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	particular_a	wife_n	3,246	5	7.4684	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01979	The vvhole-armor of God: or A Christians spiritual furniture, to keepe him safe from all the assaults of Satan First preached, and now the second time published and enlarged for the good of all such as well vse it:whereunto is also added a treatise of the sinne against the Holy Ghost. By VVilliam Gouge B.D. and preacher of Gods Word in Blacke Fryers London. ...; Panoplia tou Theou	Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1619 (1619)	STC 12123; ESTC S103304	450,873	662

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the_o better_a performance_n of_o this_o duty_n we_o must_v 3●_n take_v heed_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o may_v breed_v in_o we_o a_o spiritual_a slumber_n and_o drowsiness_n as_o be_v earthly_a delight_n and_o pleasure_n worldly_a care_n etc._n etc._n they_o which_o will_v watch_v 8._o must_v be_v sober_a §._o 6._o of_o perseverance_n 4._o 4._o we_o must_v persevere_v and_o continue_v in_o well_o employ_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n spirit_n to_o our_o defence_n thus_o may_v we_o better_o stand_v in_o the_o spiritual_a combat_n then_o in_o our_o outward_a bodily_a fight_n for_o our_o body_n have_v need_v to_o have_v the_o armour_n put_v off_o for_o their_o ease_n and_o refresh_n but_o our_o soul_n have_v no_o such_o need_n the_o armour_n of_o god_n be_v 30._o not_o burdensome_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o this_o duty_n i_o speak_v more_o full_o in_o the_o 12._o §_o of_o the_o four_o part_n thus_o much_o for_o the_o duty_n which_o this_o first_o word_n stand_v imply_v the_o second_o part_n 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