Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	holy_a	keep_v	sabbath_n	2,405	5	9.4746	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95926	The spirit of prayer, or, A discourse wherein the nature of prayer is opened, the kinds of prayer are handled, and the right manner of praying discover'd, several cases about this duty are resolved from Eph. 6, l8 ... : unto which is added a direction for the attaining the gift of prayer, that family-duty may not be omitted, nor secret duty discouraged through inability of utterance and expression / by Nathanael Vincent.	Vincent, Nathanael, 1639?-1697.	1674 (1674)	Wing V421; ESTC R26350	87,998	210

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how_o long_o have_v i_o live_v without_o christ_n without_o hope_n and_o without_o god_n in_o the_o world_n thou_o have_v outbid_v all_o other_o and_o have_v offer_v infinite_o better_a thing_n than_o the_o world_n can_v thou_o have_v offer_v pardon_n grace_n nay_o glory_n honour_n and_o immortality_n and_o yet_o the_o offer_n have_v be_v despise_v i_o have_v be_v apt_a to_o count_v the_o gospel_n foolishness_n though_o it_o be_v the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n and_o a_o mystery_n which_o the_o angel_n admire_v and_o desire_v to_o look_v into_o i_o have_v not_o hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o great_a prophet_n i_o have_v not_o reverence_v thy_o son_n who_o have_v speak_v to_o i_o and_o therefore_o deserve_v to_o be_v cut_v off_o from_o among_o thy_o people_n thy_o son_n be_v a_o merciful_a and_o faithful_a high_a priest_n in_o thing_n pertain_v to_o god_n to_o make_v reconciliation_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o people_n he_o have_v call_v upon_o i_o to_o come_v to_o he_o for_o 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prayer_n strength_n be_v obtain_v for_o the_o performance_n of_o every_o duty_n i_o have_v add_v a_o short_a treatise_n concern_v the_o gift_n of_o prayer_n be-because_a many_o be_v weak_a and_o unexercised_a in_o this_o duty_n and_o i_o have_v furnish_v they_o with_o scripture_n expression_n which_o be_v without_o controversy_n the_o best_a of_o all_o and_o by_o practice_n and_o diligence_n their_o ability_n may_v be_v increase_v these_o sermon_n be_v beg_v from_o heaven_n i_o follow_v they_o with_o prayer_n that_o from_o thence_o they_o may_v be_v effectual_a not_o only_o to_o those_o that_o have_v desire_v the_o publish_n of_o they_o but_o unto_o all_o other_o unto_o who_o hand_n the_o providence_n of_o god_n shall_v bring_v they_o nathanael_n vincent_n pray_v before_o you_o read_v correct_v these_o errata_n page_n 2._o lin_v 31._o for_o dart_n r._n dart_n p._n 9_o l._n 18_o for_o vow_n r._n voice_n l._n 19_o blot_n out_o and_o those_o thing_n only_o must_v be_v direct_v unto_o 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