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	time_n	work_n	2,608	5	5.7529	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81219	The saints thankfull acclamation at Christs resumption of his great power and the initials of his kingdome. Delivered in a sermon at Westminster, before the Honourable House of Commons, upon the day of their solemne thanksgiving unto God, for the great victory given our armie, under the command of the noble Lord Fairfax, at Selby in Yorke-shire and to other the Parliaments forces in Pembrock-shire, April 23d, 1644. By Joseph Caryl preacher to the Honourable Society of Lincolnes-Inne.	Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673.	1644 (1644)	Wing C787; Thomason E48_1; ESTC R7648	36,302	59

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man_n abuse_v god_n everytime_n he_o give_v he_o thanks_o at_o the_o best_a he_o do_v but_o bungle_v and_o make_v uncomely_a work_n of_o it_o the_o beautiful_a garment_n of_o praise_n put_v upon_o such_o be_v as_o beauty_n upon_o a_o woman_n without_o discretion_n a_o jewel_n of_o gold_n in_o a_o swine_n snout_n prov._n 11._o 22._o a_o second_o consideration_n import_v the_o fitness_n of_o the_o elder_n for_o this_o duty_n be_v their_o ability_n for_o the_o duty_n they_o be_v most_o able_a yea_o they_o only_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v this_o duty_n without_o christ_n we_o can_v do_v nothing_o beast_n and_o stone_n can_v praise_v god_n analogical_o in_o a_o manner_n hypocrite_n and_o profane_a man_n can_v praise_v god_n formal_o after_o their_o manner_n elder_n and_o saint_n only_o can_v praise_v god_n proper_o after_o his_o manner_n praise_n be_v worship_n and_o worship_n be_v the_o sole_a work_n of_o saint_n yea_o praise_n be_v the_o most_o spiritual_a part_n of_o worship_n it_o be_v 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life_n the_o excellency_n of_o god_n no_o creature_n can_v do_v god_n right_n but_o other_o do_v he_o wrong_n his_o saint_n can_v reach_v he_o yet_o they_o please_v he_o other_o do_v not_o only_o come_v short_a of_o but_o blot_v the_o name_n of_o god_n with_o the_o pencil_n of_o their_o most_o study_a praise_n these_o thing_n lay_v together_o clear_a the_o first_o reason_n why_o praise_n be_v the_o elder_n duty_n they_o be_v fit_a for_o this_o service_n it_o become_v they_o best_o they_o be_v best_a enable_v for_o it_o and_o accept_v in_o it_o again_o the_o elder_n have_v most_o cause_n to_o praise_v the_o lord_n reason_n second_o reason_n for_o first_o their_o mercy_n be_v great_a than_o the_o mercy_n of_o other_o all_o creature_n have_v cause_n to_o praise_v the_o lord_n for_o their_o be_v psal_n 148._o all_o man_n have_v cause_n to_o praise_v the_o lord_n for_o the_o excellency_n of_o their_o be_v the_o worst_a of_o man_n have_v cause_n to_o praise_n god_n that_o they_o be_v no_o 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