Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	ceremonial_a	law_n	moral_a	2,252	5	9.4056	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46807	Annotations upon the five books immediately following the historicall part of the Old Testament (commonly called the five doctrinall or poeticall books) to wit, the book of Iob, the Psalms, the Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon ... / by Arthur Jackson ...	Jackson, Arthur, 1593?-1666.	1658 (1658)	Wing J64; ESTC R207246	1,452,995	1,192

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that_o seem_v more_o immediate_o to_o have_v respect_n unto_o himself_o verse_n 4._o a_o high_a look_n and_o a_o proud_a heart_n and_o the_o plough_v of_o the_o wicked_a be_v sin_n the_o difficulty_n of_o this_o proverb_n lie_v chief_o in_o the_o last_o clause_n some_o of_o our_o best_a expositor_n do_v literal_o understand_v by_o the_o plow_a of_o the_o wicked_a their_o labour_a in_o their_o particular_a calling_n which_o they_o say_v be_v sin_n in_o they_o because_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v defile_v and_o unbelieving_a be_v nothing_o pure_a tit._n 1.15_o and_o thus_o they_o make_v the_o drift_n of_o this_o proverb_n to_o be_v the_o set_v forth_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o wicked_a man_n by_o show_v that_o in_o all_o thing_n they_o do_v they_o sin_v against_o god_n not_o only_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v simple_o evil_a in_o themselves_o such_o as_o be_v their_o proud_a thought_n and_o high_a look_n their_o ambitious_a aspire_n after_o thing_n that_o be_v too_o high_a for_o 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