Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	best_a	good_a	great_a	1,021	5	2.2429	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04256	Flores regij. Or, prouerbes and aphorismes, diuine and morall. As they were at seuerall times vpon sundry occasions, spoken / by his most excellent Maiestie, Iames, of famous memory King of Great-Brittaine. ; Collected by I.L.S.	James I, King of England, 1566-1625.; I. L. S., fl. 1627.	1627 (1627)	STC 14375; ESTC S107606	13,052	178

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knot_n and_o doubt_n which_o a_o great_a wit_n distract_v with_o many_o matter_n will_v rather_o cut_v in_o two_o then_o unknit_v 107._o such_o as_o be_v bend_v to_o hold_v with_o the_o difficulty_n of_o effect_v any_o thing_n be_v common_o against_o it_o 108._o many_o neglect_v the_o wisdom_n to_o maintain_v themselves_o that_o god_n have_v bestow_v upon_o they_o and_o so_o worthy_o suffer_v by_o their_o own_o folly_n 109._o in_o civil_a action_n he_o be_v the_o great_a and_o deep_a politic_a that_o can_v make_v other_o man_n the_o instrument_n of_o his_o will_n and_o end_n and_o yet_o never_o acquaint_v they_o with_o his_o purpose_n so_o as_o they_o shall_v do_v it_o and_o yet_o not_o know_v what_o they_o do_v then_o he_o that_o impart_v his_o meaning_n to_o those_o that_o he_o employ_v 110._o god_n make_v angel_n pure_a mind_n bodylesse_a beast_n body_n mindelesse_a but_o man_n both_o body_n and_o mind_n the_o horizon_n between_o both_o 111._o error_n by_o mistake_v shall_v not_o be_v too_o rigorous_o censure_v but_o error_n that_o be_v wilful_a shall_v not_o be_v spare_v 112._o the_o duty_n of_o a_o magistrate_n consist_v in_o three_o especial_a point_n in_o rule_v teach_v and_o judge_v that_o he_o be_v wise_a to_o govern_v virtuous_a to_o give_v example_n and_o impartial_a to_o judge_v 113._o it_o be_v not_o fit_a that_o any_o thing_n shall_v succeed_v well_o with_o the_o wicked_a for_o it_o be_v a_o punishment_n of_o his_o fault_n 114._o as_o it_o be_v a_o principle_n of_o nature_n that_o putrefaction_n be_v more_o contagious_a before_o maturity_n then_o after_o so_o it_o be_v a_o position_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n that_o man_n abandon_v to_o vice_n do_v not_o so_o much_o corrupt_v manner_n as_o those_o that_o be_v half_a good_a &_o half_a evil_n 115._o the_o end_n of_o man_n creation_n be_v not_o for_o the_o slaughter_n nor_o education_n of_o arm_n to_o make_v man_n castawayes_fw-mi 116._o virtuous_a man_n will_v use_v their_o education_n military_a as_o wiseman_n do_v their_o weapon_n for_o ornament_n among_o their_o friend_n against_o their_o enemy_n for_o defence_n 117._o those_o action_n that_o be_v intend_v for_o opinion_n be_v carry_v with_o more_o ceremony_n then_o ordinary_a 118._o dolus_fw-la versatur_fw-la in_o generalibus_fw-la general_n dwell_v too_o much_o in_o the_o air_n therefore_o he_o that_o will_v not_o be_v deceive_v must_v descend_v to_o particular_n 119._o when_o jupiter_n speak_v he_o use_v to_o join_v thunder_n to_o it_o so_o a_o king_n shall_v not_o speak_v except_o he_o maintain_v it_o by_o action_n 120._o christ_n recommend_v unto_o we_o the_o wisdom_n of_o serpent_n not_o thereby_o to_o deceive_v or_o betray_v other_o but_o to_o arm_v ourselves_o against_o the_o deceit_n and_o treason_n of_o hypocrite_n 121._o there_o be_v a_o heaven_n and_o a_o hell_n praemium_fw-la &_o paena_fw-la for_o the_o elect_a and_o the_o reprobate_n but_o how_o many_o other_o room_n there_o be_v we_o be_v not_o on_o god_n counsel_n 122._o prayer_n be_v one_o of_o the_o worthy_a action_n we_o do_v for_o we_o speak_v with_o god_n and_o as_o it_o be_v enter_v in_o a_o reason_n with_o he_o it_o bring_v down_o god_n from_o heaven_n &_o make_v he_o to_o grant_v our_o will_n and_o dwell_v with_o we_o and_o we_o with_o he_o eternal_o 123._o of_o temporal_a good_n we_o shall_v pray_v only_o for_o those_o that_o be_v necessary_a for_o our_o be_v or_o at_o least_o well-being_n and_o not_o for_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v for_o luxury_n and_o superfluity_n for_o such_o be_v common_o bait_n to_o sin_n but_o if_o god_n grant_v we_o also_o these_o we_o shall_v be_v thankful_a and_o sober_o use_v they_o according_a to_o our_o call_n 124._o it_o be_v never_o find_v that_o blood_n and_o too_o much_o severity_n do_v good_a in_o matter_n of_o religion_n god_n never_o love_v to_o plant_v the_o church_n by_o violence_n and_o bloodshed_n 125._o the_o whole_a scripture_n chief_o contain_v two_o thing_n a_o command_n and_o a_o prohibition_n to_o do_v such_o thing_n and_o to_o abstain_v from_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o obey_v in_o both_o 126._o it_o become_v every_o officer_n and_o commander_n to_o know_v what_o belong_v to_o his_o place_n &_o not_o to_o encroach_v upon_o his_o superior_n so_o shall_v good_a order_n be_v best_a keep_v in_o a_o great_a family_n 127._o in_o two_o degree_n stand_v the_o whole_a service_n of_o god_n by_o man_n interior_a upward_o by_o prayer_n exterior_a or_o downward_o by_o work_n flow_v therfrom_a before_o the_o world_n 128._o he_o that_o nourish_v a_o faction_n between_o his_o servant_n in_o his_o own_o family_n do_v nothing_o else_o but_o help_v to_o set_v his_o own_o house_n on_o fire_n 129._o although_o a_o wicked_a king_n be_v send_v by_o god_n for_o a_o curse_n to_o his_o people_n and_o plague_n for_o their_o sin_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o shake_v off_o that_o curse_n at_o their_o own_o pleasure_n that_o god_n have_v lay_v upon_o they_o 130._o the_o safe_a guard_n a_o king_n can_v have_v be_v the_o love_n of_o his_o subject_n his_o great_a honour_n their_o prosperity_n 131._o as_o law_n be_v to_o a_o well_o govern_v common_a wealth_n so_o be_v good_a order_n in_o household_n government_n without_o which_o no_o household_n can_v stand_v 132._o heaven_n be_v govern_v by_o order_n &_o all_o good_a angel_n there_o nay_o hell_n itself_o can_v not_o well_o subsist_v without_o some_o order_n and_o the_o very_a devil_n be_v divide_v into_o legion_n and_o have_v their_o captain_n how_o can_v any_o society_n then_o upon_o earth_n subsist_v without_o order_n or_o degree_n 133._o though_o moses_n be_v instruct_v inspire_v and_o conduct_v by_o almighty_a god_n himself_o yet_o he_o refuse_v not_o the_o good_a council_n of_o jethro_n for_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o government_n which_o also_o almighty_a god_n allow_v in_o he_o 134._o it_o be_v a_o certain_a rule_n in_o all_o dark_a prophecy_n that_o they_o be_v never_o clear_o understand_v till_o they_o be_v accomplish_v 135._o many_o respect_n may_v lawful_o let_v in_o admission_n that_o will_v not_o be_v sufficient_a cause_n of_o deprivation_n 136._o no_o wise_a man_n can_v think_v he_o a_o fit_a man_n to_o counsel_n he_o or_o to_o govern_v under_o he_o that_o can_v govern_v himself_o and_o his_o own_o family_n and_o therefore_o basilius_n advise_v his_o son_n to_o take_v such_o counsellor_n who_o have_v give_v proof_n and_o experience_n of_o their_o wisdom_n in_o the_o good_a conduct_n and_o direction_n of_o their_o own_o affair_n 137._o emulation_n be_v the_o bait_n of_o virtue_n for_o look_v into_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o reward_n man_n undertake_v take_v the_o labour_n 138._o it_o be_v less_o difficult_a for_o person_n of_o indifferent_a estate_n to_o make_v their_o choice_n of_o friend_n then_o for_o great_a man_n yet_o only_o safe_a to_o poverty_n for_o there_o he_o must_v be_v in_o love_n with_o himself_o or_o nothing_o 139._o better_o it_o be_v that_o matter_n be_v not_o stir_v at_o all_o then_o after_o they_o be_v once_o a_o foot_n and_o in_o motion_n to_o give_v the_o truth_n leave_v to_o lie_v gasp_v and_o sprangle_v under_o the_o violence_n of_o a_o foreign_a faction_n 140._o sometime_o there_o be_v as_o good_a use_n to_o be_v make_v of_o dishonest_a as_o honest_a friend_n for_o poison_n be_v as_o necessary_a as_o wholesome_a simple_n if_o they_o be_v in_o a_o hand_n able_a to_o prepare_v they_o 141._o suggestion_n be_v needless_a from_o abroad_o when_o the_o mischief_n be_v feel_v at_o home_n 142._o although_o particular_a man_n of_o all_o profession_n of_o religion_n have_v be_v some_o thief_n some_o murderer_n some_o traitor_n yet_o ever_o when_o they_o come_v to_o their_o end_n and_o just_a punishment_n they_o confess_v their_o fault_n to_o

flores_n regij_fw-la or_o proverbes_n and_o aphorism_n divine_a and_o moral_a as_o they_o be_v at_o several_a time_n upon_o sundry_a occasion_n speak_v by_o his_o most_o excellent_a majesty_n james_n of_o famous_a memory_n king_n of_o great-brittaine_n collect_v by_o j._n l._n s._n london_n print_v by_o b._n a._n and_o t._n f._n for_o ben_n fisher_n 1627._o flores_n regij_fw-la proverbes_n and_o aphorism_n divine_a and_o moral_a 1._o word_n be_v not_o the_o difference_n of_o good_a man_n and_o bad_a for_o every_o man_n speak_v therefore_o how_o noble_a a_o thing_n be_v virtue_n when_o no_o man_n dare_v profess_v any_o thing_n 2._o i_o love_v not_o one_o that_o will_v never_o be_v angry_a for_o as_o he_o that_o be_v without_o sorrow_n be_v without_o gladness_n so_o he_o that_o be_v without_o anger_n be_v without_o love._n 3._o there_o be_v degree_n of_o man_n in_o respect_n of_o one_o another_o in_o respect_n of_o god_n all_o be_v equal_a all_o be_v to_o use_v like_o duty_n like_o reverence_n towards_o he_o all_o be_v alike_o beggar_n at_o god_n door_n 4._o we_o be_v depart_v no_o further_o from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n than_o they_o from_o their_o first_o jesus_n 5._o give_v i_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o man_n and_o out_o of_o that_o all_o other_o his_o deed_n shall_v be_v acceptable_a 6._o in_o clothes_n i_o will_v have_v a_o fashion_n shall_v choose_v a_o man_n and_o not_o a_o man_n the_o fashion_n 7._o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o man_n that_o when_o he_o be_v full_a of_o day_n and_o near_o his_o end_n that_o then_o he_o shall_v love_v life_n most_o 8._o it_o have_v like_o operation_n to_o make_v woman_n learned_a as_o to_o make_v fox_n tame_a which_o teach_v they_o only_o to_o steal_v more_o cunning_o the_o possibility_n be_v not_o equal_a for_o where_o it_o do_v one_o good_a it_o do_v twenty_o harm_n 9_o parent_n may_v forbid_v their_o child_n a_o unfit_a match_n but_o they_o may_v not_o force_v their_o consent_n to_o a_o fit_a 10._o no_o country_n can_v be_v call_v rich_a wherein_o there_o be_v war_n as_o in_o the_o low-countries_n there_o be_v much_o money_n but_o the_o soldier_n have_v it_o in_o pay_n from_o the_o governor_n the_o boor_n have_v it_o for_o victual_n of_o the_o soldier_n the_o governor_n have_v it_o from_o they_o again_o in_o tax_n so_o there_o be_v no_o centre_n no_o honour_n 11._o no_o man_n gain_v by_o war_n but_o he_o that_o have_v not_o wherewith_o to_o live_v in_o peace_n 12._o god_n accept_v the_o intent_n before_o the_o deed_n for_o if_o a_o man_n do_v justice_n because_o he_o will_v be_v count_v just_a and_o not_o for_o god_n glory_n not_o because_o he_o stand_v answerable_a to_o god_n if_o he_o do_v otherwise_o or_o if_o he_o punish_v a_o man_n right_o but_o withal_o satisfy_v his_o own_o malice_n both_o these_o be_v abominable_a if_o he_o give_v alm_n only_o for_o his_o reputation_n sake_n this_o be_v a_o wicked_a deed_n because_o there_o be_v nullum_fw-la medium_n whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n 13._o no_o man_n shall_v do_v ill_a that_o think_v ere_o he_o undertake_v what_o the_o end_n will_v be_v not_o what_o his_o passion_n will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v 14._o time_n be_v the_o essence_n of_o many_o law_n so_o that_o a_o king_n may_v do_v well_o at_o diverse_a time_n both_o in_o make_v and_o abrogate_a the_o same_o law_n 15._o i_o shall_v think_v it_o a_o sign_n that_o god_n love_v i_o not_o if_o i_o shall_v kill_v a_o man_n by_o chance_n i_o will_v most_o unwilling_o do_v that_o ill_a which_o it_o lie_v not_o in_o my_o power_n to_o amend_v 16._o i_o do_v not_o think_v the_o great_a clerk_n be_v near_a heaven_n much_o of_o their_o knowledge_n be_v superfluous_a for_o bellarmine_n make_v 400._o question_n of_o faith_n and_o not_o ten_o of_o they_o which_o touch_v our_o salvation_n to_o understand_v 17._o many_o have_v attempt_v to_o make_v glass_n malleable_a and_o so_o gold_n artificial_a but_o both_o in_o vain_a for_o god_n do_v ever_o cross_a the_o invention_n of_o man_n lest_o he_o shall_v rejoice_v in_o his_o own_o work_n 18._o the_o person_n of_o all_o man_n be_v to_o be_v alike_o equal_a to_o we_o and_o our_o hate_n or_o love_n shall_v only_o go_v according_a to_o their_o virtue_n or_o vice_n these_o bond_n of_o kindred_n shall_v only_o command_v we_o in_o all_o civil_a duty_n but_o not_o our_o judgement_n and_o particular_a injury_n shall_v only_o make_v we_o hate_v that_o particular_a deed_n but_o not_o the_o doer_n in_o general_n 19_o man_n of_o high_a understanding_n as_o they_o do_v many_o thing_n above_o the_o common_a strain_n so_o they_o often_o fall_v into_o great_a error_n than_o those_o of_o mean_a capacity_n which_o in_o all_o their_o action_n will_v rather_o do_v nothing_o faulty_a than_o any_o thing_n extraordinary_a be_v of_o a_o temper_n better_o mix_v then_o the_o former_a 20._o the_o devil_n always_o avoyde_n the_o mean_a and_o wait_v upon_o extremity_n so_o have_v he_o seek_v to_o divide_v the_o world_n betwixt_o atheism_n and_o superstition_n 21._o all_o extremity_n come_v round_o to_o one_o end_n the_o simple_a obedience_n of_o the_o papist_n and_o the_o no_o obedience_n of_o the_o puritan_n the_o one_o breed_v confusion_n the_o other_o ignorance_n and_o security_n 22._o the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n be_v to_o punish_v sin_n when_o it_o be_v commit_v but_o to_o keep_v it_o from_o be_v commit_v it_o can_v as_o the_o pope_n which_o think_v by_o allow_v fornication_n to_o avoid_v adultery_n 23._o the_o wisdom_n of_o a_o king_n be_v chief_o see_v in_o the_o election_n of_o his_o officer_n as_o in_o place_n which_o require_v a_o peculiar_a sufficiency_n not_o to_o choose_v they_o that_o he_o affect_v most_o but_o to_o use_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o proper_a fitness_n 24._o virtue_n be_v easy_a than_o vice_n for_o the_o essential_a difference_n betwixt_o vice_n and_o virtue_n be_v truth_n and_o falsehood_n and_o it_o be_v easy_a and_o less_o pain_n to_o tell_v truth_n then_o a_o lie_n and_o for_o vice_n of_o the_o sense_n custom_n be_v all_o in_o all_o for_o to_o one_o that_o have_v live_v honest_o it_o be_v asmuch_o pain_n to_o commit_v sin_n as_o for_o another_o to_o abstain_v 25._o it_o be_v likely_a that_o the_o people_n will_v imitate_v the_o king_n in_o good_a but_o it_o be_v sure_a they_o will_v follow_v he_o in_o ill_a 26._o i_o have_v be_v often_o deceive_v yet_o will_v i_o never_o leave_v to_o trust_v neither_o shall_v the_o falsehood_n of_o some_o make_v i_o think_v there_o be_v none_o honest_a 27._o all_o that_o ever_o write_v of_o christ_n say_v he_o be_v a_o honest_a man_n they_o have_v so_o much_o natural_a sight_n as_o to_o see_v his_o civil_a goodness_n but_o they_o want_v the_o supernatural_a to_o perceive_v his_o godhead_n 28._o the_o same_o sentence_n with_o diverse_a relation_n may_v be_v both_o holy_a and_o devilish_a 29._o i_o wonder_v not_o so_o much_o that_o woman_n paint_v themselves_o as_o that_o when_o they_o be_v paint_v man_n can_v love_v they_o 30._o of_o all_o the_o number_n of_o man_n that_o have_v be_v slay_v in_o the_o war_n not_o the_o ten_o part_n have_v be_v fight_v but_o fly_v 31._o parson_n err_v in_o his_o resolution_n in_o make_v the_o difficulty_n of_o our_o salvation_n to_o lie_v in_o the_o hardness_n to_o find_v god_n mercy_n when_o indeed_o it_o consist_v only_o in_o the_o right_n seek_v of_o it_o for_o then_o the_o other_o be_v sure_a 32._o god_n have_v distribute_v his_o benefit_n so_o equal_o that_o there_o be_v no_o country_n which_o excel_v not_o all_o other_o in_o some_o thing_n so_o that_o as_o it_o borrow_v so_o it_o dare_v so_o in_o man_n there_o be_v no_o one_o excel_v so_o in_o one_o thing_n but_o have_v need_n of_o another_o wit_n in_o some_o other_o from_o these_o two_o proceed_v all_o traffic_n and_o society_n 33._o the_o art_n of_o physician_n be_v very_o imperfect_a for_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o for_o every_o disease_n there_o be_v in_o nature_n a_o several_a simple_a if_o they_o can_v find_v it_o out_o so_o that_o their_o compound_n do_v rather_o show_v their_o ignorance_n than_o their_o knowledge_n 34._o the_o devil_n where_o he_o can_v have_v the_o whole_a seek_v ever_o to_o get_v one_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n either_o the_o will_n or_o the_o understanding_n which_o he_o may_v come_v easy_a by_o as_o in_o protestant_n the_o the_o will_n in_o papist_n the_o understanding_n a_o learned_a papist_n and_o a_o ignorant_a be_v of_o two_o religion_n 35._o the_o papist_n religion_n be_v like_o homer_n iliad_n of_o the_o siege_n of_o troy_n or_o virgil_n aeneod_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o rome_n both_o of_o they_o have_v a_o foundation_n of_o