Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	face_n	servant_n	zion_n	40	3	10.5532	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71123	A learned and very usefull commentary upon the whole prophesie of Malachy by ... Mr. Richard Stock ... ; whereunto is added, An exercitation upon the same prophesie of Malachy, by Samuel Torshell.	Stock, Richard, 1569?-1626.; Torshell, Samuel, 1604-1650. Exercitation vpon the prophecy of Malachy.	1641 (1641)	Wing T1939; ESTC R7598	653,949	676

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15_o 17._o joab_n also_o chron._n 21.3_o reas_n 1_o because_o the_o commandment_n require_v it_o of_o every_o man_n one_o to_o another_o in_o common_a justice_n thou_o shall_v not_o steal_v not_o diminish_v another_o man_n substance_n nay_o maintain_v and_o increase_v it_o in_o the_o affirmative_a then_o much_o more_o a_o servant_n reas_n 2_o because_o the_o master_n family_n be_v as_o a_o little_a common_a wealth_n as_o that_o be_v a_o great_a family_n now_o as_o all_o subject_n be_v member_n and_o aught_o to_o labour_v for_o the_o common_a good_a and_o be_v faithful_a to_o the_o prince_n so_o every_o servant_n be_v a_o member_n and_o must_v be_v faithful_a unto_o the_o whole_a body_n reas_n 3_o because_o they_o be_v put_v in_o trust_n often_o with_o part_n or_o his_o whole_a state_n where_o there_o be_v trust_v treachery_n be_v intolerable_a reas_n 4_o because_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o shall_v adorn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n which_o they_o profess_v titus_n 2.10_o use_v 2_o 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the_o wife_n the_o particular_a here_o speak_v of_o and_o è_fw-la contra_fw-la put_v one_o another_o way_n or_o take_v other_o with_o they_o when_o they_o promise_v the_o contrary_a but_o of_o that_o after_o many_o forsake_v one_o another_o in_o extremity_n and_o sickness_n when_o they_o promise_v and_o that_o without_o exception_n of_o any_o sickness_n still_o to_o cleave_v to_o they_o in_o many_o as_o it_o be_v infidelity_n to_o god_n so_o be_v it_o perfidy_n to_o their_o husband_n and_o so_o è_fw-la contra_fw-la many_o master_n unfaithful_a to_o their_o servant_n not_o teach_v not_o bring_v they_o up_o as_o they_o promise_v not_o provide_v for_o they_o thing_n necessary_a in_o health_n and_o sickness_n many_o servant_n unfaithful_a to_o their_o master_n like_o judas_n like_o zion_n more_o than_o gebez●i_n that_o 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o gain_n his_o master_n refuse_v they_o that_o which_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o master_n many_o man_n one_o with_o another_o deal_n unfaithful_o promise_v thing_n they_o either_o can_v or_o never_o mean_v to_o perform_v or_o know_v can_v be_v so_o many_o a_o seller_n promise_v his_o ware_n shall_v prove_v thus_o and_o thus_o when_o he_o know_v the_o contrary_a many_o a_o buyer_n to_o pay_v at_o such_o and_o such_o a_o day_n when_o he_o never_o intend_v it_o and_o know_v before_o hand_n he_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a many_o promise_v only_o to_o be_v free_a from_o the_o importunity_n of_o some_o or_o trouble_v of_o other_o only_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o compliment_n without_o any_o conscience_n of_o it_o when_o it_o be_v once_o pass_v they_o they_o be_v guilty_a of_o perfidy_n and_o unfaithfulnesse_n and_o beside_o be_v draw_v to_o many_o wicked_a and_o rash_a oath_n for_o deceive_v they_o be_v not_o believe_v which_o make_v they_o add_v to_o confirm_v their_o credit_n heady_a and_o rush_v oath_n use_v 2_o to_o persuade_v every_o one_o to_o avoid_v this_o and_o to_o labour_v to_o deal_v faithful_o one_o with_o another_o and_o to_o be_v faithful_a and_o true_a in_o promise_n husband_n to_o wife_n etc._n etc._n see_v it_o be_v commend_v unto_o we_o 1._o from_o the_o example_n of_o the_o lord_n himself_o who_o fidelity_n in_o keep_v of_o his_o promise_n be_v to_o be_v imitate_v of_o we_o if_o we_o will_v be_v repure_v his_o child_n 2._o from_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n where_o it_o be_v make_v one_o of_o the_o note_n of_o god_n child_n psal_n 15.4.3_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o great_a blessing_n pro._n 28.20_o and_o command_v to_o we_o not_o among_o matter_n of_o small_a importance_n but_o among_o the_o weighty_a point_n of_o the_o law_n math._n 23.23_o not_o when_o it_o be_v in_o great_a matter_n but_o in_o less_o for_o as_o all_o disobedience_n be_v more_o displease_v when_o the_o thing_n command_v be_v small_a because_o the_o obedience_n be_v so_o easy_a august_n so_o unfaithfulnesse_n in_o the_o small_a thing_n be_v the_o most_o displease_v to_o god_n when_o fidelity_n be_v so_o easy_a therefore_o 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