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	use_v	252	4	5.2462	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81249	The quarrell of the covenant, with the pacification of the quarrell. Delivered in three sermons on Levit. 26. 25. and Jere. 50. 5. / By Thomas Case, preacher of the Word in Milk-street, London; and one of the Assembly of Divines.	Case, Thomas, 1598-1682.	1643 (1643)	Wing C838; Thomason E78_4; ESTC R832	84,281	116

of_o the_o most_o special_a and_o solemn_a in_o as_o much_o as_o ●oth_v here_o and_o in_o other_o scripture_n it_o stand_v for_o the_o whole_a duty_n of_o man_n towards_o god_n in_o the_o first_o table_n the_o ordinance_n whereby_o we_o special_o be_v say_v to_o cleave_v to_o god_n thou_o shall_v cleave_v to_o he_o and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n we_o cleave_v to_o he_o by_o swear_v to_o he_o isai_n 56_o 6._o the_o son_n of_o the_o strange_a that_o join_v themselves_o to_o the_o lord_n how_o it_o follow_v and_o take_v hold_v of_o my_o covenant_n the_o covenant_n be_v the_o join_a ordinance_n ordinance_n the_o joynning_n ordinance_n it_o strike_v the_o main_a stroke_n between_o god_n and_o a_o people_n in_o hear_v the_o word_n we_o learn_v our_o duty_n in_o prayer_n we_o call_v in_o for_o help_v for_o divine_a assistance_n but_o the_o covenant_n that_o come_v and_o bind_v the_o bargain_n come_v let_v we_o join_v ourselves_o to_o the_o lord_n by_o a_o perpetual_a covenant_n jere._n 50.5_o yea_o 〈◊〉_d the_o ex●●nall_a 〈◊〉_d ca●●_n 〈◊〉_d very_a 〈◊〉_d if_o we_o consider_v the_o very_a external_a ceremony_n use_v about_o this_o duty_n it_o will_v appear_v a_o very_a solemn_a ordinance_n whether_o between_o man_n and_o man_n or_o between_o god_n and_o man_n when_o abraham_n servant_n swea●_n to_o his_o master_n to_o take_v a_o wise_a unto_o his_o son_n ●anc_fw-la he_o must_v put_v his_o hand_n under_o his_o master_n th●●●●_n a_o type_n that_o the_o messiah_n must_v come_v out_o of_o abraham_n loin_n ●●_o ge●_n 24_o 7._o g●●_n 47._o ●●_o so_o do_v joseph_n when_o he_o swear_v to_o jacob_n etc._n etc._n when_o god_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abraham_n god_n command_v he_o to_o take_v a_o heiser_n of_o three_o year_n old_a a_o she_o goat_n and_o a_o ram_n and_o 〈…〉_o 9.10_o when_o he_o have_v do_v god_n 〈…〉_o betwixt_o the_o p●ices_n for_o a_o ratification_n of_o the_o covenant_n 〈…〉_o 17_o abraham_n when_o he_o take_v a_o oath_n lift_v up_o his_o 〈…〉_o th●_n must_v 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