Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	christian_a	day_n	sabbath_n	1,474	5	9.7278	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08279	A load-starre to spirituall life. Or, a Christian familiar motiue to the most sweet and heauenly exercise of diuine prayer With prayers for morning and euening. Written to stir vp all men to watchfulnesse and reformation of their carnall and corrupt liues. By I. Norden.	Norden, John, 1548-1625?	1614 (1614)	STC 18612; ESTC S100614	72,800	324

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fo●_n it_o argue_v in_o we_o a_o great_a defect_n of_o faith_n and_o yet_o these_o word_n be_v not_o so_o to_o be_v expound_v as_o if_o we_o shall_v be_v altogether_o careless_a of_o future_a time_n or_o for_o our_o child_n but_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v too_o solicitous_a and_o careful_a and_o thereby_o argue_v a_o absolute_a distrust_n that_o god_n either_o can_v or_o will_v give_v we_o with_o our_o true_a obedience_n all_o thing_n necessary_a in_o this_o life_n to_o enjoys_n and_o to_o our_o faithful_a child_n if_o riches_n increase_v set_v not_o your_o heart_n upon_o they_o if_o poverty_n oppress_v thou_o cast_v thy_o care_n upon_o god_n for_o he_o care_v for_o thou_o we_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n forgive_v as_o we_o forgive_v and_o yet_o we_o seek_v to_o take_v advantage_n of_o every_o small_a injury_n do_v unto_o we_o by_o our_o neighbour_n or_o brother_n and_o covet_v to_o revenge_v it_o by_o the_o extreme_a violence_n of_o force_n or_o law_n 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blessing_n do_v therein_o teach_v we_o also_o how_o to_o perform_v our_o duty_n towards_o god_n and_o our_o neighbour_n the_o sum_n of_o both_o the_o table_n so_o as_o in_o pray_v unto_o god_n with_o a_o faithful_a and_o a_o understanding_n heart_n we_o can_v but_o inform_v ourselves_o in_o the_o course_n of_o a_o godly_a conversation_n also_o thereby_o chap._n xxxvi_o prayer_n much_o increase_v divine_a knowledge_n whereby_o man_n of_o mean_a carnal_a learning_n exceed_v many_o literat_a doctor_n who_o then_o among_o the_o company_n of_o christian_n be_v there_o that_o will_v not_o be_v advise_v or_o so_o backward_o that_o will_v not_o be_v stir_v up_o or_o so_o perverse_a and_o peevish_a that_o will_v not_o be_v persuade_v to_o practice_v this_o holy_a duty_n consider_v that_o it_o be_v find_v by_o holy_a experience_n that_o the_o continual_a use_n of_o faithful_a prayer_n much_o increase_v the_o knowledge_n of_o all_o other_o duty_n knowledge_n tend_v to_o the_o obtain_n of_o our_o 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man_n &_o make_v he_o wise_a unto_o salvation_n but_o if_o he_o be_v like_a unto_o the_o deaf_a adder_n and_o stop_v his_o ear_n wilful_o refuse_v the_o relieve_n charm_n there_o be_v no_o help_n or_o hope_n for_o such_o a_o man_n chap._n xxxvii_o although_o no_o man_n by_o nature_n know_v how_o to_o pray_v none_o be_v to_o despair_v for_o the_o word_n hear_v and_o prayer_n use_v teach_v it_o and_o increase_v the_o knowledge_n of_o it_o no_o man_n by_o nature_n i_o confess_v know_v how_o to_o ●ray_v as_o he_o ought_v it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n that_o help_v our_o infirmity_n and_o make_v request_n for_o we_o with_o sigh_n which_o can_v be_v express_v and_o therefore_o let_v no_o man_n despair_n of_o be_v enable_v there_o be_v a_o seed_n in_o all_o man_n a_o