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
A41233	The lawfull preacher, or, A short discourse proving that they only ought to preach who are ordained ministers occasionally delivered in some lectures at Epping by John Ferriby, minister of Thoydon-Garnon in Essex ; now printed upon the anti-preaching of some against it in the same pulpit about the latter end of November last : as also the pulpit-guard-relieved, in a short appendix in answer to a late book called the pulpit-guard-relieved / written by Tho. Collier.	Ferriby, John, b. 1613 or 14.	1653 (1653)	Wing F819A; ESTC R32027	69,768	96

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and_o the_o spirit_n against_o the_o flesh_n and_o these_o be_v contrary_a one_o to_o the_o other_o gal._n 5._o 17._o it_o be_v very_o unlikely_a that_o shall_v be_v from_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v delightful_a to_o the_o flesh_n many_o smooth_a the_o way_n and_o widen_v the_o gate_n to_o heaven_n i_o pray_v god_n they_o lead_v not_o people_n that_o way_n to_o hell_n etc._n the_o downhill_o passage_n be_v most_o easy_a where_o christ_n say_v the_o way_n be_v narrow_a and_o the_o gate_n be_v strait_a that_o lead_v to_o life_n mat._n 9_o 13_o 14._o he_o present_o subjoin_v a_o seasonable_a warning_n to_o take_v heed_n of_o false_a prophet_n the_o way_n may_v be_v pave_v with_o agate_n which_o yet_o may_v be_v painful_a to_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o traveller_n the_o gate_n may_v be_v make_v of_o diamond_n which_o yet_o may_v be_v straight_o in_o the_o passage_n it_o have_v be_v the_o general_a practice_n and_o constant_a sign_n that_o god_n have_v give_v of_o false_a prophet_n to_o 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