Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	chapter_n	verse_n	wife_n	1,381	5	9.1827	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20524	Bathshebaes instructions to her sonne Lemuel containing a fruitfull and plaine exposition of the last chapter of the Prouerbs. Describing the duties of a great-man, and the vertures of a gracious woman. Penned by a godly and learned man, now with God. Perused, and published for the use of Gods church, by Iohn Dod, and William Hinde.	Dod, John, 1549?-1645.; Hinde, William, 1569?-1629.; Cleaver, Robert, 1561 or 2-ca. 1625, attributed name.	1614 (1614)	STC 6935; ESTC S109713	33,460	85

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their_o tenant_n and_o husbandman_n which_o till_o the_o ground_n 15._o verse_n 15._o she_o be_v further_o describe_v by_o a_o adjunct_n of_o her_o watchfulness_n and_o take_v little_a sleep_n for_o her_o mind_n be_v busy_v about_o her_o household_n affair_n do_v not_o suffer_v she_o to_o oversleepe_v herself_o but_o like_o a_o watch_n do_v awake_v she_o betimes_o many_o woman_n there_o be_v which_o although_o they_o give_v themselves_o much_o sleep_n be_v notwithstanding_o once_o waken_v and_o raise_v they_o do_v with_o great_a readiness_n &_o diligence_n dispatch_v business_n of_o the_o house_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n they_o be_v praiseworthy_a but_o this_o woman_n here_o describe_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v not_o only_o merry_o and_o cheerful_o buckle_v herself_o to_o dispatch_v her_o matter_n but_o do_v also_o betimes_o and_o early_o set_v her_o hand_n to_o her_o work_n heathen_a people_n and_o stranger_n from_o god_n can_v see_v that_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o 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of_o his_o limb_n and_o what_o thing_n be_v in_o the_o sixth_o chapter_n 6.6_o pro._n 6.6_o and_o in_o sundry_a other_o place_n lay_v to_o the_o slothful_a man_n charge_n the_o same_o no_o doubt_n in_o like_a manner_n may_v fit_o be_v object_v to_o slothful_a and_o idle_a woman_n this_o vigilancy_n or_o watchfulness_n he_o describe_v by_o a_o double_a end_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v that_o she_o give_v to_o her_o whole_a family_n their_o food_n and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o sex_n and_o degree_n of_o those_o which_o be_v of_o the_o family_n for_o it_o have_v be_v before_o say_v in_o the_o 27._o chap._n &_o 26.27_o verse_n that_o there_o be_v one_o kind_n of_o diet_n for_o the_o man_n servant_n another_o for_o the_o maid_n one_o diet_n also_o for_o slave_n another_o for_o freeman_n one_o for_o those_o that_o be_v strong_a another_o for_o such_o as_o be_v weak_a one_o for_o the_o whole_a another_z for_o the_o sick_a the_o other_o end_n be_v that_o she_o set_v her_o maid_n and_o wait_a servant_n their_o task_n where_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o she_o be_v careful_a for_o food_n for_o the_o whole_a family_n but_o not_o that_o she_o do_v therefore_o appoint_v the_o man_n servant_n their_o work_n which_o belong_v to_o her_o husband_n but_o only_a to_o her_o maiden_n then_o it_o be_v further_a to_o be_v note_v that_o she_o give_v food_n and_o that_o she_o appoint_v the_o work_n and_o prescribe_v both_o the_o portion_n and_o the_o task_n for_o there_o be_v woman_n to_o be_v find_v which_o do_v appoint_v work_n enough_o and_o more_o then_o enough_o but_o do_v allow_v but_o a_o small_a portion_n other_o there_o be_v which_o do_v allow_v plenty_n of_o food_n but_o have_v small_a care_n of_o the_o performance_n of_o their_o work_n neither_o of_o these_o be_v to_o approve_a neither_o of_o they_o be_v free_a from_o danger_n for_o the_o one_o bewray_v a_o baseness_n and_o vileness_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o other_o bring_v pride_n and_o arrogancy_n 16._o verse_n 16._o 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