Selected quad for the lemma: glory_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
glory_n	let_v	lord_n	riches_n	4,751	5	9.0528	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46526	Compunction or pricking of heart with the time, meanes, nature, necessity, and order of it, and of conversion; with motives, directions, signes, and means of cure of the wounded in heart, with other consequent or concomitant duties, especially self-deniall, all of them gathered from the text, Acts 2.37. and fitted, preached, and applied to his hearers at Dantzick in Pruse-land, in ann. 1641. and partly 1642. Being the sum of 80. sermons. With a post-script concerning these times, and the sutableness of this text and argument to the same, and to the calling of the Jews. By R.J. doctor of divinity.	R. J.	1648 (1648)	Wing J27; ESTC R213600	381,196	433

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admire_v nothing_o but_o christ_n and_o determine_v to_o know_v or_o high_o to_o esteem_v of_o none_o or_o nothing_o but_o christ_n crucify_v see_v phil._n 3.5_o 6._o with_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 1_o cor._n 2.2_o so_o job_n speak_v of_o god_n to_o his_o friend_n job_n and_o in_o job_n shall_v not_o his_o excellency_n make_v you_o afraid_a job_n 13.11_o and_o to_o god_n of_o himself_o after_o his_o eye_n have_v see_v he_o i_o abhor_v myself_o and_o repent_v in_o dust_n and_o ash_n job_n 42.6_o vileness_n 2._o of_o their_o own_o vileness_n 2._o again_o why_o do_v man_n carry_v themselves_o in_o their_o sin_n so_o proud_o against_o christ_n and_o god_n dishonour_v he_o daily_o yea_o hate_n and_o persecute_v he_o and_o his_o servant_n but_o because_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o their_o own_o vileness_n guiltiness_n and_o wretched_a condition_n they_o know_v not_o their_o need_n of_o he_o and_o therefore_o they_o both_o reject_v he_o and_o remain_v in_o their_o sinful_a course_n without_o check_n 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13._o matt._n 9.12_o 13._o to_o repentance_n not_o to_o cast_v off_o all_o sense_n yea_o conscience_n of_o sin_n and_o fear_n of_o wrath_n but_o rather_o to_o proceed_v and_o go_v on_o in_o their_o sorrow_n only_o convert_v such_o sorrow_n as_o be_v from_o sense_n of_o wrath_n for_o sin_n unto_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n itself_o as_o sin_n as_o the_o proper_a cure_n of_o the_o former_a and_o of_o all_o hellish_a or_o legal_a fear_n and_o terror_n repentance_n especial_o by_o repentance_n as_o it_o be_v a_o very_a fit_a cure_n of_o the_o haemorage_n or_o bleed_v of_o the_o nose_n to_o divert_v the_o flux_n of_o blood_n by_o phlebotomy_n or_o blood-letting_n in_o the_o arm_n and_o when_o once_o the_o stream_n of_o our_o sorrow_n be_v divert_v into_o that_o channel_n it_o

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and_o by_o affliction_n self-deniall_n in_o all_o these_o three_o particular_n name_v may_v be_v consider_v again_o in_o moses_n his_o example_n hebr._n 11.25_o 26_o 27._o lawful_a 4._o thing_n indifferent_a and_o lawful_a 4._o in_o some_o case_n as_o of_o scandal_n and_o of_o edify_v the_o church_n we_o be_v to_o deny_v ourselves_o even_o in_o our_o lawful_a liberty_n in_o thing_n indifferent_a or_o not_o so_o necessary_a but_o that_o they_o may_v be_v forbear_v without_o sin_n as_o we_o see_v in_o paul_n become_v all_o thing_n to_o all_o man_n 1_o cor._n 9.20_o 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o he_o will_v have_v we_o take_v heed_n that_o our_o liberty_n become_v not_o a_o stumble_a blook_n to_o they_o that_o be_v weak_a 1_o cor._n 8_o 9_o 13._o 12-15_a and_z vers_n 4_o 5_o 6_o 12-15_a yea_o he_o restrain_v himself_o from_o marry_v a_o thing_n otherwise_o as_o lawful_a for_o he_o as_o for_o any_o and_o refrain_v from_o take_v wage_n of_o the_o church_n for_o which_o he_o in_o other_o behalf_n 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to_o do_v and_o that_o in_o all_o fear_n and_o distrust_n of_o ourselves_o and_o in_o all_o humility_n even_o because_o it_o be_v god_n which_o work_v in_o we_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n 13._o phil._n 2_o 12_o 13._o neither_o must_v we_o trust_v to_o the_o strength_n of_o our_o own_o resolution_n to_o do_v well_o promise_n and_o strength_n of_o our_o own_o resolution_n purpose_n and_o promise_n or_o purpose_n and_o promise_n of_o our_o own_o though_o we_o intend_v therein_o never_o so_o well_o and_o do_v not_o of_o purpose_n make_v semblance_n of_o what_o we_o mean_v not_o no_o peter_n do_v so_o before_o he_o have_v experience_n of_o his_o own_o weakness_n and_o so_o many_o other_o who_o in_o their_o sickness_n danger_n or_o otherwise_o do_v vow_n and_o resolve_v to_o become_v new_a man_n etc._n etc._n in_o all_o these_o we_o must_v take_v god_n along_o with_o we_o and_o christ_n we_o we_o must_v take_v god_n along_o with_o we_o do_v all_o in_o 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to_o he_o such_o denial_n of_o a_o man_n self_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o true_a self-deniall_n which_o be_v in_o true_a convert_v absolute_a universal_a and_o without_o reservation_n to_o ourselves_o and_o self-respect_n sect_n 4._o contain_v a_o more_o general_a exhortation_n to_o self-deniall_n and_o show_v in_o what_o thing_n we_o be_v first_o simple_o and_o absolute_o to_o deny_v ourselves_o four_o general_o we_o be_v to_o deny_v ourselves_o in_o all_o thing_n here_o 1._o for_o what_o thing_n we_o must_v deny_v ourselves_o they_o be_v four_o let_v we_o then_o be_v exhort_v to_o deny_v ourselves_o general_o in_o all_o thing_n and_o here_o let_v we_o know_v what_o those_o thing_n be_v which_o we_o shall_v chief_o if_o not_o only_a respect_n and_o seek_v after_o and_o what_o we_o be_v to_o deny_v ourselves_o in_o 1._o the_o former_a

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