Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	conscience_n	good_a	sin_n	3,825	5	5.2827	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41807	A brief answer to a late discourse concerning the unreasonableness of a new separation	Grascome, Samuel, 1641-1708?	1691 (1691)	Wing G1568; ESTC R26749	15,441	16

a_o brief_a answer_n to_o a_o late_a discourse_n concern_v the_o unreasonableness_n of_o a_o new_a separation_n whether_o the_o letter_n be_v write_v to_o or_o feign_v by_o our_o author_n i_o know_v not_o nor_o be_v it_o of_o any_o concern_v either_o way_n it_o may_v give_v a_o fit_a occasion_n to_o start_v the_o question_n and_o he_o pretend_v a_o surprise_n to_o read_v that_o the_o non-swearer_n shall_v think_v themselves_o bind_v to_o separate_v communion_n though_o he_o struggle_v with_o himself_o to_o think_v it_o possible_a that_o those_o who_o have_v express_v so_o great_a a_o sense_n of_o the_o mischief_n of_o it_o in_o other_o shall_v be_v so_o ready_a to_o fall_v into_o it_o themselves_o but_o alas_o he_o need_v not_o have_v be_v at_o that_o pain_n if_o he_o have_v consider_v that_o they_o do_v not_o fall_v but_o be_v force_v into_o it_o as_o i_o shall_v present_o make_v appear_v indeed_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v trouble_v for_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o soon_o apprehend_v 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