Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	day_n	great_a	lord_n	3,227	5	3.8203	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18567	The exaltation of the kingdome and priesthood of Christ In certaine sermons vpon the 110. Psalme: preached in the Cathedrall Church and city of Worcester, in the time of Christmasse: anno Domini: 1596. By Rob. Abbot, doctor of Diuinitie, sometime felow of Baliol Colledge in Oxford.	Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618.	1601 (1601)	STC 51; ESTC S115231	83,503	102

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commandment_n parent_n and_o master_n by_o well_o govern_v themselves_o and_o their_o household_n restrain_v their_o child_n and_o servant_n from_o all_o looseness_n and_o lewd_a behaviour_n and_o train_v they_o up_o with_o all_o care_n to_o virtuous_a and_o godly_a life_n in_o a_o word_n let_v every_o man_n esteem_n with_o himself_o what_o the_o duty_n of_o his_o call_n require_v of_o he_o and_o therein_o bestow_v himself_o faithful_o for_o the_o lord_n let_v we_o all_o be_v evermore_o practise_v and_o enure_v ourselves_o to_o fight_v in_o the_o lord_n behalf_n against_o the_o devil_n by_o faith_n against_o the_o world_n by_o patience_n and_o temperance_n against_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n by_o daily_a meditation_n and_o exercise_n of_o repentance_n against_o they_o all_o by_o prayer_n and_o by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n fight_v a_o encouragement_n to_o fight_v in_o that_o christ_n be_v our_o captain_n under_o who_o we_o fight_v 10_o and_o to_o this_o fight_n we_o be_v 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