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
A24968	Sober and serious considerations occasioned by the death of His Most Sacred Majesty, King Charles II (of ever blessed memory), and the serious time of Lent following it together with a brief historical account of the first rise, progress, and increase of phanaticism in England and the fatal consequents thereof : now made publick in tendency to the peace of the kingdom / by a gentleman in communion with the Church of England, as now by law establish'd.	Gentleman in communion with the Church of England.; P. A.	1685 (1685)	Wing A26; ESTC R11430	26,528	49

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of_o religious_a fast_n and_o abstinence_n a_o time_n of_o call_v ourselves_o to_o a_o account_n a_o time_n of_o repentance_n and_o sober_a consideration_n can_v be_v unsuitable_a but_o high_o advantageous_a as_o to_o our_o eternal_a welfare_n and_o therefore_o can_v look_v upon_o it_o otherwise_o than_o as_o a_o excellent_a and_o wholesome_a constitution_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o require_v a_o religious_a observation_n of_o lent_n in_o commemoration_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n fast_a and_o temptation_n and_o according_o our_o mother_n the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v excellent_o express_v the_o use_n of_o it_o in_o the_o collect_n for_o that_o sunday_n in_o lent_n o_o lord_n who_o for_o our_o sake_n do_v fast_a forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n give_v we_o grace_n to_o use_v such_o abstinence_n that_o our_o flesh_n be_v subdue_v to_o the_o spirit_n we_o may_v ever_o obey_v thy_o godly_a motion_n in_o righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n to_o thy_o honour_n and_o glory_n etc._n etc._n we_o also_o know_v well_o that_o the_o grand_a reason_n and_o ground_n of_o the_o prevalency_n of_o vice_n and_o wickedness_n in_o the_o world_n be_v chief_o and_o primary_o from_o the_o want_n of_o sober_a and_o serious_a consideration_n for_o this_o be_v a_o undoubted_a maxim_n that_o inconsiderate_a man_n be_v wicked_a man_n for_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o when_o man_n be_v lead_v by_o their_o sensual_a appetite_n which_o stick_v close_o to_o they_o their_o reason_n lie_v as_o it_o be_v asleep_a it_o have_v need_n be_v therefore_o awaken_v by_o serious_a consideration_n for_o if_o reason_n be_v out_o of_o act_n and_o exercise_n sin_n will_v be_v commit_v now_o how_o hardly_o be_v man_n bring_v to_o this_o necessary_a duty_n of_o a_o serious_a view_n and_o reflection_n upon_o themselves_o their_o life_n and_o conversation_n especial_o if_o they_o be_v evil_a and_o in_o order_n to_o their_o high_a and_o great_a concern_v the_o salvation_n of_o their_o soul_n be_v too_o evident_a to_o any_o consider_a man_n as_o if_o they_o think_v their_o soul_n be_v the_o vile_a and_o worst_a part_n of_o themselves_o least_o worth_a regard_n let_v we_o further_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v find_v by_o practice_n and_o experience_n the_o best_a instructor_n that_o the_o religious_a observation_n of_o this_o time_n of_o lent_n have_v prove_v to_o be_v a_o mighty_a restraint_n to_o profaneness_n and_o debauchery_n yea_o even_o where_o man_n be_v most_o exquisite_a in_o wickedness_n that_o it_o have_v be_v a_o matter_n of_o wonder_n to_o traveller_n to_o see_v what_o a_o appearance_n at_o least_o there_o be_v of_o demureness_n sobriety_n and_o seriousness_n general_o all_o man_n take_v upon_o they_o at_o this_o time_n i_o shall_v give_v it_o you_o in_o the_o word_n of_o a_o worthy_a gentleman_n of_o our_o own_o church_n and_o nation_n a_o great_a traveller_n and_o observer_n in_o foreign_a part_n when_o speak_v of_o italy_n he_o say_v speculum_fw-la 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