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
A15420	A retection, or discouerie of a false detection containing a true defence of two bookes, intituled, Synopsis papismi, and Tetrastylon papisticum, together with the author of them, against diuers pretended vntruths, contradictions, falsification of authors, corruptions of Scripture, obiected against the said bookes in a certaine libell lately published. Wherein the vniust accusations of the libeller, his sophisticall cauils, and vncharitable slaunders are displayed.	Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.	1603 (1603)	STC 25694; ESTC S114436	136,184	296

what_o to_o say_v if_o you_o have_v not_o propound_v one_o unto_o yourself_o to_o gainsay_v the_o 7._o corruption_n because_o synops._n pag._n 730._o of_o the_o first_o edition_n this_o sentence_n be_v allege_v when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o we_o be_v unprofitable_a servant_n and_o we_o do_v no_o more_o than_o be_v our_o duty_n he_o cry_v out_o that_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n be_v corrupt_v because_o these_o word_n all_o that_o be_v command_v 1_o you_o and_o say_v you_o be_v leave_v out_o then_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o expound_v this_o text_n that_o we_o be_v 2_o unprofitable_a servant_n first_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n second_o in_o respect_n of_o our_o nature_n three_o we_o must_v so_o acknowledge_v for_o humility_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 270._o 271._o the_o correction_n 1._o first_o he_o may_v easy_o have_v see_v that_o the_o text_n be_v not_o allege_v in_o the_o same_o form_n of_o word_n for_o christ_n speak_v in_o the_o second_o person_n when_o you_o have_v do_v etc._n etc._n the_o sentence_n be_v pronounce_v in_o the_o first_o when_o we_o have_v do_v therefore_o the_o sense_n be_v more_o aim_v at_o then_o the_o word_n 2._o so_o much_o of_o the_o sentence_n be_v allege_v as_o be_v pertinent_a to_o show_v that_o no_o work_n be_v meritorious_a because_o when_o we_o have_v do_v all_o we_o be_v unprofitable_a in_o which_o word_n lie_v the_o force_n of_o this_o testimony_n in_o this_o place_n yet_o otherwhere_o the_o whole_a sentence_n be_v produce_v where_o the_o occasion_n so_o require_v as_o synops._n pag._n 288._o argum_fw-la 3._o and_o pag._n 662._o arg_n 2._o therefore_o he_o have_v no_o just_a cause_n to_o complain_v of_o corruption_n 3._o the_o evangelist_n in_o cite_v the_o old_a scripture_n repeat_v so_o much_o of_o the_o sentence_n as_o be_v to_o the_o purpose_n and_o leave_v the_o rest_n as_o mat._n 4._o 13._o out_o of_o isaiah_n 9_o 1._o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n be_v omit_v 4._o and_o if_o this_o be_v a_o point_n of_o corruption_n 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isaiah_n 28._o 16._o say_v whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v ashamed_a where_o the_o apostle_n put_v to_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d all_o or_o whosoever_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o he_o which_o word_n the_o prophet_n have_v not_o will_v you_o say_v that_o the_o apostle_n falsify_v the_o prophet_n which_o be_v not_o allege_v as_o though_o any_o man_n have_v now_o the_o like_a gift_n of_o interpret_n scripture_n as_o paul_n have_v but_o to_o show_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a in_o more_o word_n to_o express_v the_o sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o scripture_n 4._o neither_o be_v he_o the_o first_o who_o you_o challenge_v special_o for_o this_o that_o thus_o collect_v upon_o this_o text_n but_o a_o reverend_a writer_n of_o our_o church_n before_o he_o thus_o infer_v upon_o this_o text_n the_o wage_n and_o worthy_o deserve_a reward_n of_o all_o sin_n in_o