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	name_n	parent_n	1,216	5	8.5565	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26965	The nonconformists plea for peace, or, An account of their judgment in certain things in which they are misunderstood written to reconcile and pacifie such as by mistaking them hinder love and concord / by Richard Baxter.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1679 (1679)	Wing B1319; ESTC R14830	193,770	379

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each_o other_o nor_o know_v in_o what_o sense_n or_o with_o what_o mind_n all_o other_o take_v it_o the_o sense_n be_v doubtful_a all_o take_v it_o not_o in_o on_o sense_n and_o many_o thought_n themselves_o not_o bind_v to_o take_v it_o in_o the_o imposer_n sense_n where_o the_o word_n may_v bear_v another_o and_o so_o its_o like_a think_v the_o royal_a party_n of_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n who_o take_v it_o at_o their_o composition_n 6._o it_o be_v a_o vow_n to_o god_n as_o well_o as_o a_o covenant_n with_o man_n as_o the_o word_n show_v 7._o the_o controversy_n be_v not_o 1._o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_o impose_v 2._o or_o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_o take_v 3._o or_o whether_o it_o bind_v as_o a_o league_n 4._o nor_o whether_o it_o bind_v to_o any_o unlawful_a thing_n which_o all_o renounce_v but_o 5._o whether_o as_o a_o vow_n make_v to_o god_n it_o bind_v to_o thing_n necessary_a as_o against_o schism_n profaneness_n popery_n to_o repent_v etc._n etc._n to_o which_o man_n 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