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	know_v	1,117	5	3.7969	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11457	Tvvo sermons: preached at tvvo severall visitations, at Boston, in the diocesse and country of Lincolne. By Robert Sanderson, Bachelour of Diuinitie, and late fellow of Lincolne Colledge in Oxford	Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663.	1622 (1622)	STC 21708; ESTC S112208	62,742	104

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needs_o be_v use_v every_o parish_n nay_o every_o hieronym_n every_o quot_fw-la capita_fw-la tot_fw-la schismata_fw-la hieronym_n man_n will_v have_v his_o own_o fashion_n by_o himself_o as_o his_o humour_n lead_v he_o whereof_o what_o other_o can_v be_v the_o issue_n but_o infinite_a distraction_n and_o unorderly_o confusion_n in_o the_o church_n and_o again_o three_o to_o return_v their_o weapon_n upon_o themselves_o if_o every_o restraint_n in_o indifferent_a thing_n be_v injurious_a to_o christian_a liberty_n than_o themselves_o be_v injurious_a no_o less_o by_o their_o negative_a restraint_n from_o some_o ceremony_n not_o ceremony_n like_o that_o col._n 2._o 21._o touch_v not_o taste_v not_o handle_v not_o wear_v not_o cross_v not_o kneel_v not_o etc._n etc._n then_o they_o will_v have_v the_o world_n believe_v our_o church_n be_v by_o her_o positive_a restraint_n unto_o these_o ceremony_n of_o wear_v and_o cross_v &_o kneel_v etc._n etc._n let_v indifferent_a man_n judge_v nay_o 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