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	parent_n	perform_v	7,128	5	8.6080	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30128	Christian behaviour, or, The fruits of true Christianity shewing the ground from whence they flow in their godlike order in the duty of relations, as husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, servants &c. : with a word of direction to all backsliders / by John Bunyan.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1663 (1663)	Wing B5492; ESTC R14817	52,342	160

thou_o to_o have_v dominion_n over_o he_o but_o to_o be_v thy_o husband_n and_o to_o rule_v over_o thou_o 1_o tim._n 2_o 12._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 3_o 8._o 3._o wherefore_o though_o in_o truth_n thou_o may_v have_v more_o discretion_n than_o he_o ye●_n thou_o ought_v to_o know_v that_o thou_o wit●_n all_o that_o be_v thou_o be_v to_o be_v use_v as_o under_o th●_n husband_n even_o every_o thing_n ephes._n 5._o 24._o take_v heed_n therefore_o that_o what_o thou_o do_v go_v not_o in_o thy_o name_n but_o he_o not_o to_o thy_o exaltation_n but_o he_o carry_v all_o thing_n so_o by_o thy_o dexterity_n and_o prudence_n that_o not_o one_o of_o thy_o husband_n weakness_n be_v discover_v to_o other_o by_o thou_o a_o virtuous_a woman_n be_v a_o crown_n to_o her_o husband_n but_o she_o that_o cause_v shame_n be_v as_o rottenness_n to_o his_o bone_n for_o then_o as_o the_o wise_a ma●_n say_v she_o will_v do_v he_o good_a and_o not_o evil_a 〈◊〉_d the_o day_n of_o her_o life_n prov._n 12._o 4._o prov._n 31._o 14._o 4._o therefore_o act_n and_o do_v still_o as_o be_v under_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o th●_n husband_n now_o touch_v thy_o carriage_n to_o thy_o chi●●dren_n and_o servant_n thou_o be_v a_o parent_n and_o a_o mistress_n and_o so_o thou_o ought_v to_o demean_v thyself_o and_o beside_o see_v the_o believe_a woman_n be_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o church_n she_o ought_v as_o the_o church_n to_o nourish_v and_o instruct_v her_o child_n and_o servant_n as_o the_o church_n that_o she_o may_v answer_v in_o that_o particular_a also_o and_o true_o the_o wife_n be_v always_o at_o home_n she_o have_v great_a advantage_n that_o way_n wherefore_o do_v it_o and_o the_o lord_n prosper_v your_o proceed_n of_o child_n to_o parent_n there_o lie_v also_o a_o duty_n upon_o child_n to_o their_o parent_n which_o they_o be_v bind_v both_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n conscientious_o to_o observe_v child_n obey_v your_o parent_n in_o the_o lord_n for_o this_o be_v right_n and_o again_o child_n obey_v your_o parent_n in_o all_o thing_n for_o this_o be_v well-pleasing_a to_o the_o lord_n ephes._n 6._o 1._o col._n 3._o 20._o there_o be_v these_o general_a thing_n in_o which_o child_n shall_v show_v forth_o that_o honour_n that_o be_v due_a to_o their_o parent_n from_o they_o first_o they_o shall_v always_o count_v they_o better_o than_o themselves_o i_o observe_v a_o vile_a spirit_n among_o some_o child_n and_o that_o be_v they_o be_v apt_a to_o look_v over_o their_o parent_n and_o to_o have_v slight_v &_o scornful_a thought_n of_o they_o this_o be_v worse_a than_o heathenish_a such_o a_o one_o have_v get_v just_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o dog_n or_o beast_n that_o will_v bite_v those_o that_o beget_v they_o and_o she_o that_o bring_v they_o forth_o but_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n be_v now_o poor_a and_o i_o be_o rich_a and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o disparagement_n or_o at_o least_o a_o hindrance_n to_o i_o to_o show_v that_o respect_n to_o he_o as_o otherwise_o i_o may_v i_o tell_v thou_o thou_o argue_v like_o a_o atheist_n and_o a_o beast_n and_o stand_v in_o this_o full_a flat_a against_o the_o son_n of_o god_n read_v mark_v 7._o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o must_v a_o gift_n and_o a_o little_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o butterfly_n make_v thou_o that_o thou_o shall_v ●ot_n do_v for_o and_o honour_n to_o thy_o father_n and_o mother_n a_o wise_a man_n make_v a_o glad_a father_n but_o a_o foolish_a son_n despise_v his_o mother_n prov._n 15._o 20._o though_o thy_o parent_n be_v ne●er_o so_o low_a and_o thou_o thyself_o never_o so_o ●igh_a yet_o he_o be_v thy_o father_n and_o she_o thy_o mother_n and_o they_o must_v be_v in_o thy_o eye_n i●_n great_a esteem_n the_o eye_n that_o mock_v at_o his_o father_n and_o that_o despise_v to_o obey_v his_o mother_n the_o raven_n of_o the_o valley_n shall_v pick_v it_o out_o and_o the_o young_a eagle_n shall_v eat_v it_o prov._n 30._o 17._o second_o thou_o ought_v to_o show_v thy_o honour_n to_o thy_o parent_n by_o a_o willingness_n to_o help_v they_o with_o such_o necessary_n and_o accommodation_n which_o they_o need_v if_o any_o have_v nephew_n or_o child_n let_v they_o learn_v to_o show_v pity_n at_o home_n and_o to_o requite_v their_o parent_n say_v paul_n for_o that_o be_v good_a and_o acceptable_a before_o god_n 1_o tim._n 5._o 4._o and_o this_o rule_n joseph_n observe_v to_o his_o poor_a father_n though_o he_o himself_o be_v next_o the_o king_n in_o egypt_n gen._n 47._o 12._o gen._n 41._o 39_o 40_o 41_o 42_o 43._o but_o mark_v let_v they_o requite_v their_o parent_n there_o be_v three_o thing_n for_o which_o as_o long_o as_o thou_o live_v thou_o will_v be_v a_o debtor_n to_o thy_o parent_n 1._o for_o thy_o be_v in_o this_o world_n they_o be_v they_o from_o who_o immediate_o under_o god_n thou_o do_v receive_v it_o 2._o for_o their_o care_n to_o preserve_v thou_o when_o thou_o be_v helpless_a and_o can_v neither_o care_n for_o nor_o regard_v thyself_o 3._o for_o the_o pain_n they_o have_v take_v with_o thou_o to_o bring_v thou_o up_o until_o thou_o have_v child_n of_o thy_o own_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o pain_n watch_n fear_n sorrow_n and_o affliction_n that_o they_o have_v go_v under_o to_o bring_v thou_o up_o and_o when_o thou_o know_v it_o thou_o will_v not_o easy_o yield_v that_o thou_o have_v recompense_v they_o for_o their_o favour_n to_o thou_o how_o often_o have_v they_o sustain_v thy_o hunger_n clothe_v thy_o nakedness_n what_o care_n have_v they_o take_v that_o thou_o may_v have_v wherewith_o to_o live_v and_o do_v well_o when_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o go_v they_o possible_o have_v spare_v it_o from_o their_o own_o belly_n &_o back_n for_o thou_o and_o have_v also_o impoverish_v themselves_o that_o thou_o may_v live_v like_o a_o man_n all_o these_o thing_n ought_v due_o and_o like_o a_o man_n to_o be_v consider_v by_o thou_o and_o care_n ought_v to_o be_v take_v on_o thy_o part_n to_o requite_v they_o the_o scripture_n say_v so_o reason_n say_v so_o and_o there_o be_v none_o but_o dog_n and_o beast_n deny_v it_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o parent_n to_o lay_v up_o for_o their_o child_n and_o the_o duty_n of_o child_n to_o requite_v their_o parent_n three_o therefore_o show_v by_o all_o humble_a and_o sonlike_a carriage_n that_o thou_o do_v to_o this_o day_n with_o thy_o heart_n remember_v the_o love_n of_o thy_o parent_n thus_o much_o for_o obedience_n to_o parent_n in_o general_n again_o if_o thy_o parent_n be_v godly_a and_o thou_o wicked_a as_o thou_o be_v if_o thou_o have_v not_o a_o second_o work_n or_o birth_n from_o god_n upon_o thou_o than_o thou_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o thou_o be_v more_o strong_o engage_v to_o respect_n and_o honour_v thy_o parent_n not_o now_o only_o as_o a_o father_n in_o the_o flesh_n but_o as_o godly_a parent_n thy_o father_n and_o mother_n be_v now_o make_v of_o god_n thy_o teacher_n and_o instructer_n in_o the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n wherefore_o to_o allude_v to_o that_o of_o solomon_n o_o son_n hearken_v to_o the_o law_n of_o thy_o father_n and_o forsake_v not_o the_o law_n of_o thy_o mother_n bind_v they_o continual_o upon_o thy_o heart_n and_o tie_v they_o about_o thy_o neck_n prov._n 6._o 20_o 21._o now_o to_o provoke_v thou_o here_o to_o consider_v first_o that_o this_o have_v be_v the_o practice_n always_o of_o those_o that_o be_v and_o have_v be_v obedient_a child_n yea_o of_o christ_n himself_o to_o joseph_n and_o mary_n though_o he_o himself_o be_v god_n bless_v for_o ever_o luke_n 2._o 51._o second_o thou_o have_v also_o the_o severe_a judgement_n of_o god_n upon_o those_o that_o have_v be_v disobedient_a to_o awe_v thou_o as_o 1._o ishmael_n for_o but_o mock_v at_o one_o good_a carriage_n of_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n be_v both_o thrust_v out_o of_o his_o father_n inheritance_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o that_o with_o god_n approbation_n gen._n 21._o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o gal._n 4._o 30._o 2._o hophni_n and_o p●hinehas_n for_o refuse_v the_o good_a counsel_n of_o their_o father_n provoke_v the_o great_a god_n to_o be_v their_o enemy_n they_o hearken_v not_o to_o the_o voice_n of_o their_o father_n because_o the_o lord_n will_v slay_v they_o 1_o sam._n 2._o 23_o 24_o 25._o 3._o absolom_n be_v hang_v as_o i_o may_v say_v by_o god_n himself_o for_o rebel_a against_o his_o father_n 2_o sam._n 18._o 9_o beside_o little_o do_v thou_o know_v how_o heart-aking_a a_o consideration_n it_o be_v to_o thy_o parent_n when_o they_o do_v but_o suppose_v thou_o may_v be_v damn_v how_o many_o prayer_n sigh_n &_o tear_n be_v there_o wring_v from_o their_o heart_n upon_o

preach_v to_o i_o every_o day_n the_o carriage_n of_o christ_n to_o his_o church_n 2._o if_o thy_o wife_n be_v unbelieving_a or_o carnal_a wife_n than_o thou_o have_v also_o a_o duty_n lie_v before_o thou_o which_o thou_o be_v engage_v to_o perform_v under_o a_o double_a engagement_n 1._o for_o that_o she_o lie_v liable_a every_o moment_n to_o eternal_a damnation_n 2._o that_o she_o be_v thy_o wife_n that_o be_v in_o this_o evil_a case_n oh_o how_o little_a sense_n of_o the_o worth_n of_o soul_n be_v there_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o some_o husband_n as_o be_v manifest_a by_o their_o unchristian_a carriage_n to_o and_o before_o their_o wife_n now_o to_o qualify_v thou_o for_o a_o carriage_n suitable_a 1._o labour_v serious_o after_o a_o sense_n of_o her_o miserable_a state_n that_o thy_o bowel_n may_v yearn_v towards_o she_o soul._n 2._o beware_v that_o she_o take_v no_o occasion_n from_o any_o unseemly_a carriage_n of_o thou_o to_o proceed_v in_o evil_a and_o here_o thou_o have_v need_v to_o double_v thy_o diligence_n for_o she_o lie_v in_o thy_o bosom_n and_o therefore_o be_v capable_a of_o espy_v the_o least_o miscarriage_n in_o thou_o 3._o if_o she_o behave_v herself_o unseemly_a and_o unruly_a as_o she_o be_v subject_a to_o do_v be_v christless_a &_o graceless_a then_o labour_v thou_o to_o overcome_v her_o evil_a with_o thy_o goodness_n her_o frowardness_n with_o thy_o patience_n and_o meekness_n it_o be_v a_o shame_n for_o thou_o who_o have_v a_o other_o principle_n to_o do_v as_o she_o 4._o take_v fit_a opportunity_n to_o convince_v she_o observe_v her_o disposition_n and_o when_o she_o be_v most_o likely_a to_o bear_v then_o speak_v to_o her_o very_a heart_n 5._o when_o thou_o speak_v speak_v to_o purpose_n it_o be_v no_o matter_n for_o many_o word_n provide_v they_o be_v pertinent_a job_n in_o a_o few_o word_n answer_v his_o wife_n and_o take_v she_o off_o from_o her_o foolish_a talk_n thou_o speak_v say_v he_o like_o one_o of_o the_o foolish_a woman_n shall_v 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which_o shall_v provoke_v thou_o both_o to_o instruct_v and_o also_o to_o correct_v they_o 1._o to_o instruct_v they_o as_o the_o scripture_n say_v and_o to_o bring_v they_o up_o in_o the_o nurture_n and_o admonition_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o do_v this_o diligent_o when_o thou_o sit_v in_o thy_o house_n when_o thou_o lie_v down_o and_o when_o thou_o rise_v up_o ephes._n 6._o 4._o deut._n 6._o 7._o now_o to_o do_v this_o to_o purpose_n first_o do_v it_o in_o term_n and_o word_n easy_a to_o be_v understand_v affect_v not_o high_a expression_n they_o will_v drown_v your_o child_n thus_o god_n speak_v to_o his_o child_n and_o paul_n to_o his_o hos._n 12._o 10._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 2._o second_o take_v heed_n of_o fill_v their_o head_n with_o whimsy_n and_o unprofitable_a notion_n for_o this_o will_v soon_o learn_v they_o to_o be_v malepert_a and_o proud_a than_o sober_a and_o humble_a open_v therefore_o to_o they_o the_o state_n of_o man_n by_o nature_n discourse_n with_o they_o of_o sin_n of_o death_n and_o hell_n of_o a_o crucify_a saviour_n and_o the_o promise_n of_o life_n through_o faith_n train_n up_o a_o child_n in_o the_o way_n he_o shall_v go_v and_o when_o he_o be_v old_a he_o will_v not_o depart_v from_o it_o prov._n 22._o 6._o three_o there_o must_v be_v much_o gentleness_n and_o patience_n in_o all_o thy_o instruction_n lest_o they_o be_v discourage_v col._n 3._o 21._o and_o four_a labour_v to_o convince_v they_o by_o a_o conversation_n answerable_a that_o the_o thing_n of_o which_o thou_o instructe_v they_o be_v not_o feble_n but_o reality_n yea_o and_o reality_n so_o far_o above_o what_o can_v be_v here_o enjoy_v that_o all_o thing_n be_v they_o a_o thousand_o time_n better_o than_o they_o be_v be_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o glory_n and_o worthyness_n of_o these_o thing_n isaac_n be_v so_o holy_a before_o his_o child_n that_o when_o jacob_n remember_v god_n he_o remember_v that_o he_o be_v the_o fear_n of_o his_o father_n 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that_o what_o thou_o do_v thou_o do_v it_o in_o conscience_n to_o god_n and_o love_n to_o their_o soul_n 4._o and_o tell_v they_o that_o if_o fair_a mean_n will_v have_v do_v none_o of_o this_o severity_n shall_v have_v be_v this_o i_o have_v prove_v it_o will_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o afflict_v their_o heart_n as_o well_o as_o their_o body_n and_o it_o be_v the_o way_n that_o god_n deal_v with_o he_o it_o be_v the_o most_o likely_a to_o accomplish_v its_o end_n seven_o follow_v all_o this_o with_o prayer_n to_o god_n for_o they_o and_o leave_v the_o issue_n to_o he_o folly_n be_v bind_v up_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o child_n but_o the_o rod_n of_o correction_n will_v fetch_v it_o out_o prov._n 22._o 15._o last_o observe_v these_o caution_n 1._o take_v heed_n that_o the_o mis-deed_n for_o which_o thou_o corect_a thy_o child_n be_v not_o learn_v they_o by_o thou_o many_o child_n learn_v that_o wickedness_n of_o their_o parent_n for_o which_o they_o beat_v and_o chastise_v they_o 2._o 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