Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	age_n	young_a	youth_n	292	4	9.0261	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13071	The anatomie of mortalitie deuided into these eight heads: viz. 1 The certaitie of death. 2 The meditation on death. 3 The preparation for death. 4 The right behauiour in death. 5 The comfort at our owne death. 6 The comfort against the death of friends. 7 The cases wherein it is vnlawful, and wherin lawfull to desire death. 8 The glorious estate of the saints after this life. Written by George Strode vtter-barister of the middle Temple, for his owne priuate comfort: and now published at the request of his friends for the vse of others.	Strode, George, utter-barister of the Middle Temple.	1618 (1618)	STC 23364; ESTC S101243	244,731	328

saint_n bernard_n call_v it_o again_o by_o that_o parable_n in_o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o labourer_n etc._n mat._n 20.1_o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v call_v into_o the_o vineyard_n at_o several_a hour_n in_o the_o day_n do_v many_o wicked_a man_n take_v great_a encouragement_n to_o neglect_v the_o time_n of_o their_o call_n &_o repentance_n because_o they_o that_o be_v call_v in_o the_o last_o hour_n be_v accept_v and_o reward_v equal_o with_o those_o which_o come_v in_o the_o first_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n but_o show_v i_o which_o of_o those_o labourer_n be_v call_v do_v refuse_v to_o come_v it_o seem_v rather_o unto_o i_o that_o hereby_o they_o shall_v learn_v without_o delay_n to_o repent_v when_o they_o be_v call_v to_o repent_v at_o what_o time_n soever_o it_o be_v for_o he_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o we_o but_o we_o to_o he_o he_o that_o say_v when_o the_o wicked_a man_n turn_v from_o his_o wickedness_n that_o he_o have_v commit_v 18.27_o ezech._n 18.27_o and_o do_v that_o which_o be_v lawful_a and_o right_a shall_v save_v his_o soul_n alive_a do_v say_v also_o it_o be_v good_a for_o a_o man_n that_o he_o bear_v the_o yoke_n in_o his_o youth_n 3.27_o lam._n 3.27_o for_o old_a age_n be_v like_a to_o flint_n you_o may_v break_v it_o before_o you_o can_v soften_v it_o in_o youth_n sin_n be_v few_o and_o feeble_a but_o by_o continuance_n they_o grow_v to_o be_v as_o strong_a as_o giant_n and_o increase_v into_o mighty_a army_n and_o where_o solomon_n say_v before_o to_o the_o young_a man_n remember_v thy_o creator_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o youth_n 12.1_o eccles_n 12.1_o in_o the_o same_o verse_n he_o also_o show_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o same_o and_o therefore_o say_v before_o thy_o evil_a day_n come_v and_o year_n approach_v wherein_o thou_o shall_v say_v i_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o they_o these_o be_v the_o reason_n for_o which_o solomon_n will_v have_v his_o young_a man_n not_o to_o put_v off_o in_o the_o age_n of_o youth_n which_o be_v most_o prime_a and_o teachable_a the_o remembrance_n of_o his_o creator_n and_o his_o repentance_n and_o they_o be_v take_v from_o the_o many_o infirmity_n and_o withdrawing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o old_a age_n when_o youth_n be_v abuse_v as_o much_o as_o if_o solomon_n shall_v have_v say_v well_o my_o son_n thou_o be_v now_o young_a lusty_a and_o active_a of_o good_a apprehension_n and_o sharp_a conceit_n endue_v with_o fresh_a and_o strong_a faculty_n of_o wit_n and_o remembrance_n thy_o foot_n be_v nimble_a thy_o sight_n be_v good_a and_o thy_o hear_n perfect_a now_o therefore_o serve_v god_n and_o repent_v while_o thou_o may_v the_o time_n will_v come_v when_o thou_o will_v be_v old_a weak_a and_o sickly_a dull_a in_o apprehend_v and_o of_o bad_a capacity_n and_o remembrance_n without_o good_a leg_n to_o bring_v thou_o to_o church_n without_o a_o good_a ear_n to_o hear_v at_o church_n and_o either_o without_o eye_n or_o darke-sighted_n and_o not_o able_a to_o read_v long_o nor_o to_o see_v a_o good_a letter_n but_o through_o spectacle_n then_o it_o will_v be_v too_o late_o to_o do_v any_o good_a service_n to_o god_n thy_o creator_n this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o wiseman_n meaning_n in_o these_o word_n which_o teach_v we_o that_o old_a age_n be_v no_o fit_a time_n wherein_o to_o begin_v repentance_n and_o godliness_n when_o the_o green_a and_o fresh_a age_n of_o youth_n have_v be_v consume_v in_o vanity_n the_o israelite_n be_v complain_v of_o by_o the_o lord_n in_o malachy_n 1.8_o mal._n 1.8_o that_o they_o offer_v the_o blind_a for_o sacrifice_n and_o the_o lame_a and_o sick_a for_o a_o hallow_a thing_n and_o if_o you_o offer_v the_o blind_a for_o sacrifice_n be_v it_o not_o evil_a and_o if_o you_o offer_v the_o lame_a and_o sick_a be_v it_o not_o evil_a offer_v it_o now_o unto_o the_o governor_n will_v he_o be_v please_v with_o thou_o or_o accept_v of_o thy_o person_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n he_o that_o will_v not_o have_v a_o beast_n while_o he_o have_v no_o eye_n in_o his_o service_n will_v have_v thou_o while_o thou_o have_v eye_n to_o serve_v he_o the_o sick_a and_o the_o lame_a be_v no_o good_a offering_n then_o 22.20_o leu._n 22.20_o as_o be_v forbid_v in_o the_o law_n and_o be_v they_o good_a ware_n now_o in_o the_o sick_a and_o lame_a body_n of_o a_o man_n that_o have_v desperate_o put_v off_o his_o repentance_n and_o turn_v to_o god_n till_o he_o can_v neither_o draw_v wind_n nor_o leg_n moses_n know_v this_o and_o therefore_o bear_v this_o burden_n young_a and_o while_o his_o leg_n be_v able_a to_o bear_v he_o for_o the_o text_n say_v 11.24_o heb._n 11.24_o that_o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o age_n he_o refuse_v to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o pharaoh_n daughter_n that_o be_v will_v not_o live_v in_o delicacy_n while_o he_o have_v strength_n to_o live_v unto_o god_n joseph_n also_o in_o his_o beauty_n and_o fair_a person_n turn_v his_o back_n to_o his_o tempt_a mistress_n 39.10.12_o gen._n 39.10.12_o and_o his_o face_n to_o the_o lord_n he_o will_v not_o put_v off_o to_o serve_v god_n till_o old_a age_n have_v make_v wrinkle_n in_o his_o fair_a face_n and_o his_o skin_n wither_v josiah_n a_o good_a king_n 34.3.4.5.6_o 2._o chro._n 34.3.4.5.6_o in_o the_o eight_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o sixteenth_o of_o his_o age_n when_o he_o be_v yet_o a_o child_n begin_v to_o seek_v after_o his_o god_n the_o god_n of_o david_n his_o father_n and_o in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o twenty_o of_o his_o age_n make_v a_o famous_a reformation_n what_o so_o soon_o and_o so_o young_a so_o say_v the_o scripture_n and_o so_o it_o be_v without_o controversy_n for_o god_n child_n take_v the_o good_a day_n of_o youth_n for_o good_a duty_n and_o not_o the_o evil_a day_n of_o sickly_a and_o sapless_a old_a age_n as_o common_o the_o child_n of_o the_o world_n do_v samuel_n serve_v god_n in_o his_o minority_n 3.19_o 1._o sam._n 3.19_o and_o grow_v in_o spirit_n as_o he_o shoot_v up_o in_o year_n he_o be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o the_o better_a because_o a_o good_a young_a man_n and_o timothy_n from_o a_o child_n do_v know_v the_o holy_a scripture_n 3.15_o 2._o tim._n 3.15_o as_o the_o apostle_n saint_n paul_n witness_v for_o he_o the_o reason_n why_o we_o must_v thus_o begin_v to_o repent_v betimes_o be_v these_o viz._n first_o repentance_n as_o it_o can_v never_o come_v too_o soon_o where_o sin_n be_v go_v before_o so_o it_o must_v needs_o with_o much_o ado_n and_o not_o without_o some_o special_a work_n of_o god_n overtake_v so_o many_o sin_n of_o youth_n and_o manhood_n so_o far_o and_o much_o before_o it_o second_o old_a age_n be_v full_a of_o weariness_n and_o trouble_n and_o where_o we_o have_v elbowroom_n in_o youth_n we_o can_v turn_v we_o in_o old_a age_n perhaps_o we_o shall_v neither_o hear_v nor_o see_v nor_o go_v nor_o sit_v without_o pain_n and_o torment_v in_o all_o part_n and_o be_v this_o say_v you_o a_o fit_a condition_n of_o life_n and_o time_n of_o age_n 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