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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	child_n	husband_n	love_v	980	5	6.8409	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15011	A pithie, short, and methodicall opening of the Ten commandements. By Master William Whately, preacher of the word of God at Banburie in Oxford-shire	Whately, William, 1583-1639.; Lee, Richard, d. 1650.	1622 (1622)	STC 25315; ESTC S119736	77,294	265

other as vnkindnesse taking suspitions iealousies c. 2. By doing all things that may more and more shew affection each to other and winne the same and that most abundantly and plentifully each striuing to exceed other and these offices are twofold 1. Lesse necessarie 2. More necessarie 1. Lesse necessarie in curtesies salutations gifts visitations and the like points of a certaine kinde of honest complement that as little chips being kindled set the greater wood on fire so doe cause the more needfull seruices to be more welcome and better accepted 2. More necessarie offices which are chiefly three 1. Helpfulnesse in the day of aduersitie by a free willing speedy and plentifull vndertaking of paines and expences for their ease refreshing and deliuerance for a friend is borne for aduersitie 2. Plainnesse and freedome of speech in a louing and with all open admonishing each other of the sinnes and faults they commit if they be any thing palpable and offensiue and well entertaining such admonitions 3. Trustinesse in all things by each other committed vnto each others care and that is twofold 1. In secrets reuealed vnto them by keeping them fast and close as it were vnder locke and key without futilitie and blabbing 2. In affaires and businesses to their loue and care commended by a diligent endeuour of effecting them according to the friends desire and for his most aduantage honour and comfort 2. The duties of friends proper to the latter and more perfect kinde viz. to be to each other euen as each others soule as the Scripture saith thy friend which is as thine owne soule Deu. 13.6 and that in 2. things 1. In an vniuersall opennesse and communicating of all secrets counsels intentions purposes so that a friend should not feare to reueale any thing to his friend of himselfe that himselfe knowes be it good or euill For this friendship is as it were a communion of soules or a kinde of intermingling their very spirits 2. In in vniuersall participating of goods labours counsels and all that each hath to other euen to suffering of death each for other so far as may be done without sinne against God and without breaking any of his commandements Hitherto of the arbitrarie bond which is at mens choice to tie themselues withall if they will but being tied they must doe these duties and in tying themselues they must follow the first rule Now followes the second branch of naturall bonds and that is necessarie And first of 1. Kinred 2. Degree 1. Kinred is a bond arising from the participation of the same bloud or nature in some knowne and apparent neerenesse This is twofold 1. Proper 2. Improper 1. Proper in that that is called consanguinitie betwixt brother and brother cousin and cousin vncle and nephew and so in the rest and the duties of kinsmen or kinswomen are two 1. To loue each other with so much larger and move feruent loue by how much they are more neerer in bloud so that as nature doth tie them by more bonds so they must be affected to each other with more and more vehement amitie brothers and sisters most vncles aunts nephewes and neeces next cousins and cousins next and so in order but yet so still that speciall graces vertues and benefits may adde to the quantitie and feruencie of their loue 2. To be more abundantly carefull of expressing this their loue in all good offices and seruices of curtesie and chiefly of helpfulnesse in aduersitie by comforting releeuing succouring giuing lending and taking paines and vndergoing danger each for other 2. Improper bond in regard of mariage which is as it were a resemblance of kinred and a legall or secondarie kinred And the duties of those that are vnited in affinitie is to be to those that are thus tied vnto them euen as if they were their naturall kinsmen both in loue and in the effects of loue For seeing in that one matter of mariage I must stand disposed to these legall kinsmen as to my naturall for example a man may no more marry his wiues sister or mother then his owne it followes by proportion that the like account must be made of them in all other matters So much of kinred Now for degree and first that of equalitie Equalitie is a kinde of paritie or euennesse betwixt party and party arising from the absence of any notable euident and apparent difference in them either by any function or endowment or the like The dutie of equals is threefold 1. To thinke better of their equals then themselues and to esteeme of them aboue themselues 2. In giuing honour to goe one before another 3. To be glad and well satisfied at the raising and aduancement of their equals to places aboue themselues Next followes inequalitie Inequalitie is an euident difference betwixt man and man in regard that the one hath more of something deseruing esteeme and account then another hath This inequalitie is twofold as the causes of it are double for the difference is barely in regard of certaine endowments or qualities or else in regard of some function office or estate From the first men are called betters or lessers from the second Gouernours and gouerned The first inequalitie is 1. From age 2. From gifts 1. From age when there is such difference betwixt one another that they might in course of nature be parent and childe each to other Not all difference of age makes them betwixt whom it is vnequals but such a difference whereby one might be the childe the other the parent in regard of age and here 1. The duties of the aged are two viz. 1. To be of a comely graue sober cariage abounding in knowledge and vertue as in dayes and yeeres 2. To be able and ready in regard of their experience to giue wise discreet and sound aduice in matters difficult 2. The duties of the younger in age are twofold 1. To shew honourable respect in cariage three wayes 1. In rising to them 2. Giuing them the first roome 3. The first words c. 2. They must consult and aduise with them in doubts preferring their aduice to their owne greene conceits 2. The second inequalitie is from gifts and that is twofold 1. Where those are that are better gifted 2. In regard of the lesse gifted 1. Those that are better gifted are bound 1. Generally whatsoeuer their gifts be 1. To be of a lowly minde and cariage to those that are lesse gifted for all their gifts 2. To imploy their gifts willingly and humbly to the seruice of others 2. They are bound specially if their gifts be 1. Of minde in wit learning vnderstanding bearing with the dulnesse and ignorance of others to informe teach aduise them the best they can as they haue occasiō 2. Of bodie with the paines of their bodie to helpe those that are weake and feeble 3. Of estate either in parentage or wealth to countenance and releeue the meaner and poorer being rich and great in

1. Of goods and portion euer remembring the distinction of age and goodnesse so that the eldest haue his double portion and the youngest their single portions 2. Of yoke-fellow husband or wife in due season fit for them one that at least is not impious nor Infidell 3. The seruants in a twofold regard 1. To imploy them moderately in worke neither toyling them nor giuing them leaue to be idle 2. To reward them liberally with wages and gifts according to euery mans estate and abilitie and Gods blessing vpon their labours Hitherto the Masters dutie the Dames followes and that is twofold 1. Towards her infants to nurse them with her owne milke if it may stand with her health as the law of nature teacheth why else doth God giue breasts and milke at that time and as godly women haue done 2. Toward the whole familie to ouersee their wayes as the husbands deputie and helper still according to his good will and liking and chiefly to attend to the maidens So much of the gouernours of the familie in priuate The duties of the publique gouernours follow These are of two sorts 1. The highest and chiefest gouernours 2. The subordinate and inferiour 1. The highest and chiefest gouernours who must obserue these foure things 1. To establish the true religion and worship of God in their iurisdiction and prohibit the contrary 2. To see good vertuous and wholesome lawes made for the welfare and good behauiour of the people 3. To defend their owne country and their oppressed neighbours by iust warres defensiue or offensiue 4. Being a King to sit personally in the seat of iudgment diuers times yea vsually for the Kings in Israel succeeded Iudges 2. The second sort of gouernours are subordinate and inferiour 1. Iudges truly to administer distributiue iustice in finding out and sentencing malefactors with all iust seueritie and equitie of proceedings 2. Other officers of all sorts to be helpfull to the vtmost of their power to the execution of all good lawes and orders according as for the most part their oaths doe binde them So farre of the duties of gouernours next are the duties of the gouerned 1. Common to all 2. Peculiar to each 1. The duties of the gouerned common to all are twofold 1. To the persons of their gouernours 2. To their power and authoritie 1. To the persons of their gouernours reuerence and that twofold 1. Inward in heart by standing in awe of them and not daring to offend them for conscience sake to God that hath setled gouernours in the world 2. Outward reuerence 1. In words and speeches 2. In gestures and behauiours 1. In words and speeches three wayes 1. To themselues that they be submissiue and dutifull mannerly and reuerent as Sarah called Abraham Sir 2. To others before them that they be neither ouer many nor loud and vehement but moderate temperate 3. To others of them behinde their backs that they be respectiue and loyall for so was Sarahs very thought of her husband 2. Outward reuerence is in gestures and behauiours as bowing the knee doffing the hat arising vp to them and all other like respectiue cariages 2. The dutie of the gouerned common to their power and authoritie two wayes 1. By a willing obedience to all their lawfull commandements 2. A due receiuing of all their reproofes and corrections 1. Submissiuely gently patiently though they be vniust and ouer-rigorous 2. Fruitfully and with care of reformation if they be iust and causefull The peculiar and proper duties are 1. Those that are priuate 2. Those that are publique 1. Those that are priuate in the familie viz. Of 1. The wife 2. The children 3. The seruants 1. The peculiar and proper duties of the wife and yoke-fellow are twofold 1. Sociable cariage and cheerefull behauiour to his person 2. Huswifely sauing and thriftie disposing of the goods of her husband 2. The peculiar and proper duties of the children are twofold 1. To maintaine the parents if need be in sicknesse and age yea rather to want ones selfe and that his owne children want then suffer them to want 2. To be ruled by them in the choice of a yoke-fellow wife or husband 3. The peculiar and proper duties priuate of the seruants are twofold 1. To be trustie in sauing and keeping their Masters goods committed to them 2. To be painfull and diligent in their businesses as well in the absence as the presence of the gouernours 2. The peculiar and proper duties publique in the Common-wealth are two 1. Defence of their persons against all treasons conspiracies violence offered to them by any according to their places 2. Payment of accustomed and iust dues as tole tribute and the like for their maintenance in their places So much of the duties depending vpon speciall naturall bonds Now follow spirituall bonds with the duties on them dependant for there is a spirituall life and things that doe pertaine to the spirituall life and therefore it cannot be but that some consideration should be set from them to binde men to diuers speciall duties Now there is 1. A spirituall kinred 2. A spirituall degree 1. A spirituall kinred betwixt all Christians members of Christs bodie 2. Betwixt some Christians peculiar 1. Betwixt all Christians members of Christs bodie to whom euery other member of the same bodie oweth two things 1. Brotherly loue which is an accounting of them specially deare desiring their good and delighting in it and grieuing for the contrary and taking content in their societie aboue all other kinde of people 2. Speciall helpfulnesse to them in their crosses and afflictions doing good chiefly to the houshold of Saints 2. There is a spirituall kinred betwixt some Christians peculiarly whom God hath made especially beholding or beneficiall each to other as 1. The father in Christ 2. The sonnes in the faith 1. The father in Christ is that man by whose Ministerie it hath pleased God to conuert another to the faith and to true pietie he owes three things 1. A speciall care to further their proceedings whom he hath brought to goodnesse by bold and diligent admonishing comforting exhorting and that frequently as occasion will serue 2. Ioy and thankfulnesse to God for their well-doing and good proceedings in pietie 3. Sorrow and speciall humiliation before God for their disorders decay or reuolting 2. The sonnes in the faith they owe two things 1. A singular thankfulnesse such as should make them thinke no cost nor paines too much to doe them good making account that they owe to them euen themselues 2. They owe a greater readinesse to receiue their admonitions exhortations as men hauing a speciall power ouer them Hitherto of kinred 2. Now of a spirituall degree and that is twofold 1. Of gifts 2. Of gouernment 1. Of gifts in regard of which some are 1. Stronger Christians 2. Weaker Christians 1. Stronger Christians that haue a greater measure of sanctification these must vse their strength in a milde and