Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	master_n	servant_n	wage_n	1,026	5	11.4895	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02735	Deaths aduantage little regarded, and The soules solace against sorrow Preached in two funerall sermons at Childwal in Lancashire at the buriall of Mistris Katherin Brettergh the third of Iune. 1601. The one by William Harrison, one of the preachers appointed by her. Maiestie for the countie palatine of Lancaster, the other by William Leygh, Bachelor of Diuinitie, and pastor of Standish. Whereunto is annexed, the Christian life and godly death of the said gentlevvoman.	Harrison, William, d. 1625.; Leigh, William, 1550-1639.	1602 (1602)	STC 12866; ESTC S117329	105,988	243

catched in a snare or grinne and held fast in it as well by one claw as by both legs or the whole body so the Diuell who layeth snares for our soules may catch and hold them as well by one sinne as by many I acknowledge there is imperfection in all Righteous Lot had a fault iust Noah had a fall Dauid shewed his infirmity and Peter his frailty yet the righteous either sinne of ignorance not knowing that they doe amisse or if they know it it is not often but seldome afterward they are grieued for it and made more carefull to auoyde it But he which without repentance continueth still in one grosse sinne and often practiseth it cannot be reputed a righteous man though he eschue many other sinnes A little leauen sowreth the whole lumpe As dead flyes putrefie a whole boxe of oyntment and a little folly him that is in estimation for wisdome so one sinne being continually practised spoileth all his righteousnes Secondly a righteous man may be known by the end whereunto his workes of righteousnes are directed and that is the glory of God Let your light so shine before men saith Christ that they may see your good workes and glorifie your father which is in heauen And Paul saith Whether ye eate or drinke or whatsoeuer else yee doe doe all to the glorie of God Though men practise neuer so many good workes yet if in doing of them they propound not this end they are not to be accounted righteous men no more then he is to be esteemed a good Archer which can draw a strong bow hath a faire loose and doth shoote farre and yet alwayes shootes a great way off from the marke In this respect the Pharisies were not to be reckoned in the number of righteous men for they did all to be seene of men they did fast and pray and giue almes to be seene of men The Papists also faile in this propertie for they doe all to merit thereby like to hired seruants and labourers which worke for their wages and would do little or nothing for their Masters vnlesse they might bee well paied for their paines But we must acknowledge our selues not to bee seruants but sonnes and not sonnes of the bond-woman but of the free-woman and that we ought of dutie to serue the Lord all the daies of our liues though we should receiue nothing for our labour In all our workes we must seeke his glorie if he bestow any reward vpon vs we may take it as an vndeserued gift of his bountifull goodnes I graunt indeede that righteous men haue some hypocrisie and vaineglorie mingled with sinceritie in their best actions and do some things as well for their owne prayse as Gods glorie yet if there be more synceritie in them then hypocrisie if they doe more good works for Gods glorie then for other sinister ends they lose not the name and dignitie of righteous men For as the Philosophers teach concerning elementary bodies that they are not made of one element onely but of all foure yet haue their names of the praedominant element as some are called earthly bodies not watery aeriall or fiery bodies because they haue more earth then water or ayre in them and as the Phisitians say of the humours in mans body that although they be not pure but mixed one with another yet euery one doth carry the name of that humour which doth most abound so may wee say of the generall conuersation and the particular actions of men that if in them they seeke more the glorie of God then their owne prayse or profit they are truely righteous Thirdly a righteous man may be knowne by his perseuerance in righteousnes for he which is truely made righteous by faith in Christ and sanctification of the spirit will continue righteous vnto the end True and sauing righteousnes is one of those gifts of God which are without repentance It can not be lost fully and finally Those which turne from their righteousnes and commit iniquitie shall not liue their former righteousnes shall be forgotten and they shall dye in the sinnes which they haue committed If the righteousnes of any bee like a morning cloud or as morning dew which is dryed vp and vanisheth away so soone as the sunne ascendeth on high it shall neuer be acceptable to God He onely which continueth righteous to the ende shall bee saued As God neuer ceaseth to bestow blessings vpon vs so should we neuer cease to serue him in holines and righteousnes all the dayes of our liues Though we hire seruants for a yeare and take apprentices for seuen yeares yet must wee serue the Lord for euer Yea the righteous do not only hold fast that which they haue receiued but their teeth are so set on edge with the sweete taste of righteou●●es that still they desire to increase it So many as are perfect will be thus minded with Paul not to count themselues as if they had already attained to it but they forget that which is behind and endeuour themselues vnto that which is before and follow hard toward the marke of the price of the high calling of God in Iesus Christ. Lastly a righteous man may be knowne by his affection to righteousnes in others He which loues righteousnes it selfe will loue it as well in others as in himselfe yea he will loue all others in whom he beholdeth any seeds of righteousnes his delight will be in the Saints that are in the earth and in them which excell in vertue He which loueth a child for his fathers sake as Dauid loued Mephibosheth for Ionathans sake loueth the father himselfe better so he which loueth righteous men for righteousnes sake declareth thereby that he loueth righteousnes it selfe farre better Moreouer a righteous man loueth righteousnes so wel that he wil labour to make others as righteous as himselfe Dauid promised that if the Lord would create in him a cleane heart and renue a right spirit within him and restore him to the ioy of his saluation then shall I teach thy wayes to the wicked and sinners shall be conuerted vnto thee And Peter when he is conuerted must strengthen his brethren As euery thing seeketh to beget his like so a righteous man seeketh to make another righteous As fire cannot be smoothered whē once it hath taken hold in any place and findeth matter to worke vpon but will burne further and further till it haue consumed all before it so true righteousnes wrought in the heart of one cannot there be suppressed but will spread it selfe abroade and worke vpon others for their conuersion He which would be esteemed righteous and yet keepeth all his righteousnes to himselfe and doth not impart vnto others may iustly be suspected to haue no sound righteousnes at all The second title giuen to them which dyed mercifull men Which may be taken two waies either passiuely or actiuely Passiuely that