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	watch_v	1,258	5	10.1995	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49289	An alarm to slumbring Christians, or the parable of the wise and foolish virgins and of the talents, sheep and goats; being a plain and practical exposition of the whole XXV chapter of St. Matthews gospel, calling upon all professors to a strict and constant watchfulness, lest their Lord at his certain and second coming, find them not ready, but with their lamps gone out. By Samuel Loveday	Loveday, Samuel, 1619-1677.; Gosnold, John, 1625?-1678.	1675 (1675)	Wing L3231; ESTC R216910	188,072	322

salvation_n through_o faith_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d christ_n fesus_fw-la all_o scripture_n be_v give_v by_o inspiratir●_n of_o god_n and_o be_v profitable_a for_o doctrine_n for_o reproof_n for_o correction_n for_o instruction_n in_o righteousness_n th●_n the_o man_n of_o god_n may_v be_v perfect_a thorough_o furnish●_n to_o all_o good_a work_n compare_v this_o with_o rev._n 3_o ●_o concern_v the_o church_n in_o philadelphia_n i_o know_v t●●_n work_n behold_v i_o have_v set_v before_o thou_o a_o open_a door_n an●_n no_o man_n can_v shut_v it_o for_o thou_o have_v a_o little_a strength_n an●_n have_v keep_v my_o word_n and_o h●st_v not_o deem_v my_o name_n four_o this_o evil_n be_v prevalent_a in_o the_o latte●_n day_n great_o for_o want_n of_o prayer_n c●●ist_v foresece_v that_o put_v forth_o a_o parable_n as_o in_o luke_n 18_o 1._o ar●_n he_o speak_v a_o parable_n unto_o they_o to_o this_o end_n that_o man_n ought_v always_o to_o pray_v and_o not_o to_o faint_v therefore_o jesus_n christ_n join_v watch_v and_o prayer_n together_o or_o wake_v and_o prayer_n together_o as_o the_o great_a duty_n of_o the_o latter_a day_n that_o person_n that_o be_v a_o diligent_a pray_v person_n be_v a_o wakeful_a person_n prayer_n be_v the_o first_o alive_a and_o the_o last_o dead_a in_o a_o person_n if_o thou_o be_v negligent_a here_o thou_o be_v decline_v to_o drowsiness_n the_o five_o occasion_n of_o this_o sleep_n be_v occasion_v from_o that_o sensuality_n and_o excess_n in_o the_o creature_n this_o be_v one_o of_o those_o evil_n that_o jesus_n christ_n foresee_v will_v be_v prevalent_a as_o antecedent_n to_o this_o slumber_n see_v st._n mat._n 24.37_o 38_o 39_o ●ut_fw-la as_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n be_v so_o shall_v also_o the_o come_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v for_o as_o in_o the_o day_n that_o be_v before_o the_o flood_n they_o be_v eat_v and_o drink_v marry_v and_o give_v in_o marriage_n until_o the_o day_n that_o noan_n enter_v into_o the_o ark_n and_o know_v not_o until_o the_o flood_n come_v and_o take_v they_o all_o away_o so_o shall_v also_o the_o come_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v so_o likewise_o st._n luke_n 17.26_o 30._o you_o have_v the_o same_o word_n this_o be_v the_o sin_n which_o do_v precede_v the_o flood_n and_o the_o overthrow_n of_o sodom_n so_o it_o also_o shall_v go_v before_o the_o come_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o consequent_o before_o this_o sleep_a state_n they_o than_o be_v sensual_o excessive_a in_o the_o creature_n so_o also_o when_o the_o apostle_n speak_v unto_o the_o roman_n ch_z 13._o v._n 14._o but_o put_v you_o on_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o make_v not_o provision_n for_o the_o flesh_n to_o fulfil_v the_o lust_n thereof_o this_o he_o speak_v to_o be_v awaken_n and_o rouse_a they_o from_o this_o spiritual_a sleep_n six_o this_o be_v occasion_v by_o that_o slothfulness_n and_o negligence_n in_o those_o christian_a duty_n require_v of_o we_o there_o be_v many_o christian_a duty_n require_v of_o we_o as_o christian_n the_o neglect_n whereof_o do_v occasion_n this_o sleep_n what_o solomon_n say_v upon_o a_o outward_a account_n be_v true_a in_o this_o in_o prov._n 19.15_o slothfulness_n cast_v into_o a_o deep_a sleep_n and_o the_o idle_a soul_n sha●●_n suffer_v hunger_n the_o same_o do_v the_o apostle_n st._n pete●_n hint_n 2_o st._n pet._n 1_o 9_o 5._o and_o beside_o this_o give_v all_o d●_n ligence_n to_o add_v to_o your_o faith_n virtue_n and_o to_o vireu●_n knowledge_n or_o this_o he_o speak_v to_o be_v a_o provoke_a o●_n they_o to_o watchfulness_n the_o four_o thing_n that_o i_o be_o to_o speak_v to_o be_v to_o la●_n down_o some_o discover_v character_n where_o a_o per●_n son_n may_v know_v whether_o he_o be_v decline_v or_o decline_v ing_z into_o or_o towards_o this_o spiritual_a sleep_n first_o he_o that_o be_v decline_v or_o decline_v be_v on●_n that_o have_v upon_o he_o a_o general_a indisposition_n to_o spiritual_a duty_n and_o exercise_n he_o have_v a_o 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