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
A68672	Certaine sermons, vpon seuerall texts of Scripture: preached by that reuerend and faithfull seruant of Iesus Christ M. Robert Rollok, minister of the Church (and rector of the Colledge) of Edinburgh. Whereof the first eleuen were before published, and the remnant seuen, are newly adjoyned thereunto; Certaine sermons upon severall places of the Epistles of Paul	Rollock, Robert, 1555?-1599.; Charteris, Henry, 1565-1628.; Arthur, William, fl. 1606-1619.	1616 (1616)	STC 21272; ESTC S116139	202,286	389

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what_o the_o apostle_n say_v to_o this_o purpose_n to_o the_o ephes._n chap._n 3._o verse_n 10._o it_o be_v their_o pleasure_n to_o pierce_v in_o to_o that_o mystery_n and_o to_o look_v to_o that_o mercy_n but_o miserable_a man_n to_o who_o it_o belong_v common_o wonder_v not_o at_o it_o but_o albeit_o the_o profane_a man_n when_o he_o be_v sleep_v in_o sin_n and_o go_v on_o in_o a_o evil_a course_n think_v it_o but_o a_o easy_a thing_n to_o get_v mercy_n and_o albeit_o he_o wonder_v not_o much_o when_o he_o see_v another_o miserable_a sinner_n to_o get_v mercy_n but_o account_v it_o a_o matter_n of_o sober_a importance_n yet_o if_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n once_o to_o waken_v his_o conscience_n and_o make_v his_o sin_n to_o appear_v in_o their_o own_o colour_n how_o great_a how_o vile_a and_o how_o detestable_a they_o be_v and_o what_o it_o be_v to_o offend_v that_o infinite_a and_o inviolable_a majesty_n that_o omnipotent_a jehovah_n who_o create_v all_o thing_n and_o to_o find_v 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