Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	duty_n	good_a	servant_n	6,329	5	7.1626	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13656	The mirror of diuine prouidence Containing a collection of Theodoret his arguments: declaring the prouidence of God to appeare notably both in the heauens and in the earth, and in all things therein contained: taken out of his workes De prouidentia.; De providentia. English. Selections	Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrrhus.; I. C., fl. 1602.	1602 (1602)	STC 23939; ESTC S101993	23,638	96

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such_o as_o sail_v therein_o while_o some_o do_v row_n othersome_a do_v make_v fit_a the_o cable_n other_o be_v busy_v about_o other_o thing_n necessary_a which_o they_o be_v command_v to_o intend_v and_o the_o guide_n in_o the_o before_o end_n of_o the_o ship_n do_v descry_v the_o rock_n quicksand_n and_o shelf_n give_v warning_n to_o the_o master_n who_o hold_v the_o stern_a do_v direct_v the_o ship_n and_o have_v the_o rule_n &_o authority_n over_o all_o the_o rest_n who_o commandment_n they_o do_v ready_o obey_v whereby_o they_o be_v preserve_v and_o sail_v without_o fear_n or_o danger_n which_o can_v not_o be_v if_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v occupy_v about_o one_o and_o the_o self_n same_o thing_n or_o without_o order_n do_v every_o man_n what_o he_o think_v best_o so_o likewise_o in_o a_o house_n where_o diverse_a work_n be_v to_o be_v do_v which_o require_v the_o help_n of_o many_o man_n if_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o one_o man_n to_o rule_v &_o command_v the_o rest_n but_o 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there_o be_v no_o cause_n why_o they_o shall_v be_v think_v miserable_a in_o respect_n of_o their_o labour_n which_o be_v common_a to_o their_o master_n with_o they_o but_o great_a cause_n why_o they_o may_v be_v say_v to_o live_v more_o pleasant_o as_o that_o they_o be_v void_a of_o all_o care_n of_o mind_n wherewith_o the_o master_n be_v oftentimes_o spend_v &_o consume_v ill_a magistrate_n and_o master_n these_o man_n have_v not_o their_o authority_n from_o god_n but_o the_o wickedness_n of_o such_o as_o be_v subject_n have_v draw_v the_o same_o upon_o they_o for_o when_o they_o will_v reap_v no_o profit_n by_o such_o as_o rule_v well_o and_o honest_o but_o through_o their_o lewd_a behaviour_n contumelious_o do_v cast_v off_o their_o discipline_n they_o bereave_v themselves_o of_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n through_o want_n of_o who_o counsel_n and_o direction_n they_o have_v receive_v these_o wicked_a prince_n &_o magistrate_n that_o 〈…〉_o of_o the_o ill_n govern_v 〈…〉_o may_v remember_v the_o other_o and_o learn_v how_o necessary_a it_o be_v to_o have_v and_o obey_v honest_a and_o godly_a governor_n the_o servant_n which_o have_v a_o sound_n and_o goodminde_n be_v not_o hurt_v by_o serve_v of_o ill_a master_n many_o servant_n have_v be_v find_v to_o be_v great_a lover_n of_o virtue_n which_o serve_v with_o a_o ready_a and_o good_a mind_n do_v that_o which_o be_v their_o duty_n not_o compel_v but_o from_o their_o heart_n and_o have_v have_v a_o great_a care_n of_o their_o master_n whereby_o they_o have_v not_o only_o obtain_v liberty_n from_o their_o bondage_n but_o have_v get_v great_a wealth_n and_o credit_n as_o reward_n for_o their_o good_a &_o faithful_a service_n so_o that_o service_n be_v no_o hindrance_n to_o the_o attain_n of_o virtue_n or_o wealth_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o abraham_n servant_n and_o joseph_n with_o many_o more_o whereof_o the_o one_o be_v send_v by_o abraham_n his_o master_n to_o choose_v a_o wife_n for_o isaac_n his_o son_n be_v 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the_o mirror_n of_o divine_a providence_n contain_v a_o collection_n of_o theoret_n his_o argument_n declare_v the_o providence_n of_o god_n to_o appear_v notable_o both_o in_o the_o heaven_n and_o in_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o all_o thing_n therein_o contain_v take_v out_o of_o his_o work_n de_fw-fr providentia_fw-la print_a at_o london_n by_o t.c._n for_o john_n smithick_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n in_o s._n dunston_n churchyard_n in_o fleetstreet_n 1602._o to_o the_o reader_n the_o copy_n of_o this_o collection_n have_v long_o since_o lyen_fw-we by_o i_o i_o have_v now_o think_v good_a to_o publish_v as_o a_o work_n well_o worthy_a to_o be_v read_v and_o peruse_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n at_o this_o time_n wherein_o atheism_n like_o a_o ill_a weed_n be_v grow_v to_o such_o height_n as_o it_o seem_v to_o overshadow_v the_o plant_n of_o true_a religion_n while_o man_n attribute_v to_o nature_n what_o belong_v proper_o to_o the_o creator_n of_o nature_n do_v 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