Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	faith_n	law_n	moral_a	1,475	5	9.2774	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23663	A discourse of the nature, ends, and difference of the two covenants evincing in special, that faith as justifying, is not opposed to works of evangelical obedience : with an appendix of the nature and difference of saving and ineffectual faith, and the	Allen, William, d. 1686.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1673 (1673)	Wing A1061; ESTC R5298	108,111	235

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24._o 4._o some_o to_o evil_n affect_v their_o own_o and_o other_o mind_n with_o prejudice_n against_o discourse_n of_o this_o nature_n do_v suggest_v that_o the_o lay_v so_o great_a a_o stress_n upon_o duty_n as_o to_o esteem_v any_o thing_n of_o it_o necessary_a to_o justification_n save_o believe_v only_o do_v derogate_v from_o the_o glory_n of_o christ_n great_a undertake_n in_o the_o business_n of_o man_n salvation_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o trust_n in_o our_o own_o righteousness_n but_o it_o will_v appear_v far_o otherwise_o if_o they_o will_v but_o impartial_o consider_v in_o what_o sense_n and_o upon_o what_o account_n such_o stress_n be_v lay_v upon_o duty_n which_o i_o shall_v open_v in_o two_o particular_n 1._o they_o that_o right_o understand_v themselves_o in_o this_o matter_n do_v not_o look_v that_o any_o of_o their_o duty_n of_o what_o nature_n soever_o shall_v of_o themselves_o as_o such_o be_v available_a to_o their_o justification_n or_o salvation_n but_o that_o 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