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	holy_a	time_n	5,790	5	4.7273	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11166	A remembraunce for the maintenaunce of the liuynge of ministers and preachers nowe notablye decayed exhibited vnto the right reuerend father in God Thomas Bishop of Elye ...	Ruddoke, Thomas.	1551 (1551)	STC 21435.5; ESTC S2306	13,537	53

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you_o will_v stand_v in_o this_o and_o say_v general_o ix_o cor._n ix_o that_o no_o man_n by_o the_o scripture_n of_o god_n be_v bind_v to_o pay_v any_o tithe_n of_o duty_n to_o their_o curate_n as_o thing_n which_o they_o mai_fw-gr not_o pretermit_v but_o such_o as_o they_o be_v able_a to_o spareter_n the_o measure_n of_o their_o own_o conscience_n and_o as_o they_o see_v theym_n do_v their_o duty_n pithy_o speak_v and_o as_o much_o i_o think_v as_o be_v use_v to_o be_v say_v for_o you_o wherein_o thus_o many_o matter_n you_o comprehend_v the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n whether_o they_o be_v of_o necessity_n and_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o no_o then_o whither_o your_o ability_n ought_v to_o be_v look_v upon_o in_o the_o payment_n thereof_o as_o for_o your_o conscience_n i_o will_v not_o speak_v of_o it_o for_o it_o be_v no_o question_n whither_o you_o shall_v pay_v any_o if_o they_o be_v mesure_v by_o your_o conscience_n last_o of_o all_o whither_o the_o not_o do_v of_o the_o 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