Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	believe_v	faith_n	life_n	1,326	5	4.7838	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41142	Wilfull impenitency, the grossest selfe-murder all they who are guilty of it, apprehended, tryed and condemned in these sermons, preached at Rochford in Essex not long before his death / by ... Mr. William Fenner ...	Fenner, William, 1600-1640.	1648 (1648)	Wing F712; ESTC R14613	82,808	158

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i_o will_v but_o you_o will_v not_o what_o follow_v behold_v your_o house_n be_v leave_v unto_o you_o desolate_a mat._n 23.37.38_o so_o christ_n will_v and_o you_o will_v not_o he_o he_o have_v give_v you_o gracious_a offer_n but_o you_o will_v not_o therefore_o you_o may_v look_v to_o be_v worse_o offer_v your_o soul_n to_o be_v desolate_a nay_o four_o if_o you_o will_v not_o you_o murder_v your_o own_o soul_n when_o a_o man_n have_v murder_v himself_o the_o coroner_n come_v and_o he_o do_v sit_v on_o he_o and_o he_o inquire_v and_o he_o examine_v and_o who_o have_v murder_v this_o man_n and_o when_o he_o find_v that_o it_o be_v himself_o that_o do_v murder_v he_o so_o he_o conclude_v and_o that_o man_n be_v brand_v for_o murder_v of_o himself_o so_o you_o murder_v your_o own_o soul_n the_o jew_n their_o soul_n be_v all_o murder_a well_o when_o the_o coroner_n sit_v on_o they_o he_o conclude_v they_o have_v murder_v themselves_o o_o israel_n thou_o have_v destroy_v thyself_o hos._n 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