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
A30644	A most godly sermon preached at St. Albons in Woodstreet on Sunday last being the 10 of October, 1641 : shewing the necessity of selfe-denyall and humiliation by prayer and fasting before the Lord in regard of the present plague we now lye under : which God in his good time remove from amongst us / by ... Henry Burton.	Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.	1641 (1641)	Wing B6168; ESTC R18459	4,505	9

a_o most_o godly_a sermon_n preach_v at_o st._n albon_n in_o woodstreet_n on_o sunday_n last_o be_v the_o 10._o of_o october_n 1641._o show_v the_o necessity_n of_o self-denial_n and_o humiliation_n by_o prayer_n and_o fast_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o present_a plague_n we_o now_o lie_v under_o which_o god_n in_o his_o good_a time_n remove_v from_o among_o we_o by_o that_o faithful_a minister_n and_o witness_v of_o jesus_n christ_n m._n henry_n burton_n london_n print_v by_o b._n alsop_n mdcxli_o a_o godly_a sermon_n luke_n 9.23_o let_v he_o deny_v himself_o doct._n i._n the_o first_o lesson_n be_v the_o a._n b._n c._n that_o christ_n teach_v we_o in_o his_o school_n be_v this_o for_o a_o man_n to_o deny_v himself_o and_o so_o be_v it_o also_o the_o high_a task_n that_o be_v set_v to_o any_o these_o word_n be_v speak_v to_o they_o all_o a_o great_a many_o profess_a christ_n and_o throng_v upon_o he_o therefore_o christ_n teach_v they_o a_o lesson_n that_o most_o of_o they_o never_o think_v of_o if_o any_o one_o will_v follow_v i_o let_v he_o deny_v himself_o the_o condition_n be_v let_v he_o deny_v himself_o the_o term_n be_v self-denial_n self-denial_n consist_v 1._o in_o deny_v ourselves_o in_o all_o good_a thing_n 2._o in_o all_o evil_a thing_n 1._o in_o all_o good_a thing_n self-denial_n ought_v to_o be_v in_o all_o good_a thing_n 1._o internal_a 2._o external_a internal_a as_o the_o understanding_n will_n and_o affection_n so_o in_o moral_a habit_n as_o temperance_n fortitude_n wisdom_n etc._n etc._n 3._o in_o labour_n of_o knowledge_n even_o of_o such_o as_o be_v get_v by_o study_n 2._o self-denial_n ought_v to_o be_v in_o external_a good_a thing_n 1._o in_o matter_n of_o duty_n 2._o in_o object_n 1._o in_o matter_n of_o duty_n that_o be_v towards_o god_n where_o be_v discover_v a_o main_a duty_n between_o true_a exercise_n of_o piety_n and_o counterfeit_n those_o be_v true_a which_o be_v set_v down_o in_o scripture_n and_o none_o else_o 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a_o christian_n must_v deny_v himself_o use_v 1._o to_o condemn_v all_o popish_a charity_n and_o many_o which_o they_o call_v good_a work_n instead_o of_o deny_v themselves_o in_o those_o work_n they_o deny_v christ_n for_o in_o those_o work_n they_o say_v they_o deserve_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n for_o there_o be_v salvation_n in_o none_o other_o but_o in_o christ_n jesus_n only_o use_v 2._o to_o condemn_v another_o sort_n of_o carnal_a profane_a man_n that_o build_v their_o salvation_n on_o common_a duty_n work_n of_o morality_n who_o say_v that_o they_o do_v all_o man_n right_n though_o perhaps_o they_o be_v compel_v so_o to_o do_v this_o overthrow_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n this_o be_v not_o to_o deny_v themselves_o but_o to_o deny_v christ_n use_v 3._o to_o put_v a_o difference_n between_o true_a charity_n and_o false_a some_o man_n be_v natural_o give_v to_o be_v upright_o to_o do_v justice_n to_o deal_v upright_o this_o be_v not_o to_o deny_v one_o self_n to_o build_v 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a_o father_n but_o to_o deny_v obodience_n to_o his_o father_n so_o far_o as_o he_o be_v hinder_v from_o come_v to_o christ_n a_o notable_a example_n be_v in_o deutr._n 13.6_o the_o son_n must_v not_o conceal_v the_o father_n if_o he_o seek_v to_o bring_v he_o to_o idolatry_n we_o must_v not_o acknowledge_v father_n and_o mother_n in_o bid_v we_o to_o do_v that_o which_o christ_n forbid_v mat._n 23.9_o so_o there_o be_v a_o notable_a psalm_n deutr._n 33.9_o this_o denial_n bring_v a_o blessing_n upon_o they_o and_o it_o be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o every_o true_a believer_n be_v a_o priest_n and_o must_v not_o in_o that_o respect_n look_v upon_o outward_a relation_n in_o competition_n with_o christ_n but_o deny_v ourselves_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o otherwise_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o love_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n trample_v upon_o thy_o father_n cast_v off_o thy_o wife_n and_o child_n say_v a_o father_n if_o they_o seek_v to_o draw_v thou_o from_o christ_n use_v 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