Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	church_n	communion_n	join_v	1,153	5	7.8568	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61578	Of the nature of superstition a sermon preached at St Dunstans West, March 31, MDCLXXXII / by Edward Stillingfleet ...	Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.	1682 (1682)	Wing S5614; ESTC R18667	23,089	50

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some_o real_a efficacy_n to_o such_o distinctive_a character_n of_o themselves_o as_o to_o the_o obtain_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n 3._o when_o they_o forbear_v necessary_a duty_n of_o religion_n rather_o than_o comply_v with_o other_o in_o lawful_a thing_n as_o communion_n with_o the_o church_n they_o live_v in_o in_o prayer_n and_o sacrament_n which_o can_v be_v deny_v to_o be_v necessary_a duty_n but_o if_o man_n resolve_v rather_o to_o forbear_v these_o than_o to_o join_v in_o such_o ceremony_n and_o prayer_n as_o do_v accompany_v the_o performance_n of_o they_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n they_o prefer_v the_o follow_v their_o own_o imagination_n before_o the_o join_n in_o communion_n with_o the_o church_n in_o the_o most_o unquestionable_a duty_n of_o religion_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o encratitae_n of_o old_a who_o think_v it_o unlawful_a to_o taste_v of_o wine_n and_o therefore_o refuse_v to_o communicate_v in_o the_o eucharist_n unless_o they_o may_v have_v it_o in_o water_n 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and_o so_o devise_v several_a way_n of_o his_o own_o and_o use_v any_o mean_n suggest_v by_o other_o though_o never_o so_o unreasonable_a in_o themselves_o in_o hope_n to_o please_v god_n by_o they_o thence_o plutarch_n mention_n such_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d uncouth_a way_n of_o worship_n and_o he_o observe_v that_o at_o the_o same_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o flatter_v and_o reproach_n god_n they_o think_v unworthy_o of_o he_o as_o of_o one_o that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d very_o easy_o provoke_v and_o yet_o that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o easy_o change_v and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o a_o superstitious_a fear_n put_v man_n upon_o find_v out_o any_o way_n and_o method_n to_o please_v he_o though_o never_o so_o unreasonable_a for_o they_o look_v upon_o god_n as_o a_o peevish_a angry_a humoursome_a be_v they_o have_v no_o certain_a rule_n to_o judge_v what_o will_v please_v he_o and_o therefore_o follow_v their_o 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