Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	husband_n	love_n	wife_n	8,272	5	8.0646	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58838	The life of God in the soul of man, or, The nature and excellency of the Christian religion with the method of attaining the happiness it proposes : and An account of the beginnings and advances of a spiritual life : in two letters written to persons of honour.	Scougal, Henry, 1650-1678.; Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.	1677 (1677)	Wing S2101; ESTC R2701	52,875	148

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duty_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o quite_o extinguish_v nor_o be_v they_o abandon_v to_o the_o power_n of_o these_o corrupt_a affection_n which_o sway_n and_o over-rule_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n unconstrainedness_n again_o religion_n may_v be_v design_v by_o the_o name_n of_o life_n because_o it_o be_v a_o inward_a free_a and_o selfmoving_a principle_n and_o those_o who_o have_v make_v progress_n in_o it_o be_v not_o act_v only_o by_o external_a motive_n drive_v mere_o by_o threaten_n nor_o bribe_v by_o promise_n nor_o constrain_v by_o law_n but_o be_v powerful_o incline_v to_o that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o delight_n in_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o the_o love_n which_o a_o pious_a man_n carry_v to_o god_n and_o goodness_n be_v not_o so_o much_o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o command_n enjoin_v he_o so_o to_o do_v as_o by_o a_o new_a nature_n instruct_v and_o prompt_v he_o to_o it_o nor_o do_v he_o pay_v his_o devotion_n as_o a_o unavoidable_a tribute_n only_o to_o appease_v the_o 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