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	great_a	holy_a	1,222	5	4.2702	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39242	The great danger and uncertainty of death-bed repentance as it was deliver'd in a funeral sermon preach'd lately in the parish-church of Chiswick in Middlesex.	Ellesby, James, b. 1644 or 5.	1693 (1693)	Wing E538; ESTC R24951	18,514	33

imprimatur_fw-la guil._n lancaster_n r.p.d._n hen._n ep._n lond._n a_o sacris_fw-la dome_v octob._n 27._o 1692._o the_o great_a danger_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o a_o deathbed_n repentance_n as_o it_o be_v deliver_v in_o a_o funeral_n sermon_n preach_v late_o in_o the_o parish-church_n of_o chiswick_n in_o middlesex_n humble_a thyself_o before_o thou_o be_v sick_a and_o in_o the_o time_n of_o sin_n show_v repentance_n eccles_n 18.21_o when_o a_o wicked_a man_n die_v his_o expectation_n shall_v perish_v and_o the_o hope_n of_o unjust_a man_n perish_v prov._n 11.7_o publish_v chief_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o ordinary_a sort_n of_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o parish_n london_n print_v for_o w._n crook_n at_o the_o green_a dragon_n without_o temple-barr_n 1693._o to_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o parish_n of_o chiswick_n in_o the_o county_n of_o middlesex_n such_o former_o have_v be_v and_o in_o some_o measure_n still_o be_v that_o great_a weakness_n and_o indisposition_n of_o body_n under_o which_o i_o have_v labour_v that_o i_o have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o go_v through_o with_o my_o duty_n with_o that_o vigour_n and_o constancy_n as_o a_o better_a measure_n of_o health_n will_v have_v enable_v i_o to_o have_v do_v in_o particular_a my_o weakness_n have_v disable_v i_o from_o make_v those_o frequent_a visit_n to_o my_o neighbour_n by_o go_v from_o house_n to_o house_n as_o i_o think_v myself_o oblige_v to_o instruct_v the_o ignorant_a warn_v the_o unruly_a reruke_n the_o obstinate_a and_o profane_a and_o to_o stir_v up_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n to_o the_o practice_n of_o their_o duty_n and_o amendment_n of_o their_o life_n where_o there_o shall_v be_v most_o need_n or_o occasion_n for_o in_o neither_o it_o may_v be_v will_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o time_n or_o the_o humour_n of_o the_o age_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v it_o have_v such_o a_o thing_n be_v undertake_v by_o i_o because_o i_o find_v good_a counsel_n and_o advice_n be_v very_o unwelcome_a to_o the_o 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their_o great_a gild_n and_o danger_n on_o that_o account_n yet_o there_o be_v many_o of_o you_o who_o seldom_o or_o never_o see_v the_o inside_n of_o a_o church_n or_o if_o they_o do_v little_a regard_n what_o be_v teach_v and_o learned_a they_o there_o think_v what_o be_v deliver_v to_o all_o in_o general_n do_v not_o concern_v themselves_o in_o particular_a to_o supply_v this_o defect_n on_o my_o part_n and_o to_o remedy_n what_o i_o can_v this_o great_a carelessness_n and_o neglect_v on_o you_o i_o have_v be_v prevail_v withal_o to_o publish_v the_o ensue_a discourse_n which_o be_v late_o preach_v on_o a_o particular_a occasion_n i_o have_v propose_v the_o example_n of_o the_o decease_a as_o a_o seamark_n to_o caution_n you_o against_o those_o dangerous_a rock_n and_o shelf_n which_o he_o run_v himself_o upon_o the_o ill_a effect_n whereof_o he_o complain_v of_o and_o lament_v with_o his_o late_a breath_n and_o this_o i_o have_v do_v in_o as_o favourable_a a_o manner_n as_o i_o can_v or_o be_v consistent_a with_o the_o nature_n of_o my_o design_n which_o be_v to_o instruct_v and_o warn_v the_o live_n without_o bear_v hard_o on_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o dead_a who_o be_v now_o pass_v from_o man_n judgment-seat_n to_o that_o of_o god_n therefore_o i_o have_v not_o mention_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o name_n or_o circumstance_n of_o the_o decease_a party_n whereby_o he_o may_v be_v know_v to_o those_o that_o know_v he_o not_o before_o and_o have_v confine_v myself_o to_o his_o behaviour_n in_o his_o sickness_n and_o what_o he_o be_v please_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o public_o to_o other_o people_n rather_o than_o to_o myself_o the_o duty_n i_o here_o persuade_v you_o to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o necessary_a and_o important_a in_o all_o religion_n and_o indeed_o comprehensive_a of_o all_o other_o for_o true_a repentance_n consist_v not_o in_o a_o confess_v ourselves_o to_o be_v sinner_n in_o general_a or_o in_o be_v trouble_v for_o our_o sin_n and_o beg_a 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god_n set_v these_o great_a truth_n home_n upon_o your_o heart_n and_o conscience_n that_o in_o this_o your_o day_n you_o may_v see_v the_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o your_o peace_n before_o they_o be_v hide_v from_o your_o eye_n so_o pray_v he_o that_o unfeigned_o wish_n the_o eternal_a happiness_n and_o salvation_n of_o you_o all_o and_o who_o be_v desirous_a to_o contribute_v as_o his_o duty_n oblige_v he_o what_o ever_o lie_v in_o his_o power_n towards_o it_o j._n ellesby_n octob._n 28_o 1692._o the_o great_a danger_n and_o uncertainty_n of_o a_o deathbed_n repentance_n as_o it_o be_v deliver_v in_o a_o funeral_n sermon_n preach_v late_o in_o the_o parish_n church_n of_o chiswick_n hebr._n iii_o 7_o 8._o wherefore_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v to_o day_n if_o you_o will_v hear_v his_o voice_n harden_n not_o your_o heart_n as_o in_o the_o provocation_n in_o the_o day_n of_o temptation_n in_o the_o wilderness_n the_o thing_n which_o accompany_v salvation_n and_o relate_v to_o 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