Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	good_a	let_v	word_n	1,912	5	4.0521	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39304	The foundation of tythes shaken and the four principal posts (of divine institution, primitive practice, voluntary donations, & positive laws) on which the nameless author of the book, called, The right of tythes asserted and proved, hath set his pretended right to tythes, removed, in a reply to the said book / by Thomas Ellwood.	Ellwood, Thomas, 1639-1713.	1678 (1678)	Wing E622; ESTC R20505	321,752	532

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he_o can_v never_o be_v able_a to_o remove_v a_o grand_a objection_n indeed_o strong_o enforce_v against_o himself_o by_o the_o maxim_n urge_v by_o himself_o pag._n 62._o non_fw-la expressa_fw-la non_fw-la nocent_a those_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o express_v do_v not_o hurt_v this_o shut_v out_o all_o his_o conjecture_n and_o supposition_n and_o restrain_v he_o close_o to_o what_o be_v express_v but_o see_v by_o his_o own_o confession_n pag._n 67._o tithe_n be_v not_o express_v not_o mention_v in_o the_o new-testament_n to_o be_v the_o gospel-maintenance_n how_o rash_a and_o over-confident_a be_v he_o in_o the_o entrance_n of_o his_o 11_o section_n to_o assert_v pag._n 61_o that_o our_o lord_n jesus_n and_o his_o apostle_n have_v sufficient_o establish_v tithe_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o gospel-minister_n and_o that_o they_o may_v be_v prove_v also_o out_o of_o the_o new-testament_n to_o be_v due_a jure_fw-la divino_fw-la will_v he_o undertake_v to_o prove_v that_o out_o 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