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	father_n	parent_n	9,669	5	9.1242	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40658	Two sermons the first, Comfort in calamitie, teaching to live well, the other, The grand assizes, minding to dye well / by Thomas Fuller ...	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.	1654 (1654)	Wing F2420; Wing F2476; ESTC R210330	100,765	342

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it_o be_v good_a my_o daughter_n that_o thou_o go_v out_o with_o his_o maiden_n that_o they_o meet_v thou_o not_o in_o any_o other_o field_n and_o naomi_n say_v unto_o ruth_n her_o daughter_n in_o law_n doctrine_n it_o be_v the_o bind_a duty_n of_o parent_n to_o give_v the_o best_a counsel_n they_o can_v to_o their_o child_n as_o naomi_n here_o prescribe_v wholesome_a advice_n unto_o her_o daughter_n in_o law_n it_o be_v good_a that_o be_v it_o be_v better_a it_o be_v usual_a both_o in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n to_o put_v the_o positive_a for_o the_o comparative_a in_o this_o kind_n luke_n 10._o 42._o mary_n have_v choose_v that_o good_a part_n that_o be_v the_o better_a part_n it_o be_v profitable_a for_o thou_o that_o one_o of_o thy_o member_n perish_v and_o not_o thy_o whole_a body_n math._n 5._o 29._o profitable_a that_o be_v more_o profitable_a and_o as_o it_o be_v expound_v math._n 18._o 8._o better_a it_o be_v good_a for_o a_o man_n not_o to_o touch_v a_o woman_n 1_o cor._n 7._o 1._o that_o be_v it_o be_v better_a it_o be_v more_o convenient_a and_o free_a from_o trouble_n in_o time_n of_o persecution_n it_o be_v good_a for_o thou_o that_o thou_o go_v out_o with_o his_o maiden_n that_o be_v it_o be_v better_a doctrine_n maid_n be_v the_o fit_a company_n for_o maid_n among_o who_o a_o chaste_a widow_n such_o as_o ruth_n be_v may_v well_o be_v recount_v modesty_n be_v the_o lifeguard_n of_o chastity_n that_o they_o meet_v thou_o not_o in_o any_o other_o field_n here_o she_o render_v a_o reason_n of_o her_o council_n because_o ruth_n thereby_o shall_v escape_v suspicion_n or_o appearance_n of_o evil_a objection_n what_o hurt_n or_o harm_n have_v it_o be_v if_o they_o have_v meet_v she_o in_o another_o field_n she_o may_v have_v be_v meet_v there_o and_o yet_o have_v depart_v thence_o as_o pure_a and_o spotless_a as_o she_o come_v thither_o answer_n it_o be_v grant_v yet_o be_v a_o single_a woman_n slanderous_a tongue_n and_o credulous_a ear_n meet_v together_o have_v some_o colour_n to_o raise_v a_o ill_a report_n on_o her_o reputation_n beside_o be_v a_o moabite_n she_o ought_v to_o be_v more_o cautious_a of_o her_o credit_n lest_o as_o she_o be_v a_o stranger_n she_o may_v be_v take_v for_o a_o strange_a woman_n in_o solomon_n his_o sense_n and_o therefore_o nimia_fw-la cautela_fw-la non_fw-la nocet_fw-la in_o some_o ear_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o be_v honest_a but_o also_o to_o have_v testes_fw-la honestatis_fw-la many_o a_o credit_n have_v suffer_v not_o for_o want_v of_o clearness_n but_o clear_v of_o itself_o surprise_v on_o such_o disadvantage_n vers._n 23._o so_o she_o keep_v sast_z by_o the_o maiden_n of_o boaz_n to_o glean_v unto_o the_o end_n of_o barley_n harvest_n and_o of_o wheat_n harvest_n and_o dwell_v with_o her_o mother_n in_o law_n so_o she_o keep_v fast_o by_o the_o maiden_n of_o boaz._n here_o be_v good_a counsel_n well_o give_v because_o thankful_o accept_v and_o careful_o practise_v doctrine_n it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o child_n to_o follow_v the_o advice_n of_o their_o parent_n we_o meet_v with_o two_o example_n in_o wicked_a person_n which_o in_o this_o respect_n may_v condemn_v many_o undutiful_a child_n of_o our_o day_n the_o one_o ishmael_n who_o though_o he_o be_v character_v to_o be_v a_o wild_a man_n gen._n 16._o 12._o his_o hand_n against_o every_o man_n and_o every_o man_n hand_n against_o he_o yet_o it_o seem_v his_o hand_n be_v never_o against_o his_o mother_n hagar_n who_o he_o obey_v in_o matter_n of_o most_o moment_n in_o his_o marriage_n gen._n 21._o his_o mother_n take_v he_o a_o wife_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n the_o second_o be_v herodias_n of_o who_o no_o good_a at_o all_o be_v record_v save_o this_o alone_a that_o she_o will_v not_o beg_v a_o boon_n of_o her_o father_n herod_n until_o first_o she_o go_v in_o to_o her_o mother_n herodias_n to_o know_v what_o she_o shall_v ask_v how_o many_o nowadays_o make_v deed_n of_o gift_n of_o themselves_o without_o the_o knowledge_n and_o consent_n of_o their_o parent_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o barley_n harvest_n commendable_a be_v the_o constancy_n and_o the_o continuance_n of_o ruth_n in_o labour_n many_o there_o be_v who_o at_o the_o first_o have_v a_o ravenous_a appetite_n to_o work_v but_o quick_o they_o surfeit_v thereof_o ruth_n glean_v one_o day_n so_o as_o she_o may_v glean_v another_o it_o be_v the_o constant_a pace_n that_o go_v far_a and_o free_a from_o be_v tire_v math._n 24._o 13._o but_o he_o that_o shall_v endure_v unto_o the_o end_n the_o same_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o dwell_v with_o her_o mother_n in_o law_n it_o be_v christ_n counsel_n unto_o his_o disciple_n math._n 10._o 11._o to_o abide_v in_o the_o place_n wherein_o they_o do_v enter_v and_o not_o to_o go_v from_o house_n to_o house_n such_o the_o settledness_n of_o ruth_n where_o she_o first_o fasten_v there_o she_o fix_v she_o dwell_v with_o her_o mother_n naomi_n afford_v ruth_n houseroom_n ruth_n gain_v naomi_n food_n naomi_n provide_v a_o mansion_n ruth_n purveye_v for_o meat_n and_o so_o mutual_o serve_v to_o supply_v the_o want_n of_o each_o other_o if_o envy_n and_o covetousness_n and_o idleness_n be_v not_o the_o hindrance_n how_o may_v one_o christian_n reciprocal_o be_v a_o help_n unto_o another_o all_o have_v something_o none_o have_v all_o thing_n yet_o all_o may_v have_v all_o thing_n in_o a_o comfortable_a and_o competent_a proportion_n if_o serious_o suit_v themselves_o as_o ruth_n and_o naomi_n do_v that_o what_o be_v defective_a in_o one_o may_v be_v supply_v in_o the_o other_o finis_fw-la 1_o king_n 18._o 43._o