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	love_n	love_v	3,572	5	6.5737	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49291	Personal reprobation reprobated being a plain exposition upon the nineth chapter to the Romans, shewing, that there is neither little nor much of any such doctrine as personal election or reprobations, asserted by the apostle in that chapter : but that his great designe is to maintain justification by faith in Jesus Christ, without the works of the law / humbly offered to serious consideration, by Samuel Loveday.	Loveday, Samuel, 1619-1677.	1676 (1676)	Wing L3235; ESTC R39683	197,425	354

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11.35_o behold_v how_o he_o love_v he_o it_o be_v some_o privilege_n to_o be_v mourn_v for_o in_o affliction_n and_o in_o this_o the_o jew_n have_v a_o privilege_n so_o have_v job_n his_o friend_n come_v to_o mourn_v with_o he_o and_o for_o he_o the_o contrary_a god_n threaten_v to_o nineveh_n nahum_n 3._o to_o jerusalem_n esa_n 51.19_o and_o it_o be_v a_o duty_n not_o only_o to_o mourn_v for_o those_o that_o mourn_v but_o those_o that_o have_v cause_n to_o mourn_v but_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o next_o chap._n ii_o assert_v the_o great_a duty_n of_o christian_n to_o mourn_v over_o the_o woeful_a estate_n of_o their_o unconvert_v relation_n and_o how_o much_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v or_o suffer_v towards_o the_o furtherance_n of_o their_o salvation_n ver._n 3._o for_o i_o will_v wish_v myself_o accurse_v from_o christ_n for_o my_o brethren_n my_o kinsman_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n 4._o who_o be_v isralite_n to_o who_o pertain_v the_o adoption_n and_o the_o glory_n and_o the_o 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