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	elder_n	pastor_n	988	5	9.2585	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37065	The earnest breathings of forreign Protestants, divines & others, to the ministers and other able Christians of these three nations for a compleat body of practicall divinity ... and an essay of a modell of the said body of divinity / by J.D. ... ; together with an expedient tendered for the entertainment of strangers who are Protestants, and by their means to advance the Gospel unto their several nations and quarters ...	Dury, John, 1596-1680.	1658 (1658)	Wing D2855; ESTC R3545	75,860	66

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to_o make_v of_o that_o right_n and_o relation_n and_o how_o he_o shall_v apply_v himself_o to_o some_o particular_a congregation_n where_o his_o conveniency_n of_o edification_n be_v great_a 3._o how_o the_o common_a profession_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o holy_a communion_n with_o all_o the_o member_n of_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v maintain_v notwithstanding_o the_o application_n may_v be_v ordinary_o make_v unto_o one_o particular_a congregation_n 4._o what_o the_o care_n be_v which_o member_n owe_v to_o one_o another_o in_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n to_o build_v up_o each_o other_o in_o the_o common_a profession_n 5._o what_o the_o peculiar_a duty_n and_o respect_n be_v which_o all_o professor_n owe_v unto_o those_o that_o be_v the_o leader_n of_o other_o in_o the_o profession_n for_o their_o work_n sake_n 6._o how_o all_o member_n and_o professor_n ought_v to_o walk_v towards_o those_o that_o be_v without_o as_o to_o adorn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o all_o thing_n 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