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	love_v	parent_n	3,193	5	9.2231	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61848	Heavenly treasure, or, Mans chiefest good wherein the several workings of the heart about, and in pursuance of its chiefest good are solidly and judiciously discovered / by William Strong.	Strong, William, d. 1654.; Sedgwick, Obadiah, 1600?-1658. Elisha his lamentation upon the sudden translation of Elijah.	1656 (1656)	Wing S6004; ESTC R25154	135,945	535

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mother_n but_o christ_n say_v you_o must_v not_o love_v they_o more_o than_o i_o what_o be_v that_o when_o do_v a_o man_n love_v any_o thing_n more_o than_o christ_n true_o then_o when_o it_o be_v belove_v in_o competition_n with_o he_o and_o not_o in_o subordination_n to_o he_o he_o must_v love_v christ_n for_o himself_o that_o be_v clear_a christ_n lay_v down_o that_o as_o a_o rule_n christ_n be_v to_o be_v belove_v for_o himself_o and_o god_n be_v to_o be_v love_v for_o himself_o and_o so_o likewise_o luke_n 14._o 26._o he_o that_o do_v not_o hate_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o his_o own_o life_n can_v be_v my_o disciple_n hate_v they_o how_o hate_v they_o non_fw-it absolute_a say_v comparative_a a_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o love_v they_o all_o and_o it_o be_v his_o duty_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v absolute_o but_o in_o comparison_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n so_o he_o be_v to_o see_v that_o excellency_n in_o he_o that_o in_o comparison_n of_o 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