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	minister_n	people_n	2,502	5	5.0957	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95091	Gods covenant the churches plea: or A sermon preached before the Honorable House of Commons at a late solemn fast, in Margarets Church at Westminster, Octob. 29. 1645. By Francis Taylor B. in D. pastour of Yalding in Kent, and a member of the Assembly of Divines.	Taylor, Francis, 1590-1656.	1645 (1645)	Wing T278; Thomason E307_20; ESTC R200348	29,106	33

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controversy_n but_o under_o correction_n of_o better_a judgement_n i_o conceive_v it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o time_n of_o antiochus_n and_o the_o burn_a of_o the_o temple_n former_o recapitulate_v to_o aggravate_v their_o present_a sorrow_n who_o have_v their_o temple_n so_o defile_v now_o that_o they_o can_v not_o with_o any_o comfort_n use_v it_o and_o know_v not_o when_o their_o misery_n will_v end_v as_o the_o jew_n do_v under_o the_o captivity_n the_o psalmist_n wrestle_v with_o god_n in_o prayer_n by_o many_o strong_a argument_n for_o the_o freedom_n of_o god_n people_n from_o their_o heavy_a trouble_n he_o tell_v of_o the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o adversary_n not_o doubt_v but_o that_o god_n be_v so_o tender_o affect_v to_o his_o people_n that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v ruin_v by_o their_o foe_n but_o if_o god_n shall_v so_o far_o forget_v his_o people_n as_o to_o slight_v their_o calamity_n yet_o he_o know_v god_n glory_n be_v dear_a unto_o he_o and_o therefore_o pray_v to_o god_n to_o avenge_v on_o his_o people_n enemy_n all_o the_o blasphemy_n they_o daily_o utter_v against_o god_n himself_o he_o mention_n the_o miracle_n god_n have_v do_v for_o his_o people_n former_o in_o open_v a_o passage_n through_o the_o sea_n to_o deliver_v they_o full_o from_o the_o egyptian_n and_o drown_v those_o cruel_a dragon_n pharaoh_n prince_n and_o give_v pharaoh_n own_o carcase_n that_o great_a leviathan_n debent_fw-la leviathan_n cadaver_n pharaonis_n e_o mari_fw-fr ejectum_fw-la dedisti_fw-la devorandum_fw-la volucribus_fw-la &_o feris_fw-la deserta_fw-la incolentibut_fw-la pisc_n vide_fw-la ezek._n 29.5_o sic_fw-la populi_n vox_fw-la usurpatur_fw-la prov._n 30.25_o 26._o &_o homero_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dicta_fw-la observat_fw-la eustat_fw-la ad_fw-la il._n β_n &_o ody_n ε._n oppiano_n itidem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pisces_fw-la piscat_fw-la l._n 1._o