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	word_n	4,036	5	4.6953	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26716	A Murderer punished and pardoned, or, A true relation of the wicked life and shameful-happy death of Thomas Savage imprisoned, justly condemned, and twice executed at Ratcliff for his bloody fact in killing his fellow-servant on Wednesday, Octob. 28, 1668 / by us who were often with him in the time of his imprisonment in Newgate and at his execution, Robert Franklin ... [et al.]. To which is annexed a sermon preached at his funeral.	R. A. (Richard Alleine), 1611-1681.; Franklin, Robert, 1630-1684.	1671 (1671)	Wing A997; ESTC R26456	48,011	81

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i_o know_v not_o what_o i_o do_v forgive_v my_o sabbath-breaking_a lie_v curse_a forgive_v my_o drunkenness_n blot_v they_o out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o remembrance_n turn_v they_o away_o behind_o thou_o lord_n i_o have_v repent_v of_o they_o from_o my_o soul_n that_o ever_o i_o shall_v offend_v god_n so_o good_a and_o so_o merciful_a and_o gracious_a i_o do_v believe_v on_o thou_o and_o do_v whole_o throw_v myself_o upon_o thou_o i_o acknowledge_v it_o will_v be_v just_a in_o thou_o to_o damn_v my_o soul_n but_o it_o will_v be_v infinite_a mercy_n in_o thou_o to_o save_v i_o and_o what_o free_a grace_n will_v it_o be_v in_o the_o to_o pardon_v i_o it_o be_v dreadful_a to_o lose_v the_o body_n but_o how_o dreadful_a will_v it_o be_v to_o lose_v the_o soul_n to_o all_o eternity_n lord_n let_v it_o not_o be_v in_o vain_a that_o i_o have_v have_v so_o many_o instruction_n o_o let_v i_o not_o go_v down_o to_o hell_n let_v my_o soul_n bless_v and_o praise_v thy_o name_n for_o ever_o for_o what_o thou_o have_v do_v for_o i_o thou_o have_v be_v at_o work_n upon_o my_o heart_n and_o thou_o have_v help_v i_o to_o repent_v the_o lord_n be_v praise_v lord_n i_o desire_v to_o be_v more_o and_o more_o humble_v under_o the_o sense_n of_o my_o sin_n for_o they_o be_v dreadful_a there_o be_v many_o soul_n that_o have_v not_o commit_v those_o sin_n that_o be_v now_o in_o hell_n o_o what_o mercy_n be_v it_o that_o i_o be_o not_o in_o those_o flame_n in_o those_o devour_a flame_n lord_n as_o thou_o have_v spare_v i_o here_o spare_v i_o to_o eternity_n let_v not_o my_o soul_n perish_v lord_n reveal_v thyself_o unto_o i_o make_v know_v thy_o love_n unto_o i_o tell_v i_o my_o sin_n be_v pardon_v tell_v i_o that_o i_o have_v a_o interest_n in_o christ_n before_o i_o go_v hence_o and_o be_v see_v no_o more_o that_o i_o may_v leave_v some_o testimony_n behind_o i_o that_o i_o may_v tell_v thy_o minister_n what_o thou_o have_v do_v for_o i_o and_o tell_v thy_o people_n what_o thou_o have_v 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faith_n and_o i_o can_v easy_o tell_v you_o to_o satisfy_v you_o that_o i_o do_v repent_v and_o do_v believe_v but_o true_o so_o to_o do_v as_o i_o ought_v i_o find_v it_o the_o hard_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n i_o do_v believe_v and_o i_o do_v not_o i_o can_v tell_v how_o to_o believe_v that_o christ_n die_v for_o sinner_n so_o as_o to_o throw_v myself_o whole_o and_o full_o upon_o he_o and_o to_o think_v my_o tear_n and_o prayer_n will_v do_v i_o no_o good_a but_o here_o reader_n we_o must_v take_v notice_n of_o the_o unwearied_a diligence_n of_o the_o devil_n in_o use_v all_o mean_n from_o time_n to_o time_n to_o undo_v ruin_n and_o wound_v the_o soul_n of_o this_o poor_a malefactor_n who_o will_v not_o forbear_v to_o solicit_v he_o to_o sin_n after_o he_o be_v cast_v into_o prison_n for_o former_a iniquity_n he_o have_v commit_v for_o we_o can_v but_o judge_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v loath_a to_o lose_v such_o a_o prey_n as_o his_o immortal_a soul_n when_o he_o have_v bring_v 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