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
A77750	A faithfull messenger sent after the Antinomians: to try their power in their last place of refuge, who are fled to Gods decrees for shelter, as Ioab did to the hornes of the altar, and say that they will dye there, I Kings 2. 29.30. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford.	Bakewell, Thomas, b. 1618 or 19.	1644 (1644)	Wing B533; Thomason E40_23; ESTC R5091	47,721	42

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he_o add_v a_o new_a commandment_n upon_o some_o special_a occasion_n or_o if_o he_o take_v away_o who_o can_v hinder_v he_o or_o who_o will_v say_v unto_o he_o what_o do_v thou_o job_n 9_o 12._o why_o do_v thou_o strive_v with_o he_o he_o give_v no_o account_n of_o his_o matter_n job_n 33.13_o then_o how_o dare_v these_o man_n call_v god_n to_o give_v account_n to_o they_o nay_o but_o o●●man_n who_o be_v thou_o that_o reply_v against_o god_n rom._n 9.20_o shall_v he_o that_o contend_v with_o the_o almighty_a instruct_v he_o he_o that_o reprove_v god_n let_v he_o