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
A67153	A practical commentary or exposition upon the Pentateuch viz. These five books of Moses Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. Wherein the text of every chapter is practically expounded, according to the doctrine of the Catholick Church, in a way not usually trod by commentators; and wholly applyed to the life and salvation of Christians. By Ab. Wright; sometime fellow of St. John's Colledge in Oxford.	Wright, Abraham, 1611-1690.	1662 (1662)	Wing W3688; ESTC R221054	292,675	224

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aright_o and_o not_o before_o verse_n 18._o if_o any_o man_n think_v of_o some_o marriage_n of_o holy_a man_n in_o scripture_n contrary_a to_o these_o rule_n let_v he_o remember_v that_o we_o now_o live_v by_o law_n and_o not_o by_o example_n what_o god_n then_o either_o approve_v or_o tolerate_v let_v we_o neither_o rash_o condemn_v nor_o unadvised_o follow_v but_o obedient_o tarry_v within_o the_o precinct_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o again_o in_o these_o case_n let_v it_o ever_o be_v remember_v as_o good_a reason_n it_o shall_v not_o only_o what_o be_v lawful_a but_o what_o also_o be_v convenient_a and_o fit_a to_o be_v do_v for_o many_o thing_n be_v lawful_a which_o be_v no_o way_n yet_o expedient_a but_o most_o unfit_a in_o

not_o so_o affect_v we_o if_o it_o be_v not_o with_o the_o danger_n of_o our_o own_o secure_a mind_n never_o startle_v till_o god_n come_v home_o to_o their_o sense_n verse_n 4._o the_o midianite_n join_v with_o the_o moabite_n in_o consultation_n in_o action_n against_o israel_n one_o will_v have_v think_v they_o shall_v have_v look_v for_o favour_n from_o moses_n for_o iethro_n sake_n who_o be_v both_o a_o prince_n in_o their_o country_n and_o father_n in_o law_n to_o moses_n and_o either_o now_o or_o not_o long_o before_o be_v with_o israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n neither_o be_v it_o unlike_a but_o that_o moses_n have_v find_v forty_o year_n harbour_n among_o they_o will_v have_v be_v what_o he_o may_v inclineable_a to_o favourable_a treaty_n with_o they_o but_o now_o they_o be_v so_o fast_o link_v to_o moab_n that_o they_o will_v either_o sink_v or_o swim_v together_o entireness_n with_o wicked_a consort_n be_v one_o of_o the_o strong_a chain_n of_o hell_n and_o bind_v we_o to_o a_o participation_n both_o of_o sin_n and_o punishment_n a_o easy_a occasion_n will_v knit_v wicked_a heart_n together_o in_o conspiracy_n against_o the_o church_n of_o god_n verse_n 6._o their_o errand_n be_v devilish_a come_v curse_n israel_n that_o which_o satan_n can_v not_o do_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o og_n and_o seon_n he_o will_v now_o try_v to_o effect_v by_o the_o tongue_n of_o balaam_n if_o either_o strength_n or_o policy_n will_v prevail_v against_o god_n church_n it_o can_v not_o stand_v and_o why_o shall_v not_o we_o be_v as_o industrious_a to_o promote_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o bend_v both_o our_o hand_n and_o head_n to_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o almighty_a when_o all_o help_n fail_v moab_n the_o magician_n be_v send_v for_o it_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o a_o desperate_a cause_n to_o make_v satan_n either_o our_o counsellor_n or_o refuge_n verse_n 9_o i_o shall_v wonder_v to_o hear_v god_n speak_v with_o a_o false_a prophet_n if_o i_o do_v not_o know_v it_o have_v be_v no_o rare_a thing_n with_o he_o as_o with_o man_n to_o bestow_v word_n where_o he_o will_v not_o bestow_v favour_n not_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n but_o the_o matter_n which_o he_o speak_v argue_v love_n he_o may_v speak_v to_o a_o enemy_n he_o speak_v peace_n to_o none_o but_o his_o own_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a brag_v god_n have_v speak_v to_o i_o so_o may_v he_o do_v to_o reprobate_n or_o devil_n but_o what_o say_v he_o do_v he_o say_v to_o my_o soul_n i_o be_o thy_o salvation_n have_v he_o indent_v with_o i_o that_o he_o will_v be_v my_o god_n and_o i_o shall_v be_v he_o i_o can_v hear_v this_o voice_n and_o not_o live_v god_n hear_v all_o the_o consultation_n and_o message_n of_o these_o moabite_n these_o messenger_n can_v not_o have_v move_v their_o foot_n or_o their_o tongue_n but_o in_o he_o and_o yet_o he_o which_o ask_v adam_n where_o he_o be_v ask_v balaam_n what_o man_n be_v these_o i_o have_v ever_o see_v that_o god_n love_v to_o take_v occasion_n of_o proceed_v with_o we_o from_o ourselves_o rather_o than_o from_o his_o own_o immediate_a prescience_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o we_o lay_v open_v our_o want_n and_o confess_v our_o sin_n to_o he_o that_o know_v both_o better_o than_o our_o own_o heart_n because_o he_o will_v deal_v with_o we_o from_o our_o own_o mouth_n verse_n 12._o the_o reward_n of_o the_o divination_n have_v easy_o command_v the_o journey_n and_o curse_n of_o the_o covetous_a prophet_n if_o god_n have_v not_o stay_v he_o how_o oft_o be_v wicked_a man_n curse_v by_o a_o divine_a hand_n even_o in_o those_o sin_n which_o their_o heart_n stand_v to_o it_o be_v no_o thank_n to_o lewd_a man_n that_o their_o wickedness_n be_v not_o prosperous_a whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o world_n be_v not_o overrun_v with_o evil_a but_o from_o this_o that_o man_n can_v be_v so_o ill_a as_o they_o will_v verse_n 15._o where_o wickedness_n meet_v with_o power_n it_o think_v to_o command_v all_o the_o world_n and_o take_v great_a scorn_n of_o any_o repulse_n so_o little_o be_v balack_n discourage_v for_o one_o refusal_n that_o he_o send_v so_o much_o the_o strong_a message_n more_o prince_n and_o more_o honourable_a o_o that_o we_o can_v be_v so_o importwate_a for_o our_o good_a as_o wicked_a man_n be_v for_o the_o compass_v of_o their_o design_n a_o denial_n do_v but_o whet_v the_o desire_n of_o vehement_a suitor_n why_o be_v we_o faint_v in_o spiritual_a thing_n when_o we_o be_v not_o deny_v but_o delay_v verse_n 22._o we_o that_o see_v only_a the_o outside_n of_o balaam_n may_v wonder_v why_o he_o that_o permit_v he_o to_o go_v afterward_o oppose_v his_o go_n but_o god_n that_o see_v his_o heart_n perceive_v what_o corrupt_a affection_n carry_v he_o he_o see_v that_o his_o covetous_a desire_n and_o wicked_a hope_n grow_v the_o strong_a the_o near_o he_o come_v to_o his_o end_n a_o angel_n be_v therefore_o send_v to_o withhold_v the_o hasty_a sorcerer_n our_o inward_a disposition_n be_v the_o life_n of_o our_o action_n according_a to_o that_o do_v the_o god_n of_o spirit_n judge_v we_o while_o man_n censure_v according_a to_o our_o external_a motion_n to_o go_v at_o all_o when_o god_n have_v command_v to_o stay_v be_v presumptuous_a but_o to_o go_v with_o a_o desire_n to_o curse_n make_v the_o act_n double_o sinful_a and_o fetch_v a_o angel_n to_o resist_v it_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o worthy_a employment_n of_o good_a angel_n to_o make_v secret_a opposition_n to_o evil_a design_n many_o a_o wicked_a act_n have_v they_o hinder_v without_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o agent_n it_o be_v all_o one_o with_o the_o almignty_n to_o work_v by_o spirit_n and_o man_n it_o be_v therefore_o our_o glory_n to_o be_v thus_o set_v on_o work_n to_o stop_v the_o course_n of_o evil_a either_o by_o dissuasion_n or_o violence_n be_v a_o angelical_a service_n verse_n 28._o that_o no_o man_n may_v marvel_v to_o see_v balaam_n have_v vision_n from_o god_n and_o utter_a prophecy_n from_o he_o his_o very_a ass_n have_v his_o eye_n open_v to_o see_v the_o angel_n which_o his_o master_n can_v not_o and_o his_o mouth_n open_v to_o speak_v more_o reasonable_o than_o his_o master_n there_o be_v no_o beast_n deserve_v so_o much_o wonder_n as_o this_o of_o balaam_n who_o common_a sense_n be_v advance_v above_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o rider_n so_o as_o for_o the_o time_n the_o prophet_n be_v brutish_a and_o the_o beast_n prophetical_a who_o can_v but_o stand_v amaze_v at_o the_o eye_n at_o the_o mouth_n of_o this_o silly_a creature_n for_o so_o dull_a a_o sight_n it_o be_v much_o to_o see_v a_o bodily_a object_n that_o be_v not_o too_o apparent_a but_o to_o see_v that_o spirit_n which_o his_o rider_n discern_v not_o be_v far_o beyond_o nature_n to_o hear_v a_o voice_n to_o come_v from_o that_o mouth_n which_o be_v use_v only_o to_o bray_v it_o be_v strange_a and_o uncouth_a but_o to_o hear_v a_o beast_n who_o nature_n be_v note_v for_o incapacity_n to_o out-reason_n his_o master_n a_o profess_a prophet_n be_v in_o the_o very_a height_n of_o miracle_n yet_o no_o heart_n can_v stick_v at_o these_o that_o consider_v the_o dispensation_n of_o the_o almighty_a in_o both_o our_o eye_n can_v no_o more_o see_v a_o beast_n than_o a_o beast_n can_v see_v a_o angel_n if_o he_o have_v not_o give_v this_o power_n to_o it_o and_o if_o his_o power_n can_v make_v the_o very_a stone_n to_o speak_v how_o much_o more_o a_o creature_n of_o sense_n we_o may_v wonder_v we_o can_v distrust_v when_o we_o compare_v the_o act_n with_o the_o author_n which_o can_v as_o easy_o create_v a_o voice_n without_o a_o body_n as_o a_o body_n without_o a_o voice_n there_o be_v no_o mouth_n into_o which_o god_n can_v put_v word_n and_o how_o oft_o do_v he_o choose_v the_o weak_a and_o unwise_a to_o confound_v the_o learned_a and_o mighty_a verse_n 32._o i_o hear_v the_o angel_n of_o god_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o cruelty_n of_o balaam_n to_o his_o beast_n his_o first_o word_n to_o the_o unmerciful_a prophet_n be_v in_o expostulate_v the_o wrong_n we_o little_o think_v it_o but_o god_n shall_v call_v we_o to_o a_o account_n for_o the_o cruel_a unmerciful_a usage_n of_o his_o poor_a mute_a creature_n he_o have_v make_v we_o lord_n not_o tyrant_n owner_n not_o tormentor_n he_o that_o have_v give_v we_o leave_n to_o kill_v they_o for_o our_o use_n have_v not_o give_v we_o power_n to_o abuse_v they_o at_o our_o pleasure_n they_o be_v so_o our_o drudge_n as_o that_o they_o be_v our_o fellow_n by_o creation_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n the_o magician_n will_v easy_o strike_v israel_n with_o a_o curse_n when_o he_o wish_v for_o a_o sword_n to_o strike_v his_o harmless_a beast_n it_o be_v