Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	parent_n	servant_n	superior_n	1,175	5	11.5024	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01712	A catechisme conteining the summe of Christian religion, giuing a most excellent light to all those that seek to enter the path-way to saluation: Newlie set foorth by G.G. Preacher of Gods word at Malden in Essex	Gifford, George, d. 1620.	1583 (1583)	STC 11848; ESTC S114965	69,171	182

home for they ought to trauell and seeke where they may bee edified for if theyr Cattell did want water at home they woulde driue them to water at another Towne and them selues woulde trauel two or three myles for meate that day rather then bee without Also men are without excuse because they like better to spend the day in their lustes thē for to haue the holy exercises of the worde For doubtlesse if they did earnestly desire it and long for it God would send them faithfull shepheards which should feede them vnto life eternall Q. These foure commaundements are the first table of the law the reste whiche followe are the second table Is there any thing to bee obserued in this order which God vseth A. Yea no doubt for looke howe the Lord excelleth men so also the duties which doe immediately belong vnto him are more excellent then those which belong vnto mē And this is to bee obserued against those grosse men if they be worthie the names of men which regarde no more then outwarde deedes towardes men if hee bee an Idolater or superstitious or an heretike or a blasphemer of the Gospel or a swearer or a mispender of the Sabboth if hee wil keepe tuche in bargaine and bee true of his word or if hee keepe a good house or giue almes or suche like they will say hee is a good man and if hee goe not to heauen they knowe not who shall But we must learne that none are good men but those whiche regard to walke in all duties both in the first table of the Lawe and also in the second Q. When God rebuked the Israelits by the Prophetes hee findeth fault with them for want of dutie in man towards man and commendeth mercie pitie iustice and iudgement t. Mich. 6.8 as though they were the speciall things required A. That is very true that God by his Prophets sundrie times doth so vrge the duties of man towardes man as though they were the summe of all But this was not to preferre the second table of the lawe before the first but to detect hypocrites which vaūted much of zeale towards God for hee proueth that they had no loue of God seeinge they dealt so wickedly one against another Q. Let vs then proceede vnto the first commandement of the secōd table Honour thy father and mother A. This commandement is great as it may appeare not onely because it is set in the toppe or cōmeth in the forefront of preceptes towardes men but also by the greeuous penaltie which was set vppon it that the disobedient childe vnto father and mother shoulde die the death he that did curse father or mother he that did strike father or mother should also die the death v. Exo. 21.17 Leuit. 20.9 And moreouer as S. Paule gathereth it is the first commandement with promise w. Ephe. 6.2 For the promise of the blessing which God annexed vnto it doth shew how precious a thing it is before God that children should honour their parents Q. How is it said that this cōmandement is the first with promise when as there is a promise annexed also vnto the second commandement A. This is the first commandement which hath a speciall or particuler promise by it selfe For that which is added to the second cōmandement is general to all For he saith I will shew mercy vnto thousandes of them that loue me keepe my commandements Q. What doe yee take to be meant by the honour which children are commāded here to yeeld vnto their parents A. All the duties they owe are cōprised in this one worde honour how they are to obey them to loue reuerence cherish thē especially when they growe to bee poore or weake or aged For this was a common saying of parents that their children should bee the staffe of their age Q. Is there onely the dutie of children to be considered in this cōmandement A. Heere is also the duetie of parentes towardes their children contained and not onely that but also the duetie of all inferiours as the wife to the husband the subiects to their prince the seruants to their masters the people to their teachers the young to the aged And contrariwise of all those superiours towardes their inferiours Q. What reason haue yee to shewe this Seeing here is set downe expresly no more but that which children owe to their parents A. There is great reason and manifest first for Parents when God willeth children to honour them they are also bounde to doe those thinges for whiche they are to bee honoured Also for all Superiours they are fitly represented by the titles of fathers and mothers in respect of the affections which shoulde be in them vnto their inferiours Q. Then let vs briefly consider the seuerall dueties whiche are required in each of these and first shew wherein parents are bound vnto their children A. The father and mother are bound as concerning this bodylie life to make honest prouision for the sustenaunce of theyr children And therefore the vnchriftie Dycers and drunkardes whiche wast away their goods whose children may well bee counted fatherlesse their wiues widdows doe very vnnaturally sinne and breake this commandement of God Q. Is there no further thing required at their hands then this A. Yes they are to care not only for the body in this life but also most especially for both soule body in the life to come therefore they are inioyned to bring vp their children in the nurture and instruction of the Lorde x. Ephe. 6.4 whereby wee may see not onely how these are deceiued whiche when they haue brought vp their children and prouided well for them in the world wil say they haue done their parte although they haue not taught them to know god But also what a greate account they haue to make before God for the soules of their children By whiche also wee may iudge howe cruell those are euen more then sauage beastes who not onely by negligence in not teaching their children the feare of God But also by corrupt example doe leade them into euill and so murther their soules for the childe insteede of a godly instruction doeth heare his father sweare lye sclaunder and rayle doth see him deale deceitfully and vniustly and to walke in euerie euill way Q. Then you do not account those fathers to haue discharged their whole duetie which doe teach theyr children to say the tenne commaundements the Lordes prayer and the articles of the faith and say they haue done what they can A. It is most sure they haue to render account vnto God for a farre greater matter then the teaching them to speake these thinges for they are to see that they vnderstand them they are to instruct them in all points of true religion they are to shewe them the steppes of godlinesse they are to exhort them with all diligence yea to charge them to feare God and to walke in his wayes