Selected quad for the lemma: son_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
son_n	daughter_n	husband_n	wife_n	65,890	5	9.8593	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06500	A commentarie vpon the fiftene Psalmes, called Psalmi graduum, that is, Psalmes of degrees faithfully copied out of the lectures of D. Martin Luther ; very frutefull and comfortable for all Christian afflicted consciences to reade ; translated out of Latine into Englishe by Henry Bull.	Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.; Bull, Henry, d. 1575?	1577 (1577)	STC 16975.5; ESTC S108926	281,089	318

God as the text saith God created male and female He created them saith the Scripture to signifie that they are not their owne gouerners and creators but both male female are the creatures of god Afterwardes he addeth more ouer and he blessed them saying increase and multiply Out of this place of Genesis is this verse of the Psalme taken For in that God giueth vnto vs children it is no worke of ours but it is the blessing of god Notwithstanding the world although it hath continuall experience of this blessing doth neither vnderstande nor consider the same For the procreation of children because it is a dayly benefite and a continuall blessing is nothing estemed Thus the world walloweth in voluptuousnes filthy lust and pleasure and these inestimable benefites wherein it liueth and walketh it neither knoweth nor regardeth This is moreouer to be noted that God did not so confusely blesse man as he blessed other creatures but he adorned man with a peculiar blessing to the ende we might vnderstand that it is the gift of God to haue sonnes daughters and that neither the husband shoulde attribute to him selfe any thing as though he made his wife friutefull nor the wife should attribute any thing to her selfe as though she conceaued through her owne strength and the benefite of nature but should learne that these are in deede heauenly and diuine workes Therfore some times we see that healthfull and bewtifull women coupled with strong and healthfull husbands and liuing in great wealth and pleasure are barren and fruiteles notwithstanding Whereby God would show that to beget and to bring forth children is the blessing of God commeth not of the power of man or the strength of nature Contrarywise an other man that liueth poorely hardly can get a good meales meate hath a house full of children It is a true saying therefore of the Germanes when they speaking of their children doe say God hath giuen me childrē But although this saying be in euery mans mouth yet are there very few that know what this blessing is or esteme it as they should doe because it is ouerwhelmed and darkened with inordinate lust and other filthines of the flesh with labours and trauells with troubles miseries and calamities These thinges I say doe hide and darken this heauenly benediction so that it seemeth to be now not a benediction but rather a malediction For when parents dye and leaue their children without help and succour when men see their children or their wiues stubborn intractable and disobedient c. it seemeth to them that the malediction far passeth the benediction Wherefore the Scripture calleth vs back to the consideration and beholding of the matter it self and the substance of matrimony which is the blessing of God that in beholding the same we may ouercome what miseryes and calamities so euer we finde in matrimony And here appeareth our infirmitie and incredulitie For this is the nature of vs all that one discommoditie doth greeue vs more then an hundreth commodities can make vs to reioyce We see that he which hath an healthful body is more troubled with a push or a byle in his knee or in his elbow then ioyfull for the health of his whole body besides according to the Dutche prouerbe If thou cary a man to Rome vpon thy shoulders and hurte him neuer so litle when thou settest him down thou losest all thy thankes Example hereof we see also in vnthankfull children that when their parentes haue brought them vp with great charges either they desire the death of their parents or else they are disobedient and forget all the benefites bestowed vpon them So it commeth to passe also in matrimony that the benediction of God is darkened and ouerwhelmed with the malediction as the worlde counteth it The holy Ghost therefore doth here notably set foorth and amplyfie this blessing to the end we should rather behold the author and creator him selfe then those troubles wherewith this holy kinde of life is hid and ouerwhelmed Let vs therefore diligently set forth this word and in that let vs rest which we reade in Genesis And he blessed them With this worde let vs arme and confirme our selues against those troubles and calamities and say If this our calling kind of life be the blessing of God I wil reioyce in the Lord the giuer of this blessing how so euer the matter fall out be it well or euill and I will assuredly perswade my selfe that this worke pleaseth god For I know that my wife my children my house family are the giftes of God that thou maist write this title it is the gift of God vpon all that thou hast and doest possesse and thus wrapping the blessing of God and diuine Maiestie in thy kinde of life thou shalt ouercome all troubles and calamities be they neuer so great They that lack or neglect the worde and are without the feare of God can not be thus perswaded of the state of matrimony but they thinke that man and wife are coupled togither by fortune and that children are begotten and borne of them euen as of swine When they haue them that bring them vppe in wealth and pleasure Some time it commeth to passe also that the children of wise excellent and notable men doe myserably degenerate as many examples doe witnesse both in holy and prophane histories and as commonly we see also at this day Wherefore the holy Ghost calleth vs backe to the word of God that we should learne that our bodyes are not our owne but that if thou be a man thou shouldest thinke that what so euer is in thee pertaining to a man is the gifte of God and euen so that children are Gods blessing and his gifte and not thyne owne Wherefore continue thou the creature of God and perswade thy selfe that thy life and thy body in that thou art a man doe please god Then mayest thou without any great trouble and with a good conscience enioy those thinges which God hath giuen thee namely thy life thy wife thy children and thy goods and if any troubles come thou mayst ouercome them also by comparing the same with the other benefites which thou shalt finde in thy kinde of life to be more much greater then all the troubles and calamities are besides Moreouer by the name of children he signifieth not onely the fruite of the wombe but also what so euer is necessarye for the bringing vp the clothing and the nourishing of the same For he that giueth and createth children giueth and createth also with them necessary sustenance to feede to nourish them or else they can not continue To some therefore God giueth more to some lesse yet so that he suffereth none to perish through famine except it be to shewe his iudgement vpon some Moreouer children doe bring with them generally euē in their birth by a diuine working of God what so euer is needefull for their sustentation that they