Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	child_n	good_a	mother_n	1,170	5	7.3788	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37935	The doxology approven, or, The singing glory to the Father, Son and Holy Ghost in the worship of God its lawfulness and expediency proven from the Holy Scriptures, councils and Fathers, and the scruples of the weak thereanent cleared / by Mr. Robert Edward ...	Edward, Robert, ca. 1616-1696.	1683 (1683)	Wing E187; ESTC R31408	120,446	132

moe ends then one which is lawfull for him it is lawfull for him to conceall some of these ends that the King of kings condescends to mans weak capacity as if he had eyes ears hands feet and passions when all these are infinitly below his purity and perfection so the Parents and Nurse speaks such broken language to the Babe as it best understands and the end makes it lawfull the childs edification and this same makes the condesending of the strong to the weak lawfull and acceptable Rom. 15. 2. Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification yea St. Paul caught the Corinthians with guile 2 Cor. 12. 16. All Trades have their secrets so practical Divinity and many cases of Conscience therefore Augustines answer upon this question in his 19. Epist that these simulations and stoopings of the strong to the weak is not mentientis astu sed compatientis affectu but that same Apostle 2 Cor. 11. 29. seems to aggravate this doubt who is weak and I am not Weak then St Paul is really weak with the weak which seems repugnantia in adjecto when he was really strong both in Knowledge Faith and Holiness how then was he weak I answer through compassion and the more strong in Sanctification the more sympathizing and compassionat his Soul the more wounded with sorrow and so the weaker through compassion and that in two conditions First to apply to the strong Christian are some returning cordially to live in peace and order and thou seing them weak be weak with them stooping to them taking half steps with the weak Lambs and not thy own strong long steps are they now shortly recovered out of a dangerous sickness be very anxious that you occasion not them to relapse was their foot disjoynted is it now set right then help them to take easie and even steps there is another sort not yet come to land but on a Ship broken plank wearing to shoar let thy Soul be weak for them fearing and dreading their sinking and be using all good means to bring them safe to land the Mother though in good health if she see her Child weak and in danger of death in her compassion will she not turn really weak and be at the sowning for fear and grief As we have set before you the example of God and Jesus Christ our Peace-maker so we shall presse the Duty being so acceptable to God and good men with moe perswasives and first seing there is no gaining of our neighbours spiritual good so readily as by gaining their love first for then and not till then will they take advise or information willingly and therefore the most effectuall way to gain them from their Error is to perswade them of our love to them which is only best accomplished by loving kindness and carriage towards them for no man will take advise information or counsell from him whom he suspects or thinks to be his enemy 2dly Thou art oblidged in Conscience in thy judgement of charity to look on him as an Elect it may be as reall as thy self then if thou have that charitable judgement to think thy self Elect also ●● in the name of him who hath elected you both charge you to be kind to him especially if you were in Christ before him see what kindnesse Judah an strong elder brother many wayes bestowed on his younger and weak brother Benjamin Gen. 44 33 I will be a bond man to my lord and let my younger brother Benjamin go home to his father what knows thou but thy weak brother may be the beloved Benjamin then use and improve all thy gifts and graces to bring home that darling Benjamin to his Father and thine 3dly Look upon thy weak Brother as dear to Christ as thy self even the price of his Blood and Death consider Rom. 14. 15. and 1 Cor. 8. 11. And therefore beware of that fearfull ●●n of destroying thy weak brother for whom Christ dyed by thy stubbornesse and unkindnesse to him be aware to give him a sower look or down look thou little knows how little a stone will cause his weak foot to stumble 4ly Look upon thy weak Brother as a Member of that same Mysticall Body of Christ with thy self 1 Cor. 22. 17. Where the eye cannot say to the least Member the finger or toe I have not need of thee verse 20. But on the other part when the weakest or smallest toe of thy foot is hurt will not the Mouth cry I am hurt and suffer with it and seek Cure verse 16. The hand will apply the salve and the eye see that it be well and right done then if thou be a well seing eye and have but a little sore toe yet he is a Member of that same Mysticall Body of Jesus who will feel his sore and cure it 5thly Christ Jesus is head of all that Mysticall Body whereof both that weak Lamb and thou art Members and he is a feeling and compassionate head Ephis 4. 15. And thy kindness to the weakest of ●is Members he will take it and repay it as done to himself if thou edify in love the least Member of his Mystical Body Ephes 4. 12. O● if thou despise and hurt the weakest of ●hese his M●mbers will not that Glorious Head whose eyes are as a flame of fire Revel 1. v●rse say I have seen I have seen Exod. 3. 7. 6thly Look upon thy weak Brother as a living stone in that holy and spiritual Temple whereof Christ is the foundation and chief corner stone and Chris●● also th● Master-builder commands thee who are strong to polish thy weak Brother and build him up in the Faith 1 Pet. 2. 5. 7thly Consider him as a little Temple to God 1 Cor. 6 19. Then for thy Lords sake who dwells in it help to polish and adorn it untill the Cape-stone be put on this do at his command who might have left thee in thy natural condition a leprous st●n● and cast thee into that unclean place without the City● Levit. 14. 40. 8thly As the whole body of Believers are ●hri●●'s Bryde and Spouse his Sister his Dove his Undefiled then this same Relation hath every particular Believer to Christ Therefore help to deck and adorn his Spouse the weaker the more tenderly as a Bride prepared for her Husband let her not have cause to complain to her Husband that instead of adorning thou did rather rob and ●ull off 9thly Beware to disdain that younger Brother for his weakness and infirmity and ignorance at present what knows thou but for all that he may redeem the time and overtake thy self and run by thee and prove a stronger Christian and greater Saint first on Earth and then in Heaven not thy self 10ly As truly as in nature thou was a Babe before thou was a Man in strength and stature so in Grace and Knowledge thou was once a Babe and it may be profane also which motive St. Paul pres●eth Tit. 3.