Selected quad for the lemma: glory_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
glory_n	change_v	glass_n	lord_n	4,828	5	3.9757	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62392	The faithful souldier's reward, or, A glimpse of the saints happiness discovered in two sermons, occasioned by the death of that truly vertuous and religious gentle woman, Mrs. Katherine Disney : the former preached at Kirkstead, the place of her last abode here upon the earth, on the 18th day of May, 1690, being the Lord's Day, and the latter at Swinderly, near Lincoln, where she was interr'd the Tuesday following / by William Scoffin.	Scoffin, William, 1655?-1732.	1692 (1692)	Wing S933; ESTC R11432	41,514	126

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to_o care_n for_o we_o here_o 5.7_o 1_o pet._n 5.7_o and_o provide_v so_o well_o for_o we_o hereafter_o 5._o psal_n 17.14_o 15.1_o pet._n 1.3_o 5._o we_o have_v not_o yet_o receive_v our_o portion_n but_o it_o be_v lay_v up_o and_o in_o safe_a keep_n for_o we_o and_o within_o a_o while_n we_o shall_v come_v to_o enjoy_v it_o fear_v not_o little_a flock_n say_v christ_n it_o be_v your_o father_n good_a pleasure_n to_o give_v you_o the_o kingdom_n luke_n 12.32_o sure_o you_o that_o be_v adopt_v the_o child_n of_o god_n 7_o joh._n 1.12_o 13._o rom._n 8.17_o gal._n 4.4_o 7_o and_o have_v thereby_o a_o right_n to_o the_o heavenly_a inheritance_n may_v well_o be_v content_a with_o your_o condition_n in_o this_o world_n you_o be_v so_o much_o better_o provide_v for_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v what_o if_o your_o earthly_a estate_n be_v sequester_v or_o any_o way_n take_v from_o you_o 14.2_o joh._n 14.2_o so_o long_o as_o you_o have_v a_o better_a estate_n in_o heaven_n that_o none_o can_v 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time_n be_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v compare_v with_o the_o glory_n which_o shall_v be_v reveal_v in_o we_o there_o be_v few_o that_o have_v meet_v with_o great_a suffering_n than_o this_o great_a apostle_n be_v exercise_v with_o 33._o 2_o cor._n 11.23_o 33._o and_o yet_o he_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o next_o to_o nothing_o when_o compare_v with_o the_o future_a glory_n i_o reckon_v say_v he_o and_o most_o sure_o he_o have_v learned_a to_o reckon_v aright_o and_o this_o much_o refresh_v he_o under_o all_o his_o trial_n so_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o believe_a hebrew_n also_o 36._o heb._n 10.32_o 36._o that_o they_o take_v joyful_o the_o spoil_n of_o their_o good_n as_o know_v in_o themselves_o that_o they_o have_v in_o heaven_n a_o better_a and_o a_o endure_a substance_n and_o moses_n esteem_v reproach_n for_o christ_n 27._o heb._n 11.25_o 26_o 27._o great_a riches_n than_o the_o treasure_n in_o egypt_n for_o he_o have_v respect_n it_o be_v say_v to_o the_o recompense_n of_o the_o reward_n he_o do_v not_o only_o bear_v his_o suffering_n with_o patience_n but_o do_v also_o esteem_v very_o high_o of_o they_o as_o know_v that_o heaven_n will_v make_v amends_o for_o all_o this_o be_v it_o that_o cheer_v the_o heart_n of_o god_n faithful_a people_n in_o all_o their_o trouble_n i_o have_v faint_v 27.13_o psal_n 27.13_o say_v david_n unless_o i_o have_v believe_v to_o see_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n have_v hope_n of_o enjoy_v so_o great_a a_o good_a beyond_o all_o time_n 4.17_o 2_o cor._n 4.17_o to_o eternity_n we_o may_v well_o endure_v a_o far_o lesser_a evil_a when_o so_o short_a even_o but_o for_o a_o moment_n if_o we_o be_v reproach_v for_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n we_o have_v reason_n to_o rejoice_v 25._o 1_o pet._n 4.12_o 19_o chap._n 3.14_o 17._o &_o 2.20_o 25._o and_o not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a for_o on_o our_o enemy_n part_n god_n be_v evil_a speak_v of_o but_o on_o our_o part_n he_o be_v glorify_v and_o if_o we_o 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