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
A96326	The right method for the proving of infant-baptism. With some reflections on some late tracts against infant-baptism. / By Joseph Whiston, Minister of the Gospel.	Whiston, Joseph, d. 1690.	1690 (1690)	Wing W1695; ESTC R201364	36,822	72

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the_o heavenly_a inheritance_n viz._n heaven_n itself_o so_o that_o whosoever_o god_n do_v enter_v this_o covenant_n with_o as_o he_o engage_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o god_n to_o they_o so_o to_o give_v they_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n either_o literal_a canaan_n or_o the_o heavenly_a inheritance_n typify_v thereby_o and_o hence_o these_o promise_n be_v make_v both_o to_o abraham_n and_o all_o his_o seed_n in_o their_o generation_n include_v both_o parent_n and_o child_n it_o sufficient_o appear_v that_o the_o good_a or_o the_o benefit_n and_o blessing_n accrue_v to_o infant_n by_o their_o covenant-interest_n be_v vast_o more_o than_o mere_o nominal_a as_o mr._n cary_n will_v still_o needs_o suppose_v they_o to_o be_v but_o see_v my_o essay_n p._n 99_o to_o 163._o 2._o the_o restipulation_n on_o the_o part_n of_o those_o with_o who_o this_o covenant_n be_v enter_v in_o the_o general_n be_v that_o they_o keep_v the_o covenant_n so_o gen._n 17.9_o and_o for_o a_o more_o clear_a 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