Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	great_a	lord_n	time_n	2,451	5	3.4525	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75140	An account of a paper, presented to the General Assembly, October 1690 Containing the complaints of many Presbyterian people, living in several shyres of Scotland. And novv a second time vvith additions offered to their consideration.		1691 (1691)	Wing A189A; ESTC R223505	12,376	10

and_o remove_v these_o stumbling-block_n which_o have_v offend_v the_o conscience_n of_o many_o tender_a and_o serious_a people_n therefore_o in_o all_o humility_n and_o reverence_n we_o must_v take_v the_o freedom_n to_o represent_v to_o this_o reverend_a assembly_n in_o a_o few_o particular_n what_o thing_n chief_o have_v stumble_v we_o and_o occasion_v our_o withdraw_n for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n from_o many_o minister_n of_o this_o church_n which_o we_o can_v omit_v to_o complian_a of_o and_o protest_v against_o design_v hereby_o not_o to_o irritate_fw-la or_o offend_v nor_o to_o lay_v the_o fault_n of_o any_o open_a unto_o the_o world_n nor_o to_o plead_v our_o own_o innocence_n but_o desire_v to_o acknowledge_v our_o deep_a accession_n also_o to_o the_o sin_n which_o have_v provoke_v the_o lord_n to_o all_o this_o anger_n against_o this_o church_n and_o kingdom_n that_o which_o have_v draw_v from_o we_o the_o mention_v of_o these_o thing_n be_v that_o the_o remember_v of_o 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on_o our_o lord_n crown_n right_n &_o his_o church_n liberty_n and_o give_v occasion_n of_o great_a stumble_v and_o offence_n and_o be_v a_o bone_n of_o contention_n among_o the_o lord_n people_n in_o this_o land_n but_o yet_o tho'_o both_o the_o accurse_a fountain_n and_o impure_a stream_n be_v remove_v and_o cut_v off_o for_o which_o we_o desire_v to_o bless_v the_o lord_n the_o sin_n thereof_o nevertheless_o be_v not_o confess_v and_o condemn_v the_o do_v whereof_o we_o be_v persuade_v will_v be_v very_o contributive_a to_o the_o turn_v away_o of_o the_o lord_n anger_n and_o satisfy_v all_o offend_a it_o be_v very_o stumble_v and_o offensive_a to_o we_o when_o many_o snare_n and_o tentation_n be_v abound_v and_o go_v through_o the_o land_n that_o then_o many_o minister_n who_o shall_v have_v preach_v in_o season_n and_o out_o of_o season_n and_o who_o no_o dispensation_n can_v discharge_v from_o that_o great_a and_o necessary_a duty_n do_v not_o set_v the_o trumpet_n to_o their_o 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