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	work_n	3,459	5	5.8504	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08260	Advice to those who never received the sacrament, or, The true penitent instructed before, at, and after the receiving the Lord's Supper with meditations suited to the several parts of that solemn ordinance, particularly with respect to Easter, Whitsuntide and Christmas, the whole written in a different method from any thing published on this subject / By a person of honour.		1697 (1697)	Wing A665A; ESTC R172108	102,688	248

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one_o another_o to_o be_v witness_n of_o their_o shame_n so_o easy_a be_v it_o to_o be_v afraid_a to_o confess_v what_o we_o do_v blush_v to_o commit_v but_o this_o i_o leave_v to_o every_o man_n conscience_n but_o let_v he_o have_v a_o care_n he_o do_v deceive_v his_o own_o soul_n we_o shall_v be_v torture_v to_o little_a purpose_n to_o put_v ourselves_o upon_o mock_n repentance_n and_o when_o our_o confession_n come_v wilful_o short_a of_o our_o sin_n we_o wilful_o exclude_v ourselves_o from_o the_o favour_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n it_o will_v be_v a_o sad_a remembrance_n at_o the_o last_o day_n to_o think_v it_o be_v in_o our_o power_n to_o be_v happy_a that_o we_o be_v not_o far_o from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o yet_o must_v fall_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n to_o prevent_v which_o let_v we_o deal_v faithful_o with_o our_o soul_n when_o we_o think_v we_o stand_v be_v careful_a we_o do_v fall_n and_o have_v begin_v our_o course_n to_o continue_v to_o our_o 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