Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	heart_n	lord_n	soul_n	3,745	5	4.9226	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66100	The fountain opened, or, The great gospel priviledge of having Christ exhibited to sinfull men wherein also is proved that there shall be a national calling of the Jews from Zech. XIII. I. / by Samuel Willard ...	Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707.	1700 (1700)	Wing W2277; ESTC R38934	107,750	216

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and_o with_o all_o thy_o mind_n and_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o and_o this_o can_v never_o cease_v to_o be_v our_o duty_n so_o long_o as_o we_o be_v man_n nothing_o can_v discharge_v we_o from_o the_o obligation_n of_o love_a god_n and_o our_o neighbour_n inasmuch_o as_o the_o relation_n we_o bear_v to_o both_o can_v cease_v and_o the_o duty_n be_v inseparable_a from_o such_o a_o relation_n it_o be_v also_o certain_a that_o all_o of_o these_o duty_n be_v reinforce_v in_o the_o gospel_n or_o under_o the_o dispensation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n and_o may_v be_v all_o of_o they_o find_v on_o record_n in_o the_o preceptive_a part_n of_o the_o new-testament_n require_v of_o christian_n as_o they_o will_v walk_v worthy_a of_o the_o vocation_n with_o which_o they_o be_v call_v and_o be_v therefore_o call_v new_a command_n because_o they_o be_v there_o reinforce_v with_o argument_n fetch_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n 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