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	good_a	word_n	1,112	5	4.0550	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26689	Divers practical cases of conscience satisfactorily resolved ... to which are added some counsels & cordials / by Joseph Alleine ...	Alleine, Joseph, 1634-1668.	1672 (1672)	Wing A969; ESTC R170093	56,044	102

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23._o 27_o 28._o and_o what_o will_v it_o profit_v thou_o o_o vain_a man_n to_o have_v all_o keep_v secret_a from_o man_n since_o god_n know_v and_o detest_v thou_o and_o have_v appoint_v a_o day_n when_o he_o will_v rip_v open_a all_o thy_o pack_n and_o anatomize_v thy_o heart_n before_o the_o world_n 1_o cor._n 4._o 5._o eccles._n 12._o 14._o rom._n 2._o 16._o direct_v 4._o eye_n those_o duty_n most_o that_o be_v of_o most_o importance_n matth._n 23._o 23._o the_o hypocrite_n be_v very_o punctual_a in_o lesser_a matter_n but_o neglect_v the_o weighty_a thing_n of_o the_o law_n judgement_n and_o mercy_n and_o faith_n he_o be_v for_o a_o religion_n that_o will_v cost_v he_o little_a and_o therefore_o word_n be_v good_a cheap_a he_o will_v be_v as_o forward_o in_o talk_n as_o any_o mighty_a zealous_a in_o the_o circumstantial_o of_o religion_n and_o marvellous_a censorious_a of_o other_o that_o come_v not_o up_o to_o this_o mind_n as_o man_n of_o wide_a principle_n and_o large_a 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spiritual_a estate_n but_o it_o may_v be_v while_o thou_o be_v delay_v death_n come_v and_o snatch_v he_o away_o in_o his_o sin_n or_o take_v thou_o off_o and_o so_o farewell_n for_o ever_o to_o any_o opportunity_n for_o do_v the_o soul_n of_o thy_o brother_n any_o good_a how_o often_o be_v our_o closet-duty_n hinder_v or_o miserable_o disturb_v for_o want_n of_o care_n to_o lay_v hold_n on_o the_o first_o opportunity_n we_o think_v another_o hour_n in_o the_o day_n may_v do_v as_o well_o but_o then_o one_o thing_n or_o another_o unexpected_o fall_v in_o that_o nothing_o in_o do_v or_o nothing_o to_o purpose_n therefore_o beware_v of_o this_o cheat_n a_o man_n can_v scarce_o peep_v into_o the_o