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
A30702	Cosmo-meros, the worldly portion, or, The best portion of the wicked, and their misery in the enjoyment of it, opened and applyed together with some directions and helps in order to a heavenly and better portion, enforced with many usef[ul] and divine considerations / by Seth Bushell ...	Bushell, Seth, 1621-1684.	1682 (1682)	Wing B6237; ESTC R40782	133,437	408

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everlasting_a life_n by_o put_v away_o from_o ●ou_fw-mi this_o bless_a portion_n which_o ●n_o and_o with_o christ_n be_v hold_v out_o ●nto_o you_o a_o accept_n of_o he_o ●y_a a_o true_a faith_n now_o in_o this_o pre●ent_a world_n will_v undoubted_o ●●sue_v to_o a_o full_a fruition_n of_o he_o ●nd_v of_o perfect_a happiness_n in_o he_o 〈◊〉_d the_o world_n to_o come_v the_o ●olly_n of_o man_n in_o this_o respect_n be_v ●xceeding_o palpable_a who_o have_v ●_o glorious_a end_v set_v before_o they_o and_o mean_v infallible_a conduce_v to_o that_o end_n without_o or_o beside_o which_o it_o be_v give_v in_o assurance_n to_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o attain_v that_o end_n and_o they_o be_v convince_v that_o the_o end_n be_v true_o excellent_a and_o desirable_a the_o mean_a probable_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v attempt_v and_o they_o have_v some_o fai●_n thought_n towards_o it_o and_o co●●_n wish_v the_o enjoyment_n of_o it_o th●●_n they_o may_v die_v the_o death_n of_o ●●e_z righteous_a 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spirit_n be_v spirit_n grace_n it_o be_v a_o supernatural_a principle_n and_o work_n beyond_o what_o conviction_n mere_o be_v able_a to_o raise_v one_o to_o it_o bring_v a_o suitableness_n between_o the_o work_n and_o the_o heart_n to_o which_o otherwise_o the_o heart_n will_v not_o be_v incline_v but_o natural_o be_v averse_a and_o indispose_v hence_o all_o that_o enmity_n in_o soul_n that_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o unregeneracy_n to_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n they_o can_v away_o with_o god_n service_n and_o worship_n the_o work_n of_o god_n it_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o they_o they_o can_v bear_v it_o they_o complain_v under_o it_o as_o irksome_a tedious_a wearisome_a say_v with_o those_o the_o prophet_n mention_n when_o will_v the_o new_a moon_n be_v go_v 1.13_o amos._n 8.5_o mal._n 1.13_o and_o the_o sabbath_n what_o a_o weariness_n be_v it_o they_o snuff_v at_o it_o why_o be_v all_o this_o but_o because_o they_o want_v a_o principle_n of_o grace_n incline_v the_o heart_n 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at_o our_o profit_n advancement_n or_o advantage_n in_o this_o world_n it_o be_v a_o poison_n to_o our_o service_n and_o of_o such_o our_o saviour_n christ_n say_v very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o they_o have_v their_o reward_n mat._n 6.2.5.16_o they_o have_v what_o they_o aim_v at_o and_o they_o have_v it_o now_o and_o we_o be_v to_o see_v that_o our_o service_n be_v choice_n in_o their_o manner_n too_o the_o modality_n of_o the_o act_n as_o well_o as_o the_o matter_n and_o end_v thereof_o be_v due_o to_o be_v consider_v circumstance_n be_v to_o be_v weigh_v not_o only_o the_o bonum_fw-la but_o the_o benè_fw-la be_v to_o be_v regard_v seneca_n in_o give_v of_o his_o rule_n how_o to_o know_v the_o affection_n when_o they_o be_v natural_a and_o when_o not_o say_v he_o you_o shall_v know_v