Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	affection_n	child_n	parent_n	2,013	5	8.8735	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01629	The true tryall and examination of a mans owne selfe wherein euery faithfull Christian, by looking into his conscience, may most plainely behold his spirituall deformity by nature, described, his actuall rebellion by disobedience detected, his promise breach at baptisme, by ordinary transgression apparantly proued, his lamentable estate through sinne discouered, his wilfull obstinacie by dayly disorder displayed, and lastly howe by earnest repentaunce, and faith in Christ Iesu, he is from all the same clearely pardoned, forgiuen, released and reconciled / done in Englishe by Tho. Newton.	Hyperius, Andreas, 1511-1564.; Newton, Thomas, 1542?-1607.	1587 (1587)	STC 11761.5; ESTC S4316	74,045	216

shoppe or set his wares to sale Stage-player Whether by his Enterludes Stage-playes he haue drawn the people away from spirituall exerercises and godly meditations ¶ Musicion Mynstrel Whether hee haue bene the author and occasioner of wanton dancing or other vnseemly pastimes ¶ Craftes-men of any trade whatsoeuer Whether they haue wrought on the Sabboth and holy dayes when no necessitie enforced them but onely for lucre sake or whether they haue caused their apprentises and seruants the same dayes to worke without eyther going to church or giuing themselues to godly meditations as the Taylor or Botcher to sow a garment the husbandman to hedge ditch plowe garden cleanse his Stable c. whereas at these times these thinges and so of others might ought to be forborne Whether any person whosoeuer hee be haue enticed and procured others to any vaine games vnlawfull sports or other light and lewde exercises as dice-playing and such like House-holder Whether as specially on the Sabboths and festiuall dayes so also sometimes on the worke dayes he haue propounded or caused to be propounded and taught to his children and family the cheefe heads of Christian religiō namely such as be taught and contayned in the Catechisme Finally whether any person by cōmitting any of these aforesayd faults haue therby giuen occasion to others to commit the like and whether hee haue beene a stumbling blocke and cause of fall vnto others eyther in worde or deede And again whether in seeing others to do ill thou haue not let them vnderstande thy great mislike thereof For thine assenting to others sinnes loadeth thee a newe with mo sinnes and maketh thee a partaker thereof The fift Commandement Honour thy Father thy Mother that thy dayes may be prolonged vpon the Land which the Lorde thy God giueth thee Sinnes inward For the trade of life SOnne Daughter Orphan and Warde Whether thou hast at all times reuerently thought and had a good opinion of thy parents gouernors wishing well vnto them and praying for them and in all thinges to their good liking shewing thy dutifull obedience Whether by reason of their base degree and condition pouerty afflictiō misery or any such like respect thou haue had them in contempt or made the lesse account of them Whether because they haue at somtime somewhat sharply chastised thee or because of some wrong which they haue done vnto thee or because thou thinkest they haue not had that care of thee which they ought thou haste therfore withdrawne thy duty alienated thy mind any waies from them ¶ Parents Gardians Whether they haue borne a right fatherly mind and affection toward their childrē wishing their welfare and wel-doing prouiding the best for them that they possibly could in all things ¶ Lay people Whether of the spirituall fathers Parentes that feede thy soule that is to say the Ministers of Gods holy word and sacraments and of their office function and calling thou haste reuerently and religiously thought Whether thou hast willingly receiued and heard their doctrine exhortations reprehensions and ecclesiasticall discipline by them deseruedly inflicted vpon thee either publikely or priuatelie and that without murmuring resistance or gainsaying ¶ Minister of the Church Whether as much as in thee lay thou hast earnestly heartilie laboured to bring vnto God to the knowlege of their saluation in Christ those that were cōmitted to thy charge ouersight euer remēbring that God would one day require an account of them at thy hand ¶ Scholler Whether thou haste caried the same good mind and affection towards thy Masters which tooke paines to trayne thee vp in vertue learning as thou oughtest to bear toward thy parents ¶ Schoole-master Whether thou haue caried a Fatherly minde affection towardes thy Schollers carefully deuising and seeking all wayes means to profit them ¶ Subiectes and Inferiors Whether thou haste esteemed the Magistrates which be the common parents of the country defending vs our wiues children and goodes from iniurie and oppression and procuring vnto vs peace quietnes and tranquility as the lawfull Ministers of God vnto whome thou owest honour feare tribute custome and all thinges else euen for conscience sake knowing that thou art bounde to obey them yea though they were wicked ¶ Magistrates Whether they considering remembring that they must make an account and giue a reckoning of their gouernment and that they beeing Deputies heere on earth vnder God ought to minister Iustice and to iudge in all thinges according to right haue accordingly endeuored them-selues at all times to seeke the quietnesse tranquility of their subiectes and carefully in singlenesse of heart to prouide for their commodity and welfare ¶ Seruauntes and Hand-maydes Whether they haue beene obedient and submitted them-selues to their Maisters and Mistresses with feare and trembling seruing them heartily in singlenesse and simplicity of minde euery where and at all times rather wishing their furtherance and profit then their losse and hindraunce ¶ Masters and Mistresses Whether they knowing them-selues to haue a Master in Heauen with whome there is no respect of persons haue dealt iustly and equally with their seruants shewing mildnesse vnto them and curtesy not rigor and threatning Sinnes externall and outward SOnnes Daughters Orphans Wards Whether they haue shewed toward their Parents in euery place all tokens of honour reuerence and good-will Whether they haue willingly obeied their commaundementes and euerie way taken heed least they should prouoke them to anger Whether they haue spoken or done any thing wherby to bring them into heauinesse and griefe as either by wishing euil vnto them by threatning them by complaining on them to others neglecting the studies and businesse whereunto by them they haue beene enioyned vnthriftily spending their time shamefully and wastfully consuming their money excessiuelie royoting away the wealth charges which their carefull Parents to help them withall were willing to bestowe on them or else by anie other way or meane whatsoeuer Whether they haue dutifully holpen succoured and relieued them when they haue beene sicke driuen into pouertie or throwen into daunger ¶ Parent Guardian Whether thou thy selfe with al diligence hast trained vp and instructed thy children in godlines in the feare of the Lorde and in holines of life also caused them by others to be instructed and trained Whether thou haue beene an example of vertue and godlinesse vnto thy children committing nothing before them vnseemely filthy or vnciuile either in word or deede Whether thou haue fondly dandlingly cockered them not chastising correcting them but letting thē haue their owne wanton willes winking at their faultes and so with too smooth countenance and familiar gesture vtterlie marring them Whether thou hast frō time to time fedde thy children with money and other things or suffred thē to haue the same to

or whome he knewe had shed the bloud of his brethren ere he would leaue his malice and hatred Whether he haue allowed and approued wrongfull warres or vniust and corrupt iudgements giuen and pronounced either by the Prince or by anie others which some euen in open pulpits haue not bene ashamed to doe Gouernour of the common wealth Whether he haue commanded or committed anie to prison without iust cause where either for hunger and famine or with stench and fulsome smellys or some such like meanes they haue ben lamentably dealt withall and miserably handled Whether hee haue denied to anie their lawfull right to pleade and aunswere for themselues and defend their cause Whether he haue vpon corrupt affection either secretlie in prison or openly abroade commaunded anie to bee cruellie handled racked tortured bound beaten or anie other waie hurt and punished in bodie or depriued of life Whether such as he could not rightlie and lawefullie oppresse and make dispatch of hee haue caused and procured by others to bee trecherouslie accused apprehended wronged hurt or by anie manner of meane brought within the compasse of danger Whether he haue euer seemed to fauour countenaunce or protect anie murtherous cruell and bloudie persons or haue at anie time willinglie ioyned in counsell with them Whether in punishing those that haue hurt wounded or slaine others as theeues ruffians cut-throates and such like he haue bene remisse negligent and carelesse either in not willingly finding out the offenders or in refusing to bestowe the charges for their due punishment and repression or by anie other waie whatsoeuer Whether in punishing offences hee haue at anie time exceeded measure and either deuised new kindes of tortures or taken delight in such as haue ben too too terrible painful and rigorous or haue inflicted more grieuous sorer punishment than the nature and quality of the offence deserued or required Whether sitting in iudgement and hearing the case effectuallie and substantially with all proofes debated he haue condemned giuen iudgement against him whom hee found and we●● knew to be innocent Whether he haue beene carefull to defend frō wrongful oppression poore widows fatherlesse other distressed comfortlesse persons them when they haue bene in danger relieued assisted Whether he haue set foorth or caused by others to be set forth any games or disportes in the which sometime men haue beene wounded maimed yea many times slaine and killed outright Whether he haue made warre without iust cause or giuen either counsell or aide to others that haue so done Whether he haue inhibited and forbidden anie from helping relieuing the afflicted frō defending the cause of the innocent accused from selling such things as bee necessarie for the mainrenance and sustentation of this life and from helping to rescue those that were oppressed or violently assaulted Whether he haue rightlie and duly kept the times of truce agreed vppon Whether he haue procured caused anie that haue bene deliuered vnto him as Pledges and Hostages or anie that haue beene sent vnto hint as Ambassadours and Agentes to bee ill intreated or brought into any danger ¶ Generall of warres Captaine and Souldiour Whether beeing Generall and Chieftaine hee haue commaunded anie thing to bee done with more crueltie and rigor than the lawe of armes required thereby contemning and ouerthrowing all militarie discipline Whether for his priuate affection he haue conducted and lead his Souldiours ours to other places than were conuenient and requisite or whether hee hath endamaged and hurt anie whom his commission and duty required not to deale withall Whether knowing the warre to bee taken in hand vpon vniust cause and wrongfull quarrell he haue notwithstanding serued in the same Whether he haue suffered his Souldiours disorderli● to vse outrage and crueltie otherwise than either was giuen them in commaundement or the custome of warre required and allowed Whether he haue vsed anie crueltie either in bodie or goods towards such persons as were innocent as namelie olde men young children ministers of the Church poore widowes women speciallie being great with child or lying in child-bedde virgins and such like Whether the same were done with swoorde with glaiue with fire with spoile or anie other waie Infinite bee the waies and manners of crueltie in souldiours many times vsuall Whether they haue sought by anie strange vncouth and vnusuall waie to annoy supplant and damnifie their enemie as in deuising new Engines sleightful inuentions new and strange kinds of munition weapons poisoning the same whereby the wounds therewith made become vncurable such like Whether they haue caused any treason to be wrought or anie politik stratageme to be practised whereby greater slaughter was made and more bloudshed than otherwise would haue bene ¶ Lawier Atturney Proctor Scribe Whether being retained on the behalf of the one partie accusing he haue for ill will or affection so aggreuated the case of the other side beeing accused that thereby he hath either beene the sooner ouerthrowen grieuouslyer punished or otherwise woorse handled dealt withall either in body or goods than otherwise hee woulde haue bene Whether he haue kept back his aid or denied his helpe to the poore or anie other distressed weaklinges standing in neede of his aduise and crauing his fauoutable furtheraunce eyther for defence of their cause or for the drawing of their pleas bookes and whether he haue done the same in such good forme as hee ought and as he could haue done if he had beene disposed ¶ Phisition Apothecarie Whether he haue intermedled or presumed to deale in the arte of Phisicke and preparing of medicines beeing not furnished with sufficient skill thereunto Whether he haue prescribed directed appointed made or giuen to his patient any receit or medicine wherby the disease hath rather increased than decreased or death perhaps ther vpon insued Whether he haue ben negligent in helping the sicke when hee hath bene requested and whom hee coulde haue cured and holpen Whether he haue proued anie thing at randon as doubtfull and not knowing whether it were good or no. Whether hee haue giuen anie instruction or anie kinde of helpe or counsell to women to make them barren to procure abortion or vntimelie birth to destroie the childe conceiued in their wombe to bring vppon them vnnaturall coldnesse or to compasse and bring to passe lewde and vnhonest loues c. ¶ Rich man Whether he haue denied to the poore and needie that hath asked him such conuenient reliefe as was necessarie to him for the sustentation of his life as meate drinke c. Knowing that the poore partie wanted the same In that thou hast not fedde thy hungrie brother saith one thou hast murthered him ¶ Merchant Workeman Artificer Whether he haue made or solde anie strange new inuented instruments to spoile and hurt the bodie of man withall Whether to furnish any that make vniust warres without good cause and reason