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	part_n	soul_n	1,351	5	5.0190	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58185	The wisdom of God manifested in the works of the creation being the substance of some common places delivered in the chappel of Trinity-College, in Cambridge / by John Ray ...	Ray, John, 1627-1705.	1691 (1691)	Wing R410; ESTC R3192	111,391	260

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always_o the_o wise_a man_n i_o think_v the_o say_n may_v as_o often_o be_v verify_v of_o the_o great_a wit_n scorn_v in_o that_o gradation_n in_o the_o first_o psalm_n be_v set_v down_o as_o the_o high_a step_n of_o wickedness_n and_o solomon_n tell_v we_o that_o judgement_n be_v prepare_v for_o the_o scorner_n you_o will_v say_v to_o i_o how_o then_o must_v our_o tongue_n be_v employ_v i_o answer_v in_o praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n unto_o god_n psalm_n 35._o 28._o and_o my_o tongue_n shall_v speak_v of_o thy_o righteousness_n and_o of_o thy_o praise_n all_o the_o day_n long_o parallel_n whereto_o be_v vers._n 24._o of_o psalm_n 71._o indeed_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n but_o a_o exercise_n of_o or_o exhortation_n to_o this_o duty_n 2._o we_o must_v exercise_v our_o tongue_n in_o talk_v of_o all_o his_o wondrous_a work_n psalm_n 145._o 5_o 6._o i_o will_v speak_v of_o the_o glorious_a honour_n of_o thy_o majesty_n and_o of_o thy_o wondrous_a work_n 3._o 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the_o body_n be_v but_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o a_o poor_a clay_n tabernacle_n or_o cottage_n the_o soul_n the_o inhabitant_n the_o body_n be_v but_o the_o machine_n or_o engine_n the_o soul_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o actuate_v and_o quicken_v it_o the_o body_n be_v but_o the_o dark_a lantern_n the_o soul_n or_o spirit_n be_v the_o candle_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o burn_v in_o it_o and_o see_v there_o be_v such_o difference_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n in_o respect_n of_o excellency_n sure_o our_o better_a part_n challenge_v our_o great_a care_n and_o diligence_n to_o make_v provision_n for_o it_o bodily_a provision_n be_v but_o half_a provision_n it_o be_v but_o for_o one_o part_n of_o a_o man_n and_o that_o the_o mean_a and_o more_o ignoble_a too_o if_o we_o consider_v only_o the_o time_n of_o this_o life_n but_o if_o we_o consider_v a_o future_a estate_n of_o endless_a duration_n after_o this_o life_n then_o bodily_a provision_n will_v appear_v 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sin_n we_o commit_v be_v contrary_a to_o its_o nature_n be_v a_o real_a stripe_n yea_o a_o mortal_a wound_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v it_o to_o be_v so_o if_o our_o conscience_n be_v once_o awaken_v to_o feel_v the_o sting_n and_o smart_n of_o it_o we_o be_v industrious_a enough_o to_o preserve_v our_o body_n from_o slavery_n and_o thraldom_n but_o we_o make_v nothing_o of_o suffer_v our_o soul_n to_o be_v slave_n and_o drudge_n to_o our_o lust_n and_o to_o live_v in_o the_o vile_a bondage_n to_o the_o most_o degenerate_a of_o creature_n the_o devil_n we_o be_v thrifty_a and_o provident_a enough_o not_o to_o part_v with_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v be_v serviceable_a to_o our_o body_n under_o a_o good_a consideration_n and_o we_o so_o

esteem_v they_o as_o that_o we_o will_v part_v with_o all_o we_o have_v for_o the_o life_n of_o they_o but_o we_o make_v little_a account_n of_o what_o be_v most_o beneficial_a to_o our_o soul_n the_o mean_n of_o grace_n and_o salvation_n the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o duty_n of_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n nay_o we_o can_v be_v content_a to_o sell_v our_o soul_n themselves_o for_o a_o trifle_n for_o a_o thing_n of_o nothing_o yea_o for_o what_o be_v worse_o than_o nothing_o the_o satisfy_n of_o a_o inordinate_a and_o unreasonable_a appetite_n or_o passion_n we_o high_o esteem_v and_o stand_v much_o upon_o our_o nobility_n our_o birth_n and_o breed_n though_o we_o derive_v nothing_o from_o our_o ancestor_n but_o our_o body_n and_o corporeal_a quality_n and_o it_o be_v useful_a so_o far_o to_o value_v and_o improve_v this_o advantage_n as_o to_o provoke_v we_o to_o imitate_v the_o good_a example_n of_o our_o progenitor_n not_o to_o degenerate_v from_o they_o nor_o to_o do_v any_o 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