Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	inferior_n	master_n	superior_n	1,172	5	10.9124	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45335	A practical and polemical commentary, or, exposition upon the third and fourth chapters of the latter epistle of Saint Paul to Timothy wherein the text is explained, some controversies discussed, sundry cases of conscience are cleared, many common places are succinctly handled, and divers usefull and seasonable observations raised / by Thomas Hall ...	Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665.	1658 (1658)	Wing H436; ESTC R14473	672,720	512

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and_o equal_a yet_o consider_v as_o they_o be_v member_n of_o a_o politic_a body_n and_o in_o civil_a respect_n so_o there_o be_v a_o inequality_n and_o though_o christ_n have_v free_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n and_o from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n yet_o he_o have_v not_o free_v we_o from_o subjection_n to_o man_n according_a to_o those_o rank_n and_o calling_n he_o have_v set_v we_o in_o hence_o even_o in_o gospell-time_n we_o read_v of_o master_n and_o servant_n superior_n and_o inferior_n with_o direction_n how_o inferior_n shall_v walk_v towards_o superior_n rom._n 13._o and_o servant_n towards_o their_o master_n ephes._n 6.5_o 6_o 7._o with_o promise_n to_o reward_v such_o as_o conscientious_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o their_o place_n v._o 8._o object_n but_o my_o master_n be_v harsh_a and_o cruel_a answ._n yet_o you_o must_v obey_v and_o so_o be_v subject_a not_o only_o to_o good_a master_n but_o also_o to_o the_o froward_a 1_o pet._n 2.18_o sarah_n deal_v hardly_o with_o hagar_n yet_o the_o angel_n bid_v her_o return_n and_o submit_v herself_o to_o her_o mistress_n genesis_n 16.6_o it_o be_v a_o cross_a and_o affliction_n which_o the_o most_o wise_a god_n have_v allot_v to_o you_o and_o you_o must_v bear_v it_o patient_o 7_o unthankful_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ingrati_fw-la heming_n the_o sin_n of_o ingratitude_n be_v one_o of_o those_o sin_n which_o do_v more_o especial_o render_v these_o last_o time_n so_o perilous_a man_n will_v be_v unthankful_a to_o their_o benefactor_n for_o favour_n receive_v and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v otherwise_o since_o they_o that_o be_v blasphemer_n of_o god_n the_o great_a benefactor_n of_o all_o the_o world_n and_o disobedient_a to_o parent_n who_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o their_o be_v must_v needs_o be_v ungrateful_a to_o inferior_a benefactor_n who_o have_v deserve_v better_a at_o their_o hand_n quest._n what_o kind_n of_o unthankful_a person_n do_v the_o apostle_n here_o speak_v of_o whether_o such_o as_o be_v unthankful_a to_o god_n or_o man_n answ._n to_o both_o in_o the_o last_o day_n man_n shall_v be_v ungrateful_a to_o god_n for_o peace_n and_o the_o gospel_n of_o peace_n and_o to_o parent_n natural_a political_a spiritual_a and_o to_o other_o their_o benefactor_n those_o that_o breed_v they_o bear_v they_o and_o defend_v they_o those_o that_o feed_v they_o with_o the_o bread_n of_o life_n and_o spend_v themselves_o like_o lamp_n to_o give_v light_n to_o they_o such_o be_v and_o will_v be_v the_o ingratitude_n of_o the_o last_o time_n that_o man_n will_v seek_v their_o life_n who_o endeavour_v to_o bring_v they_o to_o life_n seneca_n and_o will_v labour_v to_o cast_v they_o into_o prison_n and_o darkness_n who_o labour_v to_o bring_v they_o to_o light_n and_o liberty_n and_o will_v tread_v they_o under_o foot_n who_o foot_n they_o shall_v esteem_v precious_a and_o as_o for_o the_o god_n of_o their_o mercy_n either_o they_o forget_v he_o and_o his_o wondrous_a work_n psal._n 106.21.24_o 25_o 26._o or_o else_o they_o ascribe_v all_o to_o themselves_o as_o if_o if_o they_o have_v merit_v and_o deserve_v they_o hab._n 1.16_o 2._o they_o do_v not_o once_o think_v of_o the_o god_n of_o their_o mercy_n they_o forget_v he_o day_n without_o number_n he_o be_v seldom_o in_o their_o thought_n like_o swine_n they_o eat_v the_o mast_n but_o look_v not_o to_o the_o tree_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v like_o the_o leper_n ●en_o cleanse_v and_o but_o one_o in_o ten_o that_o return_n to_o give_v thanks_o luke_n 17.17.18_o like_a patient_n when_o once_o cure_v they_o forget_v the_o physician_n like_a mariner_n when_o land_v on_o the_o shore_n forget_v what_o they_o promise_v in_o the_o storm_n psal._n 78.34.36_o 37._o 2._o instead_o of_o acknowledge_v his_o favour_n they_o fret_v and_o murmur_v at_o the_o least_o affliction_n if_o god_n bestow_v a_o thousand_o courtesy_n and_o lay_v but_o one_o cross_n on_o they_o they_o forget_v their_o mercy_n to_o think_v on_o the_o present_a misery_n 3._o in_o their_o work_n they_o render_v evil_a unto_o god_n for_o all_o the_o good_a which_o he_o have_v show_v they_o clerk_n which_o be_v the_o high_a ingratitude_n no_o favour_n can_v win_v they_o but_o if_o god_n have_v be_v their_o deadly_a enemy_n they_o can_v not_o have_v act_v more_o violent_o and_o virulent_o against_o he_o enemy_n this_o make_v man_n like_o the_o devil_n to_o render_v good_a for_o evil_n be_v divine_a to_o render_v good_a for_o good_a be_v humane_a to_o render_v evil_a for_o evil_n be_v brutish_a but_o to_o render_v evil_a for_o good_a be_v devilish_a this_o bring_v ruin_n to_o a_o man_n and_o his_o house_n jer._n 18.20_o 21_o 22._o we_o know_v what_o befall_v saul_n family_n for_o his_o ingratitude_n to_o david_n so_o true_a be_v that_o of_o solomon_n prov._n 17.13_o who_o so_o reward_v evil_a for_o good_a evil_a shall_v not_o depart_v from_o his_o house_n though_o such_o may_v escape_v the_o lash_n of_o man_n law_n yet_o the_o revenge_a hand_n of_o god_n will_v find_v they_o out_o this_o we_o see_v in_o the_o jew_n who_o for_o their_o ingratitude_n to_o christ_n in_o curse_v and_o crucify_a he_o who_o by_o his_o doctrine_n labour_n and_o miracle_n will_v have_v convert_v and_o save_v they_o be_v to_o this_o day_n the_o people_n of_o god_n curse_n disperse_v and_o despise_v over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o if_o he_o deserve_v punishment_n who_o render_v evil_a for_o evil_n but_o to_o man_n 6._o what_o shall_v be_v do_v to_o he_o who_o render_v evil_a for_o good_a and_o to_o his_o god_n who_o never_o do_v he_o hurt_v this_o be_v not_o only_o notorious_a ingratitude_n but_o perfidious_a violate_v the_o very_a law_n of_o nature_n which_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n will_v not_o suffer_v to_o pass_v unpunished_a 1._o let_v such_o consider_v that_o ingratitude_n be_v a_o sin_n against_o the_o very_a light_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v natural_o engrave_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n to_o do_v good_a to_o those_o that_o do_v good_a to_o they_o dixerit_fw-la mat._n 6.46_o hence_o heathen_n have_v condemn_v it_o as_o one_o of_o the_o vile_a sin_n call_v a_o man_n a_o ungrateful_a man_n say_v they_o and_o you_o need_v to_o call_v he_o no_o more_o some_o vice_n be_v please_v to_o nature_n and_o applaud_v by_o it_o but_o ingratitude_n be_v general_o abhor_v of_o all_o 3._o it_o debase_v man_n and_o set_v they_o below_o the_o beast_n that_o perish_v all_o sin_n do_v so_o but_o this_o especial_o hence_o the_o lord_n complain_v of_o ungrateful_a israel_n that_o they_o be_v worse_o than_o the_o ox_n and_o ass_n two_o creature_n plura_fw-la the_o most_o dull_a and_o heavy_a of_o all_o the_o rest_n yet_o these_o have_v some_o expression_n of_o affection_n to_o those_o that_o feed_v they_o they_o know_v and_o acknowledge_v they_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o serve_v and_o obey_v they_o isaiah_n 1.3_o the_o kindness_n of_o the_o lion_n to_o the_o man_n which_o pull_v the_o thorn_n out_o of_o his_o foot_n who_o list_n may_v read_v in_o aul._n gellius_n noct._n at._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 14._o 4._o the_o scripture_n set_v a_o blot_n and_o a_o brand_n on_o such_o thus_o laban_n be_v brand_v for_o his_o ingratitude_n to_o jacob_n gen._n 31.2_o etc._n etc._n and_o saul_n and_o nabal_n to_o david_n 1_o sam._n 19.10_o and_o 25.10_o and_o pharaoh_n butler_n who_o when_o he_o be_v promote_v forget_v joseph_n gen._n 40.22_o and_o joash_n who_o slay_v zechariah_n that_o have_v be_v loyal_a to_o he_o 2_o chr._n 24.22_o 23._o the_o lord_n sudden_o punish_v he_o for_o it_o 2_o chr._n 24.25_o especial_o the_o scripture_n set_v a_o black_a mark_n upon_o those_o sordid_a unrighteous_a disingenuous_a spirit_n who_o fight_v against_o god_n with_o his_o own_o blessing_n injustus_fw-la and_o bestow_v his_o silver_n and_o gold_n

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answ._n we_o must_v distinguish_v of_o prodigal_n 1._o some_o be_v compound_a one_o and_o have_v many_o other_o foul_a enormity_n mix_v with_o they_o as_o idleness_n whoredom_n drunkenness_n etc._n etc._n and_o these_o aggravate_v by_o long_a continuance_n in_o they_o now_o there_o be_v more_o hope_n of_o a_o temperate_a young_a worldling_n then_o of_o such_o a_o compound_a prodigal_n 2._o there_o be_v a_o single_a and_o simple_a prodigal_a one_o that_o only_o spend_v beyond_o his_o estate_n and_o waste_v his_o mean_n excessive_o now_o caeteris●paribus_fw-la there_o be_v more_o hope_n of_o such_o a_o one_o then_o of_o a_o covetous_a man_n and_o that_o for_o these_o reason_n 1._o the_o prodigal_a man_n do_v good_a to_o many_o but_o the_o covetous_a man_n be_v not_o good_a to_o himself_o 2._o he_o give_v though_o he_o give_v too_o much_o and_o so_o come_v near_a to_o liberality_n who_o act_n be_v give_v &_o be_v near_o to_o blessedness_n according_a to_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n act_n 20.35_o it_o be_v a_o more_o bless_a thing_n to_o give_v then_o to_o receive_v but_o the_o covetous_a man_n will_v part_v with_o nothing_o willing_o 3._o the_o prodigal_a hurt_n himself_o yet_o benefit_n other_o but_o the_o covetous_a miser_n defraud_n both_o himself_o and_o other_o 4._o the_o prodigal_a be_v more_o tractable_a and_o soon_o reclaim_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o poverty_n misery_n and_o affliction_n his_o ear_n be_v open_v to_o discipline_n and_o he_o more_o ready_a to_o hearken_v to_o good_a counsel_n luke_n 15._o but_o a_o covetous_a man_n the_o more_o he_o have_v juvenescit_fw-la the_o worse_o he_o be_v and_o the_o old_a he_o grow_v the_o hard_a it_o be_v to_o reclaim_v he_o other_o sin_n age_n may_v bereave_v a_o man_n off_o the_o act_v they_o but_o covetousness_n increase_v by_o age_n how_o long_o may_v we_o preach_v to_o such_o before_o we_o can_v stir_v they_o we_o speak_v to_o stone_n and_o call_v to_o dead_a man_n hence_o our_o saviour_n tell_v we_o that_o a_o camel_n may_v soon_o go_v through_o the_o eye_n of_o a_o needle_n than_o a_o rich_a man_n because_o so_o apt_a to_o trust_v in_o his_o riches_n can_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n mark_v 10.24_o 25._o 9_o it_o unfit_v a_o man_n for_o any_o employment_n whether_o it_o be_v magistraticall_a ministerial_a martial_a or_o domestical_a 1._o he_o be_v a_o unfit_a man_n to_o be_v a_o magistrate_n such_o a_o one_o will_v transgress_v for_o a_o morsel_n of_o bread_n any_o base_a reward_n will_v bias_n he_o and_o therefore_o jethro_n describe_v a_o right_a governor_n tell_v we_o beda_n exod._n 18.21_o that_o he_o must_v be_v 1._o a_o man_n of_o courage_n a_o magnanimous_a man_n one_o that_o fear_v not_o the_o face_n or_o frown_n of_o any_o be_v they_o never_o so_o many_o or_o mighty_a else_o he_o will_v soon_o be_v daunt_v and_o discourage_v the_o want_n of_o this_o make_v fearful_a and_o fainthearted_a rehoboam_n to_o be_v brand_v for_o a_o child_n viz._n in_o heart_n and_o courage_n two_o chron._n 13.7_o tho_o he_o be_v then_o above_o 40._o year_n old_a as_o appear_v 1_o king_n 14.21_o therefore_o god_n command_v joshua_n 1.7_o too_o be_v strong_a and_o of_o good_a courage_n and_o the_o like_a counsel_n david_n give_v to_o solomon_n 2_o king_n 2.2_o 2._o he_o must_v fear_v god_n or_o else_o he_o will_v fear_v the_o face_n of_o man_n deut._n 1.17_o the_o great_a fear_n of_o god_n will_v devour_v all_o base_a inferior_a fear_n micajah_n fear_v not_o two_o great_a king_n sit_v on_o their_o throne_n in_o pomp_n because_o he_o see_v a_o great_a than_o they_o 1_o king_n 22_o 10.14.19_o no_o man_n can_v be_v true_o valorous_a but_o he_o that_o be_v true_o religious_a as_o we_o see_v in_o joseph_n nehemiah_n daniel_n the_o fear_n of_o god_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o virtue_n without_o it_o non_fw-la sunt_fw-la verae_fw-la virtutes_fw-la sed_fw-la vmbrae_fw-la they_o be_v mere_a shadow_n 3._o he_o must_v deal_v just_o and_o true_o sift_v out_o the_o 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but_o god_n threaten_v to_o bring_v a_o fire_n on_o those_o house_n job_n 15.34_o though_o bribe_n may_v build_v they_o yet_o bribe-taker_n can_v protect_v they_o for_o god_n have_v say_v it_o who_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v it_o 40_o that_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o bribery_n shall_v be_v consume_v this_o have_v make_v god_n servant_n careful_a to_o keep_v themselves_o pure_a from_o this_o sin_n 1_o samuel_n 12.3_o act_n 20.33_o and_o the_o lord_n have_v promise_v life_n and_o happiness_n to_o such_o psalm_n 15.5_o prov._n 15.27_o isai_n 33.15_o quest._n be_v all_o gift_n unlawful_a and_o may_v a_o man_n never_o take_v a_o gift_n answ._n we_o must_v distinguish_v of_o gift_n there_o be_v six_o sort_n of_o gift_n 12_o 1._o gift_n of_o piety_n to_o promote_v god_n worship_n 2._o gift_n of_o charity_n to_o the_o poor_a 3._o gift_n of_o friendship_n to_o preserve_v amity_n 4._o gift_n of_o duty_n and_o gratitude_n from_o inferior_n to_o superior_n to_o testify_v their_o obedience_n and_o thankfulness_n 5._o gift_n of_o bounty_n and_o favour_n from_o superior_n to_o inferior_n to_o testify_v their_o love_n to_o they_o now_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n in_o such_o gift_n because_o they_o increase_v love_n and_o help_v to_o preserve_v humane_a society_n 6._o there_o be_v gift_n of_o iniquity_n 3._o that_o tend_v to_o the_o destruction_n of_o our_o brethren_n and_o the_o pervert_n of_o justice_n and_o this_o be_v that_o bribery_n and_o those_o gift_n which_o god_n word_n condemn_v it_o do_v not_o simple_o condemn_v the_o take_n of_o a_o reward_n but_o the_o take_n of_o a_o reward_n against_o the_o innocent_a psal._n 15.5_o so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o sinful_a by_o way_n of_o gratitude_n either_o to_o send_v a_o gift_n or_o to_o receive_v a_o gift_n but_o