Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	consult_v	find_v	great_a	51	3	2.0871	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36081	A Discourse against profane swearing and cursing wherein I. Those vices are describ'd and reprov'd, II. Both magistrates and private persons are excited to their duty in order to the suppressing 'em by the execution of the late act of Parliament against 'em, III. And the objections commonly rais'd against the present practice of private informations are modestly consider'd.		1698 (1698)	Wing D1570; ESTC R32403	27,537	41

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the_o overflow_a the_o land_n with_o a_o more_o irresistible_a violence_n than_o it_o do_v before_o you_o have_v now_o the_o fair_a opportunity_n put_v into_o your_o hand_n of_o promote_a a_o public_a reformation_n so_o that_o if_o you_o emprove_v it_o not_o the_o guilt_n of_o other_o man_n sin_n will_v be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n charge_v upon_o you_o and_o will_v you_o that_o have_v so_o often_o seem_v to_o pray_v so_o earnest_o for_o the_o suppression_n of_o these_o vice_n decline_v so_o necessary_a endeavour_n to_o far_a it_o shall_v so_o glorious_a and_o so_o bless_v a_o work_n sink_v through_o your_o lukewarmness_n and_o indifferency_n in_o it_o do_v you_o pretend_v to_o lament_v these_o abominable_a crime_n and_o will_v you_o not_o do_v what_o be_v so_o evident_o in_o your_o power_n towards_o the_o crush_a of_o they_o shall_v the_o lewd_a swearer_n of_o the_o age_n be_v more_o zealous_a to_o profane_v than_o you_o to_o keep_v up_o the_o reverence_n of_o god_n holy_a name_n 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