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	perform_v	1,107	5	7.0827	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42736	A learned and accurate discource concerning the guilt of sin, pardon of that guilt, and prayer for that pardon written many years ago by the Reverend Mr. Thomas Gilbert ; now published from his own manuscript left by him some years before his death with a friend in London.	Gilbert, Thomas, 1613-1694.; L. R.	1695 (1695)	Wing G721; ESTC R23948	13,425	48

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actual_a formal_a gild_n or_o dissolution_n of_o its_o actual_a obligation_n to_o legal_a punishment_n those_o out_o of_o christ_n be_v to_o pray_v for_o act_v 8._o 22_o 23._o and_o that_o both_o formal_a of_o all_o their_o sin_n past_a and_o virtual_a of_o all_o their_o sin_n to_o come_v there_o be_v as_o well_o promise_v upon_o their_o faith_n of_o never_o come_v into_o condemnation_n again_o joh._n 5_o 24._o as_o of_o be_v free_v from_o condemnation_n at_o present_a joh._n 3._o 18._o and_o even_o such_o their_o prayer_n may_v prevail_v as_o prayer_n though_o not_o as_o their_o prayer_n as_o god_n ordinance_n though_o not_o as_o their_o performance_n though_o not_o as_o a_o part_n of_o duty_n in_o person_n out_o of_o christ_n yet_o as_o a_o mean_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o christ._n otherwise_o simon_n peter_n will_v never_o have_v give_v it_o in_o direction_n to_o simon_n magus_n when_o in_o the_o bond_n of_o iniquity_n a_o perfect_a scriptural_a definition_n of_o the_o gild_n of_o sin_n this_o legal_a pardon_n itself_o whether_o formal_a of_o sin_n past_a or_o virtual_a of_o sin_n to_o come_v those_o in_o christ_n be_v not_o to_o pray_v for_o as_o that_o which_o be_v yet_o to_o be_v or_o indeed_o now_o can_v be_v anew_o grant_v to_o they_o there_o be_v no_o possibility_n of_o the_o dissolution_n of_o a_o obligation_n where_o be_v none_o of_o the_o obligation_n itself_o so_o to_o be_v dissolve_v but_o they_o be_v to_o praise_n god_n through_o christ_n for_o it_o as_o that_o which_o be_v already_o upon_o their_o first_o believe_v and_o thereby_o be_v in_o christ_n full_o grant_v to_o they_o beyond_o all_o need_n of_o repetition_n because_o beyond_o all_o possibility_n of_o intercision_n especial_o when_o it_o be_v not_o more_o their_o duty_n in_o prayer_n to_o take_v to_o themselves_o the_o due_a shame_n as_o of_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o filth_n and_o power_n of_o sin_n still_o in_o their_o nature_n so_o of_o the_o gospel-guilt_n of_o sin_n 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