Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	day_n	time_n	work_n	2,608	5	5.7529	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08620	The fift lampe of virginitie conteining sundrie forms of christian praiers and meditations, to bee vsed onlie of and for all sorts and degrees of women, in their seuerall ages and callings ... A treatise verie needful for this time, and profitable to the Church: now newlie compiled to the glorie of God, & comfort of al godlie women, by the said T.B. Gentleman.; Monument of matrones. Part 5.	Bentley, Thomas, student of Gray's Inn.; Abergavenny, Frances Nevill, Lady, d. 1576.	1582 (1582)	STC 1893; ESTC S101563	134,473	221

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we_o grace_v diligent_o both_o to_o hear_v read_v meditate_v and_o imitate_v day_n and_o night_n that_o in_o time_n we_o do_v our_o duty_n each_o to_o other_o as_o therein_o we_o be_v teach_v of_o thou_o may_v reap_v and_o feel_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o hourly_o to_o both_o our_o comfort_n in_o christ_n and_o thy_o glory_n and_o because_o it_o can_v otherwise_o possible_o be_v but_o that_o offence_n shall_v sometime_o either_o be_v give_v or_o take_v betwixt_o we_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o manifold_a discommodity_n that_o come_v with_o this_o commodity_n suffer_v we_o not_o good_a lord_n we_o beseech_v thou_o to_o stand_v stiff_a at_o any_o time_n in_o our_o own_o opinion_n fault_n or_o wilfulness_n or_o to_o maintain_v impudent_o and_o incorrigiblie_o our_o error_n by_o frivolous_a excuse_n and_o ungodlie_a reason_n neither_o yet_o busy_o to_o find_v fault_n each_o with_o other_o calling_z each_z for_o other_o duty_n towards_o ourselves_o and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n neglect_v our_o 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and_o saviour_n which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n yea_o god_n himself_o from_o everlasting_a do_v not_o disdain_v at_o the_o will_n of_o thy_o heavenly_a father_n to_o make_v thyself_o of_o no_o reputation_n to_o become_v man_n to_o take_v upon_o thou_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o to_o obey_v thy_o father_n commandment_n to_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n for_o our_o salvation_n refuse_v no_o service_n no_o travel_n no_o labour_n no_o pain_n that_o may_v make_v unto_o the_o comfort_n of_o mankind_n i_o most_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o to_o give_v i_o and_o all_o servant_n grace_n to_o practice_v thy_o humility_n and_o obedience_n that_o as_o thou_o most_o willing_o do_v serve_v and_o obey_v thy_o heavenly_a father_n good_a pleasure_n so_o i_o and_o they_o in_o like_a manner_n may_v with_o most_o hearty_a affection_n serve_v and_o obey_v our_o bodily_a master_n and_o dame_n in_o all_o thing_n that_o fight_v not_o with_o thy_o bless_a word_n not_o with_o 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