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
A47585	Laying on of hands upon baptized believers, as such, proved an ordinance of Christ in answer to Mr. Danvers's former book intituled, A treatise of laying on of hands : with a brief answer to a late book called, A treatise concerning laying on of hands, written by a nameless author / by B.K. ...	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1698 (1698)	Wing K74; ESTC R8584	65,265	127

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proceed_v it_o be_v say_v act_n 4.31_o that_o when_o the_o apostle_n have_v pray_v the_o place_n be_v shake_v where_o they_o be_v assemble_v now_o mark_v because_o this_o miracle_n be_v wrought_v as_o the_o effect_n of_o their_o pray_n can_v it_o be_v think_v that_o be_v the_o end_n of_o prayer_n or_o that_o we_o must_v not_o pray_v because_o no_o such_o effect_n be_v wrought_v now_o and_o when_o philip_n have_v baptize_v the_o eunuch_n act_v 8.39_o it_o be_v say_v the_o spirit_n catch_v away_o philip_n that_o the_o eunuch_n see_v he_o no_o more_o what_o a_o strange_a thing_n be_v this_o that_o follow_v baptism_n but_o now_o because_o this_o miracle_n follow_v as_o the_o effect_n of_o that_o administration_n then_o shall_v we_o conclude_v it_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o baptism_n but_o again_o in_o act_n 10.44_o while_o peter_n be_v preach_v the_o word_n to_o cornelius_n and_o unto_o those_o that_o be_v in_o his_o house_n it_o be_v say_v the_o holy_a ghost_n fall_v 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