Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	appoint_v	place_n	time_n	1,168	5	4.4869	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69753	The generall demands, of the reverend doctors of divinitie, and ministers of the Gospell in Aberdene, concerning the late covenant, in Scotland together, with the answeres, replyes, and duplyes that followed thereupon, in the year, 1638 : reprinted in one book, by order of Parliament.	Forbes, John, 1593-1648.; Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646.	1663 (1663)	Wing C4226; Wing C4225; ESTC R6298	125,063	170

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lion_n in_o france_n near_o eight_o hundred_o year_n ago_o who_o do_v not_o calmlie_o and_o peaceable_o moderate_a that_o which_o he_o think_v but_o be_v ready_a incontinent_a to_o contention_n dissension_n and_o scandal_n although_o he_o have_v not_o a_o heretical_a sense_n most_o certain_o he_o have_v a_o heretical_a mind_n 14._o divine_a institution_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o apostle_n crave_v deacon_n ordain_v by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n for_o all_o their_o life_n time_n act_v 6._o yet_o in_o our_o reform_a church_n of_o scotland_n we_o have_v no_o such_o deacon_n which_o oecomenicall_a defect_n necessitate_v by_o detention_n of_o church_n mantenance_n necessary_a for_o their_o sustentation_n we_o hope_v shall_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o our_o church_n as_o sin_n so_o long_o as_o she_o despise_v not_o that_o institution_n and_o acknowledge_v and_o lament_v this_o deficiency_n and_o endeavour_v by_o peaceable_a lawful_a mean_n to_o have_v it_o remedy_v 15._o although_o 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