Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	law_n	nature_n	precept_n	1,292	5	9.1116	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27462	A sermon preached at the assizes held at Leicester, July xxii. MDCLXXVI before the Right Honourable Sir Edward Atkins Lord Chief Baron, and Sir Christopher Milton, Baron of the Exchequer / by the Honourable George Berkeley ...	Berkeley, George, 1651 or 2-1694.; Atkyns, Edward, Sir, 1630-1698.; Milton, Christopher, Sir, 1615-1693.	1686 (1686)	Wing B1970; ESTC R8808	9,310	30

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be_v equal_o administer_v that_o the_o innocent_a may_v be_v protect_v and_o relieve_v whilst_o the_o wicked_a man_n be_v catch_v in_o the_o snare_n which_o he_o lay_v for_o the_o entrap_a of_o other_o and_o i_o pray_v god_n we_o may_v all_o remember_v the_o great_a account_n we_o must_v one_o day_n make_v at_o the_o one_o great_a general_a assize_n when_o a_o archangel_n shall_v found_v a_o trumpet_n before_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n 12.14_o eccles._n 12.14_o and_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v recompense_v according_a to_o his_o deed_n whether_o they_o be_v good_a or_o whether_o they_o be_v evil_a for_o which_o great_a day_n god_n of_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n grant_v we_o may_v all_o prepare_v ourselves_o for_o the_o sake_n of_o his_o only_a belove_a son_n our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n to_o who_o with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v give_v all_o honour_n praise_v and_o dominion_n now_o and_o for_o evermore_o amen_n finis_fw-la the_o work_n of_o the_o reverend_n and_o learned_a '_o doctor_n hammond_n in_o four_o volume_n viz._n vol._n i._n a_o collection_n of_o discourse_n chief_o practical_a vol._n ii_o a_o collection_n of_o discourse_n in_o defence_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n 1._o against_o the_o romanist_n 2._o against_o other_o adversary_n vol._n iii_o a_o paraphrase_n and_o annotation_n upon_o the_o new_a testament_n vol._n iu._n a_o paraphrase_n and_o annotation_n upon_o the_o book_n of_o psalm_n a_o paraphrase_n and_o annotation_n upon_o the_o ten_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o proverb_n ms._n xxxi_o sermon_n preach_v upon_o several_a occasion_n with_o a_o appendix_n to_o vol._n ii_o