Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	hear_v	lord_n	word_n	2,648	5	4.1424	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30696	The necessity and reward of a willing mind a sermon preach'd at Exon before an assembly of ministers of the counties of Devon and Somerset, April 16, 1693 / by John Bush.	Bush, John, fl. 1693.	1693 (1693)	Wing B6231; ESTC R35793	23,643	37

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do_v it_o be_v well_o if_o by_o any_o mean_n man_n will_v be_v constrain_v to_o their_o duty_n 2._o this_o willing_a mind_n consist_v in_o a_o cheerful_a performance_n of_o our_o duty_n he_o that_o can_v live_v under_o a_o sense_n of_o his_o duty_n and_o can_v attain_v to_o a_o resolvedness_n to_o stick_v to_o its_o performance_n and_o in_o the_o performance_n can_v find_v in_o himself_o a_o cheerfulness_n of_o mind_n have_v attain_v a_o good_a measure_n of_o that_o disposition_n of_o spirit_n which_o the_o apostle_n make_v so_o necessary_a to_o our_o acceptance_n and_o reward_n for_o where_o the_o will_n be_v subdue_v it_o do_v carry_v with_o it_o the_o subordinate_a affection_n and_o so_o where_o the_o will_n be_v love_n be_v and_o where_o love_n be_v delight_n will_v be_v the_o great_a promise_n of_o god_n be_v to_o write_v his_o law_n upon_o our_o heart_n now_o this_o writing_n the_o law_n in_o the_o heart_n signify_v a_o act_n of_o grace_n upon_o the_o will_n towards_o god_n law_n 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that_o he_o that_o can_v delight_v himself_o in_o the_o almighty_a nor_o in_o his_o duty_n be_v never_o like_a to_o persist_v in_o it_o psal_n 37.4_o i_o do_v not_o extend_v this_o so_o far_o as_o to_o exclude_v all_o those_o from_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n that_o have_v not_o the_o swavitys_n of_o religion_n those_o sensitive_a joy_n and_o affection_n which_o be_v rather_o the_o evidence_n of_o the_o full_a assurance_n of_o understanding_n than_o of_o grace_n in_o its_o low_a degree_n but_o i_o speak_v it_o in_o this_o sense_n that_o what_o we_o do_v in_o obedience_n to_o god_n will_v must_v not_o be_v a_o burden_n to_o we_o for_o what_o be_v a_o burden_n though_o for_o a_o time_n we_o may_v bear_v it_o one_o time_n or_o other_o we_o shall_v lay_v it_o down_o at_o least_o we_o must_v be_v so_o far_o reconcile_v to_o our_o duty_n that_o we_o have_v rather_o do_v it_o than_o neglect_v for_o what_o we_o do_v grudge_o and_o have_v rather_o do_v otherwise_o though_o for_o some_o reason_n 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person_n be_v expedient_a for_o this_o reason_n the_o apostle_n decline_v the_o take_n of_o maintenance_n from_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n v._n 15._o i_o have_v use_v none_o of_o these_o thing_n neither_o have_v i_o write_v these_o thing_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o do_v unto_o i_o for_o it_o be_v better_o for_o i_o to_o die_v than_o that_o any_o man_n shall_v make_v my_o glory_v void_a meaning_n that_o the_o success_n of_o his_o ministry_n which_o he_o call_v his_o glory_n be_v dear_a to_o he_o than_o his_o right_n to_o a_o maintenance_n and_o yet_o the_o apostle_n will_v not_o be_v mistake_v as_o if_o because_o he_o be_v free_a from_o all_o man_n by_o preach_v gratis_o that_o therefore_o he_o think_v himself_o at_o liberty_n to_o preach_v or_o not_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n no_o necessity_n be_v lay_v upon_o i_o woe_n be_v unto_o i_o if_o i_o preach_v not_o the_o gospel_n v._n 16._o now_o the_o apostle_n have_v consider_v the_o necessity_n of_o his_o duty_n do_v in_o 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