Selected quad for the lemma: glory_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
glory_n	heart_n	light_n	shine_v	7,260	5	9.5022	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13547	The parable of the sovver and of the seed Declaring in foure seuerall grounds, among other things: 1. How farre an hypocrite may goe in the way towards heauen, and wherein the sound Christian goeth beyond him. And 2. In the last and best ground, largely discourseth of a good heart, describing it by very many signes of it, digested into a familiar method: which of it selfe is an entire treatise. And also, 3. From the constant fruit of the good ground, iustifieth the doctrine of the perseuerance of saints: oppugneth the fifth article of the late Arminians; and shortly and plainly answereth their most colourable arguments and euasions. By Thomas Taylor, late fellow of Christs Colledge in Cambridge, and preacher of the Word of God, at Reding in Bark-shire.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.	1621 (1621)	STC 23840; ESTC S118185	284,009	494

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blood_n renew_v his_o faith_n and_o to_o the_o tear●s_n of_o godly_a sorrow_n renew_v his_o repentance_n and_o so_o return_v to_o his_o cleanness_n but_o a_o evil_a heart_n be_v a_o unclean_a heart_n because_o unbelieved_a depart_v from_o the_o live_a god_n heb._n 3.12_o it_o can_v desire_v yea_o purpose_n sin_n as_o absalon_n can_v commit_v it_o habitual_o hungry_o greedy_o can_v rejoice_v in_o sin_n and_o foulness_n and_o sometime_o glory_n in_o it_o and_o so_o be_v hold_v under_o &_o never_o rise_v from_o under_o uncleanness_n plain_a the_o four_o property_n of_o a_o good_a heart_n be_v singleness_n or_o sincerity_n which_o be_v know_v thus_o 1._o it_o be_v plain_a simple_a open_a not_o crafty_a to_o contrive_v or_o conceal_v sin_n not_o cunning_a in_o the_o method_n of_o sin_n but_o simple_a concern_v evil_a rom._n 16.19_o it_o be_v good_a see_v we_o must_v sin_v yet_o to_o bungle_v in_o sin_n not_o as_o trade_v and_o expert_a in_o it_o of_o all_o virtue_n satan_n will_v beguile_v 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