Selected quad for the lemma: glory_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
glory_n	face_n	moses_n	shine_v	2,681	5	9.0852	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50489	The good of early obedience, or, The advantage of bearing the yoke of Christ betimes discovered in part, in two anniversary sermons, one whereof was preached on May-day, 1681, and the other on the same day in the year 1682, and afterwards inlarged, and now published for common benefit / by Matthew Mead.	Mead, Matthew, 1630?-1699.	1683 (1683)	Wing M1555; ESTC R19143	252,739	482

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christ_n enjoy_v much_o of_o john_n 16.32_o i_o be_o not_o alone_a because_o the_o father_n be_v with_o i_o he_o have_v much_o of_o it_o in_o that_o voice_n from_o heaven_n mat._n 3.17_o this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n in_o who_o i_o be_o well_o please_v he_o have_v much_o of_o it_o in_o the_o transfiguration_n mat._n 17.2_o he_o be_v transfigure_v before_o they_o this_o import_v a_o wonderful_a let_v forth_o of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n upon_o he_o and_o so_o speak_v a_o high_a degree_n of_o communion_n 34.29_o exod._n 34.29_o moses_n have_v a_o great_a measure_n of_o this_o transfigure_a communion_n in_o the_o mount_n when_o his_o face_n shine_v and_o paul_n when_o he_o say_v he_o can_v tell_v whether_o he_o be_v in_o the_o body_n or_o out_o of_o the_o body_n 4._o 2_o cor._n 12.3_o 4._o but_o speak_v as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v real_o in_o heaven_n these_o be_v extraordinary_a manifestation_n of_o god_n which_o be_v fit_v only_o to_o special_a season_n and_o though_o they_o be_v 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