Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	call_v	day_n	time_n	2,715	5	4.1899	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91945	The poore's pension: a sermon preached in Gregories Church in Sudbury in the county of Suffolke, May 12. 1643. Upon occasion of the charitable reliefe that yearly then, and there is given, towards the covering or clothing of a hundred poore people, according to the will of the donour M Martine Cole, late of the towne aforesaid deceased. By Samuel Rogers, Master in Arts, and Minister of Much-Tey in Essex. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford, Aug. 12. 1644.	Rogers, Samuel.	1644 (1644)	Wing R1828; Thomason E10_2; ESTC R15358	44,419	46

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lay_v up_o as_o in_o lay_v out_o eleemos_fw-la out_o quo_fw-la plures_fw-la domi_fw-la sunt_fw-la tibi_fw-la liberi_fw-la eo_fw-la plu●_n tibi_fw-la non_fw-la recondendum_fw-la sed_fw-la erogandum_fw-la est_fw-la cyprian_a de_fw-fr eleemos_fw-la the_o more_o child_n thou_o have_v at_o home_n the_o more_o must_v thou_o not_o hoard_v up_o for_o they_o but_o the_o more_o must_v thou_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a a_o strange_a paradox_n to_o the_o man_n of_o the_o world_n they_o will_v never_o believe_v it_o but_o the_o faith_n of_o a_o christian_a will_v persuade_v he_o to_o great_a matter_n than_o this_o reas_n 2_o we_o must_v give_v relief_n to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o want_n because_o it_o be_v but_o just_a and_o right_o we_o shall_v so_o do_v and_o so_o much_o as_o we_o be_v want_v in_o matter_n of_o justice_n and_o fail_v in_o point_n of_o equity_n we_o fall_v short_a of_o our_o duty_n for_o that_o which_o be_v altogether_o just_o shall_v thou_o follow_v that_o thou_o may_v live_v and_o inherit_v the_o land_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o deu._n 16.20_o and_o that_o it_o be_v so_o may_v appear_v prov._n 3.27_o withhold_v not_o good_a from_o they_o to_o who_o it_o be_v due_a when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o thy_o hand_n to_o do_v it_o observe_v it_o be_v their_o due_n from_o we_o therefore_o our_o debt_n to_o they_o and_o we_o must_v not_o defer_v payment_n of_o this_o debt_n say_v not_o unto_o thy_o neighbour_n go_v and_o come_v again_o and_o to_o morrow_n i_o will_v give_v when_o thou_o have_v it_o by_o thou_o ver_fw-la 28._o the_o poor_a have_v some_o proprietatis_fw-la some_o ius_n charitatis_fw-la licèt_fw-la non_fw-la proprietatis_fw-la right_n to_o rich_a man_n good_n in_o point_n of_o equity_n and_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o charity_n though_o therefore_o they_o may_v be_v cast_v or_o nonsuit_v at_o the_o common_a law_n of_o man_n yet_o may_v the_o sue_v we_o in_o the_o court_n of_o conscience_n and_o have_v judgement_n 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distribuendum_fw-la est_fw-la cyp._n ser_n de_fw-fr tleemos_fw-la q._n d._n thou_o know_v not_o how_o god_n may_v deal_v with_o thou_o or_o what_o thou_o have_v therefore_o whilst_o thou_o be_v and_o whilst_o thou_o have_v be_v still_o do_v good_a therewith_o and_o that_o not_o to_o a_o few_o but_o let_v many_o yea_o any_o have_v a_o part_n and_o share_v therein_o observe_v the_o caution_n before_o give_v have_v respect_n both_o to_o thy_o ability_n and_o their_o necessity_n see_v page_n 25_o 26._o these_o be_v though_o not_o all_o yet_o most_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o those_o many_o excuse_n that_o man_n make_v to_o shift_v off_o their_o duty_n in_o this_o particular_a which_o we_o see_v nevertheless_o will_v not_o hold_v they_o excuse_v before_o god_n other_o objection_n of_o less_o note_n be_v not_o worth_a the_o answer_n what_o now_o remain_v but_o that_o know_v these_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d joh._n 13.17_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o shall_v according_o do_v they_o for_o the_o knowledge_n of_o duty_n without_o practice_n avail_v nothing_o be_v always_o therefore_o do_v good_a in_o this_o kind_n to_o one_o or_o other_o and_o for_o encouragement_n in_o this_o well-doing_n set_v before_o you_o the_o rich_a recompense_n of_o reward_n consider_v what_o the_o apostle_n say_v 2_o cor._n 9.8_o 9_o 10._o god_n be_v able_a to_o make_v all_o grace_n abound_v towards_o you_o that_o you_o always_o have_v sufficiency_n in_o all_o thing_n may_v abgund_v to_o every_o good_a work_n as_o it_o be_v write_v he_o have_v disperse_v abroad_o he_o have_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a his_o righteousness_n remain_v for_o ever_o now_o he_o that_o minister_v seed_n to_o the_o sour_a both_o minister_n bread_n for_o your_o food_n and_o multiply_v your_o seed_n sow_v and_o increase_v the_o fruit_n of_o your_o righteousness_n use_v 2_o from_o the_o general_a let_v we_o descend_v to_o a_o particular_a if_o in_o case_n of_o inevitable_a necessity_n we_o be_v to_o afford_v relief_n to_o any_o what_o think_v you_o then_o brethren_n of_o the_o poor_a protestant_n in_o ireland_n oh_o let_v we_o consider_v their_o distress_n and_o let_v we_o take_v notice_n of_o our_o duty_n though_o our_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v yet_o our_o ear_n have_v hear_v and_o that_o at_o large_a time_n after_o time_n how_o ill_o it_o fare_v with_o they_o nay_o have_v not_o we_o ourselves_o be_v eye-witness_n in_o great_a part_n of_o their_o misery_n how_o many_o of_o they_o in_o all_o this_o time_n have_v come_v to_o our_o door_n and_o present_v themselves_o before_o we_o as_o visible_a object_n of_o our_o pity_n let_v we_o not_o turn_v away_o our_o face_n close_o out_o eye_n stop_v our_o ear_n and_o harden_v our_o heart_n against_o they_o calva_fw-la front_n capillatâ_fw-la pòst_fw-la est_fw-la occasio_fw-la calva_fw-la as_o we_o have_v