Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	church_n	good_a	true_a	1,044	5	4.3446	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69044	A sermon necessarie for these times shewing the nature of conscience, with the corruptions thereof, and the repairs or means to inform it with right knowledge, and stirre it up to upright practise, and how to get and keep a good conscience. To which is adjoyned a necessarie, brief, and pithy treatise af [sic] the ceremonies of the Church of England. By Anthony Cade Batch. of Divinitie.	Cade, Anthony, 1564?-1641.	1639 (1639)	STC 4330; ESTC S107399	57,371	130

with_o fair_a pretence_n hide_v thy_o intent_n from_o the_o abuse_a people_n while_o thy_o own_o end_n be_v hide_v from_o thyself_o god_n see_v all_o thy_o conscience_n write_v all_o while_o thou_o needless_o and_o heedless_o run_v a_o full_a career_n to_o thy_o own_o destruction_n and_o thou_o david_n follow_v see_v 2._o sam._n 12._o and_o the_o chapter_n follow_v from_o the_o shepherd_n staff_n raise_v to_o the_o king_n sceptre_n and_o now_o settle_v in_o thy_o kingdom_n in_o great_a wealth_n peace_n honour_n and_o prosperity_n will_v thou_o now_o forget_v thyself_o so_o far_o that_o thy_o own_o hundred_o sheep_n will_v not_o satisfy_v thou_o but_o thou_o must_v take_v thy_o neighbour_n only_a ewe_n that_o lie_v in_o his_o bosom_n will_v thou_o commit_v so_o foul_a a_o act_n and_o yet_o a_o foul_a to_o murder_v the_o right_n innocent_a owner_n and_o to_o do_v it_o the_o close_o will_v thou_o betray_v the_o lord_n guiltless_a army_n into_o the_o enemy_n hand_n and_o cause_v his_o name_n to_o be_v blaspheme_v among_o the_o heathen_a and_o will_v thou_o hereby_o draw_v plague_n upon_o thou_o and_o thou_o and_o cut_v off_o thy_o prosperity_n when_o thou_o need_v not_o and_o do_v thy_o conscience_n all_o this_o while_n sleep_n and_o will_v never_o awake_v no_o no_o thy_o conscience_n be_v write_v all_o the_o while_n a_o chronicle_n of_o all_o thy_o do_n and_o after_o nine_o month_n when_o the_o child_n be_v bear_v nathan_n will_v open_v thy_o book_n and_o make_v thou_o read_v thou_o own_o sin_n which_o will_v cost_v thou_o many_o tear_n and_o much_o heart-grief_n and_o many_o affliction_n from_o thy_o own_o subject_n from_o thy_o own_o child_n all_o thy_o life_n long_o after_o for_o our_o innocence_n and_o good_a work_n use_v 2_o we_o need_v not_o hunt_v for_o eye-witness_n to_o clear_a and_o to_o cheer_v we_o idem_fw-la hic_fw-la murus_fw-la aheneus_fw-la esto_fw-la nil_fw-la conscire_fw-la sibi_fw-la nullâ_fw-la pallescere_fw-la culpâ_fw-la horat._n integer_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la scelerísque_fw-la purus_fw-la non_fw-la eget_fw-la maurus_fw-la jaculis_fw-la nec_fw-la arcu_fw-la etc._n etc._n idem_fw-la conscience_n alone_o give_v sufficient_a comfortable_a testimony_n a_o clear_a conscience_n be_v a_o brazen_a wall_n to_o keep_v off_o all_o the_o dart_n of_o sin_n or_o shame_v which_o ill_a tongue_n can_v throw_v against_o we_o he_o that_o be_v of_o sound_a life_n and_o free_a from_o ill-doing_n have_v his_o heaven_n within_o he_o and_o may_v say_v with_o s._n paul_n 2._o cor._n 1.12_o our_o rejoice_v be_v this_o the_o testimony_n of_o our_o conscience_n that_o in_o simplicity_n and_o godly_a sincerity_n not_o with_o fleshly_a wisdom_n but_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n we_o have_v have_v our_o conversation_n in_o the_o world_n and_o more_o abundant_o to_o youward_n in_o midst_n of_o slander_n and_o uncharitable_a surmise_n of_o malicious_a man_n comfort_v thyself_o with_o the_o witness_n of_o thy_o sincerity_n and_o innocence_n as_o s._n paul_n do_v there_o and_o act_n 23.1_o man_n and_o brethren_n i_o have_v live_v in_o all_o good_a conscience_n before_o god_n unto_o this_o day_n and_o act_v 24.16_o herein_o i_o do_v exercise_n myself_o to_o have_v always_o a_o conscience_n void_a of_o offence_n towards_o god_n and_o towards_o man_n and_o near_o his_o death_n 2._o tim._n 4.6_o now_o say_v he_o i_o be_o ready_a to_o be_v offer_v and_o the_o time_n of_o my_o departure_n be_v at_o hand_n i_o have_v fight_v a_o good_a fight_n i_o have_v finish_v my_o course_n i_o have_v keep_v the_o faith_n henceforth_o there_o be_v lay_v up_o for_o i_o the_o crown_n of_o righteousness_n etc._n etc._n our_o conscience_n also_o will_v witness_v use_v 3_o whether_o in_o do_v good_a work_n we_o serve_v god_n or_o ourselves_o that_o be_v whether_o we_o do_v the_o work_n of_o our_o vocation_n with_o true_a sincerity_n and_o simplicity_n of_o heart_n and_o observe_v all_o due_a circumstance_n refer_v all_o to_o the_o true_a end_n god_n glory_v chief_o and_o second_o our_o own_o salvation_n comfort_n and_o profit_n and_o the_o good_a of_o other_o without_o hurt_n or_o wrong_v to_o any_o which_o if_o we_o do_v our_o conscience_n will_v assure_v we_o 1.22_o 2._o cor._n 5.5_o rom._n 8.14_o 15_o 16._o eph._n 1.13_o 14_o 2._o cor._n 1.22_o we_o be_v guide_v by_o god_n spirit_n be_v in_o god_n favour_n have_v receive_v the_o earnest_n of_o our_o inheritance_n the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n although_o we_o feel_v still_o imperfection_n in_o ourselves_o as_o s._n paul_n do_v rom._n 7.21_o etc._n etc._n or_o whether_o we_o do_v our_o good_a work_n in_o hypocrisy_n and_o for_o our_o own_o by-end_n which_o may_v be_v profitable_a to_o other_o but_o neither_o please_v god_n nor_o our_o own_o conscience_n sound_o as_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v thus_o to_o apply_v it_o only_o to_o our_o present_a meeting_n preacher_n may_v find_v it_o write_v in_o their_o conscience_n 12._o see_v gabr._n powel_n consideration_n of_o the_o minister_n supplication_n to_o the_o parliament_n 1606._o pag._n 11_o 12._o whether_o their_o preach_n have_v be_v direct_v to_o god_n true_a service_n for_o his_o glory_n and_o the_o right_a information_n and_o falvation_n of_o his_o people_n or_o whether_o to_o their_o own_o praise_n to_o show_v their_o learning_n eloquence_n and_o wit_n or_o to_o please_v and_o humour_n their_o patron_n friend_n and_o people_n for_o maintenance_n and_o preferment_n i_o wish_v we_o all_o can_v say_v with_o s._n paul_n act_n 20.26_o i_o take_v you_o all_o to_o record_v this_o day_n that_o i_o be_o pure_a from_o the_o blood_n of_o all_o man_n and_o have_v teach_v you_o all_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n and_o act_n 24.16_o and_o 2._o cor._n 1.12_o our_o visitour_n and_o their_o inferior_a officer_n may_v find_v write_v in_o their_o conscience_n whether_o they_o make_v such_o a_o meeting_n as_o this_o morum_fw-la or_o nummorum_fw-la visitatio_fw-la sermon_n d._n boy_n in_o a_o visitation_n sermon_n visit_v to_o do_v good_a to_o the_o church_n or_o to_o themselves_o sure_o i_o be_o these_o office_n and_o meeting_n be_v ordain_v for_o good_a and_o the_o execution_n thereof_o do_v much_o good_a in_o our_o church_n to_o see_v that_o minister_n do_v their_o duty_n preach_v true_a and_o profitable_a doctrine_n and_o that_o diligent_o live_v honest_a and_o unoffensive_a life_n and_o be_v example_n of_o all_o goodness_n to_o their_o flock_n to_o see_v whether_o church-building_n furniture_n book_n vestment_n and_o especial_o people_n be_v in_o good_a order_n they_o that_o do_v all_o these_o good_a office_n deserve_v good_a recompense_n for_o their_o pain_n and_o care_n their_o person_n and_o office_n be_v venerable_a honourable_a and_o exceed_v profitable_a to_o the_o church_n but_o the_o good_a performance_n of_o the_o best_a visitour_n may_v be_v much_o hinder_v by_o corrupt_a or_o negligent_a under-officer_n churchwarden_n sideman_n apparitour_n which_o be_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o visitour_n i_o wish_v they_o to_o 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life_n of_o god_n through_o the_o ignorance_n that_o be_v in_o they_o because_o of_o the_o blindness_n of_o their_o heart_n 19_o who_o be_v past_a feeling_n have_v give_v themselves_o over_o unto_o lasciviousness_n to_o work_v all_o uncleanness_n with_o greediness_n in_o regard_n of_o these_o benefit_n and_o danger_n use_v 4_o it_o behove_v we_o to_o have_v a_o double_a care_n first_o to_o keep_v our_o law-book_n pure_a and_o perfect_a lest_o it_o mislead_v we_o to_o sin_n in_o stead_n of_o righteousness_n second_o to_o read_v it_o and_o follow_v it_o diligent_o lest_o it_o cease_v to_o be_v our_o guide_n and_o become_v our_o accuser_n the_o first_o man_n adam_n before_o his_o fall_n 25._o ad_fw-la bonum_fw-la nil_fw-la impediebat_fw-la ad_fw-la malum_fw-la nil_fw-la impellebat_fw-la magister_fw-la lib._n 2._o do_v 25._o have_v it_o pure_a and_o perfect_a ability_n to_o know_v his_o duty_n full_o and_o to_o perform_v it_o thorough_o but_o upon_o his_o fall_n he_o lose_v his_o 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