Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	lord_n	master_n	servant_n	3,754	5	6.8479	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56022	A general epistle to friends every where Written in obedience to the requirings of the spirit of life from God.	Parke, James, 1636-1696.	1682 (1682)	Wing P371; ESTC R218729	29,511	32

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