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	use_v	2,592	5	5.6421	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28622	The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse shewing a Christians priviledge in approaching to God in ordinances, duty in his sacramentall approaches, danger if hee do not sanctifie God in them / by Samuel Bolton ...	Bolton, Samuel, 1606-1654.	1644 (1644)	Wing B3520; ESTC R33239	55,356	184

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you_o be_v able_a to_o recover_v again_o by_o the_o performance_n of_o many_o especial_o if_o this_o omission_n have_v arisen_a 1._o from_o neglect_n of_o god_n 2._o from_o carelessness_n 3._o from_o slight_v of_o the_o converse_v with_o god_n 4._o or_o from_o the_o importunity_n and_o solicitation_n of_o satan_n and_o our_o corruption_n 5._o or_o from_o the_o blandishment_n of_o the_o world_n if_o upon_o such_o ground_n little_o do_v thou_o know_v what_o thou_o lose_v by_o such_o a_o omission_n if_o notwithstanding_o all_o endeavour_n it_o be_v so_o hard_a to_o keep_v communion_n with_o god_n what_o will_v it_o be_v if_o we_o shall_v cast_v up_o our_o oar_n and_o neglect_v it_o whole_o you_o see_v what_o a_o distance_n be_v breed_v between_o god_n &_o israel_n jer._n 2._o and_o what_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o it_o why_o say_v the_o text_n my_o people_n have_v forget_v i_o day_n without_o number_n they_o have_v no_o care_n to_o keep_v and_o cherish_v communion_n and_o acquaintance_n 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