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
A57963	Christ dying and drawing sinners to himself, or, A survey of our Saviour in his soule-suffering, his lovelynesse in his death, and the efficacie thereof in which some cases of soule-trouble in weeke beleevers ... are opened ... delivered in sermons on the Evangel according to S. John Chap. XII, vers. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 ... / by Samuel Rutherford.	Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661.	1647 (1647)	Wing R2373; ESTC R28117	628,133	674

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ripe_a purpose_n of_o blood_n yea_o murder_v of_o the_o saint_n come_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n with_o every_o word_n he_o speak_v but_o christ_n freegrace_n pursue_v he_o hard_o and_o outruns_a he_o christ_n grace_n come_v as_o it_o be_v a_o step_n below_o paul_n and_o save_v he_o 1_o tim._n 1.14_o and_o the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n say_v he_o be_v more_o 〈◊〉_d or_o over-abundant_a in_o i_o through_o faith_n and_o love_n jer._n 3.1_o and_o thou_o have_v play_v the_o harlot_n with_o many_o companion_n or_o lover_n yet_o return_v to_o m●●●_n say_v the_o lord_n it_o be_v here_o as_o if_o christ_n rich_a grace_n and_o our_o extreme_a wickedness_n shall_v strive_v who_o shall_v descend_v to_o the_o low_a room_n in_o hell_n the_o latter_a to_o destroy_v the_o former_a to_o save_v and_o here_o christ_n defy_v the_o sinner_n to_o be_v more_o wicked_a than_o he_o can_v be_v gracious_a 5._o christ_n in_o the_o gospel_n as_o a_o great_a conqueror_n send_v out_o writ_n sign_v under_o his_o excellency_n hand_n h●m_v come_v and_o meet_v i_o who_o will_v and_o be_v save_v as_o far_o as_o grace_v will_n can_v go_v as_o far_o go_v the_o good_a will_n of_o the_o conquer_a prince_n r●vel_n 22.17_o it_o be_v much_o worthy_a of_o observation_n how_o that_o sweet_a evangelic_a invitation_n be_v conceive_v esai_n 55.1_o ho_o every_o one_o that_o thirst_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v alas_o or_o ah_o every_o one_o that_o thirst_v come_v to_o the_o water_n and_o he_o that_o have_v no_o silver_n come_v buy_v and_o eat_v as_o if_o the_o lord_n be_v grieve_v and_o say_v woe_n be_v i_o alas_o that_o thirsty_a soul_n shall_v die_v in_o their_o thirst_n and_o will_v not_o come_v to_o the_o water_n of_o life_n christ_n and_o drink_v gratis_o free_o and_o live_v for_o the_o interjection_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ho_o be_v a_o mark_n of_o sorrow_v as_o ah_o or_o woe_n every_o one_o that_o thirst_v esai_n 1.4_o ah_o sinful_a nation_n or_o woe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o sinful_a nation_n vers._n 24._o ah_o i_o will_v ease_v i_o or_o alas_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o will_v ease_v i_o of_o my_o adversary_n jer._n 22.18_o they_o shall_v not_o say_v of_o jehojachim_n ho_o or_o alas_o or_o woe_n to_o my_o brother_n ah_o sister_n it_o express_v two_o thing_n 1._o a_o vehemency_n and_o a_o serious_a and_o unfamed_a ardency_n of_o desire_n that_o we_o do_v what_o be_v our_o duty_n and_o the_o concatenation_n of_o these_o two_o extreme_o desire_v of_o god_n our_o come_n to_o christ_n and_o our_o salvation_n this_o moral_a connexion_n