Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	apostle_n	master_n	servant_n	1,864	5	7.1466	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77498	The drinking of the bitter cup: or, The hardest lesson in Christ's school, learned and taught by himself, passive obedience. Wherein, besides divers doctrinall truths of great importance, many practicall directions are held forth, for the teaching of Christians how to submit to their heavenly father in suffering his will, both in life and death, patiently, obediently, willingly. / As it was lately presented to the church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the Gospel there.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1660 (1660)	Wing B4713; Thomason E1838_1; ESTC R210133	201,893	311

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down_o from_o thence_o and_o the_o like_a be_v christian_n to_o do_v they_o not_o only_o may_v but_o must_v use_v mean_n for_o the_o divert_v of_o evil_n provi●o_n a_o threefold_a provi●o_n only_o take_v it_o with_o these_o few_o prouiso_n and_o caution_n 1._o provide_v that_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v not_o reveal_v to_o they_o to_o the_o contrary_a his_o absolute_a will_n contrary_n that_o god_n will_v be_v not_o reveal_v to_o the_o contrary_n so_o as_o they_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o upon_o this_o ground_n it_o be_v that_o our_o saviour_n here_o will_v not_o admit_v of_o any_o resistance_n to_o be_v make_v to_o those_o who_o come_v to_o apprehend_v he_o because_o he_o be_v acquaint_v with_o his_o father_n will_n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n be_v peter_n here_o just_o reprovable_a for_o make_v this_o resistance_n inasmuch_o as_o his_o master_n have_v before_o acquaint_v he_o herewith_o show_v to_o he_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o apostle_n that_o he_o must_v go_v up_o 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as_o a_o drink_n offer_v upon_o the_o sacrifice_n and_o service_n of_o your_o faith_n i_o joy_v and_o rejoice_v with_o you_o all_o thus_o shall_v christian_n prefer_v their_o brethren_n soul_n before_o their_o own_o body_n such_o a_o mind_n we_o see_v there_o be_v in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o as_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v l●t_v the_o same_o mind_n be_v in_o we_o that_o be_v in_o he_o phil._n 2.5_o learn_v this_o our_o duty_n from_o he_o so_o st._n john_n press_v it_o 1_o joh._n 3.16_o hereby_o perceive_v we_o the_o love_n of_o god_n because_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o and_o we_o ought_v to_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n for_o the_o brethren_n viz_o if_o god_n call_v we_o to_o it_o thus_o have_v i_o show_v you_o two_o of_o those_o reason_n and_o ground_n whereupon_o our_o bless_a saviour_n do_v thus_o free_o and_o willing_o subject_v himself_o to_o the_o drink_n of_o this_o cup._n this_o he_o do_v in_o obedience_n to_o his_o father_n and_o this_o he_o do_v out_o of_o 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this_o cup_n to_o faint_v this_o we_o find_v eliphaz_n charge_v upon_o his_o friend_n job_n cap._n 4._o v._n 5._o now_o it_o be_v come_v upon_o thou_o and_o thou_o faint_v and_o there_o be_v a_o truth_n in_o the_o charge_n the_o evil_n which_o he_o great_o fear_v be_v come_v upon_o he_o as_o himself_o tell_v we_o in_o the_o chapter_n forego_v v._o 25._o great_a trouble_n and_o affliction_n be_v befall_v he_o and_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v it_o notwithstanding_o he_o have_v be_v a_o comforter_n of_o other_o in_o their_o affliction_n as_o the_o verse_n here_o forego_v have_v it_o cap._n 4._o v._n 3_o 4._o behold_v thou_o have_v instruct_v many_o and_o thou_o have_v strengthen_v the_o weak_a hand_n thy_o word_n have_v uphold_v he_o that_o be_v fall_v and_o thou_o have_v strengthen_v the_o feeble_a knee_n yet_o now_o that_o it_o come_v to_o his_o own_o turn_n now_o that_o the_o cup_n be_v put_v to_o his_o mouth_n he_o faint_v at_o the_o drink_n of_o it_o now_o it_o be_v come_v 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