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	servant_n	5,710	5	6.5909	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54216	Some fruits of solitude in reflections and maxims relating to the conduct of human life. Licens'd, May 24. 1693.	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1693 (1693)	Wing P1367; ESTC R216936	27,730	152

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be_v right_o if_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v do_v if_o not_o prudent_a though_o just_o it_o be_v not_o adviseable_a he_o that_o lose_v by_o get_v have_v better_o lose_v than_o get_v 156._o knowledge_n be_v the_o treasure_n but_o judgement_n the_o treasurer_n of_o a_o wise_a man._n 157._o if_o thou_o will_v be_v obey_v be_v a_o father_n be_v a_o son_n be_v obedient_a 158._o he_o that_o beget_v thou_o owe_v thou_o and_o have_v a_o natural_a right_n over_o thou_o 159._o next_o to_o god_n thy_o parent_n next_o they_o the_o magistrate_n 160._o remember_v thou_o be_v not_o more_o indebt_v to_o thy_o parent_n for_o thy_o nature_n than_o for_o their_o love_n and_o care_n 161._o rebellion_n in_o child_n be_v therefore_o death_n by_o god_n law_n and_o the_o next_o sin_n to_o idolatry_n which_o be_v renounce_v of_o god_n the_o great_a parent_n of_o all_o 162._o obedience_n to_o parent_n be_v not_o only_o our_o duty_n but_o our_o interest_n we_o receive_v our_o life_n from_o they_o and_o prolong_v it_o by_o obey_v they_o for_o obedience_n be_v the_o first_o commandment_n with_o promise_n 163._o the_o obligation_n be_v as_o indissolvable_a as_o the_o relation_n 164._o if_o we_o must_v not_o disobey_v god_n to_o obey_v they_o at_o least_o we_o must_v let_v they_o see_v when_o we_o do_v disobey_v they_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o in_o our_o refusal_n for_o some_o unjust_a command_n can_v excuse_v the_o general_a neglect_n of_o our_o duty_n 165._o a_o man_n in_o business_n must_v put_v up_o many_o affront_v if_o he_o love_v his_o own_o quiet_a 166._o we_o must_v not_o pretend_v to_o see_v all_o that_o we_o see_v if_o we_o will_v be_v easy_a 167._o it_o be_v endless_a to_o dispute_v upon_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v disputable_a 168._o a_o vindictive_a temper_n be_v not_o only_o uneasy_a to_o other_o but_o to_o they_o that_o have_v it_o 169._o rare_o promise_v but_o if_o lawful_a constant_o perform_v 170._o hasty_a resolution_n be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o vow_n and_o to_o be_v equal_o avoid_v 171._o i_o will_v never_o do_v this_o say_v one_o yet_o do_v it_o i_o be_o resolve_v to_o do_v that_o say_v another_o but_o flag_n upon_o second_o thought_n or_o do_v it_o though_o awkardly_a for_o his_o word_n sake_n as_o if_o it_o be_v worse_a to_o break_v his_o word_n than_o to_o do_v a_o miss_v in_o keep_v it_o 172._o wear_v none_o of_o thou_o own_o chain_n but_o keep_v free_a whilst_o thou_o be_v free_a 173._o it_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o passion_n that_o wisdom_n correct_v to_o lay_v thyself_o under_o resolution_n that_o can_v be_v well_o make_v and_o must_v be_v worse_o perform_v 174._o avoid_v all_o thou_o can_v be_v entrust_v but_o do_v thy_o utmost_a to_o discharge_v the_o trust_n thou_o undertake_v for_o carelessness_n be_v injurious_a if_o not_o unjust_a 175._o the_o glory_n of_o a_o servant_n be_v fidelity_n which_o can_v be_v without_o diligence_n as_o well_o as_o truth_n 176._o fidelity_n have_v enfranchise_a slave_n and_o adopt_a servant_n to_o be_v son_n 177._o reward_v a_o good_a servant_n well_o and_o rather_o quit_v than_o disquiet_v thyself_o with_o a_o ill_a one_o 178._o mix_v kindness_n with_o authority_n and_o rule_v more_o by_o discretion_n than_o rigour_n 179._o if_o thy_o servant_n be_v faulty_a strive_v rather_o to_o convince_v he_o of_o his_o error_n than_o discover_v thy_o passion_n and_o when_o he_o be_v sensible_a forgive_v he_o 180._o remember_v he_o be_v thy_o fellow-creature_n and_o that_o god_n goodness_n not_o thy_o merit_n have_v make_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o thou_o and_o he_o 181._o let_v not_o thy_o child_n domineer_v over_o thy_o servant_n nor_o suffer_v they_o to_o slight_v thy_o child_n 182._o suppress_v tales_n in_o the_o general_a but_o where_o a_o matter_n require_v notice_n encourage_v the_o complaint_n and_o right_o the_o aggrieve_v 183._o if_o thou_o be_v a_o child_n thou_o be_v to_o entreat_v and_o not_o to_o command_v and_o if_o a_o servant_n to_o comply_v where_o thou_o do_v not_o obey_v 184._o though_o there_o shall_v be_v but_o one_o master_n and_o mistress_n in_o a_o family_n yet_o servant_n shall_v remember_v that_o child_n have_v the_o reversion_n 185._o indulge_v not_o unseemly_a thing_n in_o thy_o master_n child_n nor_o refuse_v they_o what_o be_v fit_v for_o one_o be_v the_o high_a unfaithfulness_n and_o the_o other_o indiscretion_n as_o well_o as_o disrespect_n 186._o do_v thy_o own_o work_n honest_o and_o cheerful_o and_o when_o that_o be_v do_v help_v thy_o fellow_n that_o so_o another_o time_n he_o may_v help_v thou_o 187._o be_v not_o fanciful_o jealous_a for_o that_o be_v foolish_a as_o to_o be_v reasonable_o so_o be_v wise_a 188._o he_o that_o superfine_v upon_o other_o man_n action_n cozen_v himself_o as_o well_o as_o injure_v they_o 189._o to_o be_v very_o subtle_a and_o scrupulous_a in_o business_n be_v as_o hurtful_a as_o be_v over_o confident_a and_o secure_a 190._o in_o difficult_a case_n such_o a_o temper_n be_v timorous_a and_o in_o dispatch_n irresolute_a 191._o experience_n be_v a_o safe_a guide_n and_o a_o practical_a head_n be_v a_o great_a happiness_n in_o business_n 192._o we_o be_v too_o careless_a of_o posterity_n not_o consider_v that_o as_o they_o be_v so_o the_o next_o generation_n will_v be_v 193._o if_o we_o will_v mend_v the_o world_n we_o shall_v mend_v ourselves_o and_o teach_v our_o child_n not_o what_o we_o be_v but_o what_o they_o shall_v be_v 194._o we_o be_v too_o apt_a to_o awaken_v and_o tune_v up_o their_o passion_n by_o the_o example_n of_o our_o own_o and_o to_o teach_v they_o to_o be_v please_v not_o with_o what_o be_v best_a but_o with_o what_o please_v best_a 195._o it_o be_v our_o duty_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v our_o care_n to_o ward_v against_o that_o passion_n in_o they_o which_o be_v more_o especial_o our_o own_o weakness_n and_o affliction_n for_o we_o be_v in_o great_a measure_n accountable_a for_o they_o as_o well_o as_o for_o ourselves_o 196._o we_o be_v true_a turner_n of_o the_o world_n upside_o down_o for_o money_n be_v first_o and_o virtue_n last_o and_o least_o in_o our_o care_n 197._o it_o be_v not_o how_o we_o leave_v our_o child_n but_o what_o we_o leave_v they_o 198._o to_o be_v sure_a virtue_n be_v but_o a_o supplement_n and_o not_o a_o principal_a in_o their_o portion_n and_o character_n 199._o the_o country_n life_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v for_o there_o we_o see_v the_o work_n of_o god_n but_o in_o city_n little_a else_o but_o the_o work_v of_o men._n and_o the_o one_o make_v a_o better_a subject_n for_o our_o contemplation_n than_o the_o other_o 200._o as_o puppet_n be_v to_o man_n and_o baby_n to_o child_n so_o be_v man_n workmanship_n to_o god_n we_o be_v the_o picture_n he_o the_o reality_n 201._o god_n work_n declare_v his_o power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n but_o man_n work_n for_o the_o most_o part_n his_o pride_n folly_n and_o excess_n the_o one_o be_v for_o use_n the_o other_o chief_o for_o ostentation_n and_o lust_n 202._o art_n be_v good_a where_o it_o be_v beneficial_a socrates_n wise_o bound_v his_o knowledge_n and_o instruction_n by_o practice_n 203._o have_v a_o care_n therefore_o of_o project_n and_o yet_o despise_v nothing_o rash_o or_o in_o the_o lump_n 204._o ingenuity_n as_o well_o as_o religion_n sometime_o suffer_v between_o two_o thief_n pretender_n and_o despiser_n 205._o though_o injudicious_a and_o dishonest_a projector_n often_o discredit_v art_n yet_o the_o most_o useful_a and_o extraordinary_a invention_n have_v not_o at_o first_o escape_v the_o scorn_n of_o ignorance_n as_o their_o author_n rare_o have_v escape_v crack_v of_o their_o head_n or_o break_v their_o back_n 206._o undertake_v no_o experiment_n in_o speculation_n that_o appear_v not_o true_a in_o art_n nor_o then_o at_o thy_o own_o cost_n if_o costly_a or_o hazardous_a in_o make_v 207._o as_o many_o hand_n make_v light_a work_n so_o several_a purse_n make_v cheap_a experiment_n 208._o industry_n be_v certain_o very_o commendable_a and_o supply_n want_v of_o part_n 209._o patience_n and_o diligence_n like_o faith_n remove_v mountain_n 210._o do_v good_a with_o what_o thou_o have_v or_o it_o will_v do_v thou_o no_o good_a 211._o seek_v not_o to_o be_v rich_a but_o happy_a the_o one_o lie_n in_o bag_n the_o other_o in_o content_a which_o wealth_n can_v never_o give_v 212._o we_o be_v apt_a to_o call_v thing_n by_o wrong_a name_n we_o will_v have_v prosperity_n to_o be_v happiness_n and_o adversity_n to_o be_v misery_n though_o that_o be_v the_o school_n of_o wisdom_n and_o oftentimes_o the_o way_n to_o eternal_a happiness_n 213._o if_o thou_o will_v be_v happy_a bring_v thy_o mind_n to_o thy_o condition_n and_o have_v a_o indifferency_n for_o more_o than_o what_o be_v sufficient_a 114._o have_v but_o little_a to_o do_v and_o