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	love_v	parent_n	3,193	5	9.2231	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30316	The Spiritual anatomy of man in which is considered I. the happy state of mans integrity in his first creation, II. the woful apostacy of man from God, by his original sin ..., III. mans restoration by ... Jesus Christ, and the excellency of the Covenant of Grace, IV. the whole series of Christian duties ..., V. the particular cases of affliction, especially spiritual defection ..., VI. the great encouragement to believers, for patience and perseverance ... : to which is added an index of the whole contents / published by Andrew Burnet ...	Burnet, A. (Andrew)	1693 (1693)	Wing B5753; ESTC R15370	202,954	328

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commit_v himself_o to_o he_o that_o judge_v righteous_o 1_o pet._n 2.21_o to_o 25._o holy_a stephen_n suffer_v with_o that_o meekness_n of_o spirit_n that_o he_o give_v up_o the_o ghost_n pray_v father_n forgive_v they_o for_o they_o know_v not_o what_o they_o be_v do_v act._n 7.59_o 60._o the_o second_o duty_n be_v resignation_n as_o submission_n be_v the_o patient_a acquiesce_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o all_o his_o dispensation_n without_o murmur_v and_o a_o contentedness_n in_o every_o condition_n penury_n and_o want_n as_o well_o as_o in_o abundance_n so_o resignation_n be_v the_o cheerful_a give_v ourselves_o up_o to_o god_n to_o be_v dispose_v of_o by_o he_o in_o every_o dispensation_n trial_n trouble_n loss_n and_o cross_n under_o all_o the_o exigence_n of_o life_n christ_n will_v not_o use_v the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n to_o rescue_v himself_o from_o be_v crucify_a but_o the_o cup_n which_o the_o father_n put_v in_o his_o hand_n even_o the_o bitter_a cup_n of_o his_o 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on_o thing_n in_o the_o way_n but_o on_o their_o heavenly_a treasure_n lay_v up_o to_o yourselves_o treasure_n in_o heaven_n for_o where_o your_o treasure_n be_v there_o will_v your_o heart_n be_v also_o mat._n 6.19_o to_o 33._o love_v not_o the_o world_n nor_o the_o thing_n of_o the_o world_n if_o any_o man_n love_v the_o world_n the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n be_v not_o in_o he_o for_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o eye_n the_o pride_n of_o life_n be_v not_o of_o the_o father_n but_o of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o world_n pass_v away_o and_o the_o lust_n thereof_o but_o he_o that_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n abide_v for_o ever_o 1_o john_n 2.15_o 16_o 17._o hence_o we_o see_v as_o christ_n mind_v only_o heavenly_a thing_n so_o he_o will_v raise_v his_o people_n to_o heavenly_a mindedness_n and_o by_o his_o description_n of_o the_o world_n his_o purpose_n be_v to_o wean_v his_o people_n affection_n from_o it_o object_n 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first_o sense_n to_o love_v the_o world_n as_o god_n do_v when_o man_n and_o all_o thing_n be_v in_o integrity_n and_o to_o behold_v and_o enjoy_v the_o world_n as_o god_n do_v rest_v into_o himself_o so_o admire_v god_n in_o the_o creature_n and_o rest_v in_o the_o creator_n this_o love_a and_o use_v the_o creature_n or_o world_n be_v not_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o love_n of_o god_n but_o to_o use_v and_o delight_n in_o the_o creature_n when_o under_o the_o curse_n power_n and_o dominion_n of_o satan_n and_o rest_n on_o it_o and_o not_o on_o god_n be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n second_o by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o evangelist_n if_o any_o man_n love_v the_o world_n the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n be_v not_o in_o

nature_n at_o such_o a_o rate_n that_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n for_o a_o atonement_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o god_n justice_n for_o man_n sin_n and_o of_o a_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n to_o restore_v man_n to_o the_o pure_a and_o unspotted_a image_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o man_n or_o angel_n to_o make_v such_o atonement_n or_o to_o procure_v a_o mediator_n the_o free_a love_n of_o god_n raise_v one_o up_o even_a jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o express_v image_n of_o his_o father_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o servant_n and_o though_o he_o know_v no_o sin_n to_o become_v sin_n for_o we_o so_o that_o by_o take_v upon_o he_o our_o nature_n and_o in_o our_o shape_n and_o place_n submit_v to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n on_o the_o cross_n have_v pay_v the_o ransom_n for_o we_o and_o restore_v fall_v man_n to_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n 1_o cor._n 15.21_o 22_o 47_o 48._o the_o 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