Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	according_a	heart_n	lord_n	1,002	5	3.6719	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10739	A sermon concerning the punishing of malefactors. Preached at Paules Crosse, the first of October, by Charles Richardson, preacher at Saint Katharines neere the Tower of London	Richardson, Charles, fl. 1612-1617.	1616 (1616)	STC 21018; ESTC S115967	37,754	48

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piece_n of_o bread_n hereupon_o the_o apostle_n charge_v timotheus_n even_o before_o god_n 18.21_o &_o 18.21_o and_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o the_o elect_a angel_n that_o in_o execute_v the_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n upon_o wicked_a person_n 5.21_o 1._o tim._n 5.21_o he_o shall_v not_o prefer_v one_o before_o another_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v do_v nothing_o partial_o where_o he_o use_v two_o word_n of_o great_a signification_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o do_v signify_v to_o esteem_v high_o of_o some_o one_o man_n in_o respect_n of_o other_o which_o be_v most_o intolerable_a in_o a_o judge_n who_o must_v sit_v in_o the_o place_n of_o justice_n not_o to_o judge_v of_o man_n person_n but_o according_a to_o their_o cause_n beza_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beza_n the_o second_o be_v borrow_v from_o he_o that_o hold_v the_o balance_n imply_v that_o the_o judge_n must_v weigh_v the_o cause_n of_o man_n that_o be_v at_o variance_n as_o it_o be_v in_o 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wrought_v wickedness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n etc._n etc._n then_o thou_o shall_v bring_v forth_o that_o man_n or_o that_o woman_n unto_o thy_o gate_n and_o shall_v stone_n they_o with_o stone_n till_o thy_o 〈◊〉_d we_o see_v here_o be_v none_o except_v whosoever_o they_o be_v that_o transgress_v high_a or_o low_o rich_a or_o poor_a they_o must_v be_v punish_v and_o therefore_o in_o some_o case_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o the_o father_n or_o mother_n to_o spare_v their_o own_o son_n that_o be_v bear_v of_o their_o bone_n and_o flesh_n of_o their_o flesh_n if_o any_o man_n have_v a_o son_n say_v the_o lord_n that_o be_v stubborn_a and_o disobedient_a 19.21_o deut._n 11.18_o 19.21_o which_o will_v not_o hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o his_o father_n nor_o the_o vo●ce_n of_o his_o mother_n etc._n etc._n then_o shall_v his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n take_v he_o and_o bring_v he_o out_o unto_o t_o e_o elder_n of_o his_o city_n and_o then_o all_o the_o man_n of_o his_o city_n shall_v stone_n he_o with_o stone_n unto_o death_n yea_o there_o be_v not_o any_o bond_n of_o nature_n or_o of_o friendship_n that_o shall_v hinder_v a_o man_n from_o the_o performance_n of_o this_o duty_n according_a to_o that_o strict_a charge_n and_o precept_n of_o the_o lord_n 13.6.7.8.9.10_o deut._n 13.6.7.8.9.10_o if_o thy_o brother_n the_o son_n of_o thy_o mother_n or_o thy_o own_o son_n or_o thy_o daughter_n or_o thy_o wife_n that_o lie_v in_o thy_o bosom_n or_o thy_o friend_n which_o be_v as_o thy_o own_o soul_n entice_v thou_o secret_o say_v let_v we_o go_v and_o serve_v we_o other_o god_n etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v not_o consent_v unto_o he_o nor_o h●are_v he_o neither_o shall_v thy_o eye_n pity_v he_o nor_o show_v mercy_n nor_o keep_v he_o secret_a but_o thou_o shall_v eu_fw-fr n_o kill_v he_o thy_o hand_n shall_v be_v first_o upon_o he_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n and_o then_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o the_o people_n 15.16_o 2._o cron._n 15.16_o etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o asa_n king_n of_o judah_n be_v commend_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n for_o his_o uprightness_n in_o this_o respect_n that_o when_o maacha_n his_o own_o mother_n commit_v idolatry_n he_o will_v not_o spare_v she_o but_o punish_v she_o even_o by_o depose_v she_o from_o her_o regency_n and_o indeed_o it_o be_v true_o say_v vo●s_fw-la say_v justitium_fw-la non_fw-la novit_fw-la patrem_fw-la non_fw-la novit_fw-la mat_n n_z ventatem_fw-la vo●s_fw-la that_o justice_n know_v neither_o father_n nor_o mother_n but_o only_o the_o truth_n as_o moses_n testify_v of_o levi_n that_o he_o say_v unto_o his_o father_n and_o to_o his_o mothe_a i_o have_v not_o see_v he_o neither_o know_v he_o his_o brethren_n nor_o know_v his_o own_o child_n so_o must_v it_o be_v with_o every_o good_a magistrate_n the_o near_a kinsman_n and_o dear_a friend_n that_o he_o have_v in_o the_o world_n must_v have_v no_o more_o favour_n than_o other_o man_n beside_o the_o lord_n have_v entitle_v and_o style_v magistrate_n by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n as_o david_n say_v god_n stand_v in_o the_o assembly_n of_o god_n 82.1.6_o psal_n 82.1.6_o he_o judge_v among_o go_n and_o again_o i_o have_v say_v you_o be_v god_n etc._n etc._n and_o therefore_o as_o they_o communicate_v with_o god_n in_o his_o name_n so_o also_o they_o shall_v follow_v his_o example_n now_o the_o scripture_n do_v every_o where_n teach_v we_o that_o god_n be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n the_o lord_n your_o god_n say_v moses_n be_v god_n of_o god_n 18._o deut._n 10.17_o 18._o and_o lord_n of_o lord_n a_o great_a god_n mighty_a and_o terrible_a which_o except_v no_o person_n nor_o take_v reward_n etc._n etc._n and_o jehosaphat_n exhort_v his_o judge_n that_o he_o have_v make_v to_o the_o due_a execution_n of_o justice_n use_v god_n example_n as_o a_o argument_n to_o persuade_v they_o thereunto_o let_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v he_o be_v upon_o you_o 19.7_o 2._o chr._n 19.7_o take_v heed_n and_o do_v it_o for_o there_o be_v no_o iniquity_n with_o the_o lrrd_v our_o god_n neither_o respect_n of_o person_n nor_o receive_v of_o reward_n and_o elihu_n affirm_v the_o same_o in_o the_o book_n of_o job._n 34.19_o job_n 34.19_o the_o lord_n accept_v not_o the_o person_n of_o prince_n and_o regard_v not_o the_o rich_a more_o than_o the_o poor_a for_o they_o be_v all_o the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n the_o great_a and_o the_o rich_a be_v like_a to_o find_v no_o more_o favour_n at_o his_o hand_n then_o the_o mean_a and_o the_o poor_a 11.3_o isa_n 11.3_o for_o he_o make_v the_o one_o as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o and_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n speak_v of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o dominion_n of_o christ_n say_v he_o shall_v not_o judge_v after_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o eye_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v carry_v with_o outward_a respect_n to_o condemn_v or_o absolve_v any_o man_n without_o cause_n in_o a_o word_n the_o apostle_n peter_n say_v 1.17_o 1._o pet._n 1.17_o that_o god_n without_o respect_n of_o person_n judge_v according_a to_o every_o man_n work_n and_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n that_o the_o great_a potentate_n and_o mighty_a monarch_n in_o the_o world_n can_v no_o more_o escape_v the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n than_o the_o poor_a wretch_n that_o live_v upon_o the_o earth_n witness_v pharaoh_n nabuchad-nezzar_a and_o diverse_a other_o who_o god_n bring_v to_o confusion_n notwithstanding_o all_o their_o pride_n neither_o can_v the_o great_a multitude_n of_o sinner_n that_o be_v rescue_v themselves_o from_o the_o stroke_n of_o his_o punish_a hand_n no_o more_o than_o if_o they_o be_v but_o a_o few_o or_o but_o one_o person_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o old_a world_n in_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n and_o the_o city_n about_o they_o and_o in_o the_o great_a army_n of_o sennacherib_n yea_o the_o lord_n correct_v his_o dear_a child_n even_o as_o well_o as_o those_o that_o be_v his_o enemy_n as_o the_o apostle_n peter_n 17._o 1_o pet._n 4_o 17._o say_v the_o time_n be_v come_v that_o judgement_n must_v begin_v at_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o the_o lord_n himself_o say_v to_o the_o wicked_a nation_n loe_o 25.29_o jer._n 25.29_o i_o begin_v to_o plague_v the_o city_n where_o my_o name_n be_v call_v upon_o and_o shall_v you_o go_v free_a and_o speak_v of_o the_o child_n and_o posterity_n of_o david_n who_o he_o love_v so_o dear_o 89.30.31.32.33_o psal_n 89.30.31.32.33_o as_o he_o promise_v that_o he_o will_v never_o take_v his_o love_a kindness_n from_o they_o say_v notwithstanding_o that_o if_o they_o forsake_v his_o law_n and_o walk_v not_o in_o his_o judgement_n if_o they_o break_v his_o statute_n and_o keep_v not_o his_o commandment_n he_o will_v visit_v their_o transgression_n with_o the_o