Selected quad for the lemma: glory_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
glory_n	darkness_n	knowledge_n	shine_v	2,393	5	9.0994	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27407	A true testimony concerning oaths & swearing &c. as also an answer to the subject matter contained in twelve arguments or reasons laid down in a sermon preached at Carlisle, Aug. 17, 1664 by Allan Smallwood ... to prove that our savior did not forbid all swearing : wherein is fully cleared the command of Christ and his apostle James swear not at all ... / by Ger. Benson.	Benson, Gervase, d. 1679.	1669 (1669)	Wing B1902; ESTC R23682	37,196	48

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a_o true_a testimony_n concern_v oath_n &_o swear_v etc._n etc._n as_o also_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o subject_a matter_n contain_v in_o twelve_o argument_n or_o reason_n lay_v down_o in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o carliste_n aug._n 17._o 1664._o by_o allan_n smalwood_n d.d._n as_o he_o style_v himself_o to_o prove_v that_o our_o saviour_n do_v not_o forbid_v all_o swear_v wherein_o be_v full_o clear_v the_o command_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n james_n swear_v not_o at_o all_o matth._n 5.34_o &_o jam._n 5.12_o from_o the_o corrupt_a gloss_n limit_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o say_v a._n s._n in_o his_o say_a sermon_n and_o in_o his_o reply_n to_o f.h._n his_o book_n call_v oath_n no_o gospel_n ordinance_n etc._n etc._n and_o also_o the_o unsatisfactoriness_n and_o unsoundness_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a argument_n full_o discover_v and_o the_o command_n of_o christ_n swear_v not_o at_o all_o manifest_v to_o be_v a_o universal_a prohibition_n of_o all_o oath_n and_o swear_v whatsoever_o to_o his_o disciple_n write_a in_o the_o year_n 1668._o by_o ger._n benson_n psal._n 89.49_o 50._o remember_v o_o lord_n the_o rebuke_n thy_o servant_n have_v wherewith_o thy_o enemy_n have_v blaspheme_v thou_o and_o slander_v the_o footstep_n of_o thi●●_n anoint_v london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1669._o to_o the_o reader_n reader_n what_o i_o have_v write_v in_o this_o little_a treatise_n not_o be_v after_o man_n neither_o by_o i_o receive_v of_o man_n nor_o from_o man_n i_o have_v therefore_o make_v no_o use_n of_o the_o entice_a word_n of_o man_n wisdom_n neither_o of_o any_o man_n testimony_n for_o the_o confirm_v the_o same_o but_o as_o the_o testimony_n therein_o bear_v be_v for_o god_n &_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o say_n &_o not_o for_o man_n i_o have_v make_v use_n of_o no_o other_o witness_n than_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o spirit_n that_o bear_v witness_v because_o the_o spirit_n be_v truth_n and_o be_v so_o can_v neither_o 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to_o the_o positive_a word_n and_o command_n of_o god_n even_o as_o the_o spirit_n that_o now_o rule_v in_o all_o the_o chileren_fw-mi of_o disobedience_n with_o his_o limit_v sense_n and_o commodious_a interpretation_n as_o they_o be_v call_v of_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n do_v deceive_v the_o simple_a that_o lend_v a_o ear_n unto_o he_o and_o thereby_o bring_v she_o then_o as_o that_o spirit_n do_v people_n now_o into_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o word_n and_o command_n of_o god_n unto_o which_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o add_v any_o thing_n neither_o to_o diminish_v aught_o therefrom_o deut._n 4.2_o rev._n 22._o 18_o 19_o and_o the_o woman_n have_v eat_v of_o that_o which_o in_o its_o self_n be_v good_a and_o therefore_o not_o intrinsical_o evil_a mark_v that_o give_v unto_o her_o husband_n with_o she_o and_o he_o do_v eat_v who_o have_v eat_v contrary_a to_o the_o word_n and_o command_n of_o god_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o the_o world_n into_o man_n heart_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n the_o first_o ground_n or_o cause_n of_o unbelief_n and_o now_o in_o that_o day_n the_o candle_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v put_v out_o death_n and_o darkness_n pass_v over_o the_o life_n and_o truth_n of_o god_n in_o man_n so_o that_o the_o word_n and_o truth_n of_o god_n the_o ground_n of_o true_a witness-bearing_a which_o be_v and_o be_v eternal_a not_o moral_a be_v hide_v from_o their_o eye_n who_o have_v sin_v and_o now_o man_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o ignorant_a of_o his_o righteousness_n go_v after_o his_o own_o invention_n so_o that_o as_o it_o be_v write_v death_n reign_v from_o adam_n until_o moses_n rom._n 5.14_o and_o now_o in_o that_o day_n the_o lord_n have_v a_o controversy_n with_o man_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o sin_n and_o man_n in_o his_o sin_n be_v in_o unbelief_n of_o the_o word_n and_o truth_n of_o god_n the_o ground_n of_o true_a witness-bearing_a insomuch_o as_o that_o in_o process_n of_o time_n when_o man_n begin_v to_o be_v multiply_v upon_o earth_n the_o wickedness_n of_o man_n wax_v great_a so_o that_o they_o go_v into_o strife_n and_o contention_n one_o against_o another_o until_o blood_n touch_v blood_n and_o in_o this_o estate_n of_o man_n abimelech_n king_n of_o gerar_n who_o be_v in_o the_o unbelief_n of_o the_o word_n and_o power_n of_o god_n and_o observe_v that_o god_n be_v with_o abram_n he_o be_v afraid_a as_o it_o be_v write_v the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n be_v afraid_a where_o no_o fear_n or_o cause_n thereof_o be_v psal._n 53.4_o 5._o and_o have_v a_o controversy_n against_o abram_n concern_v sarah_n gen._n 20.9_o say_v unto_o abram_n swear_v unto_o i_o here_o by_o god_n