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	pray_v	prayer_n	3,315	5	6.6995	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45205	Dorcas revived the second time: or a sermon preached at the funerals of Mrs. Anne Mickle-thwait the one and twentieth of March 1658.	Hunter, Josiah, minister in York.	1656 (1656)	Wing H3765B; ESTC R224179	44,466	48

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that_o since_o her_o conversion_n she_o have_v at_o several_a time_n many_o doubt_n and_o fear_n arise_v in_o her_o heart_n satan_n desire_v to_o winnow_v she_o as_o wheat_n but_o say_v she_o my_o faith_n fail_v not_o god_n do_v enable_v she_o still_o to_o hold_v fast_o her_o integrity_n 3._o 22_o luk_n 31.32_o 2_o job._n 3._o and_o satan_n shake_v she_o with_o his_o temptation_n do_v but_o help_v to_o establish_v she_o the_o more_o afterward_o and_o well_o indeed_o may_v she_o hold_v fast_o the_o integrity_n of_o her_o faith_n who_o continue_v to_o hold_v fast_o the_o integrity_n of_o her_o obedience_n walk_v as_o elizabeth_n in_o all_o the_o commandment_n and_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n blameless_a 6._o 1_o luke_n 6._o make_v such_o conscience_n of_o the_o discharge_n both_o of_o her_o personal_a and_o relative_a duty_n that_o so_o far_o as_o i_o have_v observe_v or_o be_v acquaint_v though_o many_o daughter_n have_v do_v virtuous_o yet_o she_o excel_v they_o all_o the_o 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where_o she_o see_v any_o thing_n of_o christ_n she_o love_v the_o person_n as_o ambrose_n love_v christ_n dwell_v in_o augustine_n i_o think_v one_o of_o the_o great_a argument_n of_o a_o man_n love_n to_o christ_n be_v when_o it_o put_v he_o upon_o endeavour_n to_o gain_v other_o to_o the_o love_n of_o he_o and_o in_o this_o very_a thing_n she_o spend_v most_o of_o her_o time_n wherein_o through_o god_n blessing_n she_o labour_v with_o such_o success_n that_o beside_o her_o natural_a daughter_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o she_o have_v many_o other_o daughter_n in_o the_o faith_n 1.2_o 1_o tim._n 1.2_o who_o may_v arise_v up_o and_o call_v her_o bless_a such_o who_o she_o be_v a_o special_a instrument_n either_o to_o beget_v unto_o christ_n 28._o 31_o prov._n 28._o or_o afterward_o to_o build_v up_o in_o their_o holy_a faith_n she_o be_v full_a of_o the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n and_o supplication_n in_o which_o duty_n she_o be_v very_o frequent_a according_a to_o the_o injunction_n of_o 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