Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	father_n	king_n	servant_n	3,226	4	6.7708	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40495	A Friendly letter to all young men shewing the benefit of a religious and friendly reproof, conversation and admonition, and not only to live good lives themselves but to incourage others to do the same : with a letter to masters of families : to which is added a specimen of the rules and orders of the religious societies, as now practiced in the cities of London and Westminster.		1699 (1699)	Wing F2223A; ESTC R26731	24,637	62

the Danger you are Daily subject to for the Strengthning you against all your Temptations for the Pardoning of all your Sins Surely your Daily Wants your Daily Infirmities Daily Dangers your Daily Temptations and your Daily Sins do all call upon you for your Daily Prayers in your Family For your being a Member of that Church I am sure will not excuse the Neglect thereof Besides this I may be bold to affirm That there is no Church this Day in the Christian World that in her Doctrine doth encourage real Goodness more or strive more to keep the Ballance even that God may have the things that are God's and Man the things that are Man's than the Church we now live in And how you will vindicate your self in the last day for this Neglect I cannot tell When you are exhorted in the Church told in the Pulpit that it is your Duty and God threatens the Neglect thereof with not owning you at the last Day if you do not Pray with your Family at Home as well as bring them to Church Why will you profess your self Her Member if you will not obey Her Doctrine What do you go to Church for only to drive away the time or to act the part of a Hypocrite Do you think the Minister is sent to Preach to you in Vain If you think he doth not Preach the Truth why will you go to Hear him If he doth Preach the Truth why will you not set about to Practice what he saith Do you think that God takes no notice of the Neglect or that He will not call you to an Account for it Yes yes God takes Notice of you as He said to the Prophet They came before thee as my People and they hear my Words but will not keep them and what our Saviour saith in Luke 19. 27. to the Vnprofitable Servant may be said here But those mine Enemies which would not that I should Reign over them bring hither and slay them before me Men perhaps cannot see this Neglect but God and Angels see it yes and Devils too which will all be Witnesses against you in the last Day of Account O how will you wish when you come to Die you had performed this Duty more your self instead of Laughing at those that do it as too often I have heard some Men blame the Dissenters for their using Extemporè Prayers in their Families when they themselves use none at all in theirs and think their bare being a Member of the Church of England and going to Church once a Week is a sufficient Service for Almighty God If I am not mistaken this has been your Fault Brother And will not this be an Argument against you in the last Day And will not their using Extemporè Prayers in their Family condemn you for using none at all in yours For while you condemn all those that are of another Perswasion who are only Mistaken or Misled in some Texts of Scripture or false Notions of other Mens you condemn your own Neglect and this all Men will allow That he that is Misled in matter of Judgment is more to be excused than that Man who lives contrary to a known Command for the last is condemned in his own Judgment if he will but take time to consider it And let me tell you Brother you will find it a very beneficial and very easie Duty when Love ingageth the Practice of it for What can there be more easie than to pray to God and to represent our Needs and that we have our Needs supplyed only for asking and desiring passionately and humbly Can we buy any thing cheaper than at the rate of an Humble Prayer Consider how many excellent Promises are made to Prayer and that nothing disposes us more to receive the Grace of God and a Blessing upon our Family than Prayer What can be more pleasant than this Duty of Prayer when Christ unites them to his own and bids us come for Relief and Pardon of our Sins For Prayer can open the Gates of Heaven and shut the Gates of Hell it can open the Treasures of Rain and soften the Iron Rocks till they melt into Tears It is an Act of Grace and the highest Honour that we Dust and Ashes are admitted to speak to the Eternal God to run to Him as to a Father to complain of our Burthens to explicate our Scruples to beg Remedy and Ease Support and Comfort Health and Safety Counsel and Salvation And what can be more unreasonable than to neglect this Duty upon which so many and so great Blessings both upon your self and Family do depend How Unkind are you to your self and not only so but Unkind to all that are about you I mean Unkind to their Souls and extreamly Uncharitable to take no care at all of this Duty for the Neglect of which God often sends great Judgments upon a whole Family either by sore Jer. 10. 25. Affliction or sometimes which is worse Hardness and Blindness of Heart for the Word of God will certainly be fulfilled he hath said That the House of the Wicked shall be overthrown Prov. 14. 11. And may not that be said to be a Wicked House when neither Thou nor thy Wife which should be Lights to the rest nor Children nor Servants make Conscience of this Duty to Worship God by Prayer or if you or they chance to do it when you are in the Bed it is with that Coldness and Sleepiness that I may call it none at all or at least Lip-Service when the Heart is a Sleep and by your Example perhaps your Children and Servants think it not their Duty to go to Prayers at all neither Night nor Morning and so they go to Bed and rise the next Morning like Brutes without Calling upon that God in whom we Live and Move and have our Being Therefore let me intreat you to take courage to set about this Duty your self that you may not have Sins of others to answer for as well as your own take up that brave Resolution of the Prophet Joshua But as for me and my House we will Serve the Lord. As you are a Master of a Family you have a place of Trust committed to you by God who will certainly call you to an Account for it For here you are commanded by God to act the part of a King a Father a Priest and a Judge over your little Common-Wealth the Fourth Commandment tells you that every Master of a Family must take care of his Sons and Daughters his man-Man-servants and Maid-servants and All within his Gates not only to provide Food and Raiment for them but to take care of their Souls which is the better part And here you are to act for God you have the Charge from Him not only of Bodies but of Souls therefore let not the Dignity of your place make you forget your Duty for God will certainly call you and me to an Account for what Good we have done