Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	call_v	pray_v	prayer_n	2,142	5	6.5517	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90064	Jerusalems vvatch-men, the Lords remembrancers: a sermon preached at the Abbie at VVestminster, before both Houses of Parliament, and the Assembly of Divines, upon their solemn fast, Iuly 7. 1643. / By Matth: Nevvcomen M.A. and Minister of the Gospell at Dedham in Essex. Published by order of both Houses of Parliament.	Newcomen, Matthew, 1610?-1669.	1643 (1643)	Wing N911; Thomason E63_7; ESTC R8797	23,198	43

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of_o his_o promise_n in_o the_o original_a it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d c._n à_fw-la lapide_fw-la upon_o the_o place_n say_v that_o the_o king_n of_o juda_n &_o persia_n have_v suos_fw-la libellos_fw-la suos_fw-la so_o 2_o sam._n 8.16_o jehosaphat_n the_o son_n of_o ahilud_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 2_o sam._n 20.24_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d recorder_n in_o the_o margin_n it_o be_v remembrancer_n qui_fw-la negotia_fw-la gerenda_fw-la commemorate_fw-la &_o supplices_fw-la por●●git_fw-la libellos_fw-la maskirim_n admonitores_fw-la qui_fw-la singula_fw-la gesta_fw-la &_o gerenda_fw-la regi_fw-la in_o mentem_fw-la revocarent_fw-la such_o as_o we_o be_v wont_v to_o say_v be_v regi_fw-la à_fw-la commentariis_fw-la it_o seem_v this_o be_v some_o stand_a office_n in_o the_o court_n to_o be_v the_o king_n remembrancer_n to_o this_o the_o prophet_n here_o allude_v you_o that_o be_v the_o lord_n remembrancer_n you_o to_o who_o office_n it_o belong_v to_o put_v the_o 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