Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	child_n	family_n	parent_n	3,006	5	8.2083	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77357	The vvorks of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge: now preacher of the Word of God at Yarmouth. The second volumn. [sic] Viz. 1. Grace for grace; or, The overflowing of Christs fulness received by all saints. II. The spiritual actings of faith through natural impossibilities. III. Evangelical repentance.	Bridge, William, 1600?-1670.; Yates, John, d. ca. 1660.; Greenhill, William, 1591-1671.; Adderley, William.	1649 (1649)	Wing B4446; Thomason E471_2; ESTC R205749; ESTC R24233	190,835	267

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this_o than_o with_o the_o other_o and_o i_o pray_v what_o then_o do_v but_o observe_v paul_n who_o gracious_a he_o be_v how_o humble_a he_o be_v how_o thankful_a he_o be_v how_o ready_a to_o serve_v christ_n how_o ready_a to_o serve_v the_o church_n for_o christ_n how_o ready_a to_o suffer_v for_o christ_n upon_o all_o occasion_n oh_o how_o gracious_a do_v this_o make_v he_o thus_o it_o be_v with_o a_o poor_a soul_n that_o have_v taste_v of_o the_o freegrace_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n the_o heart_n be_v more_o take_v herewithal_o than_o with_o the_o thought_n of_o heaven_n ah_o say_v a_o poor_a soul_n i_o be_v go_v on_o in_o such_o a_o sinful_a way_n or_o i_o lie_v sleep_v and_o snort_v in_o my_o sin_n and_o i_o know_v not_o how_o before_o ever_o i_o be_v aware_a the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n do_v approach_v unto_o i_o and_o the_o lord_n in_o his_o freegrace_n show_v mercy_n to_o my_o family_n and_o to_o my_o poor_a soul_n oh_o therefore_o any_o thing_n for_o jesus_n christ_n oh_o i_o 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