Selected quad for the lemma: glory_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
glory_n	witness_n	word_n	worship_n	21	3	6.7304	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62540	The two witnesses: their prophecy, slaughter, resurection and ascention: or, An exposition of the eleventh chapter of the Revelation wherein is plainly proved that the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, are the witnesses there spoken of, who have prophesied in sackcloth one thousand two hundred and sixty years compleat; that they are already slain, revived, and ascended. That the tenth part of the city is fallen by our late earthquake, wherein seven thousand names of men were slain. The second wo is past. This is the first part of the chapter, the second part follows. By Tho. Tillam, a weak labourer in the Lords Harvest.	Tillam, Thomas.	1651 (1651)	Wing T1168; ESTC R219308	67,928	180

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candlestick_n stand_v before_o the_o god_n of_o the_o earth_n mr._n mede_n say_v 12._o clau._n apoc._n pag._n 11._o 12._o there_o lie_v hide_v in_o these_o word_n a_o hebraism_n have_v this_o signification_n viz._n the_o two_o olive-tree_n at_o or_o beside_o the_o two_o candlestick_n candlestick_n annotat._v zech._n 4.3_o they_o be_v say_v to_o stand_v by_o the_o side_n of_o the_o candlestick_n or_o as_o the_o london_n minister_n have_v it_o with_o the_o two_o candlestick_n or_o church_n so_o that_o the_o church_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o the_o witness_n feed_v they_o another_o thing_n these_o two_o olive-tree_n be_v plain_o call_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n zech._n 4.6_o not_o zerubbabel_n and_o joshua_n as_o some_o imagine_v nor_o enoch_n and_o elias_n as_o other_o conjecture_v nor_o christ_n and_o his_o saint_n as_o a_o three_o conceive_v nor_o burton_n and_o prynne_n as_o have_v be_v confident_o affirm_v but_o all_o with_o as_o much_o show_n of_o truth_n as_o that_o the_o two_o 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in_o any_o clear_a sense_n to_o rise_v again_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a after_o their_o suffering_n at_o the_o time_n mention_v by_o mr._n brightman_n 3._o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o saint_n suffer_v as_o great_a misery_n and_o be_v as_o vehement_o persecute_v after_o his_o suppose_a resurrection_n as_o at_o any_o time_n before_o which_o be_v absurd_a and_o without_o any_o scripture_n ground_n to_o conceive_v of_o the_o witness_n after_o their_o revive_n 4._o 12.6_o rev._n 12.6_o the_o saint_n be_v the_o woman_n or_o church_n and_o the_o witness_n distinct_o add_v for_o her_o aid_n succour_n and_o support_v in_o her_o exile_n 1260_o day_n or_o year_n therefore_o the_o saint_n and_o the_o scripture_n both_o can_v be_v the_o witness_n but_o some_o who_o have_v think_v that_o these_o two_o witness_n be_v the_o word_n and_o spirit_n do_v come_v near_a the_o truth_n and_o