Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	cause_n	good_a	great_a	1,153	5	2.4786	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30733	A sermon preach'd at St. Mary-le-Bow to the Societies for Reformation of Manners, April 5, 1697 by Lilly Butler.	Butler, Lilly.	1697 (1697)	Wing B6282; ESTC R27140	16,186	51

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the_o age_n we_o live_v in_o be_v a_o good_a work_n and_o therefore_o proper_a matter_n to_o be_v zealous_a in_o second_o i_o shall_v show_v that_o to_o help_v forward_o the_o execution_n of_o penal_a law_n upon_o notorious_a and_o scandalous_a sinner_n be_v a_o good_a work_n and_o therefore_o also_o proper_a matter_n to_o be_v zealous_a in_o three_o i_o shall_v show_v what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v zealous_o affect_v in_o these_o or_o any_o good_a thing_n four_o i_o shall_v show_v what_o be_v to_o be_v the_o qualification_n of_o our_o zeal_n in_o these_o thing_n or_o what_o caution_n be_v to_o be_v give_v to_o they_o that_o be_v thus_o zealous_o affect_v five_o i_o shall_v answer_v some_o objection_n against_o our_o be_v thus_o zealous_o affect_v in_o these_o matter_n and_o last_o i_o shall_v direct_v to_o some_o proper_a consideration_n for_o the_o affect_v our_o heart_n with_o zeal_n in_o these_o good_a thing_n first_o i_o be_o to_o show_v that_o endeavour_v in_o our_o several_a place_n 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