Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	best_a	good_a	great_a	1,021	5	2.2429	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18036	The conscionable Christian: or, The indeuour of Saint Paul, to haue and discharge a good conscience alwayes towards God, and men laid open and applyed in three sermons. Preached before the honourable judges of the circuit, at their seuerall assises, holden in Chard and Taunton, for the county of Somerset. 1620. By Richard Carpenter, Doctor of Diuinity, and pastor of Sherwell in Deuon.	Carpenter, Richard, 1575-1627.	1623 (1623)	STC 4681; ESTC S107676	65,416	130

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account_n and_o to_o receive_v a_o reward_n according_a to_o our_o 12._o our_o reu._n 20._o 12._o deed_n in_o due_a regard_n and_o serious_a consideration_n whereof_o i_o do_v labour_n and_o endeavour_v myself_o to_o live_v unblamable_o and_o to_o keep_v always_o a_o good_a conscience_n towards_o god_n and_o man_n for_o so_o it_o follow_v in_o my_o text_n which_o be_v by_o way_n of_o paraphrase_n somewhat_o enlarge_v offer_v itself_o to_o your_o better_a apprehension_n and_o understanding_n in_o these_o term_n and_o herein_o or_o in_o this_o therefore_o as_o reverend_a text._n paraph._n text._n beza_n a_o long_a fix_a star_n in_o the_o firmament_n of_o our_o church_n expound_v it_o do_v i_o paul_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o apostle_n of_o jesus_n christ_n exercise_v myself_o earnest_o endeavour_n study_n and_o strive_v as_o a_o runner_n to_o the_o goal_n a_o wrestler_n for_o the_o game_n a_o due_a tasker_n and_o day-labourer_n for_o the_o appoint_a wage_n and_o gain_n to_o 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