Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	christian_a	church_n	religion_n	1,340	5	5.5492	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41505	A discourse about ceremonies, church-government and liturgy humbly offered to the consideration of the convocation / by J.G.G.	Gailhard, J. (Jean)	1696 (1696)	Wing G120; ESTC R25091	108,929	160

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