Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	bind_v	law_n	nature_n	1,568	5	5.4669	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25421	The right government of thoughts, or, A discovery of all vain, unprofitable, idle, and wicked thoughts with directions for the getting, keeping, and governing of good thoughts, digested into chapters for the ease of the reader : whereunto are added four sermons / by ... John Angel ...	Angel, John, d. 1655.; T. B.	1659 (1659)	Wing A3162A; ESTC R13149	89,280	271

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of_o fear_n or_o favour_n jonathan_n can_v love_v david_n as_o his_o own_o soul_n though_o he_o go_v in_o his_o father_n saul_n army_n which_o hunt_v he_o as_o a_o partridge_n upon_o the_o mountain_n obadiah_n think_v reverent_o of_o the_o lord_n prophet_n and_o preserve_v many_o of_o they_o from_o the_o cruel_a rage_n of_o jesabel_n though_o he_o live_v in_o ahabs_n court_n but_o if_o the_o inward_a part_n be_v wickedness_n there_o be_v no_o faithfulness_n in_o those_o sinner_n there_o be_v no_o faithfulness_n in_o their_o mouth_n their_o inward_a part_n be_v very_a wickedness_n psal_n 5._o 9_o it_o be_v possible_a god_n may_v have_v some_o who_o heart_n be_v right_a with_o he_o in_o evil_a time_n though_o they_o halt_v in_o their_o word_n and_o outward_a behaviour_n but_o if_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o mind_n be_v evil_a whatsoever_o the_o outward_a appearance_n be_v there_o be_v no_o believe_v of_o such_o 3._o the_o temptation_n of_o satan_n have_v not_o such_o 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be_v clean_o and_o it_o be_v meet_a that_o a_o christian_a feel_v a_o trouble_n and_o heaviness_n within_o he_o wrought_v by_o that_o disorder_n and_o trouble_v that_o be_v in_o his_o thought_n paul_n be_v our_o pattern_n cry_v out_o oh_o wretched_a man_n that_o i_o be_o rom._n 7._o 24._o let_v we_o think_v it_o expedient_a for_o we_o to_o cry_v out_o against_o that_o body_n of_o evil_a thought_n within_o we_o that_o god_n may_v deliver_v we_o from_o they_o ps_n 51._o we_o shall_v never_o have_v true_a and_o sound_a peace_n in_o ourselves_o unless_o our_o heart_n be_v clean_o create_v within_o we_o the_o pharisee_n which_o cleanse_v the_o outside_n of_o the_o platter_n have_v no_o true_a comfort_n while_o his_o inward_a part_n be_v full_a of_o raven_a and_o wickedness_n luc._n 11._o

be_v offer_v to_o god_n for_o the_o better_a direction_n of_o we_o in_o the_o order_n of_o our_o conversation_n all_o the_o whole_a day_n afterward_o and_o that_o thereby_o we_o may_v fetch_v in_o the_o help_n of_o heaven_n to_o enable_v we_o through_o our_o several_a duty_n three_o after_o our_o commend_v our_o way_n and_o conversation_n unto_o god_n and_o interre_v he_o with_o they_o our_o prime_a care_n must_v be_v to_o begin_v at_o the_o right_a end_n as_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v and_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o word_n therein_o be_v first_o to_o eschew_v evil_a then_o to_o do_v good_a first_o to_o cease_v to_o do_v evil_a then_o learn_v to_o do_v well_o esay_n 1._o ch_n 16_o 17._o this_o be_v the_o order_n of_o the_o scripture_n first_o to_o deny_v ungodliness_n and_o worldly_a lust_n then_o to_o live_v righteous_o sober_o and_o godly_a in_o this_o present_a world_n titus_n 2._o 11_o 12._o otherwise_o no_o order_n aright_o of_o our_o way_n but_o either_o our_o confusion_n or_o 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their_o conversation_n aright_o in_o other_o matter_n but_o what_o say_v solomon_n eccles_n 10._o 1._o dead_a fly_n cause_v the_o ointment_n of_o the_o apothecary_n to_o send_v forth_o a_o stink_a savour_n so_o do_v a_o little_a folly_n he_o that_o be_v in_o reputation_n for_o wisdom_n and_o honour_n so_o then_o as_o we_o must_v make_v conscience_n to_o refrain_v our_o foot_n with_o david_n from_o every_o evil_a way_n psal_n 119._o 101._o that_o so_o we_o may_v keep_v god_n word_n so_o especial_o from_o our_o darling_n bosom_n and_o predominant_a corruption_n such_o as_o our_o natural_a inclination_n or_o custom_n our_o profit_n or_o pleasure_n have_v make_v as_o dear_a to_o we_o as_o our_o right_a eye_n or_o right_a hand_n matth._n 5._o 29._o second_o from_o secret_a sin_n the_o very_a shame_n of_o man_n may_v keep_v we_o from_o open_a sin_n but_o it_o must_v be_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n that_o keep_v and_o preserve_v from_o secret_a one_o to_o which_o none_o be_v privy_a but_o our_o 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