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	pray_v	prayer_n	1,314	5	6.4509	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25421	The right government of thoughts, or, A discovery of all vain, unprofitable, idle, and wicked thoughts with directions for the getting, keeping, and governing of good thoughts, digested into chapters for the ease of the reader : whereunto are added four sermons / by ... John Angel ...	Angel, John, d. 1655.; T. B.	1659 (1659)	Wing A3162A; ESTC R13149	89,280	271

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10_o 11._o a_o slight_a and_o superficial_a grief_n will_v not_o serve_v the_o turn_n three_o it_o must_v be_v constant_a for_o continuance_n not_o for_o a_o time_n but_o renew_v every_o morning_n and_o evening_n david_n sin_n be_v ever_o before_o he_o psal_n 51._o 3._o yea_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a we_o shall_v so_o grieve_v for_o sin_n past_a that_o we_o shall_v never_o sin_v hereafter_o but_o spend_v our_o life_n in_o sorrow_n and_o contrition_n for_o sin_n already_o do_v four_o it_o must_v be_v such_o a_o sorrow_n as_o quicken_v to_o holy_a duty_n as_o prayer_n hear_v of_o the_o word_n and_o the_o like_a worldly_n sorrow_n make_v we_o lumpish_a but_o spiritual_a and_o godly_a sorrow_n supple_v the_o heart_n and_o make_v it_o nimble_a to_o run_v the_o way_n of_o god_n commandment_n 2_o cor._n 7._o 11._o behold_v this_o same_o thing_n that_o you_o sorrow_v after_o a_o godly_a sort_n what_o carefulness_n it_o wrought_v in_o you_o yea_o what_o clear_v of_o yourselves_o yea_o what_o indignation_n yea_o what_o fear_n yea_o what_o vehement_a desire_n yea_o what_o zeal_n yea_o what_o revenge_n mark_v here_o be_v seven_o gracious_a effect_n of_o sincere_a repentance_n further_o we_o may_v try_v our_o repentance_n by_o those_o ordinary_a step_n or_o stair_n of_o repentance_n by_o which_o god_n child_n ascend_v to_o this_o grace_n 1._o the_o search_a and_o try_v our_o way_n lam._n 3._o 40._o 2._o sight_n of_o sin_n after_o search_v psal_n 51._o 3._o i_o know_v my_o iniquity_n 3._o feel_v of_o the_o burden_n of_o they_o after_o sight_n this_o be_v to_o be_v weary_a and_o heavy_a lade_v mat._n 11._o 28._o 4._o humble_o confess_v of_o they_o with_o grief_n of_o heart_n and_o shame_n of_o face_n dan._n 9_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o 5._o hate_v and_o detest_a they_o resolve_v never_o to_o commit_v they_o any_o more_o so_o hosea_n 4._o what_o have_v i_o any_o more_o to_o do_v with_o idol_n last_o power_n and_o conquest_n over_o they_o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v psal_n 18._o 23._o 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