Selected quad for the lemma: honour_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	abundant_a	body_n	member_n	1,662	5	10.0159	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84659	Theion enōtikon, A discourse of holy love, by which the soul is united unto God Containing the various acts of love, the proper motives, and the exercise of it in order to duty and perfection. Written in Spanish by the learned Christopher de Fonseca, done into English with some variation and much addition, by Sr George Strode, Knight.; Tratado del amor de Dios. English	Fonseca, Cristóbal de, 1550?-1621.; Strode, George, Sir, 1583-1663.	1652 (1652)	Wing F1405B; Thomason E1382_1; ESTC R772	166,624	277

testimony_n and_o sign_n of_o the_o favour_n of_o man_n for_o this_o kind_n of_o honour_n make_v not_o a_o man_n more_o excellent_a or_o true_o glorious_a but_o show_v he_o to_o be_v such_o if_o he_o be_v in_o himself_o true_o virtuous_a and_o excellent_a in_o the_o greek_a latin_a and_o english_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d honestus_fw-la and_o honest_a some_o derive_v from_o honour_n intimate_v that_o the_o honest_a and_o the_o honourable_a be_v or_o shall_v be_v all_o one_o and_o that_o he_o only_o shall_v he_o honourable_a that_o be_v as_o i_o before_o say_v honest_a and_o virtuous_a and_o such_o a_o honour_n as_o this_o shall_v by_o every_o man_n be_v desire_v as_o be_v that_o which_o god_n himself_o have_v promise_v to_o give_v to_o all_o such_o as_o honour_n or_o glorify_v his_o holy_a name_n for_o so_o god_n himself_o speak_v 2.30_o 1._o sam._n 2.30_o those_o who_o honour_v i_o i_o will_v honour_v yea_o more_fw-it in_o the_o same_o chapter_n the_o lord_n ofttimes_o raise_v up_o the_o poor_a out_o of_o the_o dust_n 8._o v._o 8._o to_o set_v they_o among_o prince_n and_o to_o make_v they_o inherit_v the_o throne_n of_o glory_n and_o to_o this_o honour_n of_o god_n give_v every_o one_o ought_v to_o aspire_v and_o not_o simple_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o world_n give_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o world_n for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v such_o as_o the_o world_n itself_o be_v and_o the_o world_n say_v s._n john_n 5.19_o 1_o jo._n 5.19_o be_v set_v and_o lie_v in_o wickedness_n and_o so_o and_o by_o the_o same_o mean_n be_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o world_n gain_v either_o by_o serve_v the_o wicked_a turn_n of_o man_n 5.9_o act_n 5.9_o or_o by_o money_n simon_n magus_n desirous_a to_o be_v account_v some_o great_a one_o and_o to_o that_o end_n that_o he_o may_v as_o the_o apostle_n do_v work_v miracle_n he_o present_o take_v the_o course_n of_o the_o world_n 18._o v._o 18._o and_o offer_v the_o apostle_n money_n money_n think_v he_o and_o million_o 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the_o heathen_a become_v jew_n for_o say_v the_o text_n the_o fear_n of_o the_o jew_n come_v upon_o they_o for_o favour_n and_o honour_n these_o as_o thousand_o and_o million_o more_o have_v change_v their_o religion_n and_o will_v it_o hold_v so_o only_o with_o the_o heathen_a who_o change_v from_o the_o worse_o to_o the_o better_a and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o too_o frequent_a with_o christian_n and_o those_o not_o only_o the_o laiety_n but_o such_o as_o will_v be_v rank_v in_o the_o holy_a order_n that_o these_o will_v not_o only_o preach_v for_o honour_n but_o that_o they_o will_v not_o as_o the_o gnostick_n heretic_n side_n with_o jew_n or_o any_o religion_n rather_o than_o suffer_v for_o their_o first_o faith_n and_o profession_n yea_o with_o jew_n or_o any_o other_o to_o prove_v seditious_a rebellious_a murderer_n that_o they_o may_v live_v happy_o and_o sit_v in_o the_o chair_n of_o honour_n saul_n word_n be_v become_v most_o man_n desire_n 15_o 1_o sam._n 15_o honour_v i_o 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