Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	command_v	law_n	moral_a	2,108	5	9.1759	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07733	The cleansing of the leper discoursed, and opened, first, in certaine lectures within the cathedrall church of Saint Paul, in London; vpon occasion of that great visitation of the plague, in the yeare of our Lord, 1603. And now thought meet to be published, for our present instruction and comfort; as being fitted both to this time of pestilence, and of famine amongst vs. By Henry Morley, Bachelour of Diuinitie.	Morley, Henry, d. 1616.	1609 (1609)	STC 18115; ESTC S112895	120,818	318

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thou_o have_v ibid._n august_n ibid._n dabis_fw-la impio_fw-la militi_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la vis_fw-la dare_v sacerdoti_fw-la thou_o shall_v give_v that_o unwilling_o unto_o the_o soldier_n that_o seek_v to_o make_v a_o prey_n of_o thou_o which_o thou_o will_v not_o willing_o give_v the_o priest_n that_o pray_v for_o thou_o confider_v this_o all_o you_o that_o forget_v god_n especial_o you_o who_o god_n have_v bless_v with_o plenty_n and_o abundance_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o riches_n 2._o mat._n 2._o and_o withal_o remember_v those_o wise_a man_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o east_n to_o worship_n christ_n they_o come_v lade_v with_o gold_n and_o myrrh_n and_o fankincense_n to_o offer_v unto_o he_o and_o shall_v not_o christian_n be_v as_o forward_o &_o as_o willing_a to_o do_v the_o like_a quale_n est_fw-la si_fw-la quod_fw-la fecit_fw-la magus_n non_fw-la faciat_fw-la christianus_n chrysol_n chrysol_n say_v chrysologus_fw-la what_o shame_n be_v it_o for_o christian_n not_o to_o 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and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o leviticall_a law_n be_v to_o be_v abolish_v at_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n be_v but_o type_n and_o shadow_n which_o be_v to_o give_v place_n unto_o the_o body_n as_o tertullian_n say_v and_o be_v to_o endure_v and_o to_o continue_v only_o 9.10_o heb._n 9.10_o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la tempus_fw-la correctionis_fw-la to_o the_o time_n of_o reformation_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v heb._n 9_o it_o may_v just_o be_v demand_v why_o christ_n will_v have_v the_o leper_n to_o observe_v that_o which_o he_o himself_o come_v to_o abolish_v to_o which_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o christ_n do_v not_o always_o dissolve_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n nor_o always_o keep_v it_o but_o sometime_o do_v the_o one_o sometime_o the_o other_o he_o do_v dissolve_v it_o sometime_o as_o he_o do_v in_o touch_v the_o leper_n to_o prepare_v and_o make_v a_o way_n mat._n chrysost_n in_o mat._n as_o chrysost_o say_v to_o his_o evangelicall_a doctrine_n and_o he_o observe_v it_o sometime_o as_o he_o do_v here_o in_o bid_v the_o leper_n to_o offer_v his_o gift_n as_o moses_n command_v thereby_o to_o bridle_v the_o mouth_n of_o some_o and_o to_o heal_v the_o weakness_n of_o other_o in_o yield_v and_o condescend_v some_o thing_n unto_o they_o second_o though_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n be_v to_o have_v a_o end_n by_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n yet_o notwithstanding_o not_o present_o at_o his_o come_n but_o after_o his_o death_n and_o his_o ascension_n and_o then_o not_o sudden_o neither_o but_o by_o degree_n and_o by_o little_a and_o little_a if_o our_o saviour_n christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n shall_v either_o sudden_o or_o altogether_o have_v abolish_v they_o 19_o august_n hieron_n epist_n 19_o man_n may_v have_v think_v that_o both_o they_o and_o other_o that_o live_v after_o do_v detest_v and_o abhor_v they_o as_o devilish_a and_o sacrilegious_a impiety_n and_o therefore_o to_o take_v away_o this_o slander_n and_o reproach_n from_o they_o and_o also_o to_o give_v a_o 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indeed_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v that_o after_o the_o death_n and_o ascension_n of_o christ_n 19_o august_n ep._n 19_o vetera_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la amiserunt_fw-la tanquam_fw-la vitam_fw-la officij_fw-la svi_fw-la as_o saint_n austen_n say_v the_o old_a sacrament_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o the_o law_n they_o lose_v as_o it_o be_v the_o life_n of_o their_o office_n but_o yet_o as_o the_o body_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v not_o to_o be_v cast_v unto_o dog_n &_o to_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n nor_o to_o be_v tumble_v present_o into_o their_o grave_n but_o be_v after_o a_o time_n to_o be_v bring_v decent_o and_o honourable_o unto_o their_o burial_n with_o certain_a obsequy_n and_o funeral_n rite_n perform_v by_o their_o friend_n and_o acquaintance_n while_o they_o live_v so_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n though_o they_o languish_v and_o begin_v to_o die_v at_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n yea_o and_o be_v dead_a also_o after_o his_o death_n yet_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n who_o 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leper_n his_o wildom_o in_o prevent_v and_o defeat_v the_o malicious_a practice_n of_o the_o priest_n by_o take_v away_o all_o occasion_n of_o calumniation_n from_o they_o his_o love_n and_o tender_a affection_n in_o be_v careful_a that_o the_o leper_n who_o he_o have_v heal_v may_v not_o be_v vex_v nor_o molest_v but_o be_v receive_v again_o into_o the_o society_n &_o company_n of_o other_o so_o as_o if_o christian_n be_v to_o follow_v christ_n as_o soldier_n follow_v their_o captain_n we_o may_v learn_v both_o to_o be_v wise_a in_o prevent_v &_o avoid_v of_o danger_n &_o also_o to_o be_v charitable_a in_o help_v &_o deliver_v such_o as_o be_v oppress_v and_o suffer_v injury_n for_o the_o former_a our_o saviour_n christ_n will_v have_v his_o disciple_n not_o only_o to_o have_v the_o innocency_n of_o the_o dove_n 10.16_o mat._n 10.16_o but_o also_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o serpent_n for_o as_o religion_n and_o civil_a conversation_n do_v very_o well_o agree_v together_o though_o some_o make_v all_o their_o religion_n to_o be_v in_o a_o certain_a austerity_n and_o rusticity_n so_o also_o piety_n and_o christian_a policy_n may_v very_o well_o agree_v together_o for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o ass_n which_o be_v void_a of_o all_o reason_n and_o understanding_n that_o be_v commend_v unto_o christian_n but_o the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o dove_n join_v with_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o serpent_n that_o be_v worthy_a of_o praise_n and_o commendation_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n have_v from_o time_n to_o time_n use_v singular_a wisdom_n in_o all_o their_o action_n it_o be_v say_v of_o jacob_n that_o he_o be_v a_o plain_a man_n for_o so_o it_o be_v in_o our_o english_a translation_n and_o yet_o what_o wisdom_n show_v he_o towards_o his_o uncle_n laban_n in_o keep_v his_o flock_n towards_o his_o wife_n live_v peaceable_o with_o they_o both_o and_o towards_o his_o brother_n esaw_n in_o pacify_v his_o wrath_n and_o displeasure_n conceive_v against_o he_o 32_o ge._n 30._o &_o 32_o gen._n 30.32_o what_o shall_v i_o tell_v you_o of_o david_n change_v his_o behaviour_n and_o feign_v himself_o mad_a when_o he_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o king_n achish_n 1._o sa._n 21._o 1._o sam._n 21._o 21._o of_o solomon_n make_v a_o show_n as_o if_o he_o will_v have_v have_v the_o live_a child_n to_o have_v be_v divide_v between_o the_o woman_n that_o do_v strive_v together_o 3._o 1._o king_n 3._o thereby_o to_o find_v out_o the_o true_a mother_n 1._o king_n 3._o of_o paul_n who_o see_v one_o part_n of_o the_o council_n to_o be_v of_o the_o pharisee_n and_o the_o other_o of_o the_o sadducee_n set_v they_o together_o one_o against_o a_o other_o 23.6_o act._n 23.6_o thereby_o to_o escape_v the_o danger_n that_o he_o be_v in_o act._n 23._o with_o diverse_a other_o example_n that_o i_o can_v bring_v that_o if_o god_n commend_v the_o unjust_a steward_n for_o deal_v wise_o 16._o luc._n 16._o luk._n 16._o he_o will_v much_o more_o commend_v just_a and_o godly_a man_n for_o deal_v wise_o the_o which_o be_v not_o speak_v to_o patronise_v or_o maintain_v the_o policy_n or_o rather_o the_o fraud_n and_o subtility_n of_o jesuit_n and_o machiavelist_n who_o profession_n be_v altogether_o to_o lie_v and_o to_o flatter_v to_o dissemble_v and_o to_o equivocate_v and_o to_o use_v all_o kind_n of_o treachery_n and_o villainy_n have_v all_o the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o serpent_n but_o nothing_o at_o all_o of_o the_o innocency_n of_o the_o dove_n for_o as_o bernard_n say_v of_o such_o wily_a and_o crafty_a fox_n as_o these_o be_v 65._o bern._n in_o cant_n ser_fw-mi 65._o vulpium_fw-la posteriora_fw-la foetent_fw-la the_o hinder_a part_n of_o these_o fox_n stink_n most_o abominable_o when_o their_o secret_n &_o devise_n come_v to_o be_v discover_v afterward_o who_o although_o they_o beguile_v the_o world_n for_o a_o while_n yet_o in_o the_o end_n god_n catch_v they_o in_o their_o own_o craftiness_n 3.19_o 1._o 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his_o quarrel_n that_o have_v the_o harm_n do_v unto_o he_o and_o smite_v the_o egyptian_a so_o shall_v we_o do_v when_o we_o see_v our_o brethren_n suffer_v wrong_a and_o oppression_n or_o to_o be_v in_o any_o distress_n whatsoever_o to_o help_v and_o deliver_v they_o either_o by_o our_o countenance_n and_o authority_n if_o we_o be_v in_o place_n to_o do_v it_o or_o at_o least_o by_o our_o good_a counsel_n and_o good_a endeavour_n or_o by_o any_o other_o mean_n whereby_o we_o may_v testify_v this_o christian_n &_o charitable_a affection_n towards_o they_o 4._o gen._n 4._o not_o to_o say_v as_o cain_n do_v when_o god_n ask_v he_o where_o his_o brother_n abel_n be_v 29.12_o job._n 29.12_o numquid_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la custos_fw-la fratris_fw-la mei_fw-la be_o i_o my_o brother_n keeper_n but_o rather_o to_o do_v as_o job_n do_v who_o profess_v that_o he_o deliver_v the_o poor_a and_o the_o fatherless_a and_o he_o that_o have_v none_o to_o help_v he_o that_o he_o be_v the_o eye_n to_o the_o blind_a the_o foot_n to_o the_o lame_a and_o a_o father_n unto_o the_o poor_a that_o he_o do_v break_v the_o chaw_v of_o the_o unrighteous_a man_n and_o do_v pluck_v the_o prey_n out_o of_o his_o tooth_n which_o duty_n all_o christian_n ought_v to_o perform_v not_o only_o by_o his_o example_n but_o also_o of_o christ_n here_o who_o be_v careful_a that_o the_o poor_a leper_n may_v not_o be_v molest_v but_o forthwith_o be_v pronounce_v clean_a and_o be_v receive_v of_o they_o but_o beside_o this_o our_o saviour_n christ_n have_v also_o a_o moral_a regard_n in_o forbid_v this_o leper_n to_o tell_v the_o miracle_n unto_o any_o man_n which_o be_v partly_o in_o regard_n of_o modesty_n as_o not_o care_v nor_o desire_v to_o have_v his_o good_a deed_n to_o be_v proclaim_v partly_o in_o regard_n of_o humility_n as_o fly_v all_o vainglory_n in_o seek_v the_o praise_n &_o commendation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o partly_o in_o regard_n of_o piety_n to_o give_v all_o the_o praise_n and_o glory_n hereof_o unto_o god_n who_o glory_n only_o he_o seek_v after_o not_o that_o he_o fear_v say_v caietan_n either_o immodesty_n or_o vain_a glory_n or_o impiety_n in_o himself_o but_o hereby_o to_o commend_v modesty_n humility_n and_o piety_n unto_o us._n for_o the_o first_o our_o saviour_n christ_n will_v not_o have_v we_o to_o divulge_v &_o to_o publish_v our_o good_a deed_n in_o brag_a and_o boast_v of_o they_o 6_o mat._n 6_o &_o in_o make_v a_o trumpet_n as_o it_o be_v to_o be_v blow_v before_o we_o as_o hypocrite_n use_v to_o do_v but_o rather_o to_o desire_v as_o much_o as_o we_o may_v to_o have_v our_o good_a deed_n to_o be_v hide_v and_o to_o be_v keep_v secret_a that_o so_o god_n who_o see_v in_o secret_n may_v reward_v we_o open_o in_o the_o law_n god_n do_v forbid_v to_o shear_v the_o first_o bear_v sheep_n deut._n 15._o to_o signify_v as_o bernard_n say_v 15.19_o deut._n 15.19_o that_o he_o will_v not_o have_v we_o to_o lay_v open_a nor_o to_o publish_v our_o good_a deed_n 13.44_o mat._n 13.44_o and_o in_o the_o gospel_n the_o man_n that_o find_v the_o treasure_n to_o which_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v resemble_v go_v present_o &_o hide_v the_o treasure_n that_o he_o find_v for_o virtue_n and_o good_a work_n say_v the_o same_o father_n do_v grow_v &_o increase_v in_o private_a &_o secret_a place_n but_o they_o do_v wither_v &_o decrese_v in_o public_a and_o open_a place_n ant._n satis_fw-la tutus_fw-la penus_fw-la meritorum_fw-la oblivio_fw-la meritorum_fw-la chrysost_n hom_n 39_o ad_fw-la pop_v ant._n the_o safe_a place_n to_o lay_v up_o our_o virtue_n be_v in_o oblivion_n say_v chrysostome_n that_o be_v a_o most_o safe_a and_o sure_a store-house_n to_o keep_v they_o in_o even_o as_o gold_n and_o silver_n or_o