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
A51837	Christs eternal existence, and the dignity of his person asserted and proved in opposition to the doctrine of the Socinians : in several sermons on Col. I, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 verses / by the Reverend Tho. Manton.	Manton, Thomas, 1620-1677.	1685 (1685)	Wing M520; ESTC R33496	105,834	258

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himself_o and_o all_o his_o grace_n to_o do_v we_o good_a and_o then_o we_o devote_v ourselves_o to_o his_o service_n and_o profess_v subjection_n to_o he_o if_o he_o will_v be_v our_o god_n we_o may_v well_o allow_v he_o a_o dominion_n and_o lordship_n over_o we_o to_o rule_v we_o at_o his_o pleasure_n we_o choose_v he_o because_o he_o choose_v we_o for_o all_o god_n work_v leave_v their_o impression_n upon_o our_o heart_n he_o come_v with_o term_n of_o peace_n and_o we_o with_o profession_n of_o duty_n god_n love_v first_o and_o most_o and_o pure_a and_o therefore_o his_o love_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o 2._o the_o one_o be_v the_o evidence_n of_o the_o other_o if_o god_n be_v you_o you_o be_v he_o he_o be_v you_o by_o gift_n of_o himself_o to_o you_o and_o you_o be_v he_o by_o gift_n of_o yourselves_o to_o he_o the_o covenant_n bind_v mutual_o many_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o apply_v and_o call_v god_n their_o god_n that_o do_v not_o dedicate_v and_o devote_v themselves_o too_o 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