Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	consist_v	glorious_a	great_a	20	3	2.1094	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53708	Meditations and discourses on the glory of Christ, in his person, office, and grace with the differences between faith and sight applied unto the use of them that believe / by the late Reverend John Owen, D.D.	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1641 (1641)	Wing O769A; ESTC R38162	148,329	290

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this_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o office_n of_o mediator_n and_o the_o discharge_v thereof_o in_o our_o behold_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o christ_n herein_o do_v the_o exercise_n of_o faith_n in_o this_o life_n principal_o consist_v so_o the_o apostle_n declare_v it_o phil._n 3._o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o yea_o doubtless_o and_o i_o count_v all_o thing_n loss_n for_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n jesus_n my_o lord_n to_o know_v he_o and_o the_o power_n of_o his_o resurrection_n and_o the_o fellowship_n of_o his_o suffering_n and_o to_o be_v make_v conformable_a unto_o his_o death_n this_o therefore_o we_o must_v treat_v of_o somewhat_o more_o at_o large_a there_o be_v one_o god_n say_v the_o apostle_n and_o one_o mediator_n between_o god_n and_o man_n the_o man_n christ_n jesus_n 1_o tim._n 2._o 5._o in_o that_o great_a difference_n between_o god_n and_o man_n occasion_v by_o our_o sin_n and_o apostasy_n from_o he_o which_o of_o itself_o can_v issue_v in_o nothing_o but_o the_o utter_a ruin_n of_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o mankind_n there_o be_v none_o in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n in_o their_o original_a nature_n and_o operation_n who_o be_v meet_v or_o able_a to_o make_v up_o a_o righteous_a peace_n between_o they_o yet_o must_v this_o be_v do_v by_o a_o mediator_n or_o cease_v for_o ever_o this_o mediator_n can_v not_o be_v god_n himself_o absolute_o consider_v for_o a_o mediator_n be_v not_o of_o one_o but_o god_n be_v one_o gal._n 3._o 20._o whatever_o god_n may_v do_v herein_o in_o a_o way_n of_o sovereign_a grace_n yet_o he_o can_v not_o do_v it_o in_o the_o way_n of_o mediation_n which_o yet_o be_v necessary_a unto_o his_o own_o glory_n as_o we_o have_v at_o large_a discourse_v elsewhere_o and_o as_o for_o creature_n there_o be_v none_o in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n that_o be_v meet_v to_o undertake_v this_o office_n for_o if_o one_o man_n sin_n against_o another_o the_o judge_n shall_v judge_v herein_o but_o if_o a_o man_n sin_n against_o the_o lord_n who_o shall_v entreat_v for_o he_o 1_o sam._n 2._o 25._o there_o be_v not_o any_o day_n man_n betwixt_o we_o to_o lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o we_o both_o job_n 9_o 33._o in_o this_o state_n of_o thing_n the_o lord_n christ_n as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n say_v lo_o i_o come_v to_o do_v thy_o will_n o_o god_n sacrifice_n and_o burn_a offering_n thou_o will_v not_o but_o a_o body_n have_v thou_o prepare_v i_o and_o lo_o i_o come_v to_o do_v thy_o will_n heb._n 10._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o by_o the_o assumption_n of_o our_o nature_n into_o union_n with_o himself_o in_o his_o one_o divine_a person_n he_o become_v every_o way_n meet_v for_o the_o discharge_v of_o this_o office_n and_o undertake_v it_o according_o that_o which_o we_o inquire_v after_o at_o present_a be_v the_o glory_n of_o christ_n herein_o and_o how_o we_o may_v behold_v that_o glory_n and_o there_o be_v three_o thing_n wherein_o we_o may_v take_v a_o prospect_n of_o it_o 1._o in_o his_o 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