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	lord_n	week_n	2,075	5	9.7497	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40653	The cause and cure of a vvounded conscience by Tho. Fuller ...	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.	1647 (1647)	Wing F2414; ESTC R1315	44,277	188

prayer_n shall_v be_v that_o whilst_o i_o stand_v by_o and_o be_o ●…ilent_a god_n spirit_n which_o be_v free_a from_o any_o fault_n and_o full_a of_o all_o perfection_n will_v be_v please_v to_o repeat_v in_o thy_o heart_n the_o selfsame_a answer_n i_o have_v give_v to_o your_o objection_n and_o than_o what_o be_v weak_a shallow_a and_o unsatisfying_a as_o it_o come_v from_o my_o mouth_n shall_v and_o will_v be_v full_a powerful_a and_o satisfactory_a as_o reinforce_v in_o thou_o by_o god_n spirit_n xii_o dialogue_n mean_v to_o be_v use_v by_o wound_a conscience_n for_o the_o recover_n of_o comfort_n tim._n be_v there_o any_o useful_a mean_n to_o be_v prescribe_v whereby_o wound_a conscience_n may_v recover_v comfort_v the_o soon_o phil._n yes_o there_o be_v tim._n but_o now_o adays_o some_o condemn_v all_o use_n of_o mean_n let_v grace_n alone_o say_v they_o full_o and_o free_o to_o do_v its_o own_o work_n and_o thereby_o man_n mind_n will_v in_o due_a time_n return_v to_o a_o good_a temper_n of_o its_o ow●…_n accord_n this_o be_v the_o most_o spiritual_a serve_n of_o god_n whilst_o use_v of_o mean_n make_v but_o dunce_n and_o truant_n in_o christ_n school_n phil._n what_o they_o pretend_v spiritual_a will_v prove_v ai●…ry_a and_o empty_a make_v lewd_a and_o lazy_a christian_n mean_n may_v and_o must_v be_v use_v with_o these_o caution_n 1._o that_o they_o be_v of_o god_n appointment_n in_o his_o word_n and_o not_o of_o man_n mere_a invention_n 2._o that_o we_o still_o remember_v they_o be_v but_o mean_n and_o not_o the_o main_a for_o to_o account_v of_o help_n more_o than_o help_v be_v the_o highway_n to_o make_v they_o hindrance_n last_o that_o none_o rely_v bare_o on_o the_o deed_n do_v which_o conceit_n will_v undo_v he_o that_o do_v it_o especial_o if_o any_o opinion_n of_o merit_n be_v fix_v therein_o tim._n what_o be_v the_o first_o mean_n i_o must_v use_v for_o i_o reassume_v to_o personate_v a_o wound_a conscience_n phil._n constant_o pray_v to_o god_n 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not_o that_o thou_o be_v dumpish_a and_o undisposed_a to_o read_v but_o remember_v how_o traveller_n must_v eat_v against_o their_o stomach_n their_o journey_n will_v digest_v it_o and_o though_o their_o palate_n find_v no_o pleasure_n for_o the_o present_a their_o whole_a body_n will_v feel_v strength_n for_o the_o future_a thou_o have_v a_o great_a journey_n to_o go_v a_o wound_a conscience_n be_v far_o to_o travel_v to_o find_v comfort_n and_o though_o weary_a shall_v be_v welcome_a at_o his_o journey_n end_n and_o therefore_o must_v feed_v on_o god_n word_n even_o against_o his_o own_o dull_a disposition_n and_o shall_v afterwards_o reap_v benefit_n thereby_o tim._n proceed_v in_o your_o appoint_n of_o wholesome_a diet_n for_o my_o wound_a conscience_n to_o observe_v phil._n avoid_v solitariness_n land_n associate_v thyself_o with_o pious_a and_o godly_a company_n o_o the_o bless_a fruit_n thereof_o such_o as_o want_v skill_n or_o boldness_n to_o begin_v or_o set_v a_o psalm_n may_v competent_o follow_v tune_n in_o consort_n with_o other_o many_o house_n in_o london_n have_v so_o weak_a wall_n and_o be_v of_o so_o slight_a and_o sl●…nder_a building_n that_o be_v they_o set_v alone_o in_o the_o field_n probable_o they_o will_v not_o stand_v a_o hour_n which_o now_o range_v in_o street_n receive_v support_v in_o themselves_o and_o mutual_o return_v it_o to_o other_o so_o may_v thou_o in_o good_a society_n not_o only_o be_v reserve_v from_o much_o mischief_n but_o also_o be_v strengthen_v and_o confirm_v in_o many_o godly_a exercise_n which_o sole_o thou_o can_v not_o perform_v tim._n what_o else_o must_v i_o do_v phil._n be_v industrious_a in_o thy_o call_n i_o press_v this_o the_o more_o because_o some_o erroneous_o conceive_v that_o a_o wound_a conscience_n cancel_v all_o indenture_n of_o service_n and_o give_v they_o during_o their_o affliction_n a_o dispensation_n to_o be_v idle_a the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o bishopric_n of_o *_o durham_n durham_n plead_v a_o privilege_n that_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o have_v no_o power_n although_o on_o necessary_a occasion_n to_o press_v they_o to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o country_n because_o forsooth_o they_o term_v themselves_o haly-worke-folke_n only_o to_o be_v use_v in_o defend_v the_o holy_a shrine_n of_o s._n cuthbert_n let_v none_o in_o like_o manner_n pretend_v that_o during_o the_o agony_n of_o a_o wound_a conscience_n they_o be_v to_o have_v no_o other_o employment_n then_o to_o sit_v mope_v to_o brood_n their_o melancholy_n or_o else_o only_o to_o attend_v their_o devotion_n whereas_o a_o good_a way_n to_o divert_v or_o assuage_v their_o pain_n within_o be_v to_o take_v pain_n without_o in_o their_o vocation_n i_o be_o confident_a that_o happy_a minute_n which_o shall_v put_v a_o period_n to_o thy_o misery_n shall_v not_o find_v thou_o idle_a but_o employ_v as_o ever_o some_o secret_a good_a be_v accrue_v to_o such_o who_o be_v diligent_a in_o their_o call_n tim._n but_o though_o 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