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	parent_n	servant_n	5,710	5	6.5909	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42553	Philadelphia, or, a treatise of brotherly-love Shewing, that we must love all men: love the wicked in general: love our enemies: that the godly must especially love another: and the reasons of each particular love. The manner of our mutual love; the dignity, necessity, excellenc, and usefulness of brotherly-love. That the want of love, where love is due, is hatred, shewed in divers particulars. The greatness of the sin of malice and hatred; with the reasons why wicked men hate the saints: together with cautions against those sins that break the bond of love. Many weighty questions discussed, and divers cases cleared. By William Gearing, minister of the word.	Gearing, William.	1670 (1670)	Wing G436C; ESTC R223669	92,727	215

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love_n in_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v show_v chap._n xvii_o sect._n 1_o of_o the_o order_n of_o our_o love_n one_o to_o another_o show_v in_o seven_o thing_n sect._n 2._o question_n first_o whether_o i_o be_o bind_v to_o love_v godly_a stranger_n above_o my_o wicked_a kindred_n or_o relation_n question_n 2._o what_o if_o some_o of_o our_o kindred_n be_v godly_a and_o poor_a other_o be_v wicked_a and_o rich_a resolve_v chap._n xviii_o what_o true_a christian_a love_n to_o the_o saint_n be_v show_v in_o five_o thing_n chap._n xix_o sect._n 1_o set_v forth_o the_o woeful_a condition_n of_o those_o that_o hate_v the_o saint_n sect._n 2._o show_v five_o reason_n of_o theeir_n hate_v of_o they_o sect._n 3_o a_o question_n why_o man_n within_o the_o visible_a church_n shall_v hate_v the_o saint_n answer_v a_o object_n but_o i_o do_v not_o hate_v the_o saint_n answer_v that_o the_o want_n of_o love_n where_o love_n be_v due_a be_v hatred_n show_v in_o particular_n chap._n xx._n sect._n 1_o the_o greatness_n of_o this_o sin_n of_o hate_v the_o saint_n show_v it_o be_v a_o argument_n such_o love_n not_o god_n himself_o sect._n 2._o he_o that_o love_v not_o his_o brother_n abide_v in_o death_n a_o question_n how_o the_o saint_n can_v be_v brethren_n to_o those_o that_o abide_v in_o death_n answer_v in_o two_o particular_n sect._n 3_o show_n that_o hater_n of_o the_o godly_a be_v murderer_n manifest_v in_o three_o thing_n sect._n 4._o the_o aggravation_n and_o occasion_n hereof_o consider_v sect._n 5._o show_n how_o malice_n make_v man_n most_o contrary_a to_o god_n and_o most_o like_a the_o devil_n chap._n xxi_o a_o exhortation_n to_o christian_n to_o love_v one_o another_o especial_o minister_n chap._n xxii_o show_n the_o dignity_n necessity_n excelleney_n usefulness_n of_o this_o grace_n and_o duty_n of_o love_n chap._n xxiii_o of_o love_a not_o in_o word_n and_o in_o tongue_n but_o in_o deed_n and_o in_o truth_n chap._n xxiv_o advice_n to_o take_v 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