Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	great_a	husband_n	wife_n	2,475	5	7.1334	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33544	The dignity and duty of a married state in a sermon preach'd at the celebration of a marriage in the English Episcopal Church at Amsterdam / by John Cockburn.	Cockburn, John, 1652-1729.	1697 (1697)	Wing C4806; ESTC R29616	11,220	20

of_o the_o law_n concern_v our_o neighbour_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o duty_n of_o marriage_n love_v both_o teach_v they_o and_o prompt_v to_o the_o observance_n of_o they_o for_o all_o that_o be_v enjoin_v husband_n and_o wife_n be_v only_o proper_a expression_n and_o declaration_n of_o true_a love_n he_o that_o love_v his_o wife_n will_v be_v far_o from_o abuse_v she_o or_o treat_v she_o rough_o he_o will_v honour_v she_o himself_o and_o endeavour_v to_o have_v she_o honour_v by_o other_o he_o will_v deal_v tender_o by_o she_o and_o cherish_v she_o to_o the_o utmost_a of_o his_o power_n he_o will_v not_o deny_v she_o the_o satisfaction_n that_o be_v reasonable_a and_o in_o his_o power_n but_o will_v be_v active_a and_o industrious_a to_o provide_v for_o she_o and_o if_o the_o man_n do_v this_o the_o woman_n must_v be_v unnatural_a if_o she_o be_v not_o gain_v by_o it_o the_o wife_n must_v love_v too_o and_o if_o she_o love_v nothing_o enjoin_v will_v be_v grievous_a obedience_n which_o sound_v so_o hard_a and_o so_o harsh_a to_o self-willed_a and_o unthinking_a woman_n will_v not_o be_v unpleasant_a to_o she_o that_o love_v for_o love_n be_v obsequious_a and_o observant_a and_o be_v glad_a of_o the_o occasion_n and_o opportunity_n of_o testify_v it_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o wife_n be_v indispensible_a but_o if_o there_o be_v love_n it_o will_v not_o be_v complain_v of_o by_o exact_v obedience_n the_o wife_n be_v not_o so_o hardly_o deal_v with_o for_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o obey_v than_o to_o command_v aright_o and_o the_o praise_n of_o obedience_n may_v be_v due_a where_o there_o be_v no_o honour_n in_o command_v it_o be_v a_o express_a and_o often_o repeat_v command_n of_o god_n that_o the_o woman_n be_v obedient_a and_o it_o become_v she_o to_o be_v so_o even_o where_o the_o man_n do_v not_o personal_o deserve_v it_o and_o then_o she_o show_v her_o regard_n for_o god_n which_o be_v her_o praise_n and_o for_o which_o she_o shall_v be_v sure_o reward_v final_o to_o ensure_v and_o complete_a the_o happiness_n of_o a_o marry_a state_n both_o husband_n and_o wife_n must_v with_o all_o care_n mind_n religion_n and_o keep_v up_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n between_o they_o this_o be_v the_o sure_a way_n to_o prevent_v miscarriage_n to_o secure_v against_o all_o rupture_n and_o to_o engage_v to_o the_o right_n and_o serious_a performance_n of_o all_o thing_n proper_a and_o necessary_a to_o promote_v the_o peace_n and_o happiness_n of_o this_o state_n religion_n make_v all_o thing_n sure_a it_o tie_v the_o knot_n hard_o and_o make_v both_o willing_a to_o bear_v the_o yoke_n if_o the_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n possess_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o wife_n neither_o of_o they_o shall_v go_v astray_o nor_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o rack_n of_o jealousy_n no_o uneasy_a suspicion_n shall_v disturb_v their_o breast_n they_o will_v not_o provoke_v but_o cherish_v one_o another_o they_o will_v be_v studious_a to_o please_v when_o out_o of_o sight_n as_o well_o as_o in_o it_o and_o whether_o absent_a or_o present_a will_v be_v equal_o faithful_a where_o the_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n be_v there_o will_v be_v no_o occasion_n for_o exhortation_n and_o persuasion_n for_o each_o will_v be_v forward_o to_o all_o duty_n if_o person_n understand_v it_o true_a piety_n have_v the_o great_a charm_n nor_o do_v they_o fade_v with_o age._n and_o the_o great_a contentment_n may_v be_v expect_v from_o a_o religious_a husband_n and_o a_o pious_a wife_n this_o be_v more_o to_o be_v value_v than_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v now_o the_o common_a motive_n to_o marriage_n this_o be_v better_a than_o house_n or_o possession_n than_o bag_n of_o money_n or_o tun_n of_o gold_n favour_n say_v solomon_n be_v deceitful_a and_o beauty_n be_v vain_a but_o a_o woman_n that_o fear_v the_o lord_n she_o shall_v be_v praise_v prov._n xxxi_o 30._o beside_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n bring_v his_o blessing_n which_o contribute_v more_o to_o peace_n and_o happiness_n than_o all_o our_o own_o endeavour_n or_o any_o outward_a or_o visible_a mean_n except_o the_o lord_n build_v the_o house_n they_o labour_v in_o vain_a that_o build_v it_o and_o as_o he_o build_v the_o house_n so_o he_o make_v they_o that_o be_v in_o it_o to_o be_v of_o one_o mind_n all_o blessing_n be_v promise_v to_o they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o particular_o those_o of_o a_o marry_a state_n as_o you_o may_v see_v psal._n cxxxi_o thus_o i_o have_v run_v through_o the_o chief_a thing_n incumbent_a on_o man_n and_o wife_n that_o they_o may_v reap_v the_o good_a and_o comfort_n of_o a_o marry_a state_n pray_v god_n that_o all_o concern_v may_v remember_v consider_v and_o observe_v these_o thing_n which_o will_v make_v the_o church_n glorious_a the_o state_n prosperous_a and_o increase_v the_o peace_n of_o family_n this_o will_v make_v the_o present_a generation_n happy_a and_o will_v draw_v down_o and_o entail_v a_o blessing_n on_o posterity_n now_o unto_o god_n who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o good_a the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o glory_n honour_n and_o praise_n now_o and_o for_o ever_o amen_n finis_fw-la

more_o noble_a any_o be_v be_v the_o more_o it_o affect_v society_n and_o fellowship_n because_o god_n be_v infinite_o good_a he_o create_v other_o being_n to_o partake_v of_o himself_o and_o by_o that_o participation_n to_o declare_v his_o glory_n man_n be_v make_v after_o the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o it_o must_v be_v natural_a to_o man_n to_o seek_v the_o fellowship_n of_o other_o that_o be_v after_o his_o own_o likeness_n when_o god_n make_v man_n a_o consider_v he_o he_o see_v it_o be_v not_o good_a for_o he_o to_o be_v alone_o and_o for_o that_o cause_n proceed_v to_o make_v woman_n to_o be_v a_o help_n meet_v for_o man._n the_o dominion_n of_o the_o world_n and_o over_o all_o creature_n will_v not_o have_v give_v unto_o man_n full_a satisfaction_n if_o he_o have_v be_v leave_v alone_o without_o such_o a_o companion_n let_v outward_a circumstance_n be_v never_o so_o good_a there_o be_v but_o half_a contentment_n without_o a_o friend_n and_o copartner_n it_o be_v true_a there_o be_v and_o may_v be_v a_o dear_a a_o sweet_a and_o intimate_a friendship_n between_o one_o man_n and_o another_o but_o the_o pleasure_n and_o benefit_n of_o such_o a_o friendship_n can_v be_v always_o enjoy_v duty_n and_o interest_n often_o separate_v they_o whereas_o marriage_n by_o these_o very_a tie_n of_o duty_n and_o interest_n make_v one_o sure_a of_o a_o faithful_a love_a and_o inseparable_a friend_n at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o circumstance_n whether_o better_a or_o worse_o a_o man_n must_v leave_v father_n and_o mother_n and_o cleave_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o so_o must_v the_o wife_n do_v to_o her_o husband_n beside_o god_n have_v so_o frame_v the_o nature_n of_o woman_n and_o give_v she_o such_o particular_a endowment_n as_o render_v her_o conversation_n more_o grateful_a and_o agreeable_a the_o friendship_n of_o a_o man_n may_v chance_v to_o be_v more_o instructive_a and_o may_v sometime_o have_v the_o preference_n for_o counsel_n and_o advice_n but_o a_o good_a woman_n have_v more_o charm_n to_o divert_v the_o fancy_n to_o ease_v the_o spirit_n and_o to_o alleviate_v the_o mind_n it_o be_v a_o true_a and_o notable_a say_v of_o the_o son_n of_o syrach_n eccles._n xl_o 23._o a_o friend_n and_o companion_n never_o meet_v amiss_o but_o above_o both_o be_v a_o wife_n with_o her_o husband_n the_o sweetness_n and_o delicacy_n of_o her_o temper_n be_v proper_a to_o file_v off_o that_o roughness_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o grow_v upon_o the_o nature_n of_o man._n therefore_o common_o single_a person_n be_v more_o morose_n and_o surly_a and_o less_o conversible_a than_o those_o who_o be_v well_o marry_v especial_o if_o natural_o peevish_a and_o melancholy_a for_o these_o grow_v upon_o man_n by_o the_o lonesomness_n of_o a_o single_a life_n indeed_o a_o ill_a woman_n fret_v the_o spirit_n and_o crush_v the_o mind_n but_o a_o excellent_a wife_n be_v to_o her_o husband_n as_o david_n harp_n to_o saul_n she_o charm_v away_o the_o evil_a spirit_n of_o melancholy_a which_o be_v apt_a to_o seize_v man_n by_o the_o vexation_n of_o business_n the_o encumbrance_n of_o affair_n and_o the_o impertinency_n of_o the_o world_n again_o marriage_n be_v of_o great_a advantage_n to_o private_a person_n because_o of_o the_o mutual_a help_n which_o they_o give_v to_o each_o other_o god_n do_v not_o intend_v that_o the_o woman_n shall_v be_v a_o clog_n or_o burden_n or_o encumbrance_n to_o a_o man_n he_o do_v not_o ordain_v she_o to_o live_v idle_o or_o sumptuous_o on_o the_o sweat_n of_o his_o face_n but_o he_o make_v she_o to_o be_v a_o help_n unto_o he_o that_o be_v to_o be_v both_o a_o companion_n and_o assistant_n to_o partake_v of_o his_o labour_n to_o bear_v half_a of_o his_o burden_n as_o well_o as_o to_o share_v of_o his_o happiness_n he_o that_o have_v a_o prudent_a wife_n have_v double_a the_o hand_n the_o eye_n the_o ear_n and_o the_o foot_n of_o a_o single_a person_n he_o can_v be_v at_o home_o and_o abroad_o at_o once_o she_o can_v manage_v the_o affair_n of_o the_o house_n while_o he_o be_v transacting_a business_n abroad_o and_o so_o be_v in_o a_o better_a way_n of_o thrive_a of_o promote_a the_o end_n of_o life_n and_o of_o provide_v for_o the_o necessity_n and_o comfort_n of_o it_o some_o may_v think_v that_o all_o this_o may_v be_v as_o well_o do_v by_o servant_n but_o a_o little_a reflection_n on_o experience_n show_v it_o a_o mistake_n for_o though_o great_a wage_n may_v make_v a_o servant_n faithful_a they_o can_v give_v that_o concernment_n which_o a_o wife_n have_v wherefore_o the_o wise_a author_n i_o last_o quote_v say_v bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o have_v a_o virtuous_a wife_n for_o the_o number_n of_o his_o day_n shall_v bedouble_v a_o virtuous_a woman_n rejoice_v her_o husband_n and_o he_o shall_v fulfil_v the_o year_n of_o his_o life_n in_o peace_n a_o good_a wife_n be_v a_o good_a portion_n which_o shall_v be_v give_v in_o the_o portion_n of_o they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n the_o grace_n of_o a_o wife_n delight_v her_o husband_n and_o her_o discretion_n will_v fat_v his_o bone_n a_o silent_a and_o love_a woman_n be_v a_o gift_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o so_o much_o worth_n to_o a_o mind_n well_o instruct_v a_o modest_a and_o faithful_a woman_n be_v a_o double_a grace_n and_o her_o continent_n mind_n can_v be_v value_v as_o the_o sun_n when_o it_o rise_v in_o the_o high_a heaven_n so_o be_v the_o beauty_n of_o a_o wife_n in_o the_o order_n of_o her_o house_n again_o he_o say_v the_o beauty_n of_o a_o woman_n cheer_v the_o countenance_n and_o a_o man_n love_v nothing_o better_a if_o there_o be_v kindness_n meekness_n and_o comfort_n in_o her_o tongue_n then_o be_v not_o her_o husband_n like_o other_o men._n he_o that_o get_v a_o wife_n begin_v a_o possession_n a_o help_n like_o unto_o himself_o and_o a_o pillar_n of_o rest._n eccles._n xxvi_o and_o xxxvii_o thus_o private_a person_n have_v great_a advantage_n by_o marriage_n in_o the_o next_o 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