Selected quad for the lemma: honour_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	account_v	acquaint_v	acquaintance_n	17	3	10.0439	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77514	Two treatises: I. The saints communion with Jesus Christ, sacramental, spiritual, and celestial; wherein ministers and Christian are excited to a conscientious administration, and participation of that, of late-time, in many places, too much neglected ordinance, the sacrament of the Lords Supper; wherein that great controversie of a free admission is debated. II. Acquaintance with God; the nature of it opened, the practice perswaded, encouraged, directed, cautioned. / As it was lately delivered to the Church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the Gospel there.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1653 (1653)	Wing B4735; Thomason E1547_1; ESTC R209457	66,672	237

the_o next_o and_o sure_a way_n even_o to_o outward_a peace_n to_o be_v first_o at_o peace_n with_o god_n to_o be_v acquaint_v with_o he_o when_o a_o man_n way_n please_v the_o lord_n say_v the_o wiseman_n he_o make_v even_o his_o enemy_n to_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o he_o prov._n 16.7_o this_o god_n can_v do_v and_o this_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o shall_v be_v good_a for_o they_o he_o will_v do_v for_o those_o who_o acquaint_v themselves_o with_o he_o command_v peace_n for_o they_o outward_a peace_n 2._o however_o in_o the_o second_o place_n they_o shall_v have_v inward_a peace_n peace_n of_o conscience_n which_o be_v their_o peculiar_a portion_n as_o for_o wicked_a man_n who_o be_v estrange_v from_o god_n they_o may_v enjoy_v outward_a peace_n but_o inward_a peace_n they_o be_v stranger_n to_o it_o however_o their_o conscience_n be_v asleep_o they_o may_v be_v for_o a_o time_n at_o peace_n feel_v no_o inward_a disquietment_n yet_o when_o god_n come_v to_o awaken_v they_o which_o soon_o or_o late_a he_o will_v do_v acquaint_v they_o with_o their_o condition_n show_v they_o their_o estrangedness_n from_o he_o now_o there_o can_v be_v no_o peace_n nothing_o but_o horror_n and_o terror_n a_o hell_n in_o their_o soul_n there_o be_v no_o peace_n no_o inward_a peace_n to_o the_o wicked_a but_o such_o peace_n have_v they_o who_o be_v acquaint_v with_o god_n have_v he_o to_o friend_n apprehend_v he_o as_o their_o god_n a_o god_n reconcile_v to_o they_o in_o christ_n now_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n they_o have_v peace_n with_o god_n rom._n 5.1_o inward_a peace_n their_o conscience_n be_v quiet_v with_o the_o true_a sense_n and_o apprehension_n of_o his_o love_n and_o favour_n to_o they_o thus_o they_o live_v in_o peace_n and_o live_v in_o peace_n they_o die_v in_o peace_n enter_v into_o peace_n as_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n say_v of_o the_o righteous_a man_n isa_n 57.2_o depart_v hence_o in_o peace_n into_o peace_n with_o peace_n in_o their_o soul_n unto_o eternal_a 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thou_o shall_v have_v thy_o delight_n in_o the_o almighty_a acquaint_v thyself_o with_o he_o thou_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v sustain_v by_o he_o but_o thou_o shall_v find_v special_a delight_n and_o singular_a pleasure_n in_o he_o so_o do_v the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n stand_v continual_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n they_o find_v a_o unspeakable_a delight_n and_o complacency_n in_o he_o in_o thy_o presence_n be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n at_o thy_o right_a hand_n there_o be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o psal_n 16.11_o and_o the_o like_a in_o their_o measure_n do_v the_o saint_n upon_o earth_n in_o their_o converse_n and_o communion_n with_o god_n they_o find_v a_o sweet_a soul-complacency_a thence_o it_o be_v that_o communion_n with_o god_n be_v call_v sometime_o a_o delight_v in_o god_n delight_n thyself_o also_o in_o the_o lord_n psal_n 37.4_o that_o be_v have_v communion_n with_o he_o which_o who_o so_o have_v they_o shall_v find_v delight_n in_o he_o so_o run_v the_o promise_n 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it_o seek_v it_o it_o be_v for_o our_o good_a our_o benefit_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v happy_a and_o bless_a in_o it_o and_o by_o it_o o_o then_o let_v not_o this_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v in_o vain_a to_o any_o of_o we_o but_o accept_v we_o this_o so_o gracious_a a_o offer_n acquaint_v ourselves_o with_o he_o and_o this_o do_v we_o forthwith_o now_o acquaint_v thyself_o with_o he_o say_v eliphaz_n to_o job_n here_o and_o let_v i_o in_o this_o sense_n say_v the_o same_o word_n to_o every_o soul_n among_o you_o that_o be_v yet_o estrange_v from_o god_n now_o acquaint_v thou_o thyself_o with_o god_n now_o now_o while_o god_n be_v please_v to_o offer_v and_o tender_v this_o acquaintance_n which_o how_o long_o he_o will_v do_v who_o know_v he_o that_o offer_v it_o to_o day_n it_o may_v be_v will_v refuse_v it_o to_o morrow_n if_o the_o door_n of_o grace_n be_v once_o shut_v than_o they_o who_o stand_v without_o may_v knock_v as_o it_o be_v take_v acquaintance_n of_o god_n say_v lord_n lord_n open_a to_o we_o but_o they_o shall_v receive_v no_o other_o answer_n then_o that_o which_o there_o follow_v luk._n 13.25_o i_o know_v not_o whence_o you_o be_v and_o therefore_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v to_o day_n if_o you_o will_v hear_v his_o voice_n harden_v not_o your_o heart_n heb._n 3.7_o 8._o now_o while_o the_o day_n of_o grace_n last_v now_o come_v in_o now_o be_v the_o accept_a time_n now_o be_v the_o day_n of_o salvation_n 2_o cor._n 6.2_o now_o while_o the_o golden_a sceptre_n be_v hold_v forth_o while_o the_o gospel_n be_v preach_v unto_o you_o and_o therefore_o estrange_v yourselves_o from_o god_n no_o long_o but_o now_o come_v in_o and_o acquaint_v yourselves_o with_o he_o do_v it_o forthwith_o know_v that_o