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	work_n	3,459	5	5.8504	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05357	An epithrene: or Voice of vveeping bewailing the want of vveeping. A meditation.	Lesly, John.	1631 (1631)	STC 15510; ESTC S108512	86,967	339

it_o any_o be_v of_o misery_n unto_o they_o or_o in_o they_o but_o rather_o work_v both_o sense_n and_o cure_n of_o all_o their_o misery_n now_o if_o we_o will_v know_v moveat_fw-la tantos_fw-la quae_fw-la causa_fw-la dolores_fw-la what_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o so_o much_o weep_v 10._o bern_n de_fw-fr mode_n vve_v serm._n 10._o bernard_n show_v we_o four_o cause_n 1._o our_o own_o iniquity_n 2._o worldly_n misery_n 3._o compassion_n of_o other_o 4._o the_o love_n of_o eternal_a glory_n for_o the_o first_o 6.6_o psal_n 6.6_o david_n make_v his_o bed_n to_o swim_v and_o water_v his_o couch_n with_o tear_n for_o the_o second_o 120.5_o psal_n 120.5_o davia_n likewise_o bemoan_v his_o woeful_a sojourn_v in_o mesech_n and_o dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o kedar_n for_o the_o three_o our_o saviour_n weep_v over_o jerusalem_n for_o the_o four_o 41_o luke_n 19_o 41_o 137.1_o psal_n 137.1_o the_o church_n by_o the_o river_n of_o babylon_n sit_v down_o and_o weep_v all_o which_o more_o compendious_o w●_n reduce_v to_o this_o dichotomie_n sin_n and_o punishment_n hinc_fw-la illae_fw-la lachrymae_fw-la hence_o proceed_v all_o our_o tear_n for_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o lord_n hatred_n &_o hostility_n against_o we_o the_o seed_n out_o of_o which_o all_o misery_n grow_v and_o the_o debt_n for_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v cast_v into_o perpetual_a prison_n be_v it_o not_o pardon_v do_v no_o less_o make_v we_o miserable_a than_o the_o punishment_n of_o sinne._n see_v then_o so_o long_o as_o manent_fw-la sceleris_fw-la vestigia_fw-la nostri_fw-la sin_n be_v the_o first_o cause_n why_o the_o regenerate_v do_v weep_v their_o weep_v will_v be_v easy_o excuse_v if_o it_o can_v be_v perceive_v how_o their_o thought_n be_v just_o distemper_v first_o at_o the_o corruption_n of_o sin_n in_o themselves_o next_o at_o the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n in_o other_o be_v it_o but_o for_o these_o two_o only_a i_o know_v not_o why_o any_o who_o understanding_n be_v enlighten_v with_o grace_n shall_v have_v pleasure_n or_o liberty_n almost_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o only_o to_o weep_v §._o 46._o and_o first_o who_o but_o a_o stranger_n to_o a_o wound_a spirit_n can_v with_o dry_a eye_n humble_v himself_o before_o the_o lord_n in_o affliction_n of_o conscience_n for_o his_o own_o sin_n when_o as_o if_o but_o in_o the_o end_n of_o one_o day_n he_o shall_v examine_v his_o thought_n word_n and_o work_n from_o his_o wake_n in_o the_o morning_n to_o that_o hour_n when_o he_o behold_v the_o spot_n of_o his_o soul_n his_o decay_n of_o grace_n his_o neglect_n of_o duty_n his_o coldness_n in_o religion_n his_o fall_n from_o his_o first_o love_n and_o the_o many_o breach_n of_o his_o conscience_n sure_o such_o a_o one_o be_v though_o a_o monarch_n in_o this_o world_n more_o to_o be_v pity_v then_o a_o galleyslave_n that_o in_o such_o misery_n pity_v not_o himself_o with_o weep_v quid_fw-la miserius_fw-la misero_fw-la non_fw-la miserante_fw-la seipsum_fw-la there_o be_v none_o in_o augustine_n judgement_n so_o miserable_a as_o that_o man_n that_o commiserate_v not_o himself_o 13._o aug._n conf._n lib._n 1._o c._n 13._o but_o if_o he_o find_v himself_o lapse_v with_o peter●_n into_o perjury_n with_o manasseh_n into_o idolatry_n with_o david_n into_o adultery_n with_o paul_n into_o blasphemy_n or_o the_o like_a grievous_a and_o scandalous_a sin_n then_o do_v they_o know_v that_o cypr._n cypr._n magnum_fw-la peccatum_fw-la magnâ_fw-la deleri_fw-la vult_fw-la misericordia_fw-la great_a sin_n must_v be_v wipe_v away_o with_o great_a mercy_n and_o great_a mercy_n must_v be_v sue_v for_o with_o great_a weep_v therefore_o nothing_o but_o chatter_v like_o crane_n mourn_v like_o dove_n or_o make_v bed_n to_o swim_v with_o tear_n can_v be_v sufficient_a to_o expiate_v the_o heinousness_n of_o these_o iniquity_n 2._o aug._n de_fw-fr nupt._n &_o concup_n l._n 2._o c._n 2._o our_o daily_a conflict_n with_o sin_n etiamsi_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la damnabilis_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la perficit_fw-la iniquitatem_fw-la est_fw-la tamen_fw-la miserabilis_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la pacem_fw-la howsoever_o it_o be_v not_o damnable_a because_o it_o accomplish_v not_o sin_n yet_o it_o be_v miserable_a because_o not_o peaceable_a thus_o also_o enclose_v in_o the_o horrible_a pit_n as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o terror_n in_o conscience_n for_o our_o sin_n beside_o outward_a vexation_n from_o the_o dragon_n and_o ostrich_n of_o the_o world_n the_o immediate_a malice_n of_o satan_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n the_o flood_n of_o god_n indignation_n go_v over_o our_o head_n and_o heart_n there_o must_v be_v in_o we_o a_o great_a mourn_a as_o the_o mourn_a of_o hadadrimmon_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o megiddon_n before_o we_o can_v be_v true_o reconcile_v to_o god_n and_o in_o this_o case_n hoc_fw-la ipso_fw-la sunt_fw-la majores_fw-la tumores_fw-la quo_fw-la minores_fw-la dolores_fw-la the_o lesser_a our_o weep_n the_o great_a be_v our_o wickedness_n for_o so_o much_o as_o we_o can_v neither_o see_v our_o sin_n nor_o sorrow_n for_o they_o do_v not_o the_o lord_n both_o enlighten_v our_o understanding_n and_o soften_v our_o heart_n in_o weep_v the_o regenerate_v can_n and_o do_v forget_v all_o thing_n and_o among_o all_o thing_n themselves_o also_o to_o find_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o seek_v it_o by_o weep_v as_o the_o high_a heaven_n draw_v all_o the_o inferior_a orb_n with_o the_o circumference_n thereof_o although_o they_o have_v natural_o a_o contrary_a course_n or_o motion_n so_o our_o reason_n enable_v by_o grace_n draw_v all_o our_o appetite_n to_o this_o service_n and_o sacrifice_n although_o they_o have_v proper_o a_o inclination_n clean_o contrary_a to_o weep_v where_o then_o be_v our_o judgement_n where_o be_v our_o right_a wit_n nay_o where_o be_v our_o inordinate_a self-love_n which_o be_v always_o careful_a to_o avoid_v both_o loss_n and_o harm_n if_o when_o the_o lord_n enlighten_v our_o understanding_n we_o shall_v drown_v our_o sin_n in_o wantonness_n and_o not_o in_o weep_v in_o all_o thing_n we_o be_v bind_v after_o repentance_n to_o seek_v nothing_o but_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o contempt_n and_o abnegation_n of_o ourselves_o which_o we_o do_v most_o when_o we_o weep_v most_o therefore_o the_o more_o tear_n we_o shed_v for_o our_o sin_n the_o more_o we_o do_v both_o loath_a and_o lament_v the_o service_n we_o have_v do_v they_o the_o soon_o seek_v we_o to_o withdraw_v our_o desire_n from_o their_o subjection_n and_o the_o sure_a be_v we_o to_o find_v the_o favour_n of_o god_n what_o then_o shall_v penitent_a sinner_n do_v but_o live_v in_o lament_v the_o error_n of_o their_o life_n and_o consume_v all_o their_o day_n which_o be_v to_o come_v in_o bewail_v every_o part_n thereof_o which_o be_v past_a and_o watch_v against_o the_o deprave_a passage_n to_o come_v rejoice_v chief_o when_o they_o can_v be_v sorrowful_a for_o their_o sin_n 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