Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	abraham_n	servant_n	speak_v	285	4	4.6958	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09659	A godlie exposition vpon certeine chapters of Nehemiah, written by that worthie byshop and faithfull pastor of the Church of Durham Master James Pilkington. And now newly published. In the latter end, because the author could not finish that treatise of oppression which he had begonne, there is added that for a supplie, which of late was published by Robert Some, D. in Diuinitie	Pilkington, James, 1520?-1576.; Foxe, John, 1516-1587.; Some, Robert, 1542-1609. Godlie treatise of the church. In the ende .. a treatise against oppression.	1585 (1585)	STC 19929; ESTC S114273	162,441	172

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consider_v who_o we_o be_v we_o be_v thy_o servant_n other_o lord_n &_o master_n we_o seek_v none_o we_o be_v thy_o people_n &_o thovour_n god_n &_o king_n can_v any_o master_n forsake_v his_o servant_n or_o any_o king_n his_o subject_n that_o humble_o submit_v himself_o unto_o he_o though_o we_o have_v sin_v &_o deserve_v to_o be_v cast_v away_o from_o thou_o yet_o be_v thou_o o_o lord_n rich_a in_o mercy_n a_o king_n of_o great_a power_n &_o thy_o glory_n shall_v shine_v in_o our_o deliverance_n be_v any_o fault_n so_o great_a that_o thou_o can_v not_o forgive_v it_o be_v any_o man_n so_o hard_o heart_a but_o at_o length_n he_o will_v be_v entreat_v &_o shall_v any_o wickedness_n overflow_v thy_o goodness_n so_o far_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v entreat_v so_o many_o year_n punishment_n will_v satisfy_v a_o stony_a heart_n &_o forgive_v &_o forget_v all_o that_o be_v past_a think_v on_o we_o o_o lord_n what_o metal_n we_o be_v make_v of_o &_o deal_v not_o with_o we_o in_o the_o 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