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
B12309	A memento for Christians In some short meditations on the third verse of the thirteenth chapter of the Epistle vnto the Hebrewes [...] Published by the author, for the comfort of all those that mourne in Sion, and very fit to be seene in the hands of all men in tese troublesome dayes of the Churches sorrow.	Doolittle, E.	1623 (1623)	STC 6163.5; ESTC S113555	39,885	102

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in_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n and_o that_o without_o fear_n before_o he_o all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n and_o this_o be_v type_v out_o unto_o we_o in_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o the_o build_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n moses_n must_v do_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o the_o pattern_n show_v to_o he_o in_o the_o mount_n exod._n 25._o 40._o and_o of_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v representation_n of_o god_n outward_a worship_n both_o the_o go_n out_o and_o the_o come_n in_o with_o the_o whole_a form_n thereof_o must_v be_v keep_v ezek._n 43._o 11._o and_o 46._o 9_o and_o as_o this_o serve_v for_o the_o old_a testament_n so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o new_a for_o christ_n be_v faithful_a in_o all_o his_o house_n as_o moses_n moses_n as_o the_o servant_n christ_n be_v as_o the_o son_n over_o his_o own_o house_n who_o house_n we_o be_v heb._n 3._o 2._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 15._o reas_n 1_o and_o this_o the_o lord_n do_v because_o he_o will_v have_v we_o bring_v nothing_o of_o our_o own_o into_o his_o sacred_a worship_n but_o as_o moses_n must_v make_v all_o thing_n in_o the_o tabernacle_n according_a to_o the_o pattern_n show_v he_o in_o the_o mount_n and_o the_o whole_a form_n of_o the_o house_n must_v be_v keep_v both_o the_o length_n and_o breadth_n and_o height_n and_o limit_n of_o it_o round_o about_o so_o we_o must_v do_v nothing_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n neither_o for_o form_n nor_o fashion_n of_o it_o but_o according_a to_o the_o pattern_n show_v unto_o we_o in_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n 2._o second_o he_o do_v it_o because_o he_o will_v