Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	gospel_n	law_n	require_v	2,556	5	7.4237	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97258	The poores advocate in 8 parts. Shewing, what an incomparable favour it is to the rich: that there are poor to accept of their charity, had they the wit to know it. Wherein is also made plain, that bounty and frugality is the best and surest way to plenty: with many other rational, and strong inducements to make men liberal; were it but for their own ends. Being enough (with the blessing of God) to change even a Nabal into a Zaccheus. By R. Yonnge [sic], florilegus. Who most earnestly begs of all rich men especially, and that for the poors sake, for Christs and the Gospels sake, but most of all for their own (even if their bodies, names, estates, precious souls and posterities) sake; to lay to heart, what is herein propounded to them out of Gods word, touching the poor: and then certainly, they will neither spend so excessively, nor heap up wealth so unmeasurably as they do; when millions of their poor brethren (for whom God would become man and die to redeem) are in such want, that I want words to express it.	Younge, Richard.	1654 (1654)	Wing Y173; Thomason E1452_3; ESTC R209561	58,165	58

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he_o and_o thy_o heart_n shall_v not_o be_v grieve_v when_o thou_o give_v unto_o he_o deut._n 15.7.10_o to_o 16._o levit._fw-la 19.10_o &_o 23.22_o &_o 25_o 35._o isai_n 58.6_o 7._o prov._n 25.21_o with_o many_o such_o place_n and_o the_o like_a in_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o give_v to_o he_o that_o ask_v thou_o and_o from_o he_o that_o will_v borrow_v of_o thou_o turn_v not_o thou_o away_o give_v alm_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o you_o have_v etc._n etc._n he_o that_o have_v two_o coat_n let_v he_o impart_v to_o he_o that_o have_v none_o and_o he_o that_o have_v meat_n let_v he_o do_v likewise_o if_o thy_o enemy_n hunger_n feed_v he_o etc._n etc._n thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o see_v that_o you_o abound_v in_o this_o grace_n also_o namely_o in_o a_o liberal_a contribution_n towards_o the_o poor_a luke_n 3.11_o &_o 6.34_o &_o 11.41_o rom._n 12_o 20._o matth._n 5.42_o 2_o cor._n 8.7_o to_o which_o i_o may_v add_v plenty_n for_o the_o scripture_n no_o less_o 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say_v si_fw-mi non_fw-la pavisti_fw-la occidisti_fw-la thou_o have_v kill_v the_o poor_a if_o thou_o have_v not_o f●d_v they_o and_o again_o this_o be_v to_o kill_v a_o man_n when_o we_o deny_v unto_o he_o the_o mean_n of_o preseru●ng_v his_o life_n for_o he_o be_v alike_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o fal_n of_o a_o staff_n who_o pill_v away_o his_o hand_n which_o hold_v it_o up_o and_o he_o who_o ●●keth_v and_o cast_v it_o down_n &_o he_o alike_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o fire_n go_v out_o that_o withdraw_v the_o 〈◊〉_d which_o shall_v nourish_v it_o as_o well_o as_o he_o that_o cast_v water_n upon_o it_o the_o lamp_n be_v put_v out_o as_o well_o by_o not_o put_v oil_n into_o it_o as_o by_o blow_v it_o out_o and_o a●●n_o be_v as_o w●ll_n guilty_a of_o his_o brother_n death_n if_o he_o feed_v he_o not_o in_o his_o necessity_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v kill_v he_o by_o violence_n he_o that_o can_v save_v his_o neighbour_n from_o drown_v and_o will_v not_o be_v a_o wilful_a murderer_n 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this_o world_n good_n and_o see_v his_o brother_n have_v need_v and_o shut_v up_o the_o bowel_n of_o compassion_n from_o he_o how_o dwell_v the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o he_o 1_o john_n 3.17_o chap._n x._o but_o forasmuch_o as_o man_n be_v rich_a or_o poor_a not_o alone_o simple_o but_o in_o relation_n unto_o other_o a_o man_n be_v to_o be_v esteem_v rich_a not_o only_a when_o he_o abound_v with_o worldly_a wealth_n but_o also_o when_o he_o be_v compare_v with_o one_o who_o be_v much_o poor_a and_o according_o be_v to_o communicate_v of_o that_o which_o he_o have_v to_o the_o relief_n of_o those_o who_o be_v in_o great_a necessity_n as_o for_o example_n he_o who_o be_v of_o a_o mean_a and_o poor_a estate_n must_v give_v alm_n when_o he_o meet_v with_o those_o that_o be_v in_o great_a need_n and_o even_o those_o that_o be_v in_o great_a need_n must_v communicate_v such_o as_o they_o have_v unto_o they_o who_o be_v in_o extreme_a necessity_n and_o in_o danger_n present_o to_o perish_v 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