Selected quad for the lemma: rest_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
rest_n	command_v	day_n	sabbath_n	5,401	5	10.0465	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67866	A godly forme of houshold government for the ordering of priuate families, according to the direction of Gods word : wherunto is adioyned in a more particular manner, the seuerall duties of the husband towards his wife, and the wiues dutie towards her husband, the parents dutie towards their children, and the childrens towards their parents, the maisters dutie towards his seruants, and also the seruants duty towards their maisters / first gathered by R.C. ; and now newly perused, amended and augmented by Iohn Dod and Robert Cleuer.	Cleaver, Robert, 1561 or 2-ca. 1625.; Carr, Roger, d. 1612.; Cawdry, Robert.	1621 (1621)	STC 5387.5; ESTC S118705	199,876	382

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we_o mean_v by_o marriage_n not_o only_o the_o party_n marry_v but_o also_o conjugal_a &_o marriage_n duty_n and_o office_n that_o peculiar_o belong_v to_o this_o honourable_a estate_n and_o be_v necessary_o to_o be_v perform_v mutual_o of_o both_o for_o this_o promise_n touch_v person_n themselves_o be_v of_o such_o force_n and_o weight_n that_o it_o tend_v to_o the_o alienation_n of_o the_o property_n of_o body_n for_o so_o it_o be_v write_v the_o wife_n have_v not_o the_o power_n of_o she_o 4._o own_o body_n but_o the_o husband_n and_o likewise_o also_o the_o husband_n have_v not_o the_o power_n over_o his_o own_o body_n but_o the_o wife_n for_o although_o this_o be_v not_o perfect_o do_v till_o the_o act_n of_o marriage_n be_v end_v yet_o this_o promise_n be_v the_o principal_a beginner_n and_o worker_n thereof_o because_o they_o that_o promise_v marriage_n do_v necessary_o thereby_o promise_v that_o two_o shall_v become_v one_o flesh_n and_o that_o they_o will_v always_o give_v mutual_a benevolence_n one_o to_o another_o touch_v the_o peculiar_a duty_n of_o husband_n and_o wife_n which_o likewise_o be_v promise_v by_o this_o contract_n we_o will_v here_o only_o recite_v they_o leave_v the_o doctrine_n thereof_o to_o another_o place_n and_o time_n 1._o the_o husband_n his_o duty_n be_v first_o to_o love_v his_o wife_n as_o his_o own_o flesh_n 2._o then_o to_o govern_v she_o in_o all_o duty_n that_o proper_o concern_v the_o state_n of_o marriage_n in_o knowledge_n in_o wisdom_n judgement_n and_o justice_n 3._o three_o to_o dwell_v with_o she_o 4._o four_o to_o use_v she_o in_o all_o due_a benevolence_n honest_o sober_o and_o chaste_o 7._o 1._o the_o wife_n her_o duty_n be_v in_o all_o reverence_n and_o humility_n to_o submit_v and_o subject_v herself_o to_o 5._o her_o husband_n in_o all_o such_o duty_n as_o proper_o belong_v unto_o marriage_n 2._o second_o therein_o to_o be_v a_o help_n unto_o he_o according_a to_o god_n ordinance_n 3._o three_o to_o obey_v his_o commandment_n in_o all_o thing_n which_o he_o may_v command_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o husband_n 4._o four_o and_o last_o to_o give_v he_o 〈◊〉_d benevolence_n as_o for_o the_o rest_n of_o mutual_a duty_n as_o they_o may_v be_v all_o comprehend_v under_o these_o so_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o fit_a occasion_n to_o speak_v thereof_o three_o we_o call_v this_o promise_n of_o marriage_n voluntary_a because_o it_o must_v not_o come_v from_o the_o lip_n alone_o but_o from_o the_o well-liking_a and_o consent_n of_o the_o heart_n sor_n if_o it_o be_v only_o a_o verbal_a promise_n without_o any_o will_n at_o all_o and_o so_o mere_o hypocritical_a and_o dissemble_a though_o it_o bind_v the_o party_n that_o promise_v to_o the_o performance_n of_o his_o promise_n make_v before_o god_n and_o man_n