Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	husband_n	servant_n	wife_n	9,371	5	6.6651	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95977	Peitharchia obedience to magistrates, both supreme and subordinate. In three sermons, preached upon the anniversarie election-day of three Lord Majors successively, viz. Sr. Thomas Viner, elected, September 29. 1653. Sr. Christopher Pack, on the same day, 1654. Alderman John Dethicke Esq. now Lord Elect, chosen the same day. 1655. At the church of Lawrence Jewrie London, together with a fourth sermon tending towards a description of the corruption of the mind, preacht at Pauls on the 24th day of June, 1655. / By Richard Vines.	Vines, Richard, 1600?-1656.	1656 (1656)	Wing V561; Wing V570; Wing V571; Wing V549; Thomason E858_4; Thomason E858_4*; Thomason E858_5; Thomason E858_5*; ESTC R203881	11,130	24

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caesar_n be_v upon_o a_o penny_n the_o low_a officer_n be_v the_o supreme_a his_o eye_n ear_n hand_n and_o therefore_o in_o they_o magistracy_n may_v be_v wound_v be_v subject_n say_v the_o apostle_n to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n whether_o he_o be_v supreme_a or_o governor_n under_o he_o 1_o pet._n 2._o 13._o and_o it_o must_v be_v to_o both_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n for_o conscience_n sake_n rom._n 13._o the_o honour_n of_o a_o child_n due_a to_o his_o father_n the_o subjection_n of_o a_o servant_n to_o a_o master_n the_o respect_n of_o a_o wife_n towards_o a_o husband_n and_o so_o the_o subjection_n of_o a_o subject_n to_o a_o magistrate_n be_v not_o pay_v according_a to_o the_o grandeur_n of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o superior_a but_o according_a to_o the_o relation_n in_o which_o he_o stand_v to_o thou_o and_o i_o but_o yet_o this_o be_v not_o so_o much_o consider_v as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v 2_o to_o encourage_v the_o magistrate_n what_o he_o may_v just_o expect_v from_o the_o people_n under_o he_o while_o he_o act_v within_o his_o sphere_n and_o stretch_v not_o his_o command_n beyond_o his_o place_n so_o though_o he_o be_v in_o low_a orb_n yet_o he_o have_v by_o office_n a_o share_n and_o some_o pittance_n of_o authority_n wherein_o as_o god_n minister_n for_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o body_n he_o may_v expect_v protection_n and_o act_n bold_o though_o not_o proud_o as_o not_o fear_v the_o contempt_n of_o lofty_a spirit_n but_o let_v every_o low_a officer_n carry_v in_o his_o eye_n the_o law_n of_o his_o place_n for_o though_o the_o zeal_n of_o phineas_n be_v high_o commend_v by_o god_n in_o such_o a_o case_n as_o many_o man_n do_v not_o understand_v the_o warrant_n which_o doubtless_o be_v unquestionable_a as_o also_o that_o of_o moses_n in_o his_o kill_v the_o egyptian_a yet_o ordinary_o the_o subordinate_a magistrate_n shall_v do_v well_o to_o observe_v the_o law_n of_o his_o place_n and_o verge_n of_o his_o power_n so_o that_o he_o himself_o be_v like_o the_o genus_fw-la subalternum_fw-la that_o be_v but_o a_o private_a man_n in_o respect_n of_o that_o authority_n which_o be_v above_o and_o paramount_n to_o the_o place_n that_o he_o be_v in_o and_o we_o know_v that_o a_o two_o penny_n will_v go_v but_o for_o a_o two_o penny_n though_o it_o have_v a_o lawful_a superscription_n as_o a_o big_a piece_n 3_o to_o inform_v the_o subject_n that_o howsoever_o he_o may_v be_v a_o great_a man_n in_o birth_n estate_n riches_n etc._n etc._n then_o the_o magistrate_n who_o he_o disdainful_o overlook_v as_o the_o cedar_n do_v the_o shrub_n yet_o that_o god_n do_v command_v subjection_n &_o obedience_n to_o the_o magistrate_n both_o supreme_a and_o low_a not_o mere_o for_o or_o according_a to_o the_o length_n of_o his_o sword_n but_o for_o