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	father_n	mother_n	5,111	5	7.8086	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94353	Elijah's mantle: or, The remaines of that late worthy and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Tillinghast. Viz. I. The conformity of a saint to the will of God. On Act. 21.14. II. The will of God and Christ concerning sinners. On Gal. 1.4. III. No condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. On Rom. 8.1. IV. Christs love to his owne. On Joh. 13.1. V. True gospel humiliation. On Zach. 12.10. VI. The most effectual means to kill and subdue sin. On 1 Joh. 2.2 VII. The advocateship of Jesus Christ, a great ground of saints comfort and support under sins and infirmities. On 1 Joh. 2.2. VIII. The only way for saints to be delivered from the errors and evils of the times. On 1 Tim. 6.11. IX. Of the Old Covenant, from Gal. 4.30. being so farre as the author had proceeded, in a treatise of the two covenants, before his death. Published by his owne notes.	Tillinghast, John, 1604-1655.; Manning, John, d. 1694.	1658 (1658)	Wing T1172; Thomason E1557_1; ESTC R203796	263,858	498

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upon_o a_o son_n which_o be_v not_o upon_o a_o servant_n or_o hireling_n come_v to_o a_o servant_n or_o hireling_n and_o ask_v he_o why_o he_o toil_v and_o moil_n and_o sweat_v from_o morning_n till_o night_n all_o the_o year_n long_o for_o his_o master_n my_o naster_n say_v he_o give_v i_o wage_n and_o therefore_o i_o do_v it_o but_o come_v to_o a_o son_n who_o it_o may_v be_v be_v as_o hard_o or_o hard_a at_o work_n than_o the_o servant_n and_o ask_v he_o why_o do_v you_o toil_n and_o moyl_n yourself_o thus_o why_o say_v the_o son_n it_o be_v my_o father_n work_n i_o be_o do_v of_o and_o i_o love_v my_o father_n

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