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	lord_n	servant_n	4,270	5	6.7893	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61865	Conscience the best friend upon earth: or, The happy effects of keeping a good conscience Very useful for this age. By Henry Stubbes, Minister of the Gospel.	Stubbes, Henry, 1606?-1678.	1677 (1677)	Wing S6029C; ESTC R222100	33,441	135

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2._o 25._o 2_o chro._n 25._o 16._o pro._n 29._o 1._o but_o conscience_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o by_o earnest_n and_o continual_a urge_n compel_v he_o he_o will_v not_o bestow_v the_o time_n nor_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o do_v it_o in_o hope_n thou_o will_v be_v faithful_a to_o my_o reader_n i_o shall_v add_v no_o more_o save_v only_o the_o promise_n of_o my_o prayer_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v so_o sermon_n i._n job_n 26._o 7._o my_o righteousness_n i_o hold_v fast_o and_o will_v not_o let_v it_o go_v my_o heart_n shall_v not_o reproach_v i_o so_o long_o as_o i_o live_v my_o righteousness_n i_o hold_v fast_o his_o friend_n will_v have_v rob_v he_o of_o it_o will_v have_v persuade_v he_o out_o of_o it_o will_v have_v argue_v and_o dispute_v he_o out_o of_o it_o but_o you_o shall_v not_o do_v it_o say_v job_n i_o stand_v up_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o it_o i_o hold_v it_o fast_o i_o will_v not_o let_v it_o go●_n say_v what_o you_o will_v do_v what_o you_o can_v i_o will_v maintain_v my_o 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