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	servant_n	unprofitable_a	1,244	5	10.6349	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00593	Clavis mystica a key opening divers difficult and mysterious texts of Holy Scripture; handled in seventy sermons, preached at solemn and most celebrious assemblies, upon speciall occasions, in England and France. By Daniel Featley, D.D.	Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645.	1636 (1636)	STC 10730; ESTC S121363	1,100,105	949

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to_o perform_v no_o more_o than_o oblige_v a_o man_n to_o we_o for_o discharge_v a_o bond_n which_o we_o be_v bind_v under_o a_o great_a penalty_n by_o a_o precise_a day_n to_o satisfy_v three_o utility_n or_o profit_n if_o that_o we_o do_v to_o another_o no_o way_n advantage_v he_o if_o he_o be_v no_o whit_n the_o better_a by_o it_o what_o colour_n have_v we_o to_o exact_v or_o reason_n to_o expect_v a_o reward_n from_o he_o for_o such_o a_o work_n four_o perfection_n unless_o a_o work_n be_v do_v sufficient_o the_o labourer_n can_v in_o justice_n demand_v his_o hire_n nor_o the_o workman_n require_v his_o price_n five_o proportion_n no_o labour_n or_o work_n can_v merit_v more_o than_o in_o true_a estimation_n it_o be_v worth_a the_o labourer_n deserve_v his_o hire_n such_o a_o hire_n as_o be_v correspondent_a to_o his_o pain_n but_o no_o other_o he_o that_o labour_v but_o a_o day_n deserve_v not_o two_o day_n much_o less_o a_o week_n or_o a_o month_n hire_n if_o the_o plea_n of_o 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vain_a but_o i_o labour_v more_o than_o they_o all_o yet_o not_o i_o but_o the_o 15.10_o the_o 1_o cor._n 15.10_o grace_n of_o god_n which_o be_v with_o i_o and_o this_o the_o propht_n 26.12_o propht_n esay_n 26.12_o esay_n profess_v in_o his_o prayer_n to_o god_n lord_n thou_o will_v ordain_v peace_n for_o we_o for_o thou_o also_o have_v wrought_v all_o our_o work_n in_o we_o if_o these_o text_n be_v not_o clear_a enough_o the_o apostle_n question_n be_v able_a to_o nonplus_n all_o the_o pelagian_n in_o the_o world_n 4.7_o world_n 1_o cor._n 4.7_o who_o make_v thou_o to_o differ_v from_o another_o and_o what_o have_v thou_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v there_o be_v no_o good_a work_n which_o be_v not_o comprise_v within_o the_o will_n or_o the_o deed_n and_o both_o as_o we_o hear_v before_o be_v the_o work_n of_o grace_n in_o we_o upon_o this_o firm_a ground_n saint_n praeparatam_fw-la saint_n in_o psal_n 102._o si_fw-mi de_fw-fr tuo_fw-la retribuis_fw-la peccatum_fw-la retribuis_fw-la omne_fw-la enim_fw-la quae_fw-la habes_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la habes_fw-la tuum_fw-la solum_fw-la peccatum_fw-la habes_fw-la enchirid._n ad_fw-la laur._n c._n 302._o ideo_fw-la dictum_fw-la intelligitur_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la volentis_fw-la neque_fw-la currentis_fw-la sed_fw-la miserentis_fw-la dei_fw-la ut_fw-la totum_fw-la deo_fw-la detur_fw-la qui_fw-la hominis_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la bonam_fw-la &_o praeparat_fw-la ad_fw-la juvandam_fw-la &_o adjuvat_fw-la praeparatam_fw-la austin_n build_v a_o strong_a fort_n for_o grace_n against_o man_n merit_n if_o thou_o rendere_v any_o thing_n to_o god_n of_o thy_o own_o thou_o rendere_v sin_n for_o all_o the_o good_a thou_o have_v thou_o have_v receive_v from_o god_n thou_o have_v nothing_o which_o thou_o may_v call_v thy_o own_o but_o sin_n and_o elsewhere_o when_o the_o apostle_n say_v it_o be_v not_o of_o he_o that_o will_v nor_o of_o he_o that_o run_v but_o of_o god_n that_o have_v mercy_n we_o be_v thus_o to_o 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thing_n that_o be_v command_v you_o say_v we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v not_o the_o hire_n of_o work_n but_o a_o gift_n of_o the_o lord_n prepare_v for_o his_o faithful_a servant_n three_o a_o meritorious_a work_n must_v be_v of_o use_n and_o some_o way_n beneficial_a to_o he_o of_o who_o a_o reward_n in_o strict_a justice_n be_v demand_v we_o be_v not_o so_o for_o 16.2_o for_o psal_n 16.2_o our_o goodness_n extend_v not_o unto_o god_n he_o be_v far_o above_o it_o this_o nail_n saint_n biberit_fw-la saint_n l_o 10._o de_fw-fr civ_o dei_fw-la c_o 5._o totum_fw-la hoc_fw-la quod_fw-la recte_fw-la colitur_fw-la deus_fw-la credendum_fw-la est_fw-la homini_fw-la prodesse_fw-la non_fw-la deo_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la fonti_fw-la se_fw-la quisquam_fw-la dixerit_fw-la profuisse_fw-la quod_fw-la biberit_fw-la austin_n excellent_o fasten_v if_o we_o serve_v and_o worship_n god_n as_o we_o ought_v the_o whole_a benefit_n 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