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	obedience_n	require_v	3,312	5	7.2188	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36466	Rex meus est deus, or, A sermon preached at the common place in Christs-church in the city of Norwich by G.D. ...	G. D. (George Downham)	1643 (1643)	Wing D2061; ESTC R209871	32,251	33

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