Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	holy_a	lord_n	prayer_n	2,432	5	5.9863	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51305	Letters on several subjects with several other letters : to which is added by the publisher two letters, one to the Reverend Dr. Sherlock, Dean of St. Paul's, and the other to the Reverend Mr. Bentley : with other discourses / by Henry More ; publish'd by E. Elys.	More, Henry, 1614-1687.; Elys, Edmund, ca. 1634-ca. 1707.	1694 (1694)	Wing M2664; ESTC R27513	57,265	148

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the_o duty_n of_o all_o christian_n at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o place_n to_o retain_v in_o their_o heart_n the_o habit_n ground_n or_o principle_n of_o all_o those_o holy_a desire_n which_o be_v express_v in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n this_o it_o be_v to_o pray_v continual_o when_o the_o word_n of_o this_o prayer_n be_v recite_v in_o the_o congregation_n it_o be_v impossible_a but_o those_o who_o have_v the_o habit_n of_o those_o holy_a desire_n in_o their_o heart_n shall_v worship_v god_n in_o spirit_n and_o in_o truth_n viz._n in_o the_o act_n or_o exercise_v of_o those_o desire_n by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o divine_a spirit_n who_o operation_n never_o cease_v but_o when_o man_n in_o his_o own_o will_n or_o self-love_n do_v suppress_v or_o total_o extinguish_v such_o holy_a desire_n or_o aspiration_n i_o be_o very_o sorry_a to_o see_v so_o ingenious_a and_o learned_a a_o person_n as_o r._n b._n err_v so_o gross_o about_o the_o lord_n prayer_n in_o which_o he_o show_v himself_o taint_v with_o that_o impurity_n of_o mind_n for_o which_o dr._n owen_n have_v be_v so_o often_o correct_v p._n 245._o we_o know_v not_o what_o we_o shall_v pray_v for_o as_o we_o ought_v but_o the_o spirit_n itself_o make_v intercession_n for_o we_o etc._n etc._n rom._n 8._o 26._o but_o say_v r._n b._n if_o this_o prayer_n have_v be_v such_o a_o prescribe_a form_n of_o prayer_n to_o the_o church_n that_o have_v not_o be_v true_a neither_o have_v they_o be_v ignorant_a what_o to_o pray_v nor_o shall_v they_o have_v need_v the_o help_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o teach_v they_o p._n 245._o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o any_o man_n shall_v actual_o know_v as_o they_o ought_v to_o know_v the_o sense_n or_o meaning_n of_o any_o word_n in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n but_o by_o a_o actual_a influence_n of_o the_o divine_a spirit_n upon_o his_o heart_n and_o mind_n i_o must_v therefore_o proclaim_v to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n 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assistance_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n but_o his_o assistance_n be_v always_o ready_a for_o we_o if_o at_o any_o time_n we_o fail_v of_o it_o we_o ourselves_o be_v the_o cause_n we_o have_v it_o not_o as_o to_o set_v particular_a prayer_n we_o own_v no_o prayer_n but_o the_o lord_n prayer_n further_o than_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o be_v imply_v in_o some_o part_n of_o that_o complete_a body_n of_o vocal_a prayer_n that_o divine_a summary_n or_o breviary_n of_o the_o expression_n of_o all_o holy_a desire_n p._n 266._o because_o this_o outward_a prayer_n depend_v upon_o the_o inward_a as_o that_o which_o must_v follow_v it_o and_o can_v be_v acceptable_o perform_v but_o as_o attend_v with_o a_o superadded_a influence_n and_o motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n therefore_o

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