Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	body_n	life_n	soul_n	2,237	5	4.9959	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31660	The country's concurrence with the London united ministers in their late heads of agreement shewing the nature and advantages of a general union among Protestants : in two discourses ... / by Samuel Chandler ...	Chandler, Samuel.	1691 (1691)	Wing C1930; ESTC R11704	28,705	109

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another_o the_o great_a testimony_n of_o christ_n love_n be_v his_o die_v for_o we_o john_n 15._o 13._o rom._n 5._o 8._o hereby_o perceive_v we_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o that_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o and_o we_o ought_v to_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n for_o the_o brethren_n 1_o john_n 3._o 16._o if_o christ_n who_o be_v so_o much_o exalt_v above_o we_o in_o glory_n and_o majesty_n do_v lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o much_o more_o ought_v we_o to_o die_v for_o our_o brethren_n who_o be_v of_o the_o same_o mould_n by_o nature_n partaker_n of_o the_o same_o precious_a faith_n by_o grace_n and_o heir_n of_o the_o same_o inheritance_n in_o glory_n if_o christ_n die_v for_o enemy_n and_o stranger_n slave_n to_o satan_n and_o rebel_n against_o heaven_n sure_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o account_v it_o hard_o to_o die_v for_o friend_n link_v to_o we_o by_o the_o near_a bond_n of_o union_n member_n of_o the_o same_o body_n and_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o glorious_a 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