Selected quad for the lemma: honour_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	amen_n	end_n	glory_n	1,475	5	5.0774	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31429	A sermon preached before the King at White-Hall, on Sunday, January 18th, 1684/5 by William Cave ...	Cave, William, 1637-1713.	1685 (1685)	Wing C1607; ESTC R36289	9,318	37

happy_a be_v to_o consider_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o nature_n the_o wisdom_n and_o harmony_n of_o his_o creation_n the_o wonder_n of_o his_o providence_n the_o treasure_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o the_o unfathomable_a design_n of_o his_o love_n and_o goodness_n in_o the_o great_a work_n of_o our_o redemption_n thing_n which_o can_v but_o excite_v his_o wonder_n and_o ravish_v his_o affection_n and_o if_o only_o intellectual_a pleasure_n which_o be_v but_o the_o exercise_n of_o one_o faculty_n have_v so_o wide_a a_o sphere_n to_o move_v in_o what_o be_v there_o when_o every_o faculty_n be_v employ_v upon_o its_o proper_a object_n in_o the_o best_a enjoyment_n upon_o earth_n we_o be_v soon_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o line_n the_o sense_n be_v limit_v to_o this_o and_o other_o object_n and_o if_o that_o fail_v their_o comfort_n be_v present_o at_o a_o end_n but_o spiritual_a delight_n be_v unconfined_a and_o extend_v themselves_o equal_a to_o the_o desire_n the_o need_v and_o capacity_n 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