Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	good_a	great_a	sin_n	3,394	5	4.6230	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49406	A sermon preacht at the funeral of Mr. Thomas Lamb July 23, 1686 by Richard Lucas ...	Lucas, Richard, 1648-1715.	1686 (1686)	Wing L3417; ESTC R5563	11,776	31

constant_a and_o sincere_a practice_n of_o these_o we_o adorn_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n promote_v the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o show_v forth_o the_o praise_n of_o he_o who_o call_v we_o out_o of_o darkness_n into_o his_o marvellous_a light_n for_o nothing_o do_v more_o convince_o manifest_a and_o publish_v to_o the_o world_n the_o honourable_a notion_n we_o entertain_v of_o god_n the_o purity_n and_o power_n of_o our_o christian_a faith_n than_o a_o life_n employ_v and_o spend_v in_o these_o work_n for_o by_o this_o we_o open_o proclaim_v to_o the_o world_n that_o we_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o a_o holy_a and_o good_a god_n can_v be_v please_v with_o any_o thing_n but_o holiness_n and_o goodness_n or_o that_o any_o sacrifice_n can_v be_v so_o acceptable_a to_o he_o as_o the_o imitation_n according_a to_o our_o power_n of_o his_o divine_a perfection_n beside_o these_o duty_n common_a to_o all_o christian_n there_o be_v other_o which_z flow_v from_o our_o distinct_a profession_n 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