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	day_n	holy_a	2,151	5	5.3348	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55916	A sermon preached at the funeral of Mrs Mary Dawes at Great Bardfield in Essex, January 15. 1690. By Thomas Pritchard, M.A. and late rector of West-Tilbury in Essex. Imprimatur. C. Alston. Nov. 16. 1692.	Pritchard, Thomas, d. 1692.	1693 (1693)	Wing P3526; ESTC R220530	12,337	33

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a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o funeral_n of_o mrs_n mary_n dawes_n at_o great_a bardfield_n in_o essex_n january_n 15._o 1690._o by_o thomas_n pritchard_n m._n a._n and_o late_a rector_n of_o west-tilbury_n in_o essex_n imprimatur_fw-la c._n alston_n nou._n 16._o 1692._o london_n print_v for_o walter_n kettilby_n at_o the_o bishops-head_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1693._o to_o the_o lady_n dawes_n madam_n though_o such_o be_v the_o modesty_n of_o the_o author_n and_o so_o mean_v the_o opinion_n which_o he_o have_v of_o all_o his_o own_o performance_n as_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o consent_v to_o the_o publication_n of_o this_o discourse_n yet_o ●e_v great_a usefulness_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o the_o extraornary_a virtue_n and_o piety_n of_o the_o person_n herein_o describe_v ●hose_v example_n may_v influence_n other_o to_o a_o imitation_n of_o 〈◊〉_d goodness_n and_o perfection_n the_o consideration_n i_o say_v 〈◊〉_d these_o thing_n have_v at_o length_n prevail_v with_o 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