Selected quad for the lemma: glory_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
glory_n	prepare_v	vessel_n	wrath_n	3,073	5	9.2196	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61645	A stock of divine knowledge, being a lively description of the divine nature, or, The divine essence, attributes, and Trinity particularly explaned [sic] and profitably applied the first, shewing us what God is : the second, what we ought to be / by the late learned and laborious preacher, and worthy instrument of Gods glory, Richard Stock ...	Stock, Richard, 1569?-1626.	1641 (1641)	Wing S5693; ESTC R34616	191,839	352

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son_n we_o do_v not_o say_v all_o it_o be_v not_o universal_a grace_n it_o be_v universal_a of_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n but_o not_o of_o every_o particular_a man_n and_o therefore_o we_o say_v he_o love_v some_o rom._n 3.24_o we_o be_v justify_v free_o by_o grace_n but_o this_o grace_n be_v not_o without_o faith_n therefore_o in_o the_o 28._o verse_n he_o say_v we_o conclude_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n now_o this_o faith_n be_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o elect_a tit._n 1._o again_o he_o love_v some_o in_o his_o son_n that_o be_v manifest_a by_o ephe._n 1.6_o we_o be_v elect_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o grace_n in_o christ_n again_o unworthy_a in_o themselves_o 2._o tim._n 1.9_o it_o be_v say_v we_o be_v call_v with_o a_o holy_a call_n not_o according_a to_o our_o work_n but_o according_a to_o his_o purpose_n and_o grace_n again_o he_o love_v they_o free_o or_o else_o grace_n shall_v be_v no_o grace_n as_o saint_n austin_n say_v grace_n be_v no_o grace_n if_o it_o 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