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	member_n	visible_a	1,366	5	9.2837	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50246	A catechisme, or, The grounds and principles of Christian religion set forth by way of question and answer wherein the summe of the doctrine of religion is comprised, familiarly opened, and clearly confirmed from the Holy Scriptures / by Richard Mather, teacher to the church at Dorchester in New England.	Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.	1650 (1650)	Wing M1268; ESTC R43433	66,565	136

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they_o assurance_n of_o god_n love_n lively_a hope_n and_o expectation_n of_o glory_n peace_n of_o conscience_n and_o joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rom._n 5._o 1_o 2_o 5._o and_o 14._o 17._o tit._n 2._o 13._o q_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v vouchsafe_v to_o believer_n in_o this_o life_n what_o shall_v they_o have_v in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v a._o unspeakable_a glory_n and_o happiness_n in_o the_o immediate_a fruition_n of_o communion_n with_o god_n and_o christ_n unto_o all_o eternity_n col._n 3._o 4._o 1_o john_n 3._o 2._o heb._n 12._o 23._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 28._o q_o but_o may_v not_o a_o true_a believer_n lose_v his_o faith_n and_o so_o lose_v all_o these_o benefit_n that_o come_v by_o faith_n in_o this_o life_n and_o fall_v short_a of_o eternal_a glory_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v a._o if_o he_o shall_v final_o lose_v his_o faith_n it_o will_v be_v so_o indeed_o but_o god_n that_o of_o his_o grace_n have_v wrought_v this_o faith_n in_o he_o will_v preserve_v and_o perfect_v 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