Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	child_n	express_v	parent_n	1,196	5	9.0833	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63045	The soul's communion with her savior. Or, The history of our Lord Jesus Christ, written by the four evangelists digested into devotional meditations. The first part.	Traherne, Philip, d. ca. 1725.	1685 (1685)	Wing T2019A; ESTC R220906	52,296	223

doctor_n §._o 1._o now_o whereas_o his_o parent_n go_v to_o jerusalem_n every_o year_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n the_o holy_a child_n at_o twelv_n year_n old_a do_v accompany_v they_o thither_o after_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o feast_n i_o magnify_v thy_o name_n o_o jesus_n for_o observe_v and_o countenance_v thy_o own_o ordinance_n and_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o to_o establish_v and_o adorn_v thy_o public_a worship_n among_o we_o by_o restore_v our_o religious_a solemnity_n to_o their_o du_fw-fr veneration_n and_o attendance_n that_o commemorate_n thou_o ancient_a mercy_n with_o thankful_a heart_n we_o may_v derive_v fresh_a advantage_n from_o they_o not_o only_o every_o year_n but_o all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n they_o want_v no_o templ_a who_o have_v god_n himself_o in_o their_o house_n they_o can_v need_v no_o sacrifice_n who_o have_v jesus_n in_o their_o company_n yet_o do_v not_o the_o h._n virgin_n and_o s._n joseph_n neglect_v their_o annual_a progress_n to_o jerusalem_n but_o in_o a_o uninterrupted_a cours_n of_o pious_a conformity_n to_o the_o law_n train_v up_o the_o b._n child_n from_o his_o youth_n in_o the_o strict_a observation_n of_o it_o o_o my_o soul_n consider_v their_o pious_a and_o regular_a devotion_n and_o after_o the_o good_a exampl_n which_o the_o prudent_a and_o orderly_a behaviour_n of_o such_o holy_a person_n have_v set_v before_o thou_o be_v careful_a and_o conscientious_a as_o well_o in_o celebrate_v the_o public_a christian_a 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o improve_n all_o private_a occasion_n of_o piety_n and_o duty_n to_o express_v thy_o religious_a communion_n with_o the_o saint_n not_o only_o of_o thy_o own_o time_n but_o of_o former_a age_n too_o §._o 2._o when_o they_o have_v fulfil_v the_o 2._o day_n his_o parent_n return_v homeward_o but_o the_o child_n jesus_n tarry_v behind_o which_o they_o know_v not_o of_o for_o suppose_v he_o to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o company_n they_o go_v a_o day_n journey_n before_o they_o fight_v he_o among_o their_o 〈◊〉_d and_o acquaintance_n and_o then_o turn_v back_o again_o to_o jerusalem_n where_o after_o three_o day_n they_o find_v he_o in_o the_o temple_n fit_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o doctor_n both_o hear_v they_o and_o ask_v they_o question_n i_o prais_fw-fr thy_o h._n name_n o_o my_o saviour_n for_o make_v the_o second_o templ_n thus_o glorious_a by_o thy_o presence_n and_o give_v such_o early_a notice_n of_o thy_o divinity_n as_o make_v all_o that_o hear_v thou_o astonish_v at_o thy_o understanding_n and_o answer_n let_v all_o my_o conference_n i_o beseech_v thou_o be_v holy_a wise_a and_o prudent_a always_o aim_v either_o to_o receiv_v or_o communicate_v instruction_n by_o propose_v such_o question_n concern_v the_o mystery_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n as_o may_v serve_v to_o the_o use_v of_o edify_v and_o minister_v grace_n to_o the_o hearer_n for_o this_o purpose_n make_v i_o diligent_a in_o frequent_v those_o place_n and_o person_n which_o be_v consecrate_v to_o thy_o service_n and_o set_v apart_o by_o thy_o providence_n for_o our_o ordinary_a learning_n that_o the_o principl_n of_o true_a wisdom_n and_o piety_n be_v instill_v in_o my_o youth_n may_v render_v i_o in_o my_o ripe_a age_n wise_a unto_o salvation_n abl_a to_o refute_v error_n and_o maintain_v truth_n practice_n virtu_n and_o discountenance_n vice_n and_o courageous_a in_o lay_v hold_n on_o all_o fit_a opportunity_n for_o both_o without_o be_v unseasonabl_a or_o unprofitabl_v in_o either_o §._o 3._o o_o thou_o son_n of_o god_n who_o in_o answer_n to_o that_o question_n wherein_o thy_o parent_n express_v how_o much_o they_o be_v trouble_v at_o thy_o absence_n 2._o and_o amaze_v at_o thy_o supernatural_a ability_n son_n why_o have_v thou_o thus_o deal_v with_o we_o behold_v thy_o father_n and_o i_o have_v seek_v 〈◊〉_d sorrow_n do_v say_v unto_o they_o witted_a you_o not_o that_o i_o must_v be_v about_o my_o father_n business_n which_o say_v they_o understand_v not_o i_o prais_fw-fr and_o magnify_v thy_o name_n for_o thy_o forward_a undertake_n to_o do_v the_o work_n of_o he_o that_o 〈◊〉_d thou_o prefer_v thy_o care_n to_o plea_n thy_o heavenly_a father_n before_o the_o regard_n du_fw-fr to_o thy_o earthly_a parentage_n lord_n let_v no_o worldly_a obligation_n be_v of_o force_n to_o withdraw_v i_o from_o thou_o or_o lessen_v my_o duty_n to_o thou_o nor_o yet_o suffer_v i_o upon_o any_o pretence_n of_o do_v thou_o service_n to_o become_v undutiful_a or_o disoblige_v to_o those_o who_o grace_n or_o nature_n have_v make_v my_o relation_n but_o that_o take_v good_a heed_n to_o dispatch_v the_o business_n thou_o do_v entrust_v i_o with_o in_o the_o first_o place_n i_o may_v also_o deport_v myself_o with_o du_fw-fr respect_n to_o my_o several_a relation_n tender_v that_o duty_n which_o i_o owe_v they_o respectiu_o with_o all_o affability_n and_o cheerfulness_n cap._n ix_o of_o his_o return_n to_o nazareth_n and_o retire_a life_n there_o §._o 1._o ob._n jesus_n who_o wente_v down_o 2._o with_o thy_o parent_n to_o nazareth_n leave_v the_o society_n of_o the_o great_a and_o learned_a together_o with_o the_o soothe_a charm_n of_o popular_a admiration_n and_o applaus_n i_o prais_fw-fr and_o magnify_v thy_o name_n for_o recommend_v a_o mixture_n of_o retirement_n and_o privacy_n with_o our_o public_a action_n and_o employment_n wherein_o we_o may_v have_v leisure_n and_o opportunity_n to_o contemplate_v thy_o father_n glory_n as_o thou_o do_v enjoy_v his_o marvellous_a work_n study_v in_o his_o most_o excellent_a law_n trace_v the_o footstep_n of_o his_o wisdom_n in_o both_o and_o ravish_v with_o the_o consideration_n of_o his_o infinite_a lov_n in_o all_o by_o these_o approve_a mean_n let_v my_o faculty_n and_o thy_o grace_n be_v so_o improve_v in_o i_o that_o i_o may_v view_v all_o thing_n with_o thy_o eye_n expose_v myself_o rare_o with_o thy_o prudence_n retire_v with_o thy_o contentedness_n be_v inflame_v with_o thy_o lov_n to_o god_n and_o man_n and_o partake_v of_o all_o the_o unknown_a accomplishment_n that_o lie_v hide_v in_o thy_o conceal_a life_n some_o spark_n whereof_o dart_v forth_o in_o thy_o supernatural_a understanding_n and_o exemplary_a conversation_n every_o day_n thus_o receive_v of_o thy_o fullness_n grace_n for_o grace_n i_o shall_v derive_v far_o more_o satisfaction_n from_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n in_o a_o domestic_a privacy_n than_o all_o the_o invite_a advantage_n and_o public_a honour_n of_o the_o world_n can_v pretend_v to_o §._o 2._o o_o thou_o sole_a fountain_n of_o our_o grace_n and_o glory_n who_o do_v not_o only_o accompany_v thy_o parent_n to_o nazareth_n but_o waste_a subject_n unto_o they_o there_o be_v content_a to_o liv_o and_o labour_n in_o the_o painful_a vocation_n of_o thy_o repute_a father_n till_o the_o thirty_o year_n of_o thy_o age_n for_o on_o that_o account_n thy_o own_o countryman_n term_v thou_o the_o carpenter_n as_o well_o as_o the_o carpenter_n son_n i_o prais_fw-fr thy_o h._n name_n for_o express_v thy_o subjection_n and_o humility_n so_o long_o in_o that_o mean_a and_o laborious_a employment_n quicken_v i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o honest_a industry_n in_o my_o call_v that_o whether_o it_o seem_v base_a or_o honorabl_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n i_o may_v due_o approv_v myself_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o be_v so_o well_o content_v with_o whatsoever_o part_n his_o wise_a providence_n allot_v i_o to_o act_v as_o never_o to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o my_o poor_a kindred_n or_o of_o do_v any_o the_o mean_a office_n for_o they_o §._o 3._o o_o my_o dear_a jesus_n in_o that_o silent_a 2._o painfulness_n and_o retire_a condition_n which_o so_o long_o veil_v thy_o heavenly_a extraction_n as_o seem_v to_o pass_v it_o into_o oblivion_n thou_o do_v encrea_n in_o wisdom_n and_o stature_n and_o in_o favour_n with_o god_n and_o men._n i_o magnify_v thy_o reverend_a name_n for_o the_o purity_n of_o thy_o inoffensiv_a life_n and_o that_o signal_n patience_n wherewith_o thou_o do_v attend_v the_o prefix_a time_n of_o execute_v thy_o divine_a office_n lord_n rectify_v that_o eagerness_n and_o impatience_n wherewith_o we_o usua_o snatch_v at_o expect_a honour_n and_o rush_n into_o new_a employment_n pardon_v those_o miscarriage_n in_o my_o present_a state_n of_o life_n whereby_o i_o have_v give_v occasion_n of_o offence_n to_o any_o and_o endu_fw-fr i_n with_o so_o much_o prudence_n and_o humility_n as_o may_v render_v my_o lov_n and_o service_n acceptabl_v to_o all_o that_o i_o may_v grow_v into_o favour_n with_o god_n and_o man_n which_o thy_o exampl_a and_o success_n persuade_v i_o be_v a_o grace_n not_o desirabl_a only_o but_o attainabl_a also_o by_o those_o that_o increase_n in_o wisdom_n as_o well_o as_o stature_n and_o express_v their_o so_o do_v in_o a_o amiabl_a and_o blameless_a conversation_n cap._n x._o of_o his_o inauguration_n to_o his_o office_n 17._o by_o