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
A55106	Popery and hypocrisy detected and opened from the Holy Scriptures as it respects magistrates, ministers, and people. In a sermon upon the occasion of a general fast, kept Decemb. 22. 1680. By the author of the Plotters doom, a true son of the Church of England.	Palmer, Samuel, d. 1724.	1680 (1680)	Wing P252; ESTC R217473	30,180	38

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popery_n and_o hypocrisy_n detect_v and_o open_v from_z the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o it_o respect_v magistrate_n minister_n and_o people_n in_o a_o sermon_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o a_o general_n fast_o keep_v decemb._n 22._o 1680._o by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o plotter_n doom_n a_o true_a son_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n london_n print_v for_o richard_n janeway_n in_o queens-head-alley_n in_o paternoster_n row_n 1680._o a_o fast-sermon_n upon_o joel_n ii_o 13._o rend_a your_o heart_n and_o not_o your_o garment_n and_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n by_o the_o command_n of_o god_n and_o the_o government_n we_o be_v here_o assemble_v to_o celebrate_v a_o fast_a and_o i_o have_v choose_v this_o text_n as_o suitable_a to_o the_o occasion_n because_o it_o instruct_v we_o how_o to_o perform_v our_o duty_n herein_o both_o acceptable_o unto_o god_n and_o profitable_o unto_o ourselves_o without_o which_o our_o present_a fast_n and_o all_o our_o religious_a performance_n 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