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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42582	Eirēnikon, or, A treatise of peace between the two visible divided parties ... by Irenæus Philadelphus Philanthropus ...	Philanthropus, Irenaus Philadelphus.; Gell, Robert, 1595-1665.	1660 (1660)	Wing G469; ESTC R21302	66,598	92

ΕΙΡΗΝΙΚΟΝ OR A TREATISE OF PEACE BETWEEN The two visible divided PARTIES Wherein is enquired 1. What Peace is here intended 2. Who the Parties are that differ 3. Wherein the Difference consists 4. How they fell out 5. Wherein they ought to agree 6. How they may be perswaded unto peace 7. By what means Reconciliation may be made between them How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the Gospel of Peace and bring glad tidings of good things Rom. 10.15 Blessed are the Peace-makers for they shall be called the Sons of God Math. 5.9 And Behold what maner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us that we should be called the Sons of God 1 John 3.1 By Irenaeus Philadelphus Philanthropus Presbyter and Professor of the more ancient Doctrine LONDON Printed by T. J. for Nath Brooks at the Angel in Cornhil 1660. A PREFACE TO THE Godly Learned READER IT is not the duty of a genuine childe to be still and silent when he hears his Parents chiding much less to be so disobedient as to provoke them with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 O well done Socrates O well said Xantippe When the dumb Son of Craesus saw one ready to kill his Father the indignity of the fact made him speak and say 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 kill not Craesus And indeed what ingenuous son of the Church can see the Reverend fathers of it and the Presbyters whose love should be as conjugal to maintain not onely a domestical and friendly chiding but even open enmity and strife so that they break out into sides and parties and are even at daggers drawing as we say what child can see this misbeseeming contention but he must step in and part the fray he must speak a word of pacification and reconciliation between them For although Solon would not that any should be Neuters when the City is rent by schism yet he forbids not endeavour of any to make peace Or if he or any other should so envy the blessing of peace unto a divided people sure I am a wiser then he hath said Blessed are the peace-makers for they shall be called the Sons of God When therefore I saw two parties who ought to be most dear one to other standing at defiance one against the other and no intercessor no mediator of their tribe between them I was constrained to undertake this Task Which indeed is a business worthy the labour of one far more able then my self Yet hath no man imposed this work upon me nor had I any other motive but the love of the God of peace and love who is the love it self the common love to mankinde the love to my countrey too lately rent and torn by civil wars upon the same occasion my love unto my dear Mother the Church of God So that it is purely a work and labour of love which accordingly I desire may be lovingly accepted I know it will be questioned who hath made this bold attempt to interpose himself as an umpire between two so potent adversaries I was aware of that as well knowing that he who parts a fray oftentimes bears blowes from both sides And what account do partial men make of such They esteem them as neuters and luke-warm persons And therefore such have great need to be supported and encouraged by the God of peace and love Moses had experience of this when he went about to make peace between his brethren Exod 2.13 who made thee a Prince and a Judge over us And what aspersions suffered the Apostles and Ambassadors of peace and how contrary to their profession and practise That they were disturbers of the common peace deceivers enemies to Government and many like slanders When St. Peter went about to break down the Partition-wall of Jewish ceremonies and so to make peace between Jewes and Gentiles he was accused of it as a great crime and put to his apology Acts 11. And when St. Paul went about to promote the same business what opposition found he both from Jewes and Gentiles Scourged stoned imprisoned buffeted reviled persecuted accounted unworthy to live upon the earth Yea Christ himself the peace it self and true peace-maker what contradiction of sinners did he suffer against himself for the very same work in the eminency of it Wherefore it is enough for the disciple that he be as his master and the servant as his Lord. Nor do I fear to spend or to be spent for the advancement of so great a work Howbeit that mine endeavours might the rather prosper I have concealed my name as well knowing that men are wont to make a God or a devil of a mans name If such or such a precious man speak this or that it 's received as an oracle from God if the same thing be spoken by one decryed as supposed heterodox and erroneous it 's esteemed by the same men a damnable errour I desire therefore that the judicious Reader will rather have regard to the subject and matter before him then trouble himself with enquiring whence it comes But truely there is so much the less hope of prevailing with men in this business because we see how loosely the bond of perfectness is tied how weak how bri●●●● is even among Professors of Religion how loving how dear how familiar soever they seem to be if a little honor or gain accrew to some one or other whereof all were capable presently envy and strife ariseth detraction and evil speaking As you have seen a company of dogs playing together it 's a resemblance befitted such currish friendship you would think they loved one another extremely cast but a bone among them they are presently together by the ears And because most men are of Themistocles minde they love to hear themselves well spoken of and of Sauls popularity they would be honored before the multitude therefore they make a tacite Covenant among themselves no way to disquiet or molest one another in their sins As if the angry man should agree with the drunkard upbraid not me with my peevishness and I 'le not trouble thee with thy ripling Spare me saith the coveteous man to the proud meddle not with my coveteousness and I 'le take no notice of thy pride Say nothing of my revengfulness saith the vindicative man and I 'le not molest thee with thine incontinency c. such Covenants as these seldom or never come above bord but are contracted by mutual and tacite consent because most men extremely love themselves their ease and security in the flesh And while these contracts last all the devils goods are in peace his wrath his intemperancy his pride his coveteousness his uncleaness his revengefulness and all the rest So that what ever pretence of religious tyes there may be among these men these are no other then the bonds of iniquity For the true love and peace is founded ●●●urity as St. James teacheth chap. 3. And if so ●●ere would not be such mutual connivence at one anothers