Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	child_n	servant_n	wife_n	7,379	5	6.5654	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56372	The figvre of seven very pleasant to reade, plaine to vnderstand, and profitable to practise / by M.P. ; three, foure, five, six, sufficient proofe have given of their acceptance, what should hinder seven?	M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656?	1647 (1647)	Wing P437A; ESTC R7676	3,584	18

FIGVRE OF SEVEN Very Pleasant to Reade Plaine to Vnderstand And Profitable to Practise By M. P. Three Foure Five Six sufficient proofe have given Of their acceptance what should hinder Seven PROV 9.1 Wisdome hath built her an house shee hath hewen out her seven Pillars LONDON Printed by E. P. for Fr. Coles dwelling in the Old Bayly 1647. THE FIGVRE OF SEVEN 1. THere be seven things which especially mode any Reader to buy or reade a Booke Affection to the Author Conceits of the Theame A promising Title Performance in the Discourse The pleasure of the Fancie The elegancie of the Stile And encrease of Knowledge 2. There be seven excellent Motives towards the Government of the World The People in good order The Rich faithfull The Youth obedient Clergie honest The old folkes wise The Poore humble And the Women shame-fac'd 3. By seven manner of meanes man is wisely taught to know God Trust in God and love him Use prayer and honour him Denie the World for love of him Rule rightly and dread him Sorrow discreetly and seeke him Wake weepe and please him And even in trouble thanke him 4. There be seven things incident to an old man who marries a young Wife He hath a Toy to play with A Child to nourish A Ship to deck A Wind-mill to keepe A Lute to string A Colt to breake And a Servant to teach 5. There be seven things in which a man ought not to be rash or over-hastie In unnecessarie words In undecent swearing In entertainment of Quarrels In conceiving an ill opinion of his friend In Barga●nes In Marriage Nor in giving Counsell 6. There be seven sorts of Creatures that the more they are in companie the more trouble Many Women much babbling Many Geese much gaggling Many Youths much wanton fashion Many Sects much alteration Many lewd Priests much ill teaching Many Gamesters much o'r-reaching Many Theeves much Hal●er-stretching 7. There be seven worthy Documents fit for every Christian to learne and practise To thinke on the time past To use well the time present To provide for the time to come To reveale things doubtfull To thinke on God and serve him To thinke on Heaven to obtaine it And to thinke on Hell to avoid it 8. There be seven Lesson● which the Father ought to learne and teach his Sonne To learne him laudable Customes To give him good Education To keepe him under Obedience To reach him Divine Duties To correct him with discretion To provide for his future welfare To nourish and feed him with sobrietie 9. There be likewise seven especiall Duties which the Sonne doth owe unto his Parents To beare them respect and reverence To obey all their lawfull Commands To hearken to their good Counsailes Not to despise them in any thing Not to slight them in old Age Nor to scorne them in Povertie But to provide for their Sustenance 10. There be seven Duties of a Husband to his Wife To Love her as himselfe To provide for her to his Power To nourish her in Soule and Body To Apparell her honestly To avoid causelesse Jealousie To consider her as the weaker Vessell And to give her due benevolence 11. There be also seven Duties of a Wife to her Husband To love him above all other men To hearken to his Sayings To be patient and forbeare Anger To give no occasion of to shun Jealousie To be sober and temperate To looke well to his House Children and Servants And to honour his person 12. There be seven things which every young man desireth when he intendeth to marry That his Wife be young and beautifull That she be modest and shame-fac't That she beare correspondent affection That she be no tatling Gossip That she be no Scold That she order well his Family And above all that she be constant to him 13. There be also seven other things which a marryed man delights in To be sure that his Wife loves him well To see fine Children prosperous To have them well instructed To have obedient servants To live in peace and unitie To thrive by his Calling And chiefely to be Master of the House 14. There be seven things which kéepe a woman honest Not to listen to Flatterers Not to be too conversant with men Not to use audacious words Not to demeane her selfe immodestly Not to weare gawdie Apparell Not to eate delicious Dyet And especially not to forget God nor her Husband 15. There be seven things which cause either man or woman to be well thought and spoken of Justice in dealing Courtesie in behaviour Modestie in speech To abstaine from Lying To abhorre Blasphemie To loath obscene discourse And to be faithfull in friendship 16. There be on the contrarie seven things which make them odious to good societie Fraud in buying and selling Rudenesse in carriage Churlishnesse in words To be a noted Lyar To be a common Swearer To use filthie talke And to be trecherous in trust 17. There be seven things which a ●●n ought to consider of when he is ask'd any question Who it is that demandeth whether superior e●uall or inferior What it is that he doth demand The cause why he doth demand it Whether his demand be to his benefit or detriment What will be the issue if he grant What the end if he denie And to answer or not answer accordingly 18. There be seven things requisit● in a Iudge To heare patiently To answer wisely To declare intentively To shun Partialitie To hate Briberie To incline indifferently And to Judge justly 19. There be seven things necessary for a Clyents Instruction To tell his Case punctually To shun therein selfe-flatterie To Fee his Lawyer bounteously To prosecute with equitie To use his opposite courteously To seeke no meanes dis-honestly And to take the Issue patiently 20. There be seven things which most men desire yet none can ever obtayn● in this World Riches enough to suffice him without wishing for more To be perfect in all Sciences and Learning To have his minde alwayes permanent To suffer no Crosse nor Affliction To have Ease and Rest continually To enjoy constant Felicitie And to have Peace of Conscience perpetually 21. There be seven things that the more they be sought for the lesse they be sound The number of Friends The peace of the Froward The guilt of the Miser The truth of a Flatterer The wayes of the Wind The submission of the Prowd And wisdome in a Foole. 22. There be seven things world then Death Povertie in old Age Desperation after Sinne Want of Patience in Adversitie Insultation of ones Enemies Labour in vaine Sicknesse in Prison And to lye continually in Fire 23. There be seven things to be had without buying which being gotten will seares be sold for Money An evill Name An evill Behaviour An evill Custome An evill Conscience An evill Companion An evill Disease And an evill Wife or Husband 24. There be seven things which bring a man to wisdome Studie of Sciences Experience of many things Observation of other mens affaires Examples of the wise Advices of the prudent Inriching the intellect And the marking of ambiguous Chances 25. There be seven duties required in a King or great Potentate That he render unto God more then he expects from his subjects That he remember whose Vice-gerent he is That he be ever mindful● of his account to God That he governe his people with Justice That he utterly hate Covetousnesse as the root of all evill That he be courteous and affable to all people And that he obtain● friendship of neighbour Natio●● 26. There be also seven duties requisite in a Princely Heire Apparant To remember his Creator in the dayes of his youth To be exceedingly well Learned To know al● Arts and Sciences To exercise Militarie Discipline To be liberall and bountifull To be easily spoken withall And to get favour of the common people 27. There be seven things necessarie for all Nobles and Gentry To put discr●et and trustie men in Office To order their Family with wisdome and credit To be kind loving and reasonable to their Tenants To pay Servants ●heir Wages justly To have no unpay'd Trades-men exclaime on them To keepe good Hospitalitie And to succour the Poore with Charitie 28. There be seven things incident to a good Governour of a Citie To seeke Peace and pursue it To gaine the assistance of grave and honest Counsellors To procure to his power plentie of Victuall To see Justice in Weights and Measures To mix Mercie with Justice in all his actions To punish Vice and cherish Vertue And to procure the love of all people 29. There be seven things to be considered 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 To have Money enough To have able and willing Souldiers at command To have experienced Commanders and Officers To have plentie of Victuall To be well furnished with Munition To have often intelligence from the Enemie And especially to have a good Cause 30. There be seven things commendable in the Captaine Generall of an Army To have Nobilltie of Bloud To have large Revenues To have a faithfull and stout heart To have the foure Cardinall Vertues in esteeme To have confidence in his Cause To unite Clemencie and Victorie together And to have the love of his Souldiers for his vertue 31. There be seven things requi●●te 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Physician To know the nature of the Disease To judge the complection of his Patient To be well vers'd in Anatomie To visit his Patient often To give Medicines according to the Disease To comfort his Patient with hopes And to cure poore people for Gods sake 32. There be seven things to be observed by a sick Body To obey the Physicians instruction in Diet and Exercise To spare nothing for Healths sake To be a true Patient not onely in name but in practise To have confidence in the Physician● Judgement To be carefull of bre●king his Pr●scriptions To be quiet and comfortable And chiefely to relie upon God for Cure or calling away 33. To conclude there be seven things which extenu●teth the credit of other-wayes wis● men To commit error in Knowledge To be over-sway'd by Opinion To be partiall in Judgement To be lavish in Conjectures To seeke Justice for him who hath not des●rv'd it To disprayse others without cause And to credit all things over-lightly FINIS