Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	city_n	easy_a	great_a	13	3	2.0915	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17683	The lectures or daily sermons, of that reuerend diuine, D. Iohn Caluine, pastor of the Church of God in Geneua, vpon the prophet Ionas, by N.B. student in Diuinitie. Whereunto is annexed an excellent exposition of the two last epistles of S. Iohn, done in Latin by that worthy doctor, August. Marlorate, and englished by the same N.B.	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Baxter, Nathaniel, fl. 1606.; Marlorat, Augustin, 1506-1562. Novi testament Catholici expositio ecclesiastica. aut	1578 (1578)	STC 4432; ESTC S109621	135,321	202

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be_v in_o the_o government_n and_o hand_n of_o god_n yea_o though_o the_o whole_a world_n shall_v rise_v against_o he_o he_o be_v not_o strike_v with_o fear_n that_o for_o that_o he_o shall_v refuse_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n therefore_o how_o much_o the_o more_o any_o man_n perceive_v that_o god_n be_v favourable_a and_o beneficial_a unto_o he_o so_o much_o the_o more_o courageous_o ought_v he_o to_o proceed_v in_o his_o office_n and_o secure_o to_o commit_v his_o life_n and_o safeguard_n unto_o god_n and_o constant_o to_o overcome_v all_o the_o danger_n of_o this_o world_n afterward_o he_o say_v that_o nineveh_n be_v a_o great_a city_n even_o of_o three_o day_n journey_n some_o man_n labour_v much_o here_o to_o dissolve_v a_o doubt_n where_o no_o cause_n be_v and_o in_o loseng_v a_o knot_n where_o none_o be_v because_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v absurd_a that_o one_o city_n shall_v contain_v in_o compass_n about_o thirty_o of_o our_o league_n or_o thereabout_o when_o as_o they_o 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