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	lord_n	teach_v	1,231	5	6.4231	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17457	The euer-burning lamps of pietie and deuotion Kindled by many excellent and heauenly prayers, deuided into the seuerall dayes of the weeke, and other occasions: To auoide which weake man hath continuall cause to retire into himselfe, and humbly confer with Almightie God. By I.C.	I. C.	1619 (1619)	STC 4278; ESTC S118322	68,205	293

their trust in thee Be present O Lord with the Armies which are gone foorth to oppose those who labour our ouerthrow Leade O Lord their Captaine and conduct him through the midst of their enemies Giue him wisedome and discretion warily to foresee all disaduantages inuincible courage to oppose all dangers and truth and loyalty that he sell not the faith bloud of the people Be at their counsels O Lord and determine for them Blesse their stratagems that vnpreuented they may take effect and so order all the state of this Warre that they may returne with conquest and victory Giue vnto the souldiers O Lord ablenes of minde body to be willing strong to vndergoe al labours and assaults concord and vnanimity that obediently labouring for the weale of their Country they may be made fit instruments of the others ouerthrow Blesse the Season of the yeere vnto them moderate the extremitie of heate cold that they bee neither disabled by the one nor distempered by the other Let the Sunne and the Winde O Lord fight for them the aduantages and inconueniency of place be on their side that by thee through thee being made cōquerors of their enemies they may triumph in thy goodnes and boast of thy louing kindnesses which endure from generation to generation Amen 51. A Prayer to be said by a Husbandman for the fruits of the earth O All prouident and carefull Creator which hast giuen charge and influence to the heauenly Powers to apparell and adorne the earth with varified and many coloured beauties for the ornament and glory of this great All and hast likewise blessed her wombe with a fit disposition to receiue the Husbandmans seede comforting and cherishing it with her natiue vertue and the generatiue power of the Sunne till it re-deliuer it againe with great increase and profit for the refreshing and sustentation of all mankinde Powre downe wee beseech thee with thy heauenly and timely showres maturitie and fruitfulnesse into her barren and sterrill wombe Giue her O Lord a timely Conception and let the moderate fals of heate and water deliuer her of plenty and aboundance that all nations may reioyce and be glad Send farre from vs that monster Famine the abortiue issue of her vntimely labour Shut vp the Lightning O Lord and hold backe the Thunder graspe the Clouds that shee perish not with excesse of drought and stay the waters in their fall lest shee miscarry by drinking too much Keep from her vnwholesome ayres destroying Mil-dewes and the deuouring Caterpillers which carried on the wings of the vvinde eate vp the fruits of our labour Giue vs O Lord a timely Haruest that wee may with ioy and comfort carrie into our Barnes what we haue with much labour and expence carefully sowed Blesse O Lord our store like the Widdowes for that giuing out of our necessary prouision to our poore Brethren we may finde thy blessing left behinde that neither casuall fire malice of our neighbours nor the excesse of immoderate showres destroy our Garners and Store-houses but holding our wealth as thy gift to bee recalled at thy pleasure wee may receiue thy bounteous largesse here and full haruest hereafter to those promised that haue beene carefull Stewards in thy Vineyard euen for Iesus c. 52. A Prayer for the Widdowes HOw often O Lord hast thou inuited me by thy holy Word to come vnto thee How often hast thou called Come vnto me all yee that are laden and oppressed and I will ease you Behold me here O Lord a poore and desolate Widdow depriued of my Husband vnder thee giuen to bee my onely stay and comfort shut vp in my house vnuisited vncomforted vncounselled left in a sea of troubles and in a wildernesse of businesse vnskilfull how to begin and vnexperienced which way to wade thorow them my children hungrie after my goods and my kindred gaping after their Legacies my state vncertaine and litigious called by contentious and euill minded persons into question of Titles and Tryals meaning by oppression and might to teare from mee what belongeth not to them In all these my troubles and afflictions heauinesse of minde sad and continuall griefes I neither expect nor desire comfort but from thy holy Tabernacle Looke downe from thy high and holy place O Lord vpon thy carefull and comfortlesse seruant and instruct her which way to take in so many and confused miseries Touch the heart O Lord of some honest and religious man one who hath thy feare before his eyes that hee may helpe and direct me in my vncertaine and doubtfull businesses and if it be my right O Lord that they would violently pluck from mee bee neere vnto me for thy mercie sake and raise vp those that are skilfull in the Law to deale faithfully with me fasten the Iudge O Lord vnto me and open his eyes that hee may see my right and deale according vnto equitie Blesse my children and teach them obedience to thee and dutie towards me that I may be comforted in them and giue mee grace O Lord to dedicate the remainder of my dayes to thy vse and seruice strength to resist and ouercome all contrarie motions and oppositions that hauing faithfully obeyed thee in taking my husband since thou hast pleased to take him from me I may liue onely to thee so that death nor hell be able to diuorce me from so bountifull so blessed and all-pittying a Lord and Father Amen 53. A Prayer for a Wife O Lord God most mightie which hast instituted and ordained Marriage for the holy vniting and ioyning together of one soule in two bodies which should gouerne and direct all their actions to one end mutually supplying each others eare ioyntly labouring through the cumbers and aduersities of this transitorie world together bearing all troubles and discomforts together partaking of all ioyes and solaces Grant I beseech thee for the loue which thou bearest thy holy Church a type of which thou pleasest to make vs that we may together faithfully serue obey thy commandements loue thee aboue our selues and feare thee aboue all things Blesse O Lord I beseech thee my husband in all his businesse and vndertakings and giue him grace to call vpon thee for aide and counsell in all his enterprises accept his labours O Lord and prosper the workes of his hands that endeuoring painefully and honestly to earne our refreshings we may relye vpon thee for the good successe Grant vs O Lord a competent estate to maintaine our selues without ingagements to others and to bring vp our children in thy feare sanctifie vs with thy holy Spirit that a vertuous and heauenly loue may dwell betwixt vs in all sorrowes and mis-fortunes whatsoeuer it shall please thee to lay vpon vs still comforting one another Forgiue O Lord and remit all our sinnes and giue vs both grace to attend thy Diuine Will and Pleasure for the perfecting and establishing of whatsoeuer wee shall desire that being made one by thee and