Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	child_n	father_n	servant_n	8,837	5	6.6381	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60681	Agapai aspilai The Norfolk feast : a sermon preached at St. Dunstans in the East, upon the 18th of July, 1671, being the day of the anniversary feast for that county, for some years omitted, but now intended to be continued / by a minister of that county.	Smythies, William, d. 1715.	1671 (1671)	Wing S4366; ESTC R223729	14,570	43

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too_o much_o occasion_n we_o to_o forget_v our_o duty_n to_o god_n moses_n seem_v to_o be_v more_o afraid_a of_o this_o than_o ever_o he_o be_v of_o any_o thing_n deut._n 8.10.11_o when_o thou_o have_v eat_v and_o be_v full_a than_o thou_o shall_v bless_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o ver_fw-la 11._o beware_v that_o thou_o forget_v not_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n it_o be_v a_o strange_a thing_n that_o empty_a belly_n shall_v know_v how_o to_o beg_v and_o full_a belly_n shall_v not_o know_v how_o to_o thank_v that_o scarcity_n shall_v make_v they_o lie_v howl_v upon_o their_o bed_n for_o corn_n and_o when_o they_o have_v eat_v and_o be_v full_a that_o plenty_n shall_v not_o make_v they_o rise_v up_o to_o return_v thanks_o in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jeremiah_n c._n 5._o v._n 7.8_o god_n be_v never_o more_o abuse_v than_o when_o he_o least_o deserve_v it_o have_v he_o pull_v the_o meat_n out_o of_o their_o mouth_n they_o can_v not_o have_v be_v more_o base_a than_o when_o he_o feed_v 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be_v not_o to_o be_v compare_v to_o one_o of_o the_o flower_n of_o it_o math._n 6.29_o the_o corn_n field_n be_v see_v with_o a_o merry_a countenance_n when_o they_o grow_v near_o unto_o harvest_n the_o harvest_n man_n may_v hold_v their_o tongue_n and_o mind_n their_o work_n the_o field_n themselves_o make_v their_o own_o acclamation_n and_o sing_v their_o own_o harvest_n song_n psal_n 65.13_o latasege_n latasege_n the_o little_a hill_n rejoice_v on_o every_o side_n the_o valley_n be_v cover_v over_o with_o corn_n they_o shout_v for_o joy_n they_o also_o sing_v and_o if_o the_o servant_n be_v so_o merry_a when_o they_o bring_v in_o the_o provision_n how_o may_v the_o master_n rejoice_v for_o who_o it_o be_v provide_v god_n will_v have_v man_n to_o rejoice_v in_o every_o condition_n in_o his_o religious_a capacity_n as_o a_o servant_n to_o god_n the_o apostle_n command_v the_o philippian_n to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n always_o and_o then_o he_o call_v for_o a_o second_o part_n to_o the_o same_o tune_n and_o again_o i_o say_v rejoice_v phil_n 4.4_o when_o we_o pray_v unto_o god_n we_o must_v not_o come_v like_o malefactor_n before_o a_o judge_n but_o as_o child_n to_o a_o love_a father_n who_o delight_v to_o give_v whatsoever_o be_v good_a for_o they_o ask_v in_o faith_n and_o come_v bold_o be_v expression_n to_o cheer_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n in_o this_o piece_n of_o his_o religious_a service_n in_o our_o meditation_n it_o be_v not_o please_v to_o he_o that_o as_o sometime_o do_v the_o psalmist_n we_o shall_v think_v of_o god_n and_o be_v trouble_v but_o that_o our_o meditation_n of_o he_o shall_v be_v sweet_a as_o they_o be_v other_o while_n to_o david_n who_o can_v willing_o lie_v awake_a to_o solace_v himself_o with_o the_o thought_n of_o he_o in_o affliction_n god_n will_v not_o have_v we_o deject_a but_o merry_a account_v his_o rod_n as_o well_o as_o his_o staff_n a_o comfort_n we_o may_v well_o rejoice_v if_o we_o be_v account_v worthy_a to_o suffer_v the_o adorn_v of_o our_o house_n with_o the_o rich_a furniture_n shall_v not_o be_v so_o please_v as_o the_o spoil_n of_o our_o good_n shall_v be_v rejoice_v no_o music_n more_o pleasant_a in_o the_o ear_n of_o god_n then_o to_o hear_v the_o apostle_n those_o bird_n of_o paradise_n sing_v in_o their_o cage_n no_o melody_n on_o earth_n more_o pleasant_a to_o god_n then_o to_o hear_v a_o saint_n sing_v in_o suffering_n or_o glory_v in_o tribulation_n rom._n 5.3_o and_o if_o it_o become_v we_o to_o be_v merry_a when_o there_o be_v seem_a cause_n of_o sorrow_n sure_o it_o do_v not_o please_v god_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v sorrowful_a when_o we_o have_v a_o apparent_a cause_n of_o rejoice_v if_o we_o must_v be_v merry_a and_o joyful_a when_o we_o have_v nothing_o but_o the_o bread_n of_o sorrow_n and_o water_n of_o affliction_n we_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o rejoice_v when_o god_n give_v abundance_n we_o may_v then_o eat_v our_o bread_n with_o a_o merry_a heart_n and_o drink_v our_o wine_n with_o cheerfulness_n as_o those_o in_o the_o book_n of_o ezra_n chap._n 6.22_o who_o keep_v the_o feast_n with_o joy_n because_o the_o lord_n have_v make_v they_o joyful_a 2._o feast_v be_v lawful_a in_o that_o it_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o mutual_a love_n and_o friendship_n which_o be_v so_o acceptable_a to_o god_n and_o so_o beautiful_a a_o aspect_n void_a of_o spot_n that_o the_o scripture_n itself_o know_v not_o how_o to_o express_v the_o splendour_n of_o it_o behold_v how_o good_a and_o how_o pleasant_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o brethren_n to_o dwell_v together_o in_o unity_n the_o same_o word_n which_o in_o the_o singular_a number_n signifi_v love_n 〈◊〉_d psa_fw-la 133.1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o plural_a signify_v feast_n to_o let_v we_o know_v that_o we_o do_v not_o meet_v to_o eat_v and_o drink_v but_o to_o express_v love_n one_o to_o another_o or_o as_o if_o meat_n and_o drink_n be_v mere_a intruder_n and_o that_o feast_v consist_v in_o nothing_o but_o 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