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	good_a	life_n	1,000	5	4.5123	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86532	The saints guide, in three treatises; I. The mirror of mercie, on Gen. 6.13. II. The carnall mans condition, on Rom. 1.18. III. The plantation of the righteous, on Psa. l.3 / By Thomas Hooker minister in New-England.	Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647.	1645 (1645)	Wing H2655; Thomason E1160_1; ESTC R11339	43,446	180

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my_o spirit_n the_o three_o person_n in_o the_o glorious_a trinity_n now_o god_n strive_v not_o only_o miraculous_o or_o immediate_o by_o divination_n but_o most_o usual_o and_o now_o mediate_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o word_n god_n strive_v with_o this_o generation_n of_o the_o old_a world_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o enoch_n and_o noah_n the_o lord_n immediate_o assist_v and_o advise_v they_o they_o speak_v not_o their_o own_o word_n but_o such_o as_o god_n spirit_n put_v into_o their_o mouth_n 2_o pet._n 1._o the_o last_o ver_fw-la holy_a man_n of_o god_n speak_v as_o they_o be_v move_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n so_o that_o by_o spirit_n here_o be_v mean_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o by_o that_o spirit_n in_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n the_o lord_n strive_v with_o the_o man_n of_o the_o old_a world_n and_o former_a age_n second_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o strive_v the_o greek_a interpreter_n translate_v the_o word_n so_o as_o it_o have_v no_o 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duty_n that_o any_o particular_a may_v not_o cross_v the_o general_n as_o we_o must_v not_o take_v up_o so_o much_o time_n in_o our_o own_o business_n as_o to_o deprive_v ourselves_o of_o time_n and_o strength_n for_o the_o duty_n of_o god_n worship_n so_o neither_o must_v we_o so_o spend_v our_o strength_n in_o one_o duty_n as_o thereby_o to_o make_v we_o unfit_a for_o other_o for_o though_o we_o have_v time_n for_o duty_n yet_o if_o we_o want_v strength_n and_o spirit_n it_o can_v be_v seasonable_a now_o for_o duty_n occasional_a therein_o we_o must_v observe_v two_o rule_n first_o if_o it_o be_v such_o a_o occasional_a duty_n as_o may_v be_v omit_v without_o prejudice_n to_o any_o and_o if_o discharge_v a_o opportunity_n for_o the_o do_v of_o another_o good_a will_v be_v neglect_v than_o a_o man_n may_v pass_v it_o by_o but_o if_o a_o duty_n come_v in_o a_o man_n way_n that_o require_v present_a discharge_n and_o if_o neglect_a can_v be_v recall_v nor_o recover_v when_o as_o the_o duty_n of_o his_o common_a course_n may_v be_v regain_v again_o if_o it_o be_v for_o the_o present_a pass_v by_o now_o this_o be_v a_o season_n for_o a_o occasional_a duty_n as_o for_o instance_n it_o be_v a_o man_n duty_n daily_o to_o pray_v in_o his_o family_n now_o if_o a_o necessary_a occasional_a duty_n be_v cast_v in_o which_o can_v be_v discharge_v afterward_o a_o man_n must_v omit_v prayer_n for_o the_o present_a and_o discharge_v that_o other_o duty_n in_o many_o case_n god_n will_v have_v mercy_n and_o not_o sacrifice_n if_o our_o neighbour_n house_n be_v on_o fire_n and_o we_o have_v our_o duty_n to_o perform_v we_o must_v for_o the_o present_a pass_n by_o our_o duty_n and_o help_v our_o neighbour_n and_o our_o saviour_n show_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o a_o man_n to_o pull_v his_o ox_n 12.11_o mat._n 12.11_o or_o his_o ass_n out_o of_o the_o pit_n upon_o the_o sabbath_n day_n in_o such_o case_n god_n will_v have_v mercy_n and_o not_o sacrifice_v que._n 2_o if_o one_o duty_n must_v be_v lose_v and_o if_o we_o can_v regain_v both_o of_o they_o which_o then_o must_v be_v take_v up_o and_o perform_v look_v which_o duty_n be_v most_o excellent_a and_o necessary_a take_v up_o that_o and_o let_v the_o other_o pass_v and_o herein_o know_v that_o duty_n of_o the_o first_o table_n be_v to_o be_v discharge_v before_o duty_n of_o the_o second_o we_o must_v serve_v god_n before_o man_n that_o duty_n which_o be_v high_a in_o place_n and_o worth_a must_v first_o be_v discharge_v this_o be_v seasonable_a how_o can_v a_o man_n know_v the_o pre-eminence_n of_o any_o duty_n 3._o que._n 3._o that_o which_o concern_v god_n glory_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o that_o which_o concern_v a_o man_n self_n ans_fw-fr ans_fw-fr that_o which_o be_v for_o my_o good_a must_v give_v place_n to_o that_o which_o be_v for_o god_n glory_n for_o we_o must_v have_v a_o eye_n more_o to_o god_n glory_n then_o to_o the_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o all_o the_o duty_n that_o we_o perform_v second_o for_o those_o duty_n that_o concern_v our_o neighbour_n though_o i_o must_v do_v nothing_o to_o other_o that_o i_o will_v not_o have_v do_v to_o myself_o yet_o i_o must_v learn_v to_o do_v good_a to_o myself_o in_o the_o first_o place_n if_o the_o duty_n that_o be_v to_o be_v discharge_v in_o reference_n to_o other_o be_v of_o the_o same_o rank_n and_o quality_n with_o those_o that_o concern_v myself_o than_o i_o must_v prefer_v my_o own_o occasion_n before_o another_o man_n my_o good_n before_o he_o my_o body_n before_o he_o my_o life_n before_o he_o serve_v myself_o in_o the_o first_o place_n and_o my_o neighbour_n in_o the_o second_o but_o i_o must_v not_o prefer_v my_o body_n before_o his_o soul_n my_o temporall_n before_o his_o spirituall_n nor_o my_o good_n before_o his_o life_n if_o we_o take_v such_o like_a direction_n as_o these_o than_o our_o duty_n will_v be_v seasonable_a and_o so_o acceptable_a with_o the_o lord_n reas_n 1_o first_o if_o the_o season_n 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shall_v call_v upon_o i_o but_o i_o will_v not_o answer_v they_o shall_v seek_v i_o early_o but_o they_o shall_v not_o find_v i_o because_o they_o hate_v knowledge_n and_o do_v not_o choose_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n they_o will_v none_o of_o my_o council_n but_o despise_v my_o correction_n therefore_o shall_v they_o eat_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o their_o own_o do_n and_o be_v fill_v with_o their_o own_o devise_n be_v it_o so_o that_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o do_v their_o duty_n in_o season_n 1_o use_v 1_o then_o let_v this_o be_v for_o trial_n to_o every_o one_o of_o our_o soul_n and_o let_v we_o examine_v ourselves_o whether_o we_o have_v seasonable_o discharge_v those_o duty_n that_o the_o lord_n require_v of_o we_o both_o in_o our_o general_n and_o particular_a calling_n and_o be_v humble_v if_o we_o find_v ourselves_o blame_v worthy_a if_o we_o do_v consider_v our_o way_n and_o look_v back_o upon_o our_o former_a carriage_n and_o view_v over_o the_o whole_a 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