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	prayer_n	time_n	3,022	5	4.0718	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56795	The wicked man's misery, and the poor man's hope and comfort being a sermon upon the parable of Dives and Lazarus : wherein is briefly discovered the miserable estate and condition of those who are guilty of uncharitableness, pride and covetousness : as also, the happy rewards and enjoyments which are prepared for the righteous, who patiently endure afflictions in this world / by the Reverend Dr. Pead ...	Pead, Deuel, d. 1727.	1699 (1699)	Wing P965; ESTC R17741	9,102	18

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