Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	contrary_a	good_a	great_a	464	4	2.0864	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B11989	Vade mecum. = Goe vvith mee deare pietie, and rare charitie. VVhose flame is stirred vp, to dispell the cold out of the minde. By Otho Casmanne, preacher at Stoade. Translated out of Latine, by H.T. minister. The contents appeare in the page following.; Vade mecum. English	Casmann, Otto, d. 1607.; Tripp, Henry, d. 1612.	1606 (1606)	STC 4769; ESTC S107899	102,540	274

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1._o tim._n 6._o faith_n piety_n and_o follow_v o_o man_n god_n righteousness_n faith_n piety_n charity_n patience_n modesty_n for_o godliness_n or_o piety_n be_v great_a gain_n with_o a_o mind_n content_a with_o his_o estate_n or_o lot_n and_o seneca_n say_v a_o good_a man_n must_v be_v very_o religious_a towards_o god_n now_o religion_n standetb_n in_o two_o point_n in_o the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o god_n in_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n so_o know_v first_o therefore_o thou_o must_v learn_v to_o know_v god_n trust_v the_o true_a knowledge_n of_o god_n god_n aright_o as_o he_o be_v reveal_v in_o the_o book_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v the_o frame_n of_o the_o world_n &_o in_o his_o word_n which_o be_v the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o herein_o consist_v christian_n wisdom_n let_v not_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v jeremy_n glory_n in_o his_o wisdom_n nor_o the_o strong_a man_n in_o 9_o jerem._n 9_o his_o strength_n neither_o the_o rich_a man_n in_o his_o riches_n but_o let_v he_o 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order_n thing_n present_a foresee_v thing_n to_o come_v remember_v thing_n past_a for_o he_o that_o never_o think_v of_o thing_n past_a lose_v his_o life_n he_o that_o never_o forethink_v of_o thing_n to_o come_v fall_v unaware_o into_o all_o danger_n god_n the_o heathen_a esteem_v their_o philosophy_n christian_n must_v esteem_v the_o word_n of_o god_n 5._o concern_v true_a liberty_n 1._o to_o obey_v god_n say_v seneca_n be_v true_a liberty_n and_o that_o true_a liberty_n may_v happen_v to_o thou_o thou_o must_v serve_v philosophy_n that_o only_a study_n be_v call_v liberal_a because_o it_o bring_v liberty_n 2._o it_o be_v true_a liberty_n not_o to_o fear_v man_n nor_o fortune_n nor_o to_o will_v