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	soul_n	2,481	5	4.8280	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79493	The evening star appearing to the saints, directing them to celebrate their holy rest, even the Sabbath-day (not from morning to morning nor from midnight to midnight but) from even to even, according to the word of God ... There is an epistle to the Parliament in the conclusion ... Unto which is annexed, A new Christian creed ... / By Samuel Chidley, Cler.	Chidley, Samuel.	1650 (1650)	Wing C3839B; ESTC R173826	39,041	163

verbal_o but_o real_o communicate_v with_o god_n and_o have_v by_o faith_n a_o true_a taste_n and_o sure_a earnest_n of_o all_o heavenly_a preferment_n which_o st._n peter_n call_v a_o entrance_n into_o the_o everlasting_a kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n and_o this_o be_v administer_v say_v he_o abundant_o and_o some_o divine_n set_v forth_o this_o happiness_n say_v that_o the_o believer_n have_v one_o foot_n in_o heaven_n as_o old_a man_n have_v one_o foot_n in_o the_o grave_n and_o wicked_a man_n one_o foot_n in_o hell_n the_o use_n of_o this_o point_n be_v to_o add_v sorrow_n to_o the_o sorrowful_a but_o not_o to_o such_o as_o be_v fill_v with_o godly_a sorrow_n because_o they_o sin_n against_o their_o love_a father_n but_o this_o augment_v the_o sorrow_n of_o such_o as_o be_v fill_v either_o with_o worldly_a sorrow_n or_o with_o slavish_a and_o distrustful_a sorrow_n for_o all_o such_o sorrow_n bewray_v the_o want_n of_o faith_n for_o as_o mr._n ward_n say_v such_o before_o allege_v such_o as_o be_v our_o faith_n such_o be_v our_o joy_n and_o by_o consequence_n such_o as_o be_v our_o sorrow_n such_o be_v our_o unbelief_n that_o be_v if_o our_o sorrow_n be_v worldly_a or_o slavish_a and_o distrustful_a such_o man_n as_o so_o sorrow_n may_v well_o be_v tell_v that_o they_o have_v faith_n and_o so_o they_o may_v rest_v as_o a_o man_n in_o a_o dream_n and_o suppose_v they_o have_v faith_n but_o god_n give_v his_o child_n such_o a_o faith_n which_o bring_v forth_o such_o true_a testimony_n with_o it_o that_o man_n nor_o devil_n can_v prevail_v against_o it_o &_o such_o a_o faith_n as_o justifi_v the_o sinner_n before_o god_n and_o give_v he_o inwatd_v peace_n towards_o god_n in_o christ_n and_o to_o speak_v more_o plain_o though_o the_o degree_n of_o peace_n and_o joy_n may_v be_v extenuate_v yet_o the_o testimony_n of_o its_o be_v in_o nature_n still_o remain_v so_o strong_a that_o the_o child_n of_o god_n can_v ever_o say_v yea_o when_o 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the_o cordial_a appetite_n be_v most_o of_o all_o restrain_v the_o rational_a appetite_n be_v less_o restrain_v and_o the_o ●en●u●●_n be_v least_o of_o all_o restrain_v yet_o ●●l_o restrain_v in_o some_o degree_n to_o enlarge_v these_o three_o point_n a_o ●●ttle_a the_o cordial_a appetite_n or_o the_o natural_a long_n of_o the_o heart_n though_o they_o move_v in_o man_n most_o strong_o yet_o be_v they_o most_o hide_a from_o man_n and_o where_o a_o man_n do_v sensible_o perceive_v the_o appetite_n of_o his_o heart_n once_o he_o perceive_v the_o rational_a ten_o time_n and_o the_o sensual_a ten_o hundred_o time_n this_o appetite_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o silent_a mourning_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o its_o proper_a good_a which_o be_v god_n as_o it_o be_v show_v in_o the_o second_o chap._n now_o than_o it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o when_o the_o heart_n have_v meet_v with_o god_n and_o be_v arrive_v in_o he_o it_o must_v follow_v that_o this_o appetite_n 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which_o live_v in_o king_n house_n as_o our_o saviour_n say_v and_o by_o continuance_n of_o time_n he_o so_o affect_v their_o mind_n and_o so_o tender_v their_o skin_n that_o they_o neither_o can_v nor_o will_v endure_v the_o hardness_n of_o harden_v no_o lin_v be_v loath_a weak_a enough_o for_o their_o silken_a yet_o sinful_a skin_n it_o be_v to_o be_v doubt_v whether_o the_o send_n of_o a_o second_o ionas_n will_v bring_v these_o harlot_n to_o a_o shirt_n of_o hair_n and_o these_o people_n silk_n and_o satin_n to_o sackcloth_n thus_o their_o sense_n affect_v softness_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o all_o labour_n be_v terrible_a and_o hard_a most_o uneasy_a and_o unpleasant_a so_o idleness_n become_v the_o habit_n both_o of_o body_n and_o mind_n and_o now_o be_v this_o party_n fit_a for_o the_o devil_n purpose_n to_o conclude_v this_o deceit_n of_o our_o sense_n the_o devil_n like_o a_o cunning_a fisher_n labour_v to_o hang_v we_o with_o a_o hook_n bait_v with_o sensual_a object_n 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