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	provoke_v	1,966	5	10.4177	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19280	The art of giuing Describing the true nature, and right vse of liberality: and prouing that these dayes of the gospell haue farre exceeded the former times of superstition in true charitie and magnificence. By Thomas Cooper.	Cooper, Thomas, fl. 1626.	1615 (1615)	STC 5692; ESTC S118543	43,483	144

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and_o carelessness_n herein_o 4_o the_o best_a patrimony_n parent_n can_v leave_v their_o child_n be_v true_a godliness_n psal._n 37._o 26._o psal._n 112._o 2._o 5_o and_o therefore_o so_o to_o provide_v for_o our_o child_n as_o that_o we_o neglect_v this_o principal_a duty_n of_o charity_n be_v to_o betray_v our_o child_n and_o expose_v they_o to_o all_o misery_n psal._n 109._o 6_o yea_o hereby_o parent_n commit_v a_o double_a sin_n first_o in_o not_o take_v a_o right_a course_n for_o the_o provision_n of_o his_o child_n second_o hereby_o also_o he_o provoke_v his_o child_n to_o esteem_v more_o their_o earthly_a than_o their_o heavenly_a patrimony_n and_o so_o with_o the_o cadarens_n to_o prefer_v their_o swine_n before_o jesus_n christ._n 7_o because_o the_o child_n of_o rich_a man_n be_v usual_o graceless_a etc._n etc._n therefore_o it_o be_v far_o better_a to_o be_v a_o father_n to_o many_o orphan_n or_o fatherless_a child_n in_o feed_v and_o cherish_v they_o of_o christian_a 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exhort_v each_o other_o daily_o that_o we_o be_v not_o harden_v by_o the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n hebr._n 3._o 13._o and_o wait_v for_o the_o glorious_a revelation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n labour_v especial_o to_o avoid_v the_o cause_n and_o occasion_n of_o these_o vanity_n namely_o pretence_n of_o christian_a liberty_n as_o before_o 2_o idleness_n be_v diligent_a in_o our_o calling_n and_o commit_v the_o issue_n to_o god_n 3_o security_n as_o because_o we_o be_v safe_a all_o be_v well_o therefore_o we_o may_v be_v merry_a we_o may_v take_v our_o fill_n of_o pleasure_n 4_o atheism_n as_o think_v all_o our_o happiness_n consist_v in_o this_o life_n and_o that_o this_o happiness_n appear_v in_o the_o satisfy_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o eat_v and_o drink_v play_v and_o sport_n for_o to_o morrow_n we_o shall_v die_v 1_o cor._n 13._o 5_o last_o consider_v we_o that_o these_o sport_n 〈◊〉_d the_o most_o part_n as_o they_o be_v banish_v by_o the_o wise_a heathen_a out_o of_o their_o commonwealth_n so_o they_o be_v also_o condemn_v by_o the_o law_n of_o our_o land_n the_o party_n use_v many_o of_o they_o account_v no_o better_a than_o common_a rogue_n as_o player_n bearward_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o as_o rogue_n to_o be_v deal_v withal_o finis_fw-la sect._n 1_o sect._n 2._o sect._n 3_o 1_o sam._n 15._o sect._n 4._o sect._n 1_o sect._n 2._o sect._n 1_o first_o it_o must_v be_v free_a reason_n sect._n 2._o sect._n 3_o help_v hereunto_o sect._n 4._o sect._n 1_o sect._n 2._o sect._n 3_o sect._n 2._o psal._n 112._o pro._n 20._o pro._n 5._o 15._o mat._n 22._o sect._n 2._o sect._n 3_o sect._n 4._o sect._n 5._o luke_n 3._o sect._n 7._o sect._n 1_o sect._n 2._o levit._n 19_o 2_o deut._n 24._o 19_o sect._n 3_o psal._n 109._o 10._o act._n 8._o 19_o 2_o tim._n 4._o 14._o use_v note_n sect._n 1_o mat._n 15._o 3●_n sect._n 3_o charity_n when_o it_o do_v good_a levit._n 25._o deut._n 15._o 2._o of_o the_o vice_n contrary_a to_o beneficence_n sect._n 1_o sect._n 2._o isaiah_n 58._o the_o use_n to_o be_v make_v of_o these_o punishment_n sect._n 1_o tent._n reply_n sect._n 1_o tent._n conquest_n sect._n 1_o sect._n 1_o tent._n conquest_n note_n sect._n 2._o tent._n resist_v tent._n reply_n ob._n answ._n reply_n answ._n tent._n 3._o tent._n 3._o reply_n tent._n 4._o tent._n 4._o answ._n answ._n by_o king_n edward_n tit._n liu._n decad._n