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	work_n	1,044	5	5.6274	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09668	The mirrour of religious perfection deuided into foure bookes. Written in Italian by the R. F. Lucas Pinelli, of the Society of Iesus. And translated into English by a Father of the same Society.	Pinelli, Luca, 1542-1607.; Everard, Thomas, 1560-1633.; Wilson, John, ca. 1575-ca. 1645?, attributed name.	1618 (1618)	STC 19938; ESTC S114703	239,460	604

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moreover_o a_o religious_a man_n be_v deceive_v and_o be_v not_o far_o from_o danger_n of_o leave_v his_o vocation_n who_o think_v that_o he_o may_v be_v able_a to_o do_v more_o good_a in_o the_o world_n then_o in_o religion_n for_o who_o be_v not_o good_a among_o the_o good_a &_o among_o so_o many_o example_n of_o good_a person_n and_o in_o a_o holy_a place_n how_o will_v he_o do_v good_a in_o a_o bad_a world_n among_o the_o bad_a where_o so_o many_o bad_a example_n will_v be_v present_v every_o day_n unto_o his_o eye_n and_o where_o so_o many_o occasion_n be_v of_o live_v naughty_o with_o these_o fraud_n the_o devil_n use_v to_o draw_v the_o unwary_a religious_a man_n into_o his_o net_n for_o when_o he_o shall_v once_o have_v persuade_v he_o that_o he_o may_v do_v more_o and_o more_o excellent_a work_n in_o the_o world_n he_o forth_o with_o sugge_v that_o no_o great_a reckon_n be_v to_o be_v make_v of_o the_o state_n of_o religion_n and_o so_o in_o conclusion_n dryve_v he_o from_o 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he_o be_v secure_a of_o obtain_v help_n at_o all_o time_n that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o a_o religious_a man_n to_o be_v call_v of_o god_n to_o religion_n but_o he_o muct_v earnest_o labour_n to_o the_o perfection_n of_o his_o vocation_n chap._n vi_o lord_n i_o give_v thou_o most_o hearty_a thanks_o for_o this_o precious_a stone_n that_o thou_o have_v vouchsafe_v to_o send_v i_o down_o from_o heaven_n when_o as_o pity_v i_o thou_o call_v i_o to_o holy_a religion_n and_o i_o ascribe_v all_o the_o joy_n and_o spiritual_a comfort_n which_o i_o receive_v hereby_o in_o consecrate_v myself_o to_o a_o religious_a state_n to_o thy_o goodness_n and_o clemency_n 2._o my_o son_n if_o thou_o do_v this_o and_o no_o more_o beside_o thou_o come_v too_o short_a of_o thy_o duty_n for_o unless_o beside_o these_o thing_n thou_o endeavour_v by_o good_a and_o holy_a action_n to_o arrive_v to_o the_o perfection_n of_o thy_o vocation_n instead_o of_o be_v reward_v thou_o shall_v be_v punish_v to_o 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contrariwise_o there_o be_v many_o in_o the_o world_n who_o wear_v a_o secular_a habit_n indeed_o but_o yet_o in_o affection_n be_v true_o religious_a and_o do_v exercise_v virtue_n in_o so_o much_o as_o it_o be_v not_o the_o habit_n nor_o the_o place_n that_o make_v a_o true_a religious_a man_n but_o the_o inward_a hart_n and_o mind_n and_o the_o external_a work_n which_o do_v manifest_v the_o same_o 4._o what_o do_v it_o profit_v a_o man_n to_o be_v notable_o well_o arm_v if_o at_o the_o time_n when_o by_o commandment_n of_o his_o captain_n general_n he_o be_v to_o fight_v with_o his_o enemy_n he_o shall_v not_o use_v they_o the_o tree_n that_o yield_v no_o fruit_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n suffer_v to_o stand_v in_o a_o orchard_n since_o it_o be_v for_o no_o other_o end_n plant_v there_o then_o for_o the_o bear_n of_o fruit_n i_o have_v take_v up_o all_o religious_a person_n to_o serve_v i_o in_o my_o war_n &_o have_v give_v they_o weapon_n and_o arm_n that_o they_o may_v use_v they_o as_o i_o will_v have_v they_o and_o therefore_o whosoever_o glori_v in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o religious_a man_n and_o show_v not_o by_o deed_n his_o love_n towards_o i_o nor_o do_v conformable_o to_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o vocation_n yield_v i_o spiritual_a fruit_n he_o do_v not_o the_o office_n &_o part_n of_o a_o religious_a man_n 5._o o_o how_o far_o be_v they_o deceive_v who_o think_v themselves_o to_o have_v discharge_v their_o duty_n well_o for_o that_o they_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o state_n of_o religion_n and_o continue_v therein_o often_o reckon_v the_o number_n of_o the_o year_n which_o they_o have_v live_v in_o it_o &_o not_o examine_v how_o negligent_a they_o have_v be_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o pious_a work_n and_o how_o little_a fruit_n and_o profit_n they_o have_v reap_v by_o their_o labour_n &_o pain_n the_o number_n of_o year_n make_v not_o a_o religious_a man_n happy_a but_o his_o good_a work_n and_o the_o exercise_n of_o virtue_n to_o glory_v of_o the_o great_a continuance_n in_o religion_n and_o to_o be_v devoid_a of_o virtue_n and_o the_o perfection_n thereof_o be_v no_o commendation_n at_o all_o but_o a_o reproach_n and_o condemnation_n 6._o the_o scholar_n that_o have_v frequent_v the_o school_n for_o many_o year_n be_v not_o to_o be_v therefore_o praise_v but_o he_o that_o have_v profit_v in_o the_o school_n and_o be_v become_v excellent_a for_o his_o learning_n if_o thou_o will_v consider_v that_o thou_o be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o all_o the_o time_n thou_o have_v misspend_v in_o religion_n before_o my_o tribunal_n thou_o will_v not_o brag_v of_o thyself_o but_o lament_v rather_o for_o have_v like_o a_o fruitless_a tree_n occupy_v the_o place_n of_o another_o who_o may_v with_o great_a profit_n have_v yield_v i_o much_o fruit_n 7._o in_o like_a manner_n he_o also_o deceyve_v himself_o who_o be_v enter_v into_o the_o gate_n of_o religion_n think_v it_o enough_o if_o he_o transgress_v not_o god_n commaundmend_n and_o 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