Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	husband_n	perform_v	wife_n	3,838	5	7.4579	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20540	Three godlie and fruitful sermons; the two first preached by Maister Iohn Dod: the last by Maister Robert Cleauer. Whereunto are annexed, fiue propositions, or points of doctrine, comprehended in three other sermons, by the same author	Dod, John, 1549?-1645.; Cleaver, Robert, 1561 or 2-ca. 1625. aut	1610 (1610)	STC 6950; ESTC S117481	100,240	192

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for_o that_o affliction_n which_o befall_v they_o through_o his_o death_n and_o such_o say_v the_o prophet_n shall_v be_v the_o lamentation_n of_o those_o that_o attain_v to_o the_o sight_n and_o sense_n of_o their_o sin_n whereby_o they_o have_v slay_v the_o lord_n christ_n jesus_n verse_n 11._o have_v thus_o set_v forth_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o sorrow_n he_o come_v in_o the_o next_o place_n to_o express_v the_o soundness_n thereof_o the_o land_n shall_v bewail_v every_o family_n apart_o etc._n etc._n not_o in_o the_o public_a assembly_n alone_o where_o the_o tear_n of_o one_o may_v draw_v on_o the_o tear_n of_o another_o and_o so_o their_o mourning_n be_v either_o natural_a for_o company_n or_o hypocritical_a for_o vain_a glory_n but_o he_o say_v that_o every_o family_n shall_v weep_v apart_o and_o in_o private_a yea_o not_o only_o the_o several_a family_n but_o particular_a person_n yea_o those_o that_o be_v most_o near_o link_v together_o viz._n the_o husband_n and_o the_o wife_n shall_v be_v separate_v in_o this_o work_n of_o humiliation_n and_o not_o content_v themselves_o to_o pray_v and_o bewail_v their_o sin_n one_o with_o another_o but_o take_v some_o time_n each_o of_o they_o to_o perform_v this_o duty_n in_o secret_a and_o if_o they_o that_o be_v so_o inward_a one_o with_o another_o shall_v lament_v apart_o much_o more_o other_o that_o be_v further_o off_o one_o from_o another_o by_o the_o house_n of_o david_n be_v mean_v as_o be_v before_o show_v the_o excellent_a sort_n of_o christian_n and_o the_o like_a be_v signify_v by_o the_o house_n of_o nathan_n who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o david_n of_o who_o christ_n come_v for_o the_o family_n of_o solomon_n be_v whole_o extinguish_v by_o the_o house_n of_o levi_n be_v mean_v the_o ordinary_a sort_n of_o the_o levite_n and_o as_o for_o the_o family_n of_o shimei_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o principal_a family_n of_o levi._n whence_o we_o may_v observe_v that_o all_o family_n without_o exception_n be_v 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but_o those_o that_o be_v withal_o faithful_a servant_n unto_o almighty_a god_n every_o family_n apart_o the_o family_n of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n apart_o and_o their_o wife_n apart_o etc._n etc._n the_o doctrine_n hence_o to_o be_v gather_v be_v this_o that_o doct._n 7_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o come_v to_o public_a religious_a private_a christian_n duty_n be_v to_o be_v perform_v in_o private_a exercise_n in_o the_o family_n but_o every_o one_o must_v perform_v the_o same_o in_o private_a and_o apart_o therefore_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o in_o this_o place_n it_o be_v say_v of_o husband_n and_o wife_n that_o they_o shall_v lament_v apart_o even_n they_o that_o be_v link_v in_o the_o near_a bond_n &_o may_v with_o most_o conveniency_n lay_v open_a their_o heart_n each_o before_o other_o yet_o they_o shall_v not_o content_v themselves_o with_o those_o service_n which_o they_o perform_v together_o unless_o god_n and_o their_o conscience_n may_v sometime_o meet_v in_o secret_a and_o as_o our_o saviour_n choose_v for_o himself_o private_a and_o solitary_a place_n where_o he_o may_v with_o more_o freedom_n pray_v unto_o his_o father_n so_o do_v he_o give_v the_o like_a advice_n unto_o other_o when_o thou_o pray_v say_v he_o 6._o math._n 6._o 6._o enter_v into_o thy_o chamber_n and_o when_o thou_o have_v shut_v thy_o door_n pray_v unto_o thy_o father_n which_o be_v in_o secret_a where_o by_o chamber_n he_o mean_v any_o secret_a place_n where_o a_o man_n may_v free_o lay_v open_a his_o want_n before_o the_o lord_n hence_o be_v it_o that_o peter_n after_o the_o denial_n of_o his_o master_n be_v say_v to_o go_v out_o and_o there_o to_o weep_v bitter_o now_o the_o cause_n why_o we_o must_v do_v thus_o be_v reason_n 1_o first_o because_o it_o will_v be_v a_o witness_n unto_o our_o soul_n that_o we_o do_v duty_n in_o truth_n and_o not_o in_o hypocrisy_n for_o in_o secret_a albeit_o we_o shed_v tear_n abundant_o for_o our_o sin_n none_o can_v accuse_v 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