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	way_n	306	4	4.3837	3	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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he_o to_o help_v and_o to_o hinder_v we_o to_o set_v we_o at_o liberty_n or_o keep_v we_o prisoner_n still_o to_o build_v our_o city_n or_o to_o let_v it_o lie_v waste_n i_o see_v o_fw-fr lord_n the_o fierceness_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o how_o little_a he_o understand_v thy_o goodness_n towards_o he_o but_o yet_o i_o know_v o_o god_n that_o the_o heart_n of_o prince_n even_o infidel_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n to_o dispose_v as_o thou_o think_v good_a have_v pity_n therefore_o o_o god_n on_o thy_o people_n &_o bend_v his_o mind_n to_o pity_v they_o other_o friend_n i_o do_v not_o seek_v for_o without_o thou_o all_o suit_n and_o labour_n be_v in_o vain_a a_o prayer_n lord_n god_n which_o of_o thy_o own_o mere_a good_a will_n inspire_v thy_o prophet_n in_o old_a time_n with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thy_o secret_a mystery_n and_o of_o thy_o great_a love_n towards_o we_o thy_o servant_n haste_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v put_v in_o writing_n and_o have_v preserve_v they_o from_o destruction_n 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chap._n 2._o 1._o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o month_n of_o march_n in_o the_o 20._o year_n of_o king_n artaxerxes_n that_o wine_n be_v afore_o he_o and_o i_o take_v up_o the_o wine_n and_o i_o give_v it_o to_o the_o king_n and_o be_v not_o sad_a afore_o in_o his_o sight_n 2._o and_o the_o king_n say_v to_o i_o why_o be_v thy_o countenance_n so_o sad_a and_o thou_o be_v not_o sick_a it_o be_v nothing_o else_o then_o a_o heavy_a heart_n i_o be_v very_o sore_o afraid_a 3._o and_o i_o say_v to_o the_o king_n o_o king_n god_n save_o thy_o life_n for_o ever_o why_o shall_v not_o my_o countenance_n be_v sad_a when_o the_o

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sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n as_o he_o have_v appoint_v wherefore_o 〈◊〉_d do_v the_o scribe_n and_o pharisy_n so_o rage_v against_o christ_n but_o that_o they_o will_v not_o have_v their_o tradition_n to_o decay_v and_o the_o true_a mat._n doctrine_n of_o christ_n jesus_n to_o be_v set_v up_o why_o do_v the_o high_a priest_n and_o elder_n whip_v the_o apostle_n and_o command_v they_o to_o preach_v no_o more_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n but_o that_o they_o will_v overthrow_v his_o kingdom_n 5._o if_o that_o they_o can_v why_o be_v so_o many_o thousand_o martyr_n so_o cruel_o murder_v in_o so_o many_o age_n but_o that_o they_o will_v know_v no_o god_n and_o saviour_n but_o only_o the_o lord_n christ_n why_o do_v the_o pope_n and_o his_o partaker_n so_o rage_n at_o this_o day_n as_o herod_n do_v when_o he_o hear_v that_o a_o new_a king_n be_v bear_v but_o that_o he_o see_v his_o kingdom_n and_o superstition_n overthrow_v by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o as_o it_o fall_v 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