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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	child_n	love_n	parent_n	6,450	5	9.2665	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29417	A breif and full account of Mr. Tate's and Mr. Brady's new version of the Psalms by a true son of the Church of England.	True son of the Church of England.	1698 (1698)	Wing B4528; ESTC R35383	16,825	47

which is this HIS Majesty having allow'd and permitted the Vse of a New Version of the Psalms of David by Mr. Brady and Mr. Tate in all Churches Chappels and Congregations I cannot do less than wish a Good Success to this Royal Indulgence For I find it a Work done with so much Judgment and Ingenuity that I am persuaded it may take off that unhappy Objection which has hitherto lain against the Singing Psalms and dispose that part of Divine Service to much more Devotion And I do heartily Recommend the Vse of This Version to all my Brethren within My Diocess Now in this Letter there are three Reasons given why their Lordships were induc'd to Recommend so cordially this Translation to their several Ministers The first is the Respect they bore to His Sacred Majesty as the Supreme Head and Governour of this Church who having the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fulness and Convenience of this Religious Performance and the necessity of introducing it into the Church represented to him by the Lords of his most Honourable Privy Council was pleas'd by the Authority with which he is Vested in these Matters to grant it forthwith His Royal Allowance Upon which the Bishops finding how much His Majesties Care for the well-fare of of the Church was interested in this Case thought that their Zeal and Concern ought to be no less and therefore they seconded his Indulgence with their own hearty Recommendation And because upon this some scandalous Libels were publish'd in the City in derogation of this Laudible Undertaking and contempt of that Authority which was pleas'd to appear in its Approbation Therefore his Grace the Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury with others of their Excellences the Lords Justices thinking not fit that a Work so beneficial to the Publick should be obstructed in its Progress or that the sawcy Reflections upon that Encouragement which it had from Authority should pass unpunish'd order'd a Messenger of the Press to search out the Authors and Prinsers of the Libels that they might be proceeded against according to Law The next Reason taken notice of by the Bishops in their Letter is the Judgment and Ingenuity of the Work which appearing not only to their Lordships but to others of the most refin'd Parts of the Age I suppose this Argument is unquestionable especially with Men of Candor and Judgment And for such whose capacities are too low to find out those Perfections they ought to acquiesce in the Sentiments of such as are qualified for it since nothing is so true a Judge of Sense as Sense The third and last Reason which is mention'd in this Letter is that the vse of this Version as they own they are persuaded may take off that unhappy Objection which has hitherto lain against the Singing Psalms and dispose that part of Divine Service to much more Devotion But of this I shall speak nothing at present but refer it to the last particular of this Discourse where it more porperly falls in because it is an Argument drawn from Piety and Devotion And now for the Reason of using this New Version which is so well approv'd of I think nothing more equitable and therefore more rational than that this Translation should be favourably receiv'd since it has been so publickly allow'd of and with good Authority recommended meerly upon the account of that civil Observance and Respect which is due to our Superiors both in Church and State For unless some deference be paid to their Judgments and that Authority which they have over us even in those things wherein they do not interpose an Absolute Command we shall never shew so much Ingenuity as to conform to their Counsels and Advice freely but put them always upon the uneasiness of dragging us to our Duty and making use of their coercive Power over us because we will do nothing but by constraint And what thanks is due to my Obedience when I find I cannot help it if I resisted the Authority as long as I was able and would have baffl'd it if I could For Certainly were my love and respect to my Superiors as cordial as they ought to be Obedience to their Advice would be my true satisfaction and compliance with their Counsels my great Delight I should be so far from disputing or opposing their pious Admonitions that I should constantly hearken to them chearfully and obey them with a ready Mind Nay should think it my Duty to comport my self quietly and respectfully towards every one in that Order and Degree wherein they are plac'd and not lessen their Authority by obstructing their Directions or interrupting the Progress of their reasonable and pious Designs for he that practices the contrary and disputes each punctilio of Advice with his Superiors is rather a Disturbance than a Blessing to either Publick or Domestick Societies and by a perverse and litigious temper does as much as in him lies to weaken the reins of Government eclipse that Respect which is due to Power and turn that Civility which should be paid to the mature Advice of our Superiors out of the World And certainly would Men but make this Case their own and consider with what Patience and Equanimity they themselves would bear such usage as this from their Inferiors what a derogation it would be to their Authority to have it slighted and overlook'd by such as Nature of Providence had plac'd under them They would not be so easily induc'd to transgress in this particular nor openly infringe the natural Rights of Superiority which are Laws of common Justice betwixt Man and Man As for Instance Would any Master of a Family think it proper in a Servant to choose out his own Task and prescribe to himself his own Work when he had directed him to the contrary Would any Tutor be pleas'd with his Pupil for reading such Books as humour'd his own Fancy when he had advis'd him to such as were much more instructive and beneficial And would it not be extreamly indecent and apt to grieve and incense an Indulgent Parent to see his Child refractory to his Admonitions and advance his own Opinion in direct opposition to his wise and kind Advices 'T is certain that all Men in these circumstances do expect both Love and Obedience both Duty and Respect to be paid them by their Inferiors What Reason therefore is there that they should not shew as willing a Mind to give as receive this Observance and Veneration in all matters that are equitable and just And I am persuaded that there are few of those Persons who would evade a compliance with the Advice of their Superiors in this particular but would be apt to resent the like repulse from other Men were they advanc'd to so high a Station as would qualifie them for recommending it themselves They would I believe be apt to think that there was but little either of Modesty Justice or Ingenuity in such behaviour towards them as little indeed as if the Dean of