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
A55005	Memorials of godliness & Christianity in three parts : with a brief account of the authors life / by Herbert Palmer.	Palmer, Herbert, 1601-1647.	1670 (1670)	Wing P240; ESTC R27526	31,188	143

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