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	law_n	sabbath_n	1,963	5	9.4513	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23831	Reflexions upon the books of the Holy Scriptures to establish the truth of the Christian religion. Volume I in two volumes.	Allix, Pierre, 1641-1717.	1688 (1688)	Wing A1227; ESTC R29574	310,757	644

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