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	soul_n	work_n	1,009	5	5.4958	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08242	Saints duty discoursed, from 2 Pet. 3. 18. and the saints dignity handled, from Eph. chap. 1. v. 7. with directions to both, delivered from a chatecheticall dialogue by him that was, and is ...	R. A.	1649 (1649)	Wing A27B; ESTC R176488	27,390	80

saint_n duty_n discourse_v from_o 2_o pet._n 3.18_o and_o the_o saint_n dignity_n handle_v from_o eph._n chap._n 1._o v._n 7._o with_o direction_n to_o both_o deliver_v from_o a_o chatecheticall_a dialogue_n by_o he_o that_o be_v and_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luke_n 3.10_o and_o what_o shall_v we_o do_v 12._o what_o shall_v we_o do_v 14._o and_o what_o shall_v we_o do_v mark_n 13.37_o what_o i_o say_v to_o you_o i_o say_v to_o all_o watch._n london_n print_v for_o william_n franckle_v and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n near_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o george_n in_o norwich_n 1649._o to_o the_o mirror_n of_o her_o age_n and_o example_n of_o her_o year_n mrs_n philip_n hobart_n daughter_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lady_n frances_n hobart_n the_o author_n in_o all_o humility_n and_o sincerity_n wish_v the_o growth_n of_o grace_n in_o this_o life_n and_o glory_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o life_n which_o be_v to_o come_v true_o virtuous_a none_o that_o know_v you_o but_o know_v your_o worth_n be_v so_o far_o above_o a_o complemental_a flattery_n that_o who_o harbour_v a_o thought_n thereto_o be_v wray_v himself_o a_o sycophantize_v parasite_n none_o that_o know_v i_o but_o know_v 〈…〉_o be_v as_o far_o beneath_o i_o as_o a_o compliment_n be_v above_o i_o in_o down_o right_a fidelity_n do_v not_o your_o ample_a and_o admire_a testimony_n of_o good_a seed_n sow_v in_o good_a ground_n discover_v itself_o the_o world_n shall_v never_o have_v be_v intelligence_v thus_o of_o your_o continual_a practice_n to_o understand_v and_o record_v the_o principle_n of_o religion_n your_o attentivenesse_n at_o your_o delightfulness_n in_o sacred_a ordinance_n a_o shame_n as_o pattern_n to_o ripe_a year_n may_v i_o add_v it_o be_v pity_n but_o all_o encouragement_n to_o a_o further_a progress_n shall_v raise_v itself_o to_o steel_n your_o resolution_n in_o imitate_v and_o exceed_v honourable_a 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