Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	child_n	covenant_n	parent_n	1,796	5	9.1412	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62091	Primitive baptism, and therein infants and parents rights	Sylvester, Matthew, 1636 or 7-1708.	1690 (1690)	Wing S6332; ESTC R220779	19,616	43

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