Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	day_n	lord_n	time_n	5,344	5	4.0909	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01652	A present for children. Being a brief, but faithful account of many remarkable and excellent things utter'd by three young children, to the wonder of all that heard them. To which is added a seasonable exhortaion to parents, for the education of their children. / By a person of quality. Published by William Bidbanck, M.A.	Bidbanck, William.	1685 (1685)	Wing B2864AA; ESTC R172962	19,343	86

might not sin against him and that she might not die before she had an Interest in Christ for then she must be in Hell to all Eternity and did desire she might be helped to believe It was never desired by her in all her long Sickness that any should pray for her natural Life or recovery out of her Affliction but continually desired her Visiters to seek the Lord for Patience and Strength to bear quietly her Affliction All that came to visit her did greatly wonder to hear such lisping Words for she could not then speak plainly so full of Wisdom and spiritual Understanding She became a wonder to all that saw her when they heard a Babe utter such great things Her usual Enquiry was concerning such as came to see her whether they were praying Persons and when she understood they were if they came to see her again then she would desire them to pray for her And as she did increase in Knowledg so she did express to them new things to be prayed for as that she might be made a new Creature that Christ might be her Portion and that she might not murmur against God Thus she continued in a very low Condition as to her Body earnest with many to pray for her After this a Friend told her it was her Duty to pray for her self and within a little time she did desire one that came to visit her to tell that Person she did now pray but it was replied to her you tell me so it may be that you may be commended which she denied and fell into a Passion of mourning so that they could not but encourage her and speak comfortably to her The Lord poured out upon her a Spirit of Prayer in which she did abound yet very privately and only with her Mother She chiefly prayed for her self and her Relations that they might all go to Heaven and be there together for ever She had but one Brother and when he came from School she would be persuading him to get alone into some private place and pray to God instead of playing Brother said she you may be praying It was her great desire to get an Opportunity to speak her Mind to her Brother largely and when he was by her Cradle she spake to him for near a quarter of an hour very affectionately and said Brother pray that the Lord would make you sensible of your Condition and pray that you may have a new Heart and that you may have an Interest in Christ O Brother going to Hell is sad O mind what I say it is for the good of your precious Soul that I speak this and that you may have good Hopes and good Grounds for Salvation O that the Lord would work a Change in your Heart that you may come to Heaven after me I have Joy but you have none I see that Christ hath died and suffered for me and O Brother that thou mayst see the same O Brother if thou diest without an Interest in Christ thou must go to Hell to all Eternity there is Fire and Brimstone and the time will never end O Brother delay no longer mind what I say to thee for thou dost not know but thou mayst die this Night before the Morning And she told him how sweet it was to go to Heaven for there was praising and singing Halelujahs to all Eternity Her Words were so affecting as they caused one that heard these things to shed many Tears She spake like one of full Age and not like a little Child in a Cradle It was her frequent Practice to persuade her Brother to be serious and to mind that which was good and to regard his precious Soul Altho she heard much for her Instruction from her Parents and was a Child of good Understanding yet her Teachings were more immediate than those of riper Years It was an Expression often uttered by her that she could not have spoken these things if it had not been in her Heart for it was not constantly that she did speak thus but as she enjoyed the sweet Gales of the holy Spirit Sometimes she spake but little and then again she was full of matter and her Tongue like a flowing Stream and she spake to Admiration so that the most that came to see her had presently that Scripture in their mouths Psal 8. compared with Mat. 21. 16. Out of the mouths of Babes and Sucklings thou hast perfected thy Praise Her Afflictions still encreased and she was now in the Furnace and had very sore nights days O the wearisom months that were appointed to her All that did behold her concluded that she would die suddenly yet revived and was as the Bush on fire and yet not consumed Much means was used for her recovery by a Neighbour Physician viz. Mr. Twiss who was very careful of her and sometimes she did amend but presently fell under greater Weakness The Lord held her Soul in Life to declare his Wonders Whilst her outward-Man decreased her inward-Man was renewed day by day Some Ministers and others beholding this great Work of God did think it their Duty to set apart some time solemnly to bless the Name of the Lord for his rich Grace bestowed on her and to seek to the Lord for his supporting Arms to be underneath her Her delight was very great in these days of Prayer and did earnestly desire many of them and she had choice Visitations from Heaven in and after those Times When a Day was appointed O how did she long for it and did say I shall long for the Day And when the Time was come she would of her own accord express what she did desire should be prayed for for her self for her Relations and would declare what she desired for her Brother the same she did for her Sister She did desire that she might have Faith and true Faith she was afraid to be an Hypocrite and it was one great request that they would pray for her that she might not die in the Dark Her Love was so great to those that prayed with her and for her that she would weep and mourn when they took their Leave of her she was unwilling to lose their Company Never did any Beggar more earnestly desire an Alms than she did beg for Days of Prayer even to her dying Day Her Light was as the Light of the Just shining more and more unto the perfect Day As the great God did ever honour his Word so he did by this Babe for she did beg for a Scripture-Evidence for her Future Happiness and after some days of Darkness the word Faith was set upon her Heart and much in her Mouth which is the Evidence of things not seen Heb. 11. 1. She had a clear Knowledg of Christ and did believe in him for Salvation She grew up also to a full Assurance yet had many Temptations causing her to fear she should go to Hell and would say That would be sad indeed Yet