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	mutual_a	parent_n	1,913	5	9.2702	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92846	The anatomy of secret sins, presumptuous sins, sins in dominion, & uprightness. Wherein divers weighty cases are resolved in relation to all those particulars: delivered in divers sermons preached at Mildreds in Bread-street London, on Psalm 19. 12, 13. Together with the remissibleness of all sin, and the irremissibleness of the sin against the Holy Ghost preached before an honourable auditory. By that reverend and faithfull minister of the Gospel, Mr. Obadiah Sedgwick, B.D. Perfected by himself, and published by those whom he intrusted with his notes.	Sedgwick, Obadiah, 1600?-1658.; Chambers, Humphrey, 1598 or 9-1662.	1660 (1660)	Wing S2363; Thomason E1003_1; ESTC R203493	249,727	327

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have_v willingl_o resign_v up_o themselves_o in_o the_o purpose_n of_o their_o heart_n to_o a_o universal_a observance_n and_o love_n of_o he_o and_o obedience_n unto_o he_o impartial_o and_o constant_o to_o do_v his_o work_n such_o a_o servant_n to_o god_n be_v david_n but_o this_o observation_n be_v very_o general_a therefore_o i_o pass_v unto_o another_o viz._n sect_n iv_o doct._n 4_o even_o this_o that_o we_o be_v god_n servant_n shall_v be_v use_v to_o move_v the_o lord_n to_o help_v we_o against_o sin_n you_o know_v that_o in_o all_o relation_n sin_n that_o we_o be_v god_n servant_n shall_v be_v a_o plea_n for_o help_v against_o sin_n there_o be_v mutual_a bond_n and_o duty_n the_o wife_n owe_v much_o of_o subjection_n to_o the_o husband_n and_o the_o husband_n owe_v also_o much_o of_o love_n respect_n and_o care_n to_o the_o wife_n the_o child_n owe_v much_o attendance_n reverence_n and_o affectionate_a duty_n to_o the_o parent_n and_o the_o parent_n owe_v much_o of_o 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as_o do_v benhadab_n servant_n from_o ahab_n thy_o brother_n benhadab_n remember_v thy_o word_n say_v david_n upon_o which_o thou_o have_v cause_v i_o to_o hope_n psalm_n 119._o thou_o say_v thou_o will_v do_v i_o good_a say_v jacob_n gen._n 32._o sometime_o he_o have_v be_v urge_v from_o the_o special_a relation_n betwixt_o he_o and_o his_o people_n as_o from_o that_o of_o a_o father_n isa_n 64._o 8._o but_o now_o o_o lord_n thou_o be_v our_o father_n and_o this_o of_o a_o lord_n isa_n 63._o 18._o the_o people_n of_o thy_o holiness_n have_v possess_v it_o but_o a_o little_a while_n verse_n 19_o we_o be_v thou_o and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n remember_v thy_o servant_n and_o remember_v thy_o servant_n belove_a it_o be_v a_o great_a thing_n to_o stand_v in_o near_a relation_n to_o god_n and_o then_o it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n to_o plead_v by_o they_o with_o god_n forasmuch_o as_o near_a relation_n have_v strong_a force_n with_o all_o the_o servant_n can_v do_v more_o than_o a_o 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shall_v be_v as_o forcible_a cord_n to_o draw_v off_o the_o heart_n from_o sin_n and_o again_o all_o the_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n shall_v exasperate_v the_o heart_n against_o sin_n again_o all_o the_o attribute_n of_o god_n may_v hold_v we_o now_o with_o these_o this_o also_o may_v come_v in_o viz._n the_o specialty_n of_o our_o relation_n to_o god_n that_o we_o be_v his_o child_n and_o he_o be_v our_o father_n we_o be_v his_o servant_n and_o he_o be_v our_o lord_n though_o the_o common_a obligation_n be_v many_o and_o sufficienr_n yet_o the_o special_a relation_n be_v also_o a_o further_a tie_n the_o more_o near_o a_o person_n come_v to_o god_n the_o more_o careful_a he_o shall_v be_v not_o to_o sin_v against_o god_n let_v we_o who_o be_v of_o the_o day_n be_v sober_a let_v we_o not_o sleep_v as_o do_v other_o 1_o thes_n 5._o 6_o 8._o god_n have_v not_o call_v we_o unto_o uncleanness_n but_o unto_o holiness_n 2_o thes_n 3._o 7._o if_o you_o call_v he_o father_n pass_v 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service_n be_v not_o so_o good_a as_o god_n may_v and_o do_v require_v if_o he_o shall_v stand_v with_o we_o upon_o term_n of_o strict_a justice_n but_o then_o fourthly_a though_o there_o be_v many_o imperfection_n cleave_v to_o the_o service_n of_o man_n yet_o if_o they_o be_v upright_o god_n will_v for_o all_o they_o gracious_o accept_v of_o their_o service_n though_o i_o pray_v and_o with_o many_o distraction_n and_o though_o i_o hear_v and_o within_o my_o interpretation_n yet_o if_o i_o be_v upright_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o these_o i._o if_o my_o heart_n be_v for_o god_n indeed_o under_o these_o that_o i_o bring_v in_o the_o truth_n and_o present_a strength_n of_o my_o spirit_n with_o all_o humble_a respect_n to_o god_n command_n and_o unfeigned_a integrity_n of_o aim_v at_o god_n glory_n the_o service_n be_v gracious_o accept_v with_o god_n yea_o though_o i_o can_v always_o use_v so_o many_o word_n in_o prayer_n though_o expression_n be_v not_o so_o many_o at_o this_o 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