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	neglect_v	parent_n	3,017	5	9.3090	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02156	Articles given by [blank] and delivered to the church-wardens to be considered and answered in his visitation holden in the year of our Lord God [blank].	Church of England.	1671 (1671)	Wing C4009AA; ESTC R173855	7,991	12

Communion any notorious Offender or Schismatick contrary to the 26. and 27. Constitutions or put any from the Communion who are not publickly infamous for any notorious crime Doth he use the sign of the Cross in Baptism or baptize in any Bason or other Vessel and not in the usual Font or admit any Father to be Godfather to his own child or such who have not received the Holy-Communion or baptize any children that were not born in the Parish or wilfully refuse to baptize any Infant in his Parish being in danger having been informed of the weakness of the said child and whether the Child dieth through his default without Baptsim 3. Whether hath your Minister married any without a King or without Banes published three several Sundays or Holy-days in time of Divine service in the several Churches or Chappels of their several abode according to the Book of Common-Prayer or in times prohibited albeit the Banes were thrice published without a License or Dispensation from the Archbishop the Bishop of the Diocess his Chancellor or other Ordinary of the place first obtained in that behalf or not betwixt the hours of eight and twelve in the forenoon Or have marryed any in any private house or if the parties be under the age of 21 years before their Parents or Governours have signified their consent unto them 4. Doth he refuse to bury any which ought to be interred in Christian Burial or defer the same longer than he should or bury any in Christian burial which by the constitutions of the Church of England or Laws of the Land ought not to be so interred as felo's de se and excommunicated Persons 5. Is your Minister a Preacher lawfully licensed 6. Doth your Minister being licensed preach usually according to the Canons Or whether doth he or his Curate upon every Sunday when there is no Sermon read an Homily or some part thereof or in case he be not licenced to Preach doth he take upon him to Preach or Expound the Scriptures in his own Cure or elsewhere If so then you are to present the same the time and place when and where he did it 7. Doth your Minister use to pray for the Kings Majesty King Charles and for the Queens Majesty and all the Royal Progeny with addition of such Stile and Titles as are due to their Highnesses and exhort the people to obedience to his Majesty and all Magistrates in Authority under him And doth he also pray for all Archbishops Bishops and other Ecclestastical persons 8. Is your Minister constantly resident unto his Benefice and how long time hath he been absent and in case he be licensed to be absent whether doth he cause his Cure to be sufficiently supplyed according to the Canons Or in case he hath another Benefice whether doth he supply his absence by a Curate sufficiently licenced to preach in that Cure where he himself is not resident Or otherwise in case the smalness of the living cannot find a preaching Minister doth he preach at both his Benefices usually 9. Doth your Minister or Curate every Sunday or Holy-day before Evening Prayer for half an hour or more examine and instruct the youth and ignorant persons of his Parish in the ten Commandments Articles of the Belief and in the Lords-Prayer and the Sacraments according as it is prescribed in the Catechism set forth in the Book of Common-Prayer only and if he do not where is the fault either in the Parents and Masters of the Children or in the Curate neglecting his duty And is he careful to tender all such youth of his Parish as have been well instructed in their Catechism to be confirmed by the Bishop in his Visitation or any other convenient time as is appointed by the Book aforesaid 10. Doth your Minister in the Rogation days go in procession or Perambulation of the Parish saying and using the Prayers Suffrages and Thanksgiving to God according to antient custom thanking God for his blessings if there be plenty on the earth Or otherwise to pray for his grace and favour if there be a fear of scarcity 11. Hath your Minister admitted any Woman gotten with child in adultery or fornication to be Churched without licence of the Ordinary having not done penance 12. Hath your Minister or any other Preacher or Parson baptized Children Churched any Woman or Ministred the Holy Communion in any private house otherwise than by Law is allowed 13. Doth your Minister carefully look to the relief of the poor and from time to time call upon his Parishioners to give somewhat as they can spare to Godly and Charitable uses especially when they make their Testaments 14. Doth your Minister use such decency and comliness in his apparel as by the 47. Canon is enjoyned is he of sober behaviour and one that doth not use such bodily labeur or trading as it is not seemly for his function and calling 15. When any person hath been dangerously sick in your Parish hath he neglected to visit him and when any have been parting out of this life hath he omitted to do his last duty in that behalf being requested thereunto 16. Doth your Minister Curate or Lecturer in his or their Sermons deliver such doctrine as tends to obedience ond the edifying of their Auditory in Faith and Religion without intermedling with matters of State not fit to be handled in the Pulpit but to be discussed by the wisdom of his Majesty and his Council And if you find any fault herein you shall present them School-Masters 1. DOth any in your Parish openly or privately take upon him to teach School without a license of the Ordinary and is he conformable to the Religion now established And doth he bring his Scholars to the Church to hear Divine Service and Sermons And doth he instruct his Scholars in the grounds of the Religion now established in this Church of England 2. Doth your School-master teach and instruct his youth in any other Catechism than is allowed by publick Authority And what Catechism is that he so teacheth 3. Is any Living or means given toward the erection or maintenance of any School witholden back or otherwise imployed and by whom 4 Doth any keep School in the Chancel or Church by which means that Holy place and the Communion-Table are many ways profaned and the windows broken Parish Clerks and Sextons 1. HAve you a fit Parish Clerk aged twenty years at least of honest Conversation able to read and write Whether are his and the Sextons wages paid without fraud according to the custom of your Parish if not then by whom are they so defrauded and denied by whom are they chosen and whether the said Clerk be approved by the Ordinary And hath he taken an Oath as in such Cases is fit and required and is he diligent in his Office and serviceable to the Minister and doth he take upon him to meddle with any thing above his Office as Churching of women burying the