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	minister_n	people_n	2,506	5	4.7611	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61517	Kalōs proestōtes, or, A view of church-government wherein the proper church-governors are demonstrated, their office, duty, work and employment ... is declared ... : in a sermon preached at West-Malling ... Septemb. 16, 1662 / by John Stileman ...	Stileman, John, d. 1685.	1663 (1663)	Wing S5553; ESTC R34609	27,809	36

observance_n and_o oversight_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d insomnem_fw-la noctem_fw-la ducunt_fw-la vigiles_fw-la the_o word_n be_v emphatical_o as_o if_o they_o take_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o a_o wink_n of_o sleep_n the_o metaphor_n be_v easy_a their_o work_n be_v the_o work_n of_o watchman_n 3.17_o watchman_n ezek._n 3.17_o son_n of_o man_n say_v god_n i_o have_v make_v thou_o a_o watchman_n to_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n and_o this_o metaphor_n show_v their_o work_n 1._o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o stand_v in_o the_o watch-tower_n as_o sentinel_n to_o prevent_v danger_n from_o without_o to_o declare_v when_o the_o enemy_n come_v 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o oversee_v the_o flock_n to_o prevent_v their_o carelessness_n within_o that_o man_n sleep_v not_o or_o neglect_v their_o duty_n both_o these_o do_v the_o apostle_n mean_v in_o that_o charge_n which_o he_o give_v in_o his_o last_o farewell_n at_o miletum_n to_o the_o elder_n or_o bishop_n of_o ephesus_n viz._n to_o timothy_n the_o then_o bishop_n as_o may_v well_o be_v judge_v of_o that_o metropolis_n and_o the_o other_o inferior_a bishop_n under_o he_o and_o if_o particular_a presbyter_n be_v there_o the_o charge_n be_v the_o same_o to_o they_o in_o their_o several_a station_n 20.28.29.30_o station_n act._n 20.28.29.30_o wolf'_v will_n enter_v in_o therefore_o watch_v and_o take_v heed_n to_o yourselves_o and_o to_o all_o the_o flock_n over_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v make_v you_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bishop_n i._n e._n inspector_n or_o overseer_n and_o now_o this_o watch_n be_v a_o watch_n for_o the_o flock_n in_o a_o careful_a foresight_n to_o prevent_v the_o danger_n that_o may_v accrue_v to_o their_o soul_n by_o any_o that_o come_v among_o they_o whether_o by_o error_n or_o prophanesse_n flock_n in_o a_o watch_n for_o the_o flock_n that_o they_o may_v avoid_v they_o as_o watchman_n if_o they_o see_v a_o 15_a a_o ezek._n 33_o 15_a sword_n 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do_v he_o here_o speak_v obey_v they_o that_o rule_n over_o you_o and_o submit_v yourselves_o etc._n etc._n in_o which_o word_n text_n the_o division_n of_o the_o text_n i_o shall_v observe_v these_o two_o general_n i._o a_o command_n or_o exhortation_n to_o a_o duty_n and_o therein_o 1._o a_o act_n require_v and_o that_o be_v double_a 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obey_v be_v persuade_v by_o and_o assent_v to_o their_o word_n doctrine_n and_o command_v 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yield_v submit_v to_o 6.17_o to_o rom._n 6.17_o obey_v from_o the_o heart_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v mould_v or_o frame_v by_o it_o it_o be_v a_o spiritual_a obedienceto_o a_o spiritual_a word_n 2._o the_o object_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d your_o guide_n or_o ruler_n qui_fw-la gregi_fw-la praesunt_fw-la &_o praeeunt_fw-la ut_fw-la pastor_n ii_o the_o motive_n or_o reason_n enforce_v the_o duty_n take_a 1._o ab_fw-la officio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d their_o 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