Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	head_n	husband_n	wife_n	3,147	5	8.1309	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05977	The map of the little world, illuminated with religion being a practical treatise, directing man to a religious scope, and right measure, in all the periods of his life; with devotion suitable. To which is added an appendix, containing a gospel ministers legacie, in some sermons, upon 2 Pet. 1. 12, &c. / By Patrick Strachan minister of the gospel at St. Vigeans.	Strachan, Patrick, fl. 1693.	1693 (1693)	Wing S5775A; ESTC R184656	117,746	314

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an●_n fortunate_a learn_v to_o be_v a_o christian_a an●_n espouse_v christ_n ere_o thou_o be_v a_o husband_n o●_n a_o wife_n for_o religion_n be_v the_o bond_n the_o ble●●ing_n the_o beauty_n and_o the_o thrift_n of_o thy_o relation_n and_o will_v have_v a_o great_a influence_n upon_o the_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n 〈◊〉_d thy_o family_n and_o the_o sweet_a converse_n 〈◊〉_d the_o marry_a twain_o psal_n 128_o 2._o and_o ma●●_n they_o live_v together_o as_o heir_n of_o the_o grace_n 〈◊〉_d life_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 7._o 3_o thou_o shall_v no●_n enter_v rash_o unto_o this_o covenant_n consider_v what_o thou_o do_v seek_v counsel_n at_o go●_n and_o good_a man_n especial_o of_o thy_o parent●●_n let_v not_o pride_n haste_n passion_n and_o indiscretion_n engage_v thou_o to_o make_v such_o a_o adventure_n and_o if_o the_o council_n of_o god_n and_o good_a man_n be_v want_v thou_o may_v be_v fond_a this_o night_n and_o faint_a to_o morrow_n and_o begin_v to_o repent_v when_o it_o be_v too_o late_o 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for_o thy_o youth_n may_v soon_o fade_v and_o thy_o strength_n decay_n a_o laudable_a seek_v after_o a_o creditable_a way_n of_o live_v be_v rhy_z duty_n that_o thou_o have_v some_o talon_n and_o stock_n to_o use_v well_o which_o may_v by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n be_v improve_v and_o thy_o family_n provide_v 4_o that_o thou_o fall_v upon_o most_o clear_a and_o approve_a method_n to_o attain_v these_o end_n beside_o what_o be_v already_o hint_v thou_o be_v to_o engage_v in_o this_o settle_a state_n with_o consent_n of_o parent_n if_o they_o be_v live_v for_o if_o thou_o ought_v to_o honour_n or_o obey_v thy_o parent_n as_o god_n word_n direct_v eph._n 6._o 1._o then_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d not_o be_v but_o culpable_a if_o in_o this_o thou_o co●●_n contrary_a to_o their_o will_n and_o if_o the_o scepture_n give_v it_o as_o a_o note_n of_o profane_a e●●_n that_o by_o his_o marriage_n he_o be_v a_o grie●●_n heart_n to_o isaac_n and_o rebekah_n whe●●_n jacob_n follow_v his_o father_n cou●●_n thou_o shall_v find_v it_o most_o agreeable_a to_o foll●●_n jacob_n rod_n and_o if_o thy_o parent_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d too_o tyrannical_a and_o self_n will_v in_o this_o 〈◊〉_d imp_v thou_o for_o their_o own_o end_n or_o as_o 〈◊〉_d apostle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n say_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o chastisement_n for_o their_o own_o pleasure_n yet_o shall_v thou_o be_v very_o submiss_a b●●_n they_o be_v unreasonable_o wilful_a thou_o ha●●_n fuge_fw-la in_o the_o church_n which_o have_v po●●_n to_o call_v parent_n to_o a_o account_n of_o their_o t●●ciousness_n but_o this_o point_n be_v so_o full_o h●●led_v by_o divine_n and_o determine_v by_o 〈◊〉_d church_n that_o i_o shall_v not_o enlarge_v this_o trea●●_n upon_o it_o only_o i_o will_v commend_v this_o ●●siness_n to_o be_v orderly_o do_v with_o all_o th●●_n necessary_o previous_a to_o its_o consummat●●_n and_o with_o suitable_a solemnity_n in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o gods_n church_n and_o not_o after_o some_o ●●sual_a caruse_v nor_o do_v like_o a_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d dare_v not_o hold_v up_o its_o face_n but_o do_v 〈◊〉_d and_o sneak_v in_o corner_n as_o the_o person_n eng●●ing_v be_v ashamed_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v kno●●_n 〈◊〉_d the_o world_n whereas_o they_o must_v give_v a_o ●●count_n of_o it_o before_o god_n angel_n and_o men._n and_o make_v that_o suspect_v to_o the_o people_n which_o they_o shall_v approve_v themselves_o 〈◊〉_d to_o their_o own_o conscience_n and_o to_o the_o regular_a church_n the_o blessing_n whereof_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d be_v despise_v by_o any_o private_a man._n 5_o ●o_o carry_v christianly_o in_o this_o relation_n ●hat_n man_n or_o wife_n make_v conscience_n of_o ●●eir_n mutual_a duty_n and_o the_o main_a thing_n ●hat_n concern_v the_o husband_n be_v religious_a and_o conjugal_a love_n to_o his_o wife_n which_o the_o apostle_n so_o full_o press_v eph._n 5._o give_v the_o man_n a_o excellent_a pattern_n of_o the_o free_a sincere_a full_a and_o constant_a love_n of_o christ_n to_o ●he_n church_n and_o the_o great_a specific_a of_o ●he_n wife_n duty_n be_v reverence_n and_o obedience_n to_o her_o husband_n as_o the_o head_n for_o this_o rational_a and_o religious_a love_n of_o the_o husband_n will_v last_o when_o the_o heat_n of_o passion_n shall_v expire_v and_o evanish_v and_o that_o reverence_n and_o obedience_n of_o the_o wife_n to_o the_o husband_n as_o it_o will_v endear_v his_o heart_n to_o she_o more_o and_o more_o so_o shall_v it_o make_v she_o to_o be_v take_v among_o the_o number_n of_o the_o godly_a woman_n especial_o sarah_n 1_o peter_n 3_o 6._o who_o reverence_v her_o hnsband_n and_o call_v he_o lord_z so_o that_o these_o thing_n be_v observe_v they_o may_v be_v free_a for_o a_o good_a understand●●_n among_o themselves_o to_o govern_v their_o fa●●ly_n with_o discretion_n and_o their_o affair_n 〈◊〉_d frugality_n and_o virtue_n 2_o as_o to_o y●●_n entrance_n into_o the_o exercise_n of_o your_o piacular_a call_v be_v well_o advise_v that_o it_o quadrate_n with_o thy_o general_n call_v as_o a_o chri●●an_n be_v as_o virtuous_a as_o thou_o may_v but_o 〈◊〉_d not_o thy_o bussiness_n hinder_v thou_o from_o work_v out_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o own_o salvation_n ●●gin_v and_o end_v the_o day_n with_o god_n a●●_n seek_v first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n a●●_n his_o righteousness_n mat._n 6._o 20._o and_o ne●●_n say_v that_o thou_o have_v not_o time_n for_o if_o th●●_n improve_v thy_o time_n with_o frugality_n th●●_n will_v never_o want_v leisure_n to_o seek_v and_o se●●_n god_n it_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v thou_o want_v wi●●_n and_o there_o lie_v the_o root_n of_o the_o evil_n th●●_n will_v also_o take_v care_n to_o employ_v thy_o se●●_n well_o in_o a_o approve_a call_v beware_v 〈◊〉_d the_o snare_n thereof_o keep_v a_o good_a conscience_n let_v the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o no●●_n interest_n rule_v thy_o conscience_n be_v hone●●_n in_o thy_o call_v beware_v of_o fraud_n an●●_n sneak_v way_n and_o work_v not_o in_o th●●_n call_v to_o be_v call_v a_o cheat_n take_v right●●_n measure_n true_a balance_n and_o the_o same_o weight_n otherways_o thy_o trick_n be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n consult_v the_o most_o approve_a proportion_n for_o thy_o gain_n ●nd_v if_o thou_o be_v engage_v in_o the_o laborious_a work_n of_o the_o husbandman_n let_v grace_n ●uide_v thy_o georgic_n and_o consider_v that_o in_o 〈◊〉_d beginning_n such_o a_o call_v pay_v fruit_n ●o_o god_n gen_n 4._o 3._o he_o make_v the_o ground_n ●●st_n up_o to_o thou_o and_o brutish_a animal_n ●eed_v thou_o clothe_v thou_o and_o serve_v thou_o the_o lord_n bring_v food_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n psal_n 104._o 14._o and_o make_v the_o senseless_a clod_n and_o tur●_n produce_v corn_n and_o grain_n and_o all_o thy_o labour_n without_o his_o blessing_n will_v not_o profit_v thou_o thou_o can_v therefore_o