Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	pray_v	prayer_n	spirit_n	4,656	5	5.8534	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47528	God acknowledged, or, The true interest of the nation and all that fear God opened in a sermon preached December the 11th, 1695 : being the day appointed by the king for publick prayer and humiliation / by Benjamin Keach.	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1696 (1696)	Wing K67; ESTC R18483	36,478	50

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own_o insufficiency_n 5._o we_o shall_v acknowledge_v god_n when_o we_o come_v to_o draw_v near_o to_o he_o in_o the_o holy_a supper_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v he_o that_o must_v prepare_v our_o heart_n for_o this_o his_o sacred_a ordinance_n also_o the_o preparation_n of_o the_o heart_n in_o man_n and_o the_o answer_n of_o the_o tongue_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n prov._n 16._o 1._o what_o heavenly_a comfort_n do_v we_o meet_v with_o or_o have_v we_o meet_v with_o at_o one_o time_n more_o than_o at_o another_o how_o lively_o be_v our_o spirit_n and_o active_a our_o grace_n when_o god_n vouchsafe_v his_o divine_a influence_n and_o quicken_v we_o in_o our_o duty_n do_v we_o muse_v the_o fire_n may_v soon_o burn_v it_o be_v god_n must_v deliver_v we_o from_o vain_a thought_n worldly_a thought_n when_o we_o draw_v near_o to_o he_o and_o stir_v up_o our_o affection_n and_o raise_v our_o spirit_n therefore_o thus_o let_v we_o acknowledge_v he_o that_o we_o may_v set_v under_o christ_n 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