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	mother_n	parent_n	5,127	5	9.0796	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84072	A guide to the humble: or an exposition on the common prayer Viz. I. The visitation of the sick. II. The Communion of the sick. III. The burial of the dead. IV. The thanksgiving of women after child-birth. V. The denouncing of God's anger and judgments against sinners, with prayers to be used on the first day of Lent, and at other times. By Thomas Elborow.	Elborow, Thomas.	1675 (1675)	Wing E322A; ESTC R227794	105,673	309

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that_o pitiful_a and_o poor_a objection_n which_o be_v make_v against_o it_o as_o if_o forsooth_o in_o return_v thanks_o for_o every_o one_o thus_o deliver_v and_o vouchsafe_v this_o mercy_n we_o shall_v be_v like_o the_o messilian_n heretic_n who_o do_v nothing_o else_o but_o pray_v indeed_o i_o think_v of_o the_o two_o it_o be_v better_a be_v like_o such_o heretic_n who_o do_v nothing_o but_o pray_v than_o to_o be_v like_o such_o schismatic_n and_o disquiet_a spirit_n who_o do_v nothing_o but_o rail_v and_o quarrel_n at_o whatever_o be_v so_o prudent_o order_v and_o establish_v by_o lawful_a authority_n and_o this_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o a_o very_a reverend_a man._n hook_n eccles_n polic._n lib._n 5._o sect_n 74._o david_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n a_o thing_n very_o well_o become_v the_o just_a and_o religious_a person_n to_o be_v thankful_a psal_n 92.1_o psal_n 33.1_o i_o like_v not_o that_o godliness_n which_o teach_v any_o man_n to_o be_v unthankful_a among_o 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