Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	servant_n	serve_v	service_n	5,550	5	7.2254	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02030	The bread of life, or Foode of the regenerate A sermon preached at Botterwike in Holland, neere Boston, in Lincolnshire. By Thomas Granger, preacher of Gods word there.	Granger, Thomas, b. 1578.	1616 (1616)	STC 12177; ESTC S121351	21,732	40

the_o child_n of_o god_n we_o be_v ready_a to_o give_v over_o to_o dissemble_v and_o conceal_v ourselves_o with_o nicodemus_n as_o though_o we_o be_v ashamed_a of_o christ_n whereas_o we_o shall_v rather_o show_v ourselves_o to_o be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o wickedness_n and_o our_o own_o spiritual_a cowardice_n the_o servingman_n will_v be_v diligent_a and_o faithful_a in_o his_o master_n domestical_a business_n and_o outward_a employment_n he_o will_v careful_o observe_v and_o note_v his_o master_n disposition_n and_o nature_n what_o thing_n delight_n and_o please_v he_o what_o not_o and_o if_o his_o master_n be_v of_o a_o right_n generous_a disposition_n that_o he_o use_v to_o prefer_v good_a servant_n then_o will_v he_o serve_v he_o diligent_o many_o year_n and_o the_o doubtful_a hope_n of_o uncertain_a preferment_n give_v life_n and_o courage_n to_o he_o to_o undergo_v joyful_o and_o willing_o any_o pain_n heat_n cold_a wet_a dry_a night_n day_n be_v all_o alike_o to_o he_o and_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o hazard_v limb_n and_o life_n in_o his_o master_n quarrel_n but_o what_o be_v the_o harvest_n of_o his_o labour_n some_o preferment_n by_o his_o master_n or_o master_n procurement_n yet_o be_v his_o master_n but_o a_o man_n and_o therefore_o unconstant_a he_o be_v but_o a_o man_n therefore_o he_o may_v leave_v his_o former_a goodness_n and_o because_o he_o be_v but_o a_o man_n the_o flower_n of_o grass_n he_o may_v die_v before_o the_o time_n therefore_o say_v david_n psalm_n 146._o 3._o 2._o 3._o o_o put_v not_o your_o trust_n in_o prince_n nor_o in_o any_o child_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n but_o howsoever_o service_n be_v no_o heritage_n but_o the_o lord_n service_n be_v heritage_n he_o have_v no_o son_n no_o daughter_n no_o kinsfolk_n but_o his_o only_a son_n which_o he_o give_v a_o ransom_n for_o we_o the_o price_n of_o our_o redemption_n and_o adoption_n that_o we_o may_v be_v his_o son_n and_o coheyre_n with_o his_o own_o son_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n now_o will_v the_o servingman_n do_v this_o and_o that_o nay_o he_o care_v not_o what_o upon_o uncertain_a hope_n of_o trifle_n and_o shall_v not_o we_o much_o more_o joyful_o and_o faithful_o serve_v the_o lord_n endure_v with_o patience_n the_o affliction_n of_o this_o present_a time_n see_v that_o we_o have_v a_o master_n that_o be_v most_o good_a most_o merciful_a most_o true_a who_o have_v promise_v plentiful_o to_o reward_v his_o servant_n and_o be_v most_o willing_a and_o most_o able_a to_o perform_v his_o promise_n why_o do_v not_o the_o hope_n of_o this_o reward_n encourage_v and_o give_v life_n unto_o we_o faithful_o to_o serve_v he_o and_o joyful_o to_o suffer_v for_o he_o it_o be_v because_o infidelity_n lurk_v in_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v because_o we_o be_v not_o his_o servant_n we_o have_v no_o delight_n in_o such_o kind_n of_o service_n nor_o in_o serve_v such_o a_o master_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o we_o be_v carnal_a we_o will_v in_o such_o sort_n serve_v bodily_a master_n for_o the_o good_a of_o our_o body_n but_o we_o will_v not_o serve_v the_o lord_n for_o the_o both_o temporal_a and_o everlasting_a felicity_n of_o body_n and_o soul_n such_o like_a bruit_n beast_n be_v sure_a that_o they_o have_v body_n and_o they_o daily_o feel_v that_o they_o require_v maintenance_n therefore_o be_v they_o so_o laborious_a for_o the_o time_n present_a and_o so_o provident_a and_o careful_a for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v but_o whether_o they_o have_v soul_n they_o be_v not_o very_o sure_a neither_o whether_o they_o be_v immortal_a neither_o what_o shall_v become_v of_o they_o do_v they_o much_o regard_n from_o whence_o then_o proceed_v this_o bodily_a niggardship_n and_o spiritual_a prodigality_n and_o dissolutenes_n that_o for_o a_o crust_n of_o bread_n they_o will_v sell_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o from_o infidelity_n and_o atheism_n last_o the_o poor_a man_n that_o about_o ten_o twelve_o or_o twenty_o year_n hence_o or_o he_o know_v not_o how_o soon_o shall_v have_v a_o lordship_n befall_v he_o or_o some_o great_a live_n can_v in_o the_o mean_a space_n far_o more_o patient_o endure_v poverty_n the_o hope_n of_o enjoy_v the_o same_o before_o his_o death_n do_v rejoice_v his_o heat_n in_o the_o great_a want_n and_o though_o he_o be_v doubtful_a whether_o he_o shall_v live_v and_o have_v the_o benefit_n thereof_o yet_o be_v it_o no_o small_a comfort_n to_o he_o that_o his_o posterity_n shall_v be_v raise_v out_o of_o the_o dust_n but_o we_o poor_a and_o miserable_a wretch_n be_v sure_a that_o the_o inheritance_n promise_v be_v not_o far_o off_o death_n make_v a_o passage_n and_o entrance_n to_o the_o same_o be_v little_a or_o nothing_o comfort_v therewith_o yea_o though_o the_o time_n of_o life_n be_v almost_o expire_v that_o one_o foot_n be_v even_o in_o the_o grave_n already_o though_o i_o say_v we_o be_v so_o near_o to_o our_o inheritance_n yet_o have_v we_o no_o rejoice_v therein_o because_o we_o be_v more_o in_o love_n with_o this_o nasty_a and_o muddy_a cottage_n than_o with_o the_o glorious_a palace_n of_o heaven_n distrust_n infidelity_n and_o the_o love_n of_o this_o world_n do_v so_o deep_o possess_v our_o dead_a and_o dark_a heart_n thus_o much_o of_o the_o dehortation_n but_o labour_v for_o the_o meat_n that_o endure_v to_o eternal_a life_n which_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v give_v unto_o you_o for_o he_o have_v god_n the_o father_n seal_v these_o word_n contain_v the_o exhortation_n the_o matter_n of_o the_o exhortation_n be_v meat_n which_o be_v declare_v 1._o by_o the_o effect_n or_o efficacy_n proceed_v from_o the_o immortal_a nature_n thereof_o which_o endure_v to_o eternal_a life_n 2._o by_o the_o author_n or_o giver_n which_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v give_v unto_o you_o this_o authority_n and_o office_n of_o the_o son_n be_v confirm_v by_o the_o primarie_n or_o principal_a cause_n thereof_o that_o be_v the_o assignment_n and_o designment_n of_o the_o father_n 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perish_v three_o natural_a wisdom_n device_n and_o policy_n be_v 3._o perish_v and_o vain_a psal_n 146._o 2._o 3._o o_o put_v not_o your_o trust_n in_o prince_n nor_o in_o any_o child_n of_o man_n for_o there_o be_v no_o help_n in_o they_o for_o when_o the_o breath_n of_o man_n go_v forth_o he_o shall_v go_v again_o to_o his_o earth_n and_o then_o all_o his_o thought_n perish_v in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v the_o lord_n cast_v out_o the_o device_n of_o prince_n and_o bring_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a to_o naught_o 13._o job_n 5._o 13._o he_o take_v the_o wise_a in_o their_o craftiness_n and_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v make_v foolish_a infinite_a example_n hereof_o may_v be_v bring_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n and_o profane_a author_n but_o it_o be_v needless_a see_v that_o every_o day_n we_o may_v see_v with_o our_o eye_n the_o fall_n of_o these_o thing_n therefore_o see_v that_o this_o world_n and_o the_o lust_n thereof_o be_v vanish_v flit_a and_o 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from_o the_o mortal_a and_o frail_a nature_n of_o all_o thing_n within_o we_o and_o without_o us._n now_o if_o god_n in_o his_o providence_n do_v supply_v unto_o we_o all_o needful_a thing_n by_o such_o mean_n as_o he_o offer_v to_o we_o and_o lay_v before_o our_o eye_n continual_o which_o he_o have_v command_v to_o use_v and_o none_o other_o and_o that_o all_o far_a care_n be_v superfluous_a and_o vain_a not_o add_v one_o jot_n or_o title_n to_o our_o estate_n and_o if_o so_o be_v that_o those_o thing_n when_o we_o already_o have_v they_o be_v corruptible_a and_o perish_a and_o therefore_o can_v free_v we_o in_o the_o use_n of_o they_o from_o corruption_n let_v we_o not_o vex_v and_o disquiet_v our_o soul_n with_o care_n and_o thought_n let_v we_o not_o toil_n and_o weary_v our_o body_n with_o labour_n and_o travail_v as_o the_o heathen_a do_v that_o know_v not_o god_n nor_o yet_o know_v by_o what_o mean_v the_o soul_n though_o they_o confess_v it_o to_o be_v immortal_a be_v feed_v and_o sustain_v to_o eternal_a life_n thus_o much_o of_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o dehortation_n concern_v the_o equity_n thereof_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o christ_n here_o dehort_v we_o from_o labour_n and_o travel_v in_o a_o lawful_a call_n see_v that_o god_n have_v give_v every_o man_n some_o gift_n for_o the_o same_o purpose_n and_o have_v provide_v both_o mean_n and_o place_n for_o the_o exercise_v of_o the_o same_o but_o his_o meaning_n be_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o so_o much_o cark_n and_o care_n labour_n and_o travail_n for_o bodily_a sustenance_n and_o maintenance_n busy_v the_o faculty_n of_o the_o divine_a and_o immortal_a soul_n and_o spend_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o body_n about_o earthly_a and_o perish_a thing_n as_o though_o god_n have_v make_v all_o thing_n for_o we_o and_o we_o for_o our_o belly_n and_o our_o belly_n to_o live_v for_o ever_o again_o he_o will_v have_v we_o hereby_o to_o know_v that_o as_o all_o thing_n be_v create_v for_o the_o 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lead_v etc._n etc._n and_o the_o build_n of_o our_o house_n therewith_o be_v not_o the_o chief_a end_n that_o we_o aim_v at_o but_o habitation_n make_v the_o house_n to_o serve_v for_o our_o use_n and_o not_o ourselves_o to_o serve_v it_o even_o so_o meat_n of_o what_o kind_n soever_o be_v but_o the_o matter_n and_o ornament_n of_o our_o natural_a building_n which_o be_v not_o the_o chief_a end_n but_o the_o soul_n habitation_n or_o dwelling_n which_o make_v her_o house_n even_o the_o body_n to_o serve_v for_o her_o use_n and_o not_o she_o to_o serve_v the_o body_n the_o body_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o shop_n furnish_v with_o sundry_a instrument_n the_o great_a world_n that_o be_v the_o firmament_n and_o the_o element_n with_o all_o thing_n therein_o contain_v serve_v but_o to_o afford_v matter_n for_o the_o building_n make_v and_o maintain_v of_o the_o shop_n with_o the_o tool_n and_o furniture_n thereof_o now_o the_o soul_n be_v god_n apprentice_n servant_n or_o workman_n do_v the_o work_n of_o god_n in_o the_o same_o and_o with_o the_o instrument_n of_o the_o same_o and_o the_o work_n of_o god_n be_v first_o that_o we_o believe_v in_o he_o joh._n 6._o 29._o that_o be_v know_v and_o acknowledge_v he_o to_o be_v our_o master_n and_o lord_n create_v redeem_n and_o sanctify_a us._n second_o that_o in_o this_o shop_n and_o with_o these_o instrument_n member_n and_o faculty_n we_o do_v his_o will_n even_o those_o thing_n not_o which_o we_o ourselves_o have_v a_o lust_n unto_o because_o we_o be_v not_o our_o own_o rom._n 14._o 8_o but_o he_o 1_o cor_fw-la 6._o 19_o but_o what_o he_o himself_o have_v command_v rom._n 6._o 13._o give_v not_o your_o member_n as_o instrument_n 13._o of_o unrighteousness_n unto_o sin_n but_o give_v yourselves_o unto_o god_n as_o they_o that_o be_v alive_a from_o the_o dead_a and_o give_v your_o member_n as_o instrument_n of_o righteousness_n unto_o god_n 1_o cor._n 6_o 13._o the_o 13._o body_n be_v not_o for_o fornication_n but_o for_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o body_n though_o fornication_n in_o this_o place_n do_v proper_o and_o special_o signify_v unlawful_a carnal_a copulation_n yet_o it_o may_v and_o do_v also_o signify_v the_o alienation_n of_o man_n heart_n from_o god_n the_o creator_n deut._n 31._o 16._o and_o the_o set_n of_o his_o affection_n on_o the_o creature_n colos_n 3._o 5._o this_o he_o do_v when_o he_o make_v his_o belly_n that_o be_v himself_o his_o idol_n phil._n 3._o 19_o love_v only_a himself_o and_o all_o thing_n for_o himself_o serve_v himself_o even_o of_o god_n and_o of_o all_o his_o creature_n blessing_n and_o benefit_n kiss_v his_o hand_n job_n 31._o 27._o that_o be_v magnify_v and_o delight_v himself_o in_o