Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	good_a	grace_n	work_n	2,630	5	5.5140	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91746	The meanes and method of healing in the Church. Set forth in a sermon. Preached before the Right Honourable the House of Peers in Westminster Abby, April 30. 1660. being a day of solemn humiliation to seek God for his blessing on the counsels of the Parliament. By Edward Reynolds, D.D. and Dean of Christ-Church.	Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.	1660 (1660)	Wing R1265; Thomason E983_32; ESTC R203411	17,461	47

o_o lord_n give_v not_o thy_o heritage_n to_o reproach_n joel_n 2._o 17._o and_o the_o lord_n when_o there_o be_v no_o motive_n else_o be_v marvellous_o wrought_v on_o by_o this_o argument_n be_v ephraim_n my_o dear_a son_n be_v he_o a_o pleasant_a child_n for_o since_o i_o speak_v against_o he_o i_o do_v earnest_o remember_v he_o still_o therefore_o my_o bowel_n be_v trouble_v for_o he_o i_o will_v sure_o have_v mercy_n upon_o he_o say_v the_o lord_n jer._n 31._o 20._o in_o confession_n we_o must_v say_v thus_o and_o thus_o have_v we_o do_v josh._n 7._o 20._o in_o petition_n we_o must_v say_v thus_o and_o thus_o have_v thou_o promise_v we_o may_v argue_v much_o better_a from_o relation_n than_o performance_n lord_n we_o be_v thy_o child_n when_o we_o deserve_v wrath_n thou_o do_v adopt_v we_o though_o we_o deserve_v it_o still_o do_v not_o reject_v we_o when_o thou_o do_v adopt_v we_o thou_o do_v adopt_v enemy_n if_o thou_o shall_v reject_v we_o thou_o shall_v reject_v child_n our_o unworthiness_n can_v not_o prevent_v thy_o mercy_n let_v it_o not_o remove_v it_o 2._o in_o what_o manner_n to_o do_v duty_n none_o can_v do_v duty_n aright_o but_o as_o one_o of_o his_o and_o in_o covenant_n with_o he_o in_o christ_n by_o faith_n both_o our_o person_n and_o our_o service_n be_v accept_v ephe._n 1._o 6._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 5._o the_o altar_n sanctify_v the_o gift_n and_o he_o be_v our_o altar_n 5._o out_o of_o he_o we_o can_v do_v nothing_o duty_n be_v not_o do_v aright_o but_o in_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n jehu_n do_v a_o work_n material_o good_a but_o carnal_a policy_n turn_v it_o into_o sin_n hos._n 1._o 4._o to_o pray_v and_o yet_o hold_v 15._o fast_a cruelty_n to_o fast_v and_o to_o take_v pleasure_n 1._o in_o wickedness_n to_o bring_v offering_n and_o 21._o flock_n to_o god_n house_n and_o still_o delight_n in_o violence_n and_o oppression_n if_o any_o thing_n be_v to_o mock_v god_n and_o provoke_v wrath_n certain_o this_o be_v to_o make_v 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to_o take_v they_o into_o your_o protection_n they_o who_o hurt_v they_o hew_v at_o the_o bough_n whereon_o they_o stand_v dig_v under_o the_o foundation_n which_o hold_v they_o up_o this_o for_o the_o qualification_n of_o the_o person_n of_o who_o these_o duty_n be_v require_v the_o duty_n themselves_o require_v for_o the_o removal_n of_o judgement_n follow_v 1._o if_o they_o shall_v humble_v themselves_o and_o be_v cast_v down_o under_o my_o holy_a hand_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o my_o displeasure_n but_o that_o be_v not_o enough_o ahab_n do_v so_o 1_o reg._n 21._o 27._o who_o for_o aught_o we_o read_v do_v not_o pray_v unto_o god_n 2._o if_o they_o shall_v pray_v and_o cry_v for_o help_v as_o niniveh_n do_v jonah_n 3._o 8._o but_o that_o be_v not_o enough_o neither_o hypocrite_n in_o distress_n will_v say_v arise_v and_o save_v we_o jer._n 2._o 27._o they_o will_v spread_v forth_o their_o hand_n and_o make_v many_o prayer_n isa._n 1._o 15._o and_o cry_v in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o lord_n with_o a_o loud_a voice_n ezek._n 8._o 18._o and_o inquire_v early_o after_o he_o psalm_n 78._o 34._o 3._o if_o they_o shall_v seek_v my_o face_n be_v grieve_v more_o for_o my_o displeasure_n than_o my_o rod_n pray_v first_o for_o mercy_n and_o then_o for_o heal_v as_o david_n psalm_n 6._o 2._o it_o be_v christ_n method_n first_o to_o forgive_v and_o then_o to_o heal_v mat._n 9_o 2_o 6._o and_o it_o must_v be_v we_o in_o pray_v for_o it_o but_o neither_o be_v this_o enough_o pharaoh_n can_v be_v content_v to_o have_v his_o sin_n forgive_v though_o he_o will_v not_o let_v it_o go_v exodus_fw-la 10._o 17._o 4._o if_o they_o shall_v turn_v from_o their_o evil_a way_n and_o so_o lift_v up_o holy_a hand_n unto_o god_n first_o wash_v their_o hand_n in_o innocency_n and_o then_o compass_v the_o lord_n altar_n psalm_n 26._o 6._o put_v iniquity_n far_o away_o from_o their_o hand_n and_o then_o stretch_v they_o forth_o towards_o god_n job_n 11._o 13_o 14._o lift_v up_o pure_a hand_n 1_o tim._n 2._o 8._o put_v away_o the_o evil_a of_o their_o do_n and_o then_o come_v and_o reason_n together_o with_o the_o lord_n isaiah_n 1._o 16_o 17_o 18._o 1._o then_o if_o they_o shall_v humble_v themselves_o a_o duty_n call_v for_o by_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n mic._n 6._o 8._o jam._n 4._o 10._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 6._o special_o respect_v by_o god_n as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o case_n of_o josiah_n 2_o reg._n 22._o 19_o and_o gracious_a promise_n make_v thereunto_o leviticus_n 26._o 41._o 42._o it_o empty_v the_o heart_n of_o self-confidence_n be_v the_o root_n of_o that_o fundamental_a duty_n of_o self-denial_n it_o fit_v for_o approach_v to_o god_n because_o the_o more_o humble_a the_o more_o welcome_a the_o more_o we_o tremble_v at_o his_o threaten_n the_o more_o we_o shall_v supplicate_v for_o his_o grace_n isa._n 66._o 2._o job_n 9_o 15._o it_o dispose_v to_o a_o confession_n of_o sin_n as_o we_o see_v in_o the_o poor_a prodigal_n and_o publican_n luke_n 15._o 17_o 18_o 19_o luke_n 18._o 13._o it_o prepare_v the_o heart_n for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o mercy_n though_o the_o proclamation_n be_v make_v and_o the_o court_n of_o mercy_n be_v open_a to_o all_o rev._n 17._o 22._o yet_o while_o man_n love_v sin_n they_o forsake_v mercy_n jon._n 2._o 8._o but_o when_o the_o soul_n be_v humble_v it_o open_v to_o god_n and_o his_o grace_n weary_a soul_n be_v glad_a to_o be_v satiate_v jer._n 31._o 25._o it_o make_v way_n to_o the_o forsake_n of_o sin_n the_o more_o a_o soul_n be_v humble_v for_o it_o the_o more_o it_o be_v fearful_a of_o it_o and_o watchful_a against_o it_o humiliation_n be_v twofold_a 1._o a_o passive_a when_o god_n break_v the_o heart_n by_o the_o hammer_n of_o the_o word_n as_o it_o be_v call_v jer._n 23._o 29._o or_o by_o some_o sore_a affliction_n 2._o active_a when_o the_o soul_n humble_v itself_o under_o sin_n and_o wrath_n when_o a_o man-afflict_v his_o own_o soul_n levit._n 16._o 29._o again_o this_o be_v twofold_a 1._o legal_a proceed_v from_o a_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n when_o the_o heart_n roar_v on_o a_o rack_n or_o melt_v in_o a_o furnace_n be_v fill_v with_o consternation_n and_o anguish_n under_o the_o weight_n of_o sin_n and_o wrath_n which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o pharaoh_n ahab_n belshazzar_n felix_n the_o jailor_n the_o murderer_n of_o christ_n 2._o evangelical_a when_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o only_o break_v and_o batter_v with_o the_o horror_n and_o dread_n of_o wrath_n this_o it_o may_v be_v and_o remain_v hard_a as_o every_o piece_n of_o a_o break_a flint_n be_v hard_o still_o but_o when_o it_o be_v kind_o melt_v and_o soften_v with_o apprehension_n of_o god_n goodness_n and_o free_a grace_n a_o compound_a duty_n make_v up_o of_o love_n and_o sorrow_n the_o humiliation_n of_o hezekiah_n jer._n 26._o 19_o and_o of_o josiah_n 2_o chron._n 34._o 27._o this_o be_v a_o perpetual_a duty_n as_o long_o as_o sin_n remain_v there_o must_v be_v a_o sense_n of_o it_o and_o sorrow_n for_o it_o but_o in_o some_o time_n and_o case_n it_o be_v special_o to_o be_v renew_v as_o in_o time_n of_o extraordinary_a sin_n and_o provocation_n of_o public_a danger_n and_o distress_n of_o great_a enterprize_n attempt_v or_o success_n and_o blessing_n desire_v which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o exra_n 8._o 21._o the_o great_a sin_n the_o sad_a division_n the_o disjoint_a affection_n the_o contrary_a interest_n the_o doleful_a error_n and_o distemper_n in_o the_o church_n the_o miserable_a fluctuation_n and_o discomposure_n which_o have_v be_v in_o the_o state_n the_o horrid_a violation_n of_o order_n and_o justice_n the_o woeful_a stain_n which_o have_v be_v upon_o the_o land_n by_o the_o irregular_a and_o

we_o consider_v how_o much_o god_n require_v and_o how_o little_a we_o perform_v i_o will_v go_v in_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v make_v mention_n of_o thy_o righteousness_n of_o thy_o only_a psal._n 71._o 16._o ashur_n shall_v not_o save_v we_o we_o will_v not_o ride_v upon_o horse_n nor_o say_v to_o the_o work_n of_o our_o hand_n you_o be_v our_o god_n for_o in_o thou_o the_o father_n less_o find_v mercy_n hos._n 14._o 3._o isa._n 17._o 7_o 8._o it_o will_v make_v we_o exceed_o meek_a and_o patient_a in_o affliction_n it_o be_v nothing_o but_o ignorance_n of_o ourselves_o which_o make_v we_o swell_v and_o fret_v against_o god_n if_o we_o be_v live_v man_n we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o complain_v for_o we_o suffer_v less_o than_o our_o iniquity_n deserve_v lam._n 3._o 39_o 40._o job_n 11._o 6._o psal._n 103_o 10._o ezra_n 9_o 13._o and_o that_o we_o may_v have_v the_o better_a and_o full_a view_n of_o ourselves_o of_o our_o heart_n and_o life_n let_v we_o look_v upon_o the_o holy_a law_n of_o god_n it_o be_v exceed_o broad_a and_o reach_v to_o the_o small_a corruption_n psalm_n 119._o 96._o exceed_o spiritual_a and_o search_v the_o inmost_a corner_n of_o the_o soul_n rom._n 7._o 14._o exceed_o pure_a and_o can_v away_o with_o the_o least_o pollution_n psalm_n 119._o 140._o exceed_o perfect_a and_o will_v not_o dispense_v with_o any_o defect_n psalm_n 19_o 7._o exceed_o right_a and_o straight_o and_o can_v endure_v any_o guile_n of_o spirit_n psalm_n 19_o 8_o 9_o upon_o the_o exceed_a great_a and_o precious_a promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v the_o portion_n and_o dowry_n of_o the_o church_n here_o below_o upon_o the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o love_n and_o grace_n which_o seal_v believer_n unto_o the_o day_n of_o redemption_n upon_o the_o free_a love_n whereby_o we_o be_v elect_v upon_o the_o precious_a blood_n whereby_o we_o be_v redeem_v upon_o the_o glorious_a inheritance_n whereunto_o we_o be_v reserve_v upon_o the_o gracious_a image_n after_o which_o we_o be_v renew_v this_o holy_a law_n we_o have_v violate_v these_o precious_a promise_n we_o have_v undervalue_v this_o bless_a spirit_n we_o have_v grieve_v this_o grace_n we_o have_v abuse_v this_o image_n defile_v this_o free_a love_n this_o inestimable_a blood_n this_o glorious_a inheritance_n we_o have_v deprize_v and_o miserable_o neglect_v ●ad_a disesteem_v what_o remain_v but_o that_o we_o cry_v out_o all_o with_o the_o leper_n in_o the_o law_n unclean_a unclean_a last_o let_v we_o take_v off_o our_o sin_n if_o we_o be_v not_o rock_n and_o adamant_n that_o will_v humble_v we_o we_o be_v make_v to_o converse_v with_o god_n and_o sin_n have_v shut_v he_o out_o of_o all_o our_o thought_n we_o use_v to_o lament_v sad_a alteration_n when_o a_o garden_n of_o eden_n be_v make_v a_o wilderness_n city_n turn_v into_o ruinous_a heap_n they_o that_o wear_v scarlet_a embrace_v dunghill_n how_o shall_v we_o bewail_v the_o sad_a change_n which_o sin_n have_v wrought_v in_o our_o nature_n and_o life_n that_o a_o creature_n stamp_v with_o the_o impress_n of_o the_o divine_a image_n make_v for_o high_a and_o honourable_a employment_n shall_v so_o far_o degenerate_a as_o to_o be_v a_o child_n of_o darkness_n a_o vassal_n of_o hell_n a_o vessel_n of_o lust_n that_o a_o soul_n make_v of_o a_o kind_n of_o angelical_a substance_n shall_v sink_v itself_o into_o the_o balance_n with_o sordid_a pleasure_n with_o perish_v profit_n with_o noisome_a lust_n shall_v barter_n and_o sell_v away_o its_o self_n and_o its_o salvation_n for_o wind_n for_o shame_n for_o vanity_n for_o rottenness_n and_o change_v its_o glory_n for_o that_o which_o do_v not_o profit_n that_o a_o tongue_n which_o be_v make_v to_o glorify_v god_n and_o to_o be_v our_o glory_n make_v for_o prayer_n and_o praise_n and_o gracious_a communication_n shall_v belch_v out_o blasphemy_n and_o profaneness_n oath_n and_o curse_n ribaldry_n and_o revile_v and_o all_o kind_n of_o rot_a speech_n like_o a_o open_a sepulchre_n that_o a_o heart_n which_o be_v make_v for_o heavenly_a meditation_n and_o for_o intimate_a communion_n and_o converse_n with_o god_n shall_v now_o entertain_v none_o but_o hellish_a affection_n and_o be_v a_o sink_n and_o charnel_n house_n of_o impure_a lust_n if_o we_o shall_v here_o descend_v to_o a_o more_o particular_a disquisition_n and_o consider_v the_o uncleanness_n of_o our_o original_a from_o fallen-adam_n by_o who_o we_o have_v be_v sell_v as_o bondman_n under_o sin_n rom._n 7._o 14._o for_o none_o can_v bring_v a_o clean_a thing_n out_o of_o a_o unclean_a job_n 14._o 4._o job_n 25_o 4._o the_o uncleanness_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o constitution_n by_o nature_n child_n of_o wrath_n no_o good_a thing_n dwell_v in_o we_o as_o contrary_a to_o the_o holy_a will_n of_o god_n as_o darkness_n to_o light_n as_o full_a of_o evil_a as_o the_o sea_n of_o water_n set_v on_o fire_n by_o a_o hell_n of_o corruption_n james_n 3.6_o exact_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n as_o appear_v by_o compare_v the_o strict_a demand_n of_o the_o one_o gen._n 3._o 10._o with_o the_o thorough_a depravation_n of_o the_o other_o gen._n 6._o 5._o the_o uncleanness_n of_o our_o thought_n and_o secret_a affection_n which_o arise_v continual_o as_o sparkle_v out_o of_o a_o stir_a furnace_n vain_a thought_n which_o tend_v to_o no_o good_a jer._n 4._o 14._o wicked_a impure_a thought_n very_a gall_n and_o bitterness_n act_n 8._o 22_o 23._o the_o uncleanness_n of_o our_o word_n not_o only_o idle_a word_n mat._n 12._o 36._o but_o rot_a and_o unsavoury_a eph._n 4._o 29._o the_o uncleanness_n of_o our_o action_n that_o immense_a colluvy_n of_o impiety_n against_o god_n unrighteousness_n against_o man_n intemperance_n against_o ourselves_o heinous_a in_o quality_n measureless_a in_o quantity_n sand_n for_o number_n mountain_n for_o weight_n attend_v with_o multitude_n of_o doleful_a aggravation_n the_o uncleanness_n of_o our_o service_n and_o iniquity_n of_o our_o holy_a thing_n such_o consideration_n as_o these_o sanctify_a by_o evangelical_a grace_n will_v much_o conduce_v to_o our_o humiliation_n and_o work_v in_o we_o these_o three_o fruit_n and_o evidence_n thereof_o 1._o a_o godly_a sorrow_n so_o call_v by_o the_o apostle_n because_o it_o set_v the_o soul_n godward_o cain_n judas_n felix_n sorrow_v but_o they_o run_v from_o god_n but_o godly_a sorrow_n carry_v the_o soul_n close_o unto_o god_n as_o a_o ship_n in_o a_o tempest_n venture_v not_o to_o any_o shore_n but_o get_v further_a into_o the_o sea_n so_o the_o soul_n when_o it_o be_v humble_v by_o god_n betake_v not_o itself_o unto_o any_o carnal_a shore_n but_o still_o run_v close_a into_o he_o 2._o a_o justify_n of_o god_n ascribe_v to_o he_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o righteousness_n if_o he_o shall_v condemn_v we_o and_o of_o his_o mercy_n that_o he_o do_v absolve_v we_o psalm_n 51._o 4._o daniel_n 9_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 3._o a_o self-judging_a and_o subscribe_v to_o our_o condemnation_n say_v amen_o unto_o the_o curse_n deut._n 27._o 15._o if_o i_o judge_v myself_o god_n can_v reverse_v my_o judgement_n as_o the_o superior_a judicatory_n can_v the_o act_n of_o the_o inferior_a but_o if_o i_o stay_v till_o god_n judge_v i_o all_o the_o world_n 31_o can_v null_a or_o avoid_v he_o as_o st._n austin_n say_v of_o the_o poor_a publican_n ipse_fw-la sibi_fw-la judex_fw-la erat_fw-la ut_fw-la deus_fw-la liberaret_fw-la ipse_fw-la accusabat_fw-la ut_fw-la ille_fw-la defenderet_fw-la he_o judge_v and_o accuse_v himself_o that_o god_n may_v deliver_v and_o defend_v he_o 55._o bonum_fw-la judicium_fw-la say_v bernard_n quod_fw-la me_fw-la illo_fw-la districto_fw-la divinoque_fw-la judicio_fw-la subducit_fw-la et_fw-la abscondit_fw-la volo_fw-la vultui_fw-la irae_fw-la judicatus_fw-la praesentari_fw-la non_fw-la judicandus_fw-la this_o be_v a_o good_a judgement_n indeed_o which_o withdraw_v and_o hide_v i_o from_o the_o severe_a judgement_n of_o god_n i_o tremble_v to_o fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n let_v i_o be_v present_v before_o his_o wrath_n as_o judge_v already_o not_o as_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o he_o ii_o the_o next_o duty_n be_v prayer_n without_o which_o humiliation_n be_v but_o a_o sink_n under_o god_n not_o a_o seek_n unto_o he_o the_o very_a heathen_a betake_v themselves_o unto_o this_o sanctuary_n in_o time_n of_o trouble_n ut_fw-la pacem_fw-la dei_fw-la 81._o exposcerent_fw-la by_o this_o mighty_a engine_n god_n have_v be_v move_v to_o hold_v his_o hand_n to_o repent_v of_o purpose_a to_o revoke_v denounce_v judgement_n vincit_fw-la invincibilem_fw-la ligat_fw-la omnipotentem_fw-la 1._o by_o this_o we_o honour_n god_n in_o acknowledge_v he_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o our_o good_a the_o inflict_a of_o all_o evil_n the_o avenger_n of_o all_o sin_n that_o we_o have_v to_o do_v with_o he_o in_o all_o our_o suffering_n creature_n but_o the_o rod_n he_o the_o