_v i_o content_a to_o leave_v the_o delight_n which_o i_o can_v long_o enjoy_v it_o be_v my_o duty_n to_o have_v refuse_v they_o soon_o i_o may_v well_o be_v content_a to_o relinquish_v they_o now_o i_o can_v enjoy_v they_o no_o long_o my_o soul_n yield_v unto_o rejoice_v in_o and_o bless_v god_n for_o that_o necessity_n which_o do_v enforce_v thy_o duty_n and_o willing_o leave_v those_o pleasure_n which_o will_v have_v leave_v thou_o in_o bitterness_n if_o thou_o shall_v long_o abide_v in_o the_o body_n the_o only_a subject_n capable_a of_o these_o sensible_a pleasure_n sect_n 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