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
A56654	A discourse of profiting by sermons and of going to hear where men think they can profit most	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1683 (1683)	Wing P790; ESTC R11883	20,690	35

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