Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	bind_v	child_n	father_n	1,068	5	5.3750	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15445	The delights of the saints A most comfortable treatise, of grace and peace, and many other excellent points. Whereby men may liue like saints on earth, and become true saints in heauen. First deliuered in a sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the second day of December, being the second Sunday of the Parliament. And in other sermons within the Cathedrall Church of Saint Paul, London. By Gryffith Williams, Doctor of Diuinity, and Parson of Lhan-Lhechyd. The contents are set downe after the epistle to the reader.	Williams, Gryffith, 1589?-1672.	1622 (1622)	STC 25716; ESTC S102808	185,617	476

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patrem_fw-la 16._o aelian_n l._n 10_o c._n 16._o hinc_fw-la illa_fw-la piet_fw-la as_o sancta_fw-la notatur_fw-la ave_fw-la it_o be_v report_v of_o the_o stork_n that_o he_o love_v his_o sire_n so_o well_o that_o when_o he_o grow_v old_a and_o feeble_a the_o young_a one_o will_v carry_v it_o upon_o his_o back_n and_o if_o the_o bruit_n beast_n do_v show_v such_o love_n unto_o their_o sire_n oh_o what_o love_n shall_v we_o show_v unto_o our_o heavenly_a father_n 3._o child_n be_v bind_v to_o honour_n and_o god_n to_o obey_v god_n be_v the_o chief_a honour_n we_o can_v show_v to_o god_n to_o obey_v their_o father_n for_o a_o wise_a son_n make_v a_o glad_a father_n say_v the_o wiseman_n but_o a_o son_n can_v never_o glad_v his_o father_n better_o then_o by_o do_v his_o will_n and_o by_o obey_v his_o voice_n

house_n be_v divide_v and_o where_o a_o man_n enemy_n shall_v be_v those_o of_o his_o own_o house_n for_o certain_o that_o house_n can_v stand_v it_o can_v continue_v but_o most_o bless_a be_v that_o house_n where_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n 17._o luke_n 1._o 17._o be_v turn_v to_o the_o child_n and_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o child_n to_o the_o father_n and_o where_o all_o brethren_n and_o fellow_n servant_n do_v live_v in_o peace_n and_o love_v one_o another_o 10._o ronvere_n 12._o 10._o with_o brotherly_a love_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v 2._o that_o this_o peace_n may_v be_v procure_v and_o continue_v among_o they_o all_o all_o of_o they_o and_o cach_v one_o of_o they_o shall_v study_v and_o labour_n to_o discharge_v his_o duty_n and_o to_o behave_v himself_o as_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v and_o especial_o the_o chief_a man_n the_o good_a man_n of_o the_o house_n who_o be_v the_o pillar_n of_o the_o house_n to_o uphold_v it_o &_o the_o band_n of_o the_o house_n to_o tie_v 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to_o obey_v their_o magistrate_n in_o all_o humility_n and_o meekness_n as_o the_o apostle_n show_v they_o must_v honour_v they_o as_o saint_n peter_n say_v and_o that_o because_o they_o bear_v the_o image_n of_o god_n say_v saint_n augustine_n and_o we_o must_v assist_v they_o both_o by_o our_o good_n and_o by_o our_o blood_n if_o need_v require_v and_o above_o all_o thing_n we_o must_v pray_v for_o they_o that_o we_o may_v 1._o 1_o tim._n 2._o 1._o live_v a_o peaceable_a and_o a_o quiet_a life_n under_o they_o say_v the_o apostle_n 3._o equal_n neighbour_n and_o all_o man_n that_o will_v desire_v to_o live_v in_o peace_n must_v look_v unto_o these_o two_o especial_a thing_n 1._o to_o avoid_v those_o sin_n and_o vice_n that_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o

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