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	place_n	1,018	5	4.1912	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37494	Christ's spirit a Christians strength, or, A plain discovery of the mighty and invincible power that all believers receive through the gift of the Spirit : first held forth in two sermons on Act. 1. 8, and after published for the instruction and use of those that are spiritual, anno 1645 / by William Dell ...	Dell, William, d. 1664.	1651 (1651)	Wing D919; ESTC R13093	40,808	50

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