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	minister_n	parent_n	1,255	5	7.8604	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40897	The great mysteries of godlinesse and ungodlinesse the one opened from that eternall truth of the un-erring Scripture of the ever-blessed Jesus, the other discovered from the writings and speakings of a generation of deceivers, called Quakrrs [sic] : wherein their sathanicall depths, and diabolicall delusions, not hitherto so fully known, are laid open ... / by Ra. Farmer ...	Farmer, Ralph.	1655 (1655)	Wing F441; ESTC R2695	85,891	106

him tell one of the Quakers That he had a Devil in him but he should cast it out and that he should quake and tremble which accordingly he did Then the Devil bad him to speak to him to fall flat on the ground which he did and presently rose again whereupon Gilpin asked him Whether now the Devil was gone out of him to which he answered not but the Devil told him That he was now ejected c. A while after he began again to question Whether in all this he were not deluded by Satan which made him fall into a great fear and then the Devil told him That all this while he had been serving him and blaspheming God and that now it was too late to repent Hereupon he fell into dispair for a time Thinking that every thing which he either saw or heard was the Devil that came to fetch him away Sometimes he thought That he should be taken away in a flame of fire other times That the Earth would open and swallow him Yet at last it pleased God as it seems to give him repentance and peace in his Conscience whereupon he published a Narrative of these things to discover the danger of these ways and to be for Caution to others to take heed how they go out of Gods ways and forsake his Ordinances least falling into the error of the wicked they decline from their former stedfastness and least not receiving the love of the truth that they might be saved God gave them over to strong delusions to believe a lie This is attested under the hand of the Major of Kendal the Minister School-master and some others And now Reader are not these Arguments of Diabolical Possessions and in the last story was not the Devil many times devout as it were and seemingly-humble and religious I wont enlarge But remember the Devil will advise to some good things with a purpose to deceive And there thou maist read our Quakers Mortification and the end on 't sc to overthrow Religion And thus you see on whose errand these men come and whose work they do either their own the Popes or the Devils or all three But sure not from God it being his neither for matter nor manner and they having no call either ordinary or extraordinary For besides the no-satisfaction given to us by them before the Magistrates in this particular which they all attest a Merchant of this City upon the Road discoursing with one of them and demanding of him what miracles they wrought to justifie their extraordinary call he answered We do work miracles but thou hast no eyes to see them Much after the conceit of a dame of this Town now of the gang who some few years since having some conference with one once a Minister in this City from whom I received it She affirmed she was God Why then said he you can do all that God can do I can said she And there lying upon his Table a Greek Testament why then said he make me such another Book as this is To which she replied It is done Let me see it then said he where is it In my fancy said she And indeed this is a short Summary of all their Religion it is all in their fancy and no where else I thought to have set forth the effects of their doctrines for their fruits discover them and will do more and more As breaking the bonds of duty in all relations which we evidently finde here already Husband and Wife Parents and Children Masters and Servants Magistrates and Subjects Ministers and People I need not instance it is so evident though I bless the Lord I finde it not in my Family nor Congregation And I look upon it as a singular mercy There are one or two things which seem to take much with people sc The multitude of followers and the effect of their teaching in prevailing with people to lay aside pride and worldly contentments I will say little to the first not much to either To the first Novellism is the reigning sin of this age the multitude are as unstable as water they are led by opinion run for company and are sufficiently ignorant And for those few who seem to know more then others and pretended to Religion They are for the most part if not all very fanatick and withal proud of their knowledge and self-conceited And stepping beyond their line and call to teach others by degrees have come to scorn to be taught by others And at length as error is fertile they have come to slight all outward Ordinances as too gross and carnal for their more refined spirits Which hath been nurst and cherished by some flattering Teachers which they heap up unto themselves for that purpose All others being an abomination to them And now if such as these be given up of God to delusions to believe lies Is it a wonder I conclude this Multitude of followers is no Argument of truth If so Antichrist were the best Christian and St. Peter 2 Epist 2 Chapter at the beginning tells us We must look for many Seducers and many followers As for the second Laying aside pride and worldly contentments Laying aside Apparel is not always laying aside pride nay may not the putting off Apparel be the putting on of pride What else prompted the Pharisees to disfigure themselves and to look ugly But that they might appear to men to be religious that they might see they fasted and exercised acts of Mortification Was not this pride I could enlarge here but I will not because I fear too large already But may not an unknown Devil go forth to make way for more What may the meaning be of that Luke 11 24 25 26. Of an unclean spirit going out of a man and returning again findes his house swept and garnished and then goes and takes seven Devils worse then himself and they enter in and dwell there And so the mans end is worse then the beginning Worse then when that unclean Devil was in him Cannot the Devil change sides and shapes and gain by it What think you of the mortifications pennances whippings fastings pilgrimages c. of the Papists is not think you the Devil well pleased with it Doth not he farther it all he can to confirm them in their Superstitions and Idolatries and to draw others to their perswasions It is but one Devil giving way to another or more to advance their masters service and if there be not seven Devils in these mens hearts worse then that one Devil upon their backs Let all men judge by what I have discovered If ever men were possessed with spirits of lying railing proud censuring blaspheming dissembling equivocating prevaricating forging and falsifying the writings both of God and men These men are Reader I suppose I have demonstrated all this clearly to thee I will give thee but a Testimony of one of their own Countreymen that knew them sooner longer and better then I have concerning