Selected quad for the lemma: glory_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
glory_n	affliction_n	exceed_a	weight_n	5,514	5	9.2940	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43686	A discourse of the excellency of the heavenly substance which is useful for the present, and so may be for future times.	Hickes, John, 1633-1685.	1673 (1673)	Wing H1879; ESTC R40162	98,991	257

in_o the_o defence_n of_o this_o truth_n matth._n 19_o v._n 29._o and_o every_o one_o that_o have_v forsake_v house_n or_o brethren_n or_o sister_n or_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o wife_n or_o child_n or_o land_n for_o my_o name_n sake_n shall_v receive_v a_o hundred-fold_n and_o inherit_v everlasting_a life_n now_o though_o this_o be_v a_o positive_a assertion_n yet_o it_o include_v a_o negative_a as_o in_o scripture_n it_o be_v frequent_a none_o but_o such_o shall_v inherit_v this_o everlasting_a life_n and_o this_o will_v appear_v to_o be_v the_o proper_a genuine_a sense_n of_o it_o if_o we_o compare_v it_o with_o luke_n 14.33_o so_o likewise_o whosoever_o he_o be_v of_o you_o that_o forsake_v not_o all_o that_o he_o have_v he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n and_o if_o no_o disciple_n of_o christ_n than_o no_o heir_n of_o the_o future_a glory_n all_o this_o show_v we_o how_o many_o now_o of_o the_o visible_a church_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v exclude_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o meet_v with_o that_o most_o dreadful_a repute_n and_o eternal_a separation_n from_o god_n depart_v from_o i_o you_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n i_o know_v not_o whence_o you_o be_v luke_n 13.27_o but_o i_o have_v intermix_v this_o discourse_n with_o other_o forego_n particular_n i_o shall_v not_o expiate_v and_o enlarge_v it_o further_o though_o it_o can_v be_v too_o industrious_o and_o frequent_o inculcate_v upon_o we_o who_o be_v so_o backward_o firm_o to_o believe_v and_o to_o be_v bring_v under_o the_o powerful_a and_o effectual_a conviction_n of_o such_o a_o truth_n 8._o infer_v eight_o how_o vast_a a_o disproportion_n there_o be_v between_o the_o saint_n present_a loss_n and_o their_o future_a gain_n this_o be_v that_o which_o make_v they_o so_o joyful_o suffer_v the_o loss_n of_o all_o thing_n the_o ineffable_a and_o unutterable_a inequality_n between_o they_o be_v the_o source_n and_o spring_n of_o their_o joy_n they_o have_v a_o substance_n for_o a_o shadow_n a_o 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