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
A70803	A decad of caveats to the people of England of general use in all times, but most seasonable in these, as having a tendency to the satisfying such as are not content with the present government as it is by law establish'd, an aptitude to the setling the minds of such as are but seekers and erraticks in religion an aim at the uniting of our Protestant-dissenters in church and state : whereby the worst of all conspiracies lately rais'd against both, may be the greatest blessing, which could have happen'd to either of them : to which is added an appendix in order to the conviction of those three enemies to the deity, the atheist, the infidel and the setter up of science to the prejudice of religion / by Thomas Pierce ...	Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691.	1679 (1679)	Wing P2176; Wing P2196; ESTC R18054	221,635	492

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in_o word_n which_o however_o it_o be_v necessary_a be_v not_o enough_o neither_o and_o therefore_o to_o this_o there_o must_v be_v add_v our_o active_a service_n that_o we_o know_v be_v a_o execution_n of_o what_o our_o master_n give_v we_o in_o charge_n and_o as_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o supremacy_n as_o well_o as_o of_o maintenance_n and_o protection_n a_o set_v aside_o our_o own_o business_n that_o we_o may_v whole_o attend_v upon_o our_o master_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o be_v command_v in_o the_o four_o precept_n of_o the_o decalogue_n remember_v that_o you_o keep_v holy_a the_o sabbath_n day_n six_o day_n be_v allow_v thou_o to_o do_v thy_o own_o business_n but_o the_o seven_o be_v set_v apart_o in_o the_o seven_o thou_o shall_v do_v no_o manner_n of_o work_n no_o manner_n of_o work_n which_o be_v thy_o own_o but_o all_o manner_n of_o work_n which_o be_v thy_o master_n not_o only_o act_n of_o sacrifice_n such_o as_o our_o duty_n in_o the_o church_n but_o work_v of_o 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these_o two_o our_o justification_n will_v be_v in_o vain_a for_o god_n do_v therefore_o reconcile_v we_o when_o we_o be_v enemy_n in_o our_o mind_n by_o wicked_a work_n that_o he_o may_v present_v we_o holy_a and_o vnblameable_a and_o vnreproveable_a in_o his_o sight_n colos_n 1._o 22._o without_o these_o two_o we_o lose_v the_o end_n and_o so_o do_v frustrate_v the_o work_n of_o our_o redemption_n for_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n give_v himself_o for_o the_o church_n that_o he_o may_v present_v it_o unto_o himself_o a_o glorious_a church_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v holy_a and_o without_o blemish_n eph._n 5._o 25._o 27._o without_o these_o two_o we_o lose_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o rod_n and_o do_v partake_v of_o that_o as_o bastard_n which_o be_v intend_v to_o we_o as_o son_n for_o as_o we_o be_v tell_v by_o the_o apostle_n that_o if_o we_o be_v without_o chastisement_n then_o be_v we_o bastard_n and_o not_o son_n so_o he_o present_o add_v that_o god_n correct_v we_o for_o our_o 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