Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	action_n	evil_a	good_a	1,020	5	3.4395	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47513	A new family-book, or, The true interest of families being directions to parents and children, and to those who are instead of parents : shewing them their several duties, and how they may be happy in one another : together with several prayers for families and children, and graces before and after meat : to which is annexed a discourse about the right way of improving our time / by James Kirkwood ... ; with a preface, by Dr. Horneck.	Kirkwood, James, 1650?-1709.; Horneck, Anthony, 1641-1697.	1693 (1693)	Wing K647; ESTC R15399	107,616	291

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people_n part_n with_o their_o dear_a child_n if_o they_o can_v be_v assure_v of_o see_v they_o again_o in_o a_o honourable_a state_n and_o condition_n exalt_v to_o great_a dignity_n and_o honour_n and_o will_v not_o you_o who_o have_v the_o hope_n of_o a_o glorious_a resurrection_n be_v comfort_v in_o the_o absence_n of_o your_o child_n when_o their_o merciful_a god_n and_o father_n take_v they_o away_o from_o you_o unto_o himself_o not_o to_o do_v they_o hurt_v but_o good_a to_o make_v they_o happy_a and_o bless_a with_o himself_o for_o ever_o to_o bestow_v upon_o they_o what_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v nor_o ear_n hear_v nor_o which_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o conceive_v consider_v the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o thessalonian_n 1_o epist._n 4._o 13_o 14._o but_o i_o will_v not_o have_v you_o to_o be_v ignorant_a brethren_n concern_v they_o which_o be_v asleep_a that_o you_o sorrow_n not_o even_o as_o other_o which_o have_v no_o hope_n for_o if_o 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2._o 24._o he_o say_v therefore_o shall_v a_o man_n leave_v his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v unto_o his_o wife_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh._n now_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o near_a relation_n and_o close_a union_n they_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o tender_a regard_n for_o the_o interest_n and_o concern_v of_o one_o another_o and_o the_o dear_a any_o thing_n be_v to_o the_o one_o the_o great_a affection_n ought_v the_o other_o to_o have_v towards_o it_o as_o therefore_o it_o be_v past_o all_o doubt_n that_o child_n be_v the_o dear_a and_o most_o value_a and_o belove_v earthly_a thing_n that_o natural_a parent_n have_v upon_o this_o account_n it_o be_v very_o reasonable_a that_o step-parent_n shall_v express_v a_o great_a regard_n and_o affection_n for_o they_o 2._o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o preserve_v and_o to_o increase_v that_o mutual_a love_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v betwixt_o man_n and_o wife_n if_o a_o step-parent_n be_v kind_a and_o love_a to_o the_o 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7._o 12._o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o you_o will_v that_o man_n shall_v do_v to_o you_o do_v you_o even_o so_o to_o they_o some_o motive_n to_o excite_v guardian_n to_o do_v these_o thing_n the_o first_o thing_n duty_n which_o shall_v stir_v up_o guardian_n to_o perform_v their_o duty_n towards_o their_o pupil_n be_v a_o sense_n of_o justice_n when_o they_o be_v choose_v for_o this_o end_n if_o they_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o undertake_v such_o a_o charge_n or_o if_o they_o can_v attend_v it_o they_o ought_v to_o declare_v so_o much_o and_o peremptory_o to_o refuse_v it_o that_o so_o care_n may_v be_v take_v to_o get_v some_o other_o body_n who_o will_v undertake_v it_o but_o when_o once_o they_o have_v undertake_v it_o they_o ought_v to_o make_v conscience_n of_o it_o and_o to_o do_v all_o that_o be_v in_o their_o power_n for_o the_o child_n welfare_n and_o happiness_n in_o every_o thing_n it_o be_v both_o their_o duty_n and_o interest_n to_o fulfil_v their_o engagement_n and_o to_o 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