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	husband_n	love_v	980	5	6.8409	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06431	Granados deuotion Exactly teaching how a man may truely dedicate and deuote himselfe vnto God: and so become his acceptable votary. Written in Spanish, by the learned and reuerend diuine F. Lewes of Granada. Since translated into Latine, Italian and French. And now perused, and englished, by Francis Meres, Master of Artes, & student in diuinity.; Libro de la oración y meditación. Part 2. English	Luis, de Granada, 1504-1588.; Meres, Francis, 1565-1647.	1598 (1598)	STC 16902; ESTC S108896	180,503	650

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let_v the_o bishop_n the_o minister_n the_o husband_n the_o wife_n the_o servant_n the_o master_n the_o son_n the_o father_n do_v their_o duty_n also_o and_o let_v every_o one_o faithful_o execute_v that_o which_o be_v commit_v unto_o he_o and_o belonget●…_n unto_o his_o place_n and_o calling_n and_o i●…_n he_o see_v that_o it_o go_v not_o we●…_n with_o he_o and_o that_o he_o go_v no●…_n the_o right_a way_n let_v he_o think_v tha●…_n he_o abuse_v this_o exercise_n and_o tha●…_n this_o medicine_n will_v not_o be_v profitable_a unto_o he_o because_o it_o attai●…_n n_v not_o the_o end_n for_o which_o it_o wa●…_n ordain_v for_o if_o the_o end_n be_v by_o 〈◊〉_d to_o get_v a_o cheerful_a spirit_n &_o a_o fres●…_n fervour_n to_o walk_v in_o the_o comma●…_n dement_n of_o the_o lord_n how_o sha●…_n he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v obtain_v this_o spirit_n or_o this_o devotion_n who_o so_o unwilling_o and_o so_o lazy_o go_v about_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o law_n for_o devotion_n be_v none_o other_o 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prayer_n be_v defame_v while_o man_n do_v judge_v not_o by_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n but_o by_o the_o person_n neither_o do_v respect_v the_o use_n but_o the_o abuse_n the_o apostle_n very_o well_o understand_v this_o and_o will_v to_o prevent_v it_o write_v unto_o titus_n and_o command_v he_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v instant_a in_o season_n and_o out_o of_o season_n that_o he_o shall_v admonish_v every_o one_o to_o do_v their_o duty_n and_o when_o as_o now_o he_o be_v come_v unto_o marry_a woman_n he_o say_v exhort_v the_o young_a woman_n to_o be_v sober_a mind_v that_o they_o love_v their_o 2._o husband_n that_o they_o love_v their_o child_n that_o they_o be_v discreet_a chaste_a keep_v at_o home_n good_a and_o subject_a unto_o their_o husband_n that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v not_o evil_o speak_v of_o thou_o see_v in_o this_o chapter_n how_o plain_o the_o apostle_n do_v warn_v every_o one_o of_o his_o duty_n propound_v unto_o they_o not_o only_o what_o they_o shall_v do_v that_o be_v to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o their_o house_n etc._n etc._n but_o also_o from_o what_o they_o shall_v abstain_v that_o be_v that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v not_o evil_o speak_v of_o and_o that_o their_o neighbour_n shall_v not_o be_v scandalize_v etc._n etc._n which_o be_v do_v as_o often_o as_o any_o one_o offend_v in_o those_o thing_n which_o belong_v unto_o his_o duty_n but_o because_o this_o matter_n be_v very_o ●…ecessary_a for_o more_o evidence_n of_o it_o will_v also_o join_v the_o doctrine_n of_o ●…e_n sequent_a admonition_n wherein_o will_v more_o copious_o speak_v of_o ●…e_a end_n which_o be_v to_o be_v look_v unto_o in_o this_o holy_a exercise_n and_o of_o the_o error_n that_o be_v commit_v in_o it_o the_o ten_o admonition_n be_v of_o the_o end_n which_o be_v to_o be_v look_v to_o in_o this_o exercise_n chap._n li._n the_o ten_o admonition_n be_v conversant_a about_o the_o end_n which_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o this_o exercise_n for_o see_v that_o the_o end_n be_v th●…_n end_n principal_a circumstance_n of_o moral●…_n action_n it_o be_v the_o root_n and_o foundation_n of_o all_o they_o that_o follow_v if_o a_o error_n be_v commit_v in_o it●…_n the_o whole_a work_n become_v e●…_n roneous_a but_o if_o the_o end_n be_v goo●…_n then_o the_o whole_a work_n will_v be_v goo●…_n therefore_o we_o must_v here_o not●…_n that_o the_o chief_a part_n of_o a_o ch●…stian_n christian._n life_n be_v the_o mortification_n 〈◊〉_d ouraffection_n and_o the_o subdue_a of_o our_o own_o will_n for_o the_o end_n of_o this_o life_n be_v love_n and_o charity_n and_o of_o this_o love_n be_v breed_v a_o general_a obedience_n of_o all_o the_o divine_a commandment_n and_o a_o perfect_a conformity_n of_o our_o will_n with_o the_o divine_a will_n which_o christ_n testify_v plain_o in_o the_o gospel_n say_v if_o any_o man_n love_v i_o he_o will_v keep_v 14._o my_o word_n and_o my_o father_n will_v love_v he_o and_o we_o will_v come_v unto_o he_o and_o will_v 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love_n by_o which_o word_n he_o signify_v that_o the_o chief_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n be_v two_o for_o the_o first_o beget_v child_n be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n of_o which_o be_v breed_v obedience_n unto_o his_o will_n the_o which_o that_o we_o may_v satisfy_v it_o be_v needful_a that_o our_o own_o be_v deny_v which_o be_v the_o proper_a duty_n and_o function_n of_o mortification_n for_o which_o cause_n all_o the_o saint_n have_v make_v a_o especial_a account_n of_o mortification_n for_o it_o be_v the_o first_o gate_n and_o entrance_n unto_o all_o other_o virtue_n this_o be_v that_o cross_n which_o our_o saviour_n so_o great_o commend_v in_o the_o gospel_n upon_o which_o all_o our_o inordinate_a affection_n be_v to_o be_v crucify_v as_o all_o they_o have_v do_v and_o do_v of_o who_o the_o apostle_n speak_v they_o that_o be_v christ_n 5._o have_v crucify_v the_o flesh_n with_o the_o affection_n and_o the_o lust_n see_v therefore_o that_o this_o cross_n be_v of_o so_o great_a 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