Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	command_v	law_n	moral_a	2,108	5	9.1759	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40080	A friendly conference between a minister and a parishioner of his, inclining to Quakerism wherein the absurd opinions of that sect are detected, and exposed to a just censure / by a lover of truth.	Fowler, Edward, 1632-1714.	1676 (1676)	Wing F1706; ESTC R1363	82,434	183

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you_o see_v by_o this_o time_n that_o a_o oath_n right_o circumstantiate_v and_o take_v viz._n in_o truth_n in_o judgement_n and_o in_o righteousness_n jer._n 4._o 2._o be_v a_o comprehensive_a part_n of_o religion_n it_o be_v such_o a_o solemn_a acknowledgement_n where_o by_o we_o glorify_v god_n existence_n omnipresence_n omniscience_n truth_n providence_n superiority_n and_o revenge_a justice_n how_o can_v you_o think_v it_o less_o than_o a_o duty_n fit_a to_o be_v command_v by_o god_n and_o to_o bear_v a_o part_n in_o the_o moral_a law_n as_o indeed_o we_o find_v it_o do_v deut._n 6._o 13._o thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o shall_v serve_v he_o and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n and_o jer._n 4._o 2._o thou_o shall_v swear_v the_o lord_n live_v in_o truth_n in_o judgement_n and_o in_o righteousness_n par._n i_o have_v think_v that_o a_o oath_n have_v be_v so_o far_o from_o glorify_v god_n that_o it_o have_v be_v the_o only_a profanation_n of_o his_o name_n min._n 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