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	pray_v	prayer_n	4,629	5	6.6633	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57132	The brand pluck'd out of the fire a sermon preached before the lord major, aldermen, and companies of London on Novemb. 5 at Pauls by Edward Reynolds.	Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.	1659 (1659)	Wing R1240; ESTC R32283	17,217	44

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finis_fw-la exod._n 14._o 19_o judg._n 6._o 11._o judg._n 33._o 3._o zach._n 1._o 8_o 11._o dan._n 3._o 28._o dan._n 6._o 22._o act_n 27._o 13._o 2_o reg._n 6._o 17._o gen._n 19_o 1._o the_o vision_n job_n 8._o 15._o 2_o reg._n 18._o 21._o ezek._n 29._o 6._o isa._n 24._o 17._o jer._n 4●_z 11._o hos._n 14._o 3._o hos._n 2._o 6_o 7._o luke_n 15._o 16_o 17_o 18._o 2_o chron._n 20._o 12_o isa._n 36._o 6._o zach._n 5._o 8._o zeph._n 2._o 2._o joshua_n stand_v as_o a_o servant_n aristot._n politic_a lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o depositum_fw-la custodi_fw-la quod_fw-la tibi_fw-la creditum_fw-la est_fw-la no●_z quod_fw-la a_fw-la tè_fw-la inven●um_fw-la quod_fw-la accepisti_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la excogitasti_fw-la rem_fw-la non_fw-la ingenii_fw-la sed_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la vincent_n lyrinensis_n act_n 4._o 20._o as_o a_o defendant_n satan_n stand_v as_o a_o tempter_n as_o a_o accuser_n impii_fw-la diabolum_fw-la habent_fw-la primo_fw-la suggestorem_fw-la dei●_z tortorem_fw-la cyprian_n de_fw-fr jejunio_n and_o tentat_fw-la una_fw-la civitas_fw-la et_fw-la una_fw-la civitas_fw-la babylonia_n una_fw-la jerusalem_fw-la una_fw-la illa_fw-la r●ge_fw-la diabolo_fw-la ista_fw-la rege_fw-la christo_fw-la etc._n etc._n ang_n two_o psal._n 61._o rev._n 15._o 3_o 17_o 14_o 19_o 16._o joh._n 12._o 31._o ●oh_o 5._o 14_o 15._o heb._n 2._o 10._o rev._n 12._o 7._o subsicuturis_fw-la testationibus_fw-la munimenta_fw-la praestruimus_fw-la tert._n de_fw-fr baptismo_fw-la c._n 20._o vid._n aug._n epist._n 148._o the_o advocate_n for_o joshua_n and_o his_o victory_n over_o satan_n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o homer_n iliad_n isa._n 9_o 6._o rom._n 8._o 33._o 1_o john_n 2._o 1._o 2_o cor._n 12._o 9_o heb._n 7._o 25._o luke_n 11._o 21._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 14._o psal._n 68_o 18._o job_n 29._o 15._o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o victory_n 1._o god_n gracious_a election_n of_o jerusalem_n 2._o his_o deliverance_n of_o joshua_n isa._n 9_o 19_o prov._n 28._o 2._o amos_n 4._o 12._o rev._n 2._o 5._o joel_n 2._o 17._o 2_o thes._n 1._o 10._o jude_n v._n 3._o 1_o thes._n 5._o 21._o 1_o joe_n 4._o 1._o heb._n 10._o 24._o mal._n 3._o 16._o joel_n 2._o 14._o isa._n 61._o 3._o isa._n 5._o 7._o ezek._n 47._o 12._o cant._n 4._o 16._o zach._n 3._o 8._o deut._n 4._o 20._o isa._n 9_o 4._o 14._o 5._o zach._n 3._o 9_o zach._n 12._o 3._o isa._n 8._o 8._o