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	word_n	1,955	5	3.7262	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61172	A sermon preached before the King at White-Hall, Decemb. the 24th. 1676 by Thomas Sprat ...	Sprat, Thomas, 1635-1713.	1677 (1677)	Wing S5052; ESTC R1442	14,382	41

where_o do_v good_a give_v alm_n 11.41_o say_v our_o saviour_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o you_o have_v and_o behold_v all_o thing_n be_v clean_a to_o you_o let_v but_o a_o christian_a perform_v the_o great_a substantial_a duty_n of_o christianity_n and_o all_o other_o ordinary_a thing_n be_v clean_a and_o lawful_a to_o he_o all_o thing_n of_o which_o some_o thing_n be_v deny_v to_o the_o jew_n all_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o unclean_a in_o their_o own_o nature_n those_o indeed_o can_v be_v lawful_a to_o none_o the_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n of_o the_o gospel_n consist_v not_o in_o doubt_v much_o but_o in_o live_v well_o not_o in_o a_o zeal_n against_o little_a thing_n but_o for_o great_a thing_n 2.14_o in_o be_v zealous_a for_o good_a work_n undoubted_o there_o may_v be_v as_o much_o superstition_n in_o some_o case_n on_o a_o religious_a account_n to_o forbear_v do_v what_o we_o lawful_o may_v do_v as_o it_o be_v to_o do_v what_o we_o shall_v not_o superstition_n transgress_v 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