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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65862	The divine light of Christ in man, and his mediation truly confessed by the people called Quakers. In a brief and gentle examination of John Norris his two treatises concerning the divine light. Intended to wipe off his undue reflection of grossness and confusion on the Quakers notion of the light within. With a postscript to J. N. By G. W. a servant of Christ.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1692 (1692)	Wing W1924; ESTC R220968	14,045	25

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'_o s_o gospel_n though_o they_o understand_v neither_o one_o nor_o tother_o p._n 24._o herein_o he_o be_v too_o censorious_a we_o know_v in_o who_o we_o have_v believe_v we_o thank_v god_n and_o what_o inward_a sense_n and_o experience_n we_o have_v of_o his_o light_n and_o grace_n in_o our_o heart_n for_o life_n and_o salvation_n from_o sin_n and_o death_n and_o what_o real_a change_n and_o reformation_n it_o have_v wrought_v and_o bring_v forth_o in_o we_o in_o life_n and_o conversation_n bless_v be_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n for_o ever_o yea_o we_o can_v sincere_o say_v glory_n be_v to_o the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n and_o see_v j._n n._n say_v that_o to_o the_o like_a purpose_n mr._n keith_n another_o of_o their_o most_o considerable_a writer_n speak_v of_o the_o seed_n of_o god_n say_v etc._n etc._n by_o his_o word_n to_o the_o like_a purpose_n he_o mean_v like_v as_o r._n b._n have_v declare_v about_o the_o spiritual_a body_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o 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our_o live_n and_o divine_a faith_n who_o say_v you_o believe_v in_o god_n believe_v also_o in_o i_o joh._n 14._o 1._o it_o be_v evident_a that_o according_o r._n b._n testify_v unto_o jesus_n christ_n the_o son_n of_o god_n both_o as_o god_n and_o man_n creator_n and_o mediator_n say_v apol._n p._n 274_o 275._o 1._o that_o word_n that_o be_v in_o the_o beginning_n with_o god_n and_o be_v god_n by_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v etc._n etc._n and_o that_o this_o be_v that_o jesus_n christ_n by_o who_o god_n create_v all_o thing_n by_o who_o and_o for_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v create_v that_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n etc._n etc._n col._n 1._o 16._o who_o therefore_o be_v call_v the_o first-born_a of_o every_o creature_n col._n 1._o 15._o as_o then_o that_o infinite_a and_o incomprehensible_a fountain_n of_o life_n and_o motion_n appear_v in_o the_o creature_n by_o his_o own_o eternal_a word_n and_o power_n 2._o so_o no_o creature_n have_v access_n again_o unto_o he_o but_o in_o and_o by_o the_o son_n according_a to_o his_o own_o express_a word_n see_v matt._n 11._o 27._o luke_n 10._o 22._o joh._n 14._o 6._o hence_o he_o be_v fit_o call_v the_o mediator_n betwixt_o god_n and_o man_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o knowledge_n of_o the_o father_n but_o by_o the_o son_n and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o only_a mediator_n p._n 368._o postscript_n friend_n john_n norris_n on_o the_o serious_a perusal_n of_o the_o controversy_n 1._o i_o do_v not_o find_v that_o thou_o have_v exalt_v the_o divine_a light_n of_o god_n and_o his_o dear_a son_n more_o than_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n yet_o be_o glad_a thou_o have_v exalt_v it_o so_o much_o as_o thou_o have_v do_v beyond_o many_o if_o not_o most_o of_o thy_o brethren_n and_o i_o true_o wish_v thy_o mind_n may_v be_v turn_v into_o it_o and_o keep_v in_o it_o out_o of_o all_o fleshly_a wisdom_n and_o imagination_n that_o thou_o may_v feel_v true_a divine_a life_n power_n and_o wisdom_n in_o it_o as_o 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