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	wife_n	woman_n	4,471	5	7.1539	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41191	A sober enquiry into the nature, measure and principle of moral virtue, its distinction from gospel-holiness with reflections upon what occurs disserviceable to truth and religion in this matter : in three late books, viz. Ecclesiastical policy, Defence and continuation, and Reproof to The rehearsal transpos'd / by R.F.	Ferguson, Robert, d. 1714.	1673 (1673)	Wing F760; ESTC R15565	149,850	362

they_o for_o as_o plutarch_n say_v there_o be_v some_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d distemper_n &_o infirmity_n of_o soul_n which_o do_v unman_v we_o 2_o our_o obligation_n as_o to_o the_o exercise_n and_o discharge_v of_o some_o natural_a duty_n be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n only_o bind_v upon_o we_o on_o supposition_n of_o some_o fundamenta_fw-la or_o relation_n and_o circumstance_n that_o we_o be_v bring_v into_o now_o though_o the_o thing_n be_v alway'_v a_o duty_n in_o itself_o and_o the_o law_n require_v it_o unalterable_a yet_o antecedent_o to_o my_o enter_v into_o that_o relation_n or_o those_o circumstance_n it_o be_v not_o my_o actual_a duty_n for_o example_n the_o law_n command_v a_o husband_n to_o love_n and_o cherish_v his_o wife_n or_o a_o father_n to_o provide_v for_o his_o child_n be_v immutable_a and_o invariable_a though_o in_o order_n to_o my_o be_v under_o the_o sanction_n of_o it_o as_o to_o the_o actual_a discharge_n of_o these_o duty_n it_o be_v needful_a that_o i_o have_v a_o wife_n and_o a_o child_n si_fw-mi creditor_n quod_fw-la ei_fw-la debeo_fw-la acceptum_fw-la ferat_fw-la jam_fw-la solvere_fw-la non_fw-la tencor_n non_fw-fr quia_fw-la jus_o naturae_fw-la desierit_fw-la praecipere_fw-la solvendum_fw-la quod_fw-la debeo_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la quod_fw-la debeb_fw-mi be_fw-mi deberi_fw-la desiit_fw-la if_o a_o creditor_n shall_v forgive_v i_o what_o i_o owe_v and_o be_o just_o indebt_v to_o he_o i_o stand_v no_o long_o under_o obligation_n to_o payment_n not_o because_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n cease_v to_o command_v i_o to_o pay_v my_o just_a debt_n but_o because_o that_o which_o be_v a_o debt_n be_v no_o long_o so_o grot._fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la belli_fw-la &_o pacis_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o §_o 10._o by_o what_o have_v be_v say_v it_o be_v easy_a to_o discover_v how_o weak_a and_o impertinent_a the_o ecclesiastical_a politician_n be_v in_o all_o the_o instance_n he_o bring_v of_o natural_a law_n alterable_a as_o circumstance_n do_v require_v or_o as_o the_o magistrate_n think_v fit_a it_o be_v well_o if_o upon_o every_o time_n change_v our_o condition_n or_o upon_o every_o humour_n of_o the_o magistrate_n alter_v the_o civil_a penalty_n of_o a_o moral_a crime_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n must_v change_v also_o yea_o according_a to_o the_o rate_n that_o any_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v alterable_a i_o will_v undertake_v to_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v all_o so_o we_o ready_o grant_v that_o a_o man_n by_o put_v himself_o into_o new_a circumstance_n or_o new_a relation_n be_v thereon_o oblige_v to_o performance_n of_o many_o duty_n which_o as_o so_o circumstantiate_v he_o be_v not_o bind_v unto_o before_o but_o we_o altogether_o deny_v that_o therefore_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n suffer_v the_o least_o alteration_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o they_o do_v never_o bind_v to_o such_o duty_n but_o on_o supposition_n of_o such_o relation_n and_o circumstance_n in_o a_o word_n the_o whole_a law_n of_o nature_n bear_v upon_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n while_o these_o be_v unchangeable_a it_o be_v unchangeable_a it_o be_v strange_a that_o we_o shall_v envy_v the_o pope_n to_o dispense_v with_o a_o natural_a law_n if_o the_o magistrate_n at_o pleasure_n may_v §_o 10._o that_o mankind_n notwithstanding_o the_o fall_n abide_v still_o under_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o law_n of_o creation_n and_o that_o every_o precept_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v of_o a_o unchangeable_a &_o unalterable_a obligation_n have_v be_v already_o unfold_v and_o make_v good_n the_o evil_n which_o overtake_v we_o through_o the_o lapse_n in_o reference_n to_o that_o law_n come_v next_o to_o be_v disclose_v and_o manifest_v and_o beside_o what_o befall_v we_o in_o relation_n to_o it_o as_o it_o be_v ratify_v into_o a_o covenant_n whereof_o i_o shall_v not_o now_o treat_v there_o be_v two_o mischief_n arrest_v we_o in_o reference_n to_o it_o under_o the_o reduplication_n of_o its_o be_v a_o law_n namely_o darkness_n and_o ignorance_n that_o we_o do_v neither_o clear_o nor_o full_o discern_v it_o and_o weakness_n and_o enmity_n whence_o we_o neither_o can_v nor_o care_n to_o keep_v it_o first_o darkness_n and_o ignorance_n and_o these_o be_v grow_v upon_o we_o two_o way_n 1_o from_o a_o eclipse_n of_o primigenial_a light_n in_o the_o mind_n itself_o the_o soul_n at_o first_o be_v a_o lucid_a orb_n embellish_v with_o all_o the_o ray_n of_o light_n create_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o knowledge_n col._n 3.10_o in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d true_a holiness_n eph._n 4.24_o that_o be_v in_o sanctitate_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la veritatem_fw-la ●mplectentis_fw-la cocc_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d holy_a with_o wisdom_n plat._n in_o theat_n but_o alas_o a_o universal_a darkness_n have_v arrest_v we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o eye_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v drown_v or_o immerse_v in_o the_o barbaric_n gulf_n of_o ignorance_n plat._n de_fw-fr repub._n lib._n 7._o the_o concreated_a beam_n of_o light_n be_v lose_v and_o vanish_v there_o remain_v none_o of_o those_o radii_fw-la solis_fw-la or_o lucida_fw-la tela_fw-la diei_fw-la what_o the_o poet_n say_v of_o dye_a wool_n nec_fw-la amissos_fw-la colores_fw-la lana_n refert_fw-la medicata_fw-la fuco_fw-la be_v applicable_a to_o the_o soul_n deprive_v of_o the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o tincture_v with_o sin_n and_o lust._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v none_o that_o understand_v rom._n 3.11_o we_o be_v bear_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o understanding_n rom._n 1.31_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d blind_a 2_o pet._n 1.9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d darken_v or_o benight_a in_o our_o mind_n eph._n 4.8_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d darkness_n joh._n 1.5_o our_o light_n be_v not_o only_o too_o dim_a to_o preserve_v we_o from_o the_o mistake_v of_o error_n and_o ignorance_n but_o abuse_v we_o with_o false_a representation_n the_o mind_n be_v now_o like_o a_o icterical_a organ_n which_o imagine_v all_o the_o object_n of_o sight_n tincture_v with_o false_a colour_n 2._o this_o ignorance_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n may_v be_v partly_o ascribe_v to_o that_o disorder_n and_o confusion_n which_o have_v invade_v the_o creation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o creature_n be_v subject_v to_o vanity_n rom._n 8.20_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o disorder_n have_v overspread_v the_o universe_n through_o the_o curse_v inflict_v upon_o the_o creation_n for_o man_n sin_n objective_a medium_n be_v become_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n both_o dark_a and_o fallacious_a they_o have_v lose_v much_o of_o that_o fulgour_fw-la by_o which_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n and_o our_o duty_n to_o he_o ourselves_o and_o other_o be_v at_o first_o visible_a the_o present_a calamitous_a scene_n of_o thing_n not_o only_o with_o reference_n to_o brute_n animal_n but_o inanimate_a being_n do_v strange_o impose_v upon_o our_o easy_a and_o distort_a mind_n second_o weakness_n and_o pravity_n have_v arrest_v we_o in_o all_o our_o faculty_n so_o that_o we_o be_v neither_o able_a nor_o careful_a to_o observe_v and_o perform_v what_o we_o know_v impotency_n and_o corruption_n cleave_v to_o our_o very_a nature_n by_o the_o loss_n of_o that_o rectitude_n which_o be_v concreated_a with_o we_o and_o impress_v upon_o our_o faculty_n the_o subordination_n and_o subjection_n of_o the_o appetite_n to_o reason_n be_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n lose_v likewise_o so_o that_o the_o animal_n life_n do_v now_o sway_v we_o our_o passion_n do_v both_o baffle_v our_o judgement_n and_o enslave_v our_o will_n we_o be_v at_o once_o not_o only_o weak_a but_o corrupt_a impotent_a and_o averse_a to_o good_a and_o propense_a and_o dispose_v to_o evil_a as_o darkness_n do_v natural_o ensue_v on_o the_o withdrawment_n of_o light_n or_o as_o lameness_n do_v necessary_o attend_v the_o interruption_n of_o the_o loco-motive-faculty_n so_o do_v inability_n and_o aversation_n to_o good_a and_o positive_a inclination_n and_o adaptedness_n to_o evil_n ensue_v on_o the_o loss_n of_o that_o rectitude_n which_o dispose_v we_o to_o live_v to_o god_n ungodly_a and_o without_o strength_n be_v the_o just_a and_o due_a character_n of_o every_o one_o of_o the_o posterity_n of_o adam_n but_o more_o of_o this_o chap_a 4._o §_o 11._o notwithstanding_o the_o ignorance_n darkness_n weakness_n corruption_n etc._n etc._n that_o man_n be_v thus_o sink_v into_o yet_o retain_v still_o his_o faculty_n he_o retain_v likewise_o some_o knowledge_n of_o the_o duty_n he_o be_v oblige_v to_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o in_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o abide_n still_o endow_v with_o intellective_a and_o elective_a power_n he_o continue_v likewise_o able_a for_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o these_o duty_n and_o that_o in_o his_o own_o strength_n a_o promptitude_n readiness_n and_o facility_n of_o

stand_v into_o he_o as_o our_o creator_n preserver_n and_o benefactor_n there_o be_v in_o mankind_n a_o ability_n of_o soul_n of_o ascend_v unto_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o invisible_a be_v and_o first_o cause_n by_o the_o effect_n of_o his_o power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o know_v as_o much_o of_o god_n as_o be_v needful_a for_o our_o live_n to_o he_o and_o our_o dependence_n on_o he_o in_o that_o state_n and_o under_o that_o covenant_n that_o we_o then_o stand_v from_o which_o there_o can_v not_o but_o have_v result_v a_o clear_a and_o more_o distinct_a knowledge_n than_o we_o can_v now_o imagine_v of_o that_o love_n gratitude_n reverence_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o he_o and_o these_o will_v have_v be_v attend_v with_o a_o recognition_n of_o our_o own_o nothingness_n a_o dependent_a frame_n of_o spirit_n and_o a_o resignation_n of_o ourselves_o and_o all_o thing_n to_o his_o will_n the_o second_o be_v the_o consideration_n of_o ourselves_o that_o amphibious_a kind_n of_o nature_n we_o be_v make_v with_o it_o be_v hierocles_n expression_n be_v ally_v in_o our_o constitution_n and_o make_v to_o several_a species_n of_o creature_n and_o the_o observe_v the_o subordination_n of_o the_o part_n of_o our_o composition_n one_o to_o another_o that_o the_o animal_n and_o sensitive_a power_n be_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o the_o intellectual_a and_o rational_a from_o which_o will_v have_v arisen_a a_o plenary_a and_o steady_a knowledge_n of_o the_o unsuitableness_n of_o earthly_a thing_n to_o constitute_v we_o happy_a that_o our_o blessedness_n lie_v not_o in_o the_o please_a of_o our_o sense_n and_o gratification_n of_o our_o animal_n part_n in_o a_o word_n that_o the_o soul_n be_v to_o be_v principal_o regard_v and_o that_o reason_n be_v to_o be_v our_o only_a conductor_n which_o i_o suppose_v be_v enough_o to_o have_v preclude_v all_o intemperance_n incontinence_n and_z the_o subject_n of_o ourselves_o to_o the_o animal_n life_n etc._n etc._n a_o three_o way_n be_v a_o ability_n of_o penetrate_v more_o full_o than_o now_o we_o can_v into_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o several_a creature_n their_o fabric_n orderly_a operation_n various_a instinct_n relation_n both_o to_o we_o and_o one_o a_o other_o in_o all_o which_o as_o in_o a_o glass_n much_o of_o our_o duty_n have_v we_o abide_v in_o the_o state_n of_o integrity_n will_v have_v become_v plain_a and_o evident_a to_o we_o if_o notwithstanding_o the_o fall_n and_o all_o that_o darkness_n and_o confusion_n which_o have_v ensue_v thereupon_o we_o abide_v still_o direct_v to_o the_o creature_n for_o the_o learning_n many_o part_n of_o our_o duty_n see_v job._n 12.7_o prov._n 6.6_o jer._n 8.7_o deut._n 32.11_o shall_v we_o not_o have_v be_v capable_a of_o learning_n more_o from_o they_o and_o that_o more_o clear_o and_o distinct_o when_o there_o be_v no_o tincture_n of_o sin_n or_o shadow_n of_o darkness_n on_o the_o mind_n nor_o fallacious_a medium_n in_o the_o whole_a creation_n a_o four_o be_v a_o ability_n of_o mind_n of_o know_v the_o relation_n which_o we_o stand_v in_o one_o to_o another_o how_o that_o we_o be_v not_o self-sufficient_a but_o bring_v forth_o under_o a_o necessity_n of_o mutual_a assistance_n and_o that_o we_o can_v not_o subsist_v without_o the_o mutual_a aid_n of_o love_n and_o friendship_n that_o we_o arise_v not_o like_a mushroom_n out_o of_o the_o earth_n nor_o be_v dig_v out_o of_o parsly-bed_n neither_o come_v into_o the_o world_n by_o a_o fortuitous_a original_a that_o we_o spring_v not_o original_o from_o diverse_a stock_n much_o less_o be_v create_v at_o first_o multitude_n of_o we_o together_o but_o that_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o mankind_n be_v propagate_v from_o one_o single_a root_n that_o each_o of_o we_o be_v intend_v as_o a_o part_n of_o the_o rational_a system_n and_o make_v for_o society_n and_o fellowship_n from_o all_o which_o we_o shall_v have_v be_v able_a by_o easy_a deduction_n and_o short_a dependency_n to_o have_v argue_v out_o the_o whole_a of_o those_o duty_n we_o be_v under_o the_o sanction_n of_o either_o to_o parent_n child_n or_o neighbour_n in_o a_o word_n do_v as_o we_o will_v be_v do_v by_o which_o epitomise_v the_o whole_a duty_n that_o one_o man_n owe_v to_o another_o will_v have_v prove_v the_o natural_a issue_n of_o the_o forego_n consideration_n the_o five_o and_o last_o way_n be_v through_o observe_v god_n order_n and_o method_n in_o the_o work_v of_o creation_n as_o the_o work_n of_o god_n themselves_o be_v to_o be_v instructive_a unto_o man_n not_o only_o of_o the_o be_v power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n of_o god_n but_o of_o the_o moral_a duty_n that_o god_n expect_v from_o we_o psal._n 19.1_o rom._n 1.20_o 21._o so_o god_n order_n and_o method_n in_o the_o production_n and_o disposal_n of_o his_o work_n into_o their_o several_a relation_n and_o subordination_n be_v likewise_o intend_v to_o be_v instructive_a to_o mankind_n and_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o we_o shall_v learn_v our_o duty_n thereby_o thus_o the_o preeminence_n of_o the_o man_n over_o the_o woman_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o apostle_n from_o the_o order_n of_o the_o creation_n i_o suffer_v not_o say_v he_o the_o woman_n to_o usurp_v over_o the_o man_n for_o adam_n be_v first_o form_v then_o eve_n 1_o tim._n 2.12_o 13._o christ_n himself_o establish_v monogamy_n upon_o the_o same_o foundation_n namely_o god_n method_n of_o creation_n at_o first_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o creation_n he_o make_v they_o male_a &_o female_a for_o this_o cause_n shall_v a_o man_n cleave_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o they_o two_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n marc._n 10.6_o 38._o thus_o also_o with_o respect_n to_o god_n order_n in_o the_o creation_n do_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n become_v a_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n god_n end_v his_o work_n which_o he_o have_v make_v and_o he_o rest_v on_o the_o seven_o day_n from_o all_o his_o work_n which_o he_o have_v 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