Selected quad for the lemma: honour_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	due_a	fear_v	tribute_n	3,178	5	10.8957	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41782	The loyal Baptist, or, An apology for the baptized believers ... occasioned by the great and long continued sufferings of the baptized believers in this nation / by Thomas Grantham ...	Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692.	1684 (1684)	Wing G1540; ESTC R26748	84,492	109

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power_n honour_v the_o king_n in_o open_v these_o word_n we_o shall_v consider_v the_o genuine_a import_n of_o they_o 1._o honour_n all_o men._n 1._o the_o word_n honour_n here_o according_a to_o the_o greek_a may_v be_v understand_v thus_o esteem_v all_o man_n high_o value_v all_o man_n at_o a_o high_a price_n or_o count_v they_o precious_a and_o hence_o tremelius_fw-la read_v the_o place_n omnem_fw-la hominem_fw-la in_o honore_n habit_n have_v all_o man_n in_o high_a esteem_n or_o honour_n and_o in_o this_o direction_n be_v imply_v that_o lowly_a and_o gracious_a spirit_n that_o friendly_a and_o amicable_a temper_n which_o all_o christian_n shall_v have_v and_o evidence_n towards_o mankind_n for_o he_o that_o be_v not_o of_o a_o lowly_a spirit_n can_v honour_v all_o men._n 2._o by_o all_o man_n we_o must_v not_o here_o admit_v of_o the_o exception_n of_o any_o man_n as_o such_o but_o forasmuch_o as_o they_o be_v all_o the_o offspring_n of_o god_n it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o a_o due_a esteem_n be_v give_v to_o they_o all_o as_o the_o most_o noble_a part_n of_o his_o creation_n under_o the_o sun_n and_o but_o a_o little_a low_o than_o the_o angel_n psal_n 8._o 2._o love_v the_o brotherhood_n by_o love_n here_o we_o may_v safe_o understand_v a_o more_o special_a kind_n of_o love_n than_o that_o which_o we_o owe_v to_o all_o man_n which_o be_v well_o express_v in_o the_o 2_o epist_n of_o john_n who_o i_o love_v in_o the_o truth_n for_o the_o truth_n sake_n which_o dwell_v in_o we_o hence_o some_o of_o our_o translator_n render_v the_o word_n thus_o love_v brotherly_a fellowship_n and_o the_o rhemist_n tell_v we_o that_o this_o speech_n often_o commend_v the_o unity_n of_o all_o christian_n among_o themselves_o 3._o fear_v god_n the_o original_a import_v a_o awful_a dread_n or_o such_o a_o fear_n as_o cause_v tremble_v and_o it_o be_v the_o same_o word_n use_v mat._n 10._o 28._o where_o it_o be_v evident_a such_o a_o fear_n be_v intend_v but_o rather_o 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israel_n for_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n have_v fail_v long_o before_o this_o epistle_n be_v write_v and_o though_o christ_n be_v bear_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o enter_v upon_o his_o regality_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o government_n of_o that_o nor_o any_o other_o nation_n but_o plain_o tell_v we_o his_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n nor_o do_v the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o any_o christian_a king_n for_o as_o yet_o none_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n know_v christ_n 1_o cor._n 2._o 8._o the_o king_n therefore_o here_o immediate_o intend_v be_v a_o heathen_a king_n the_o king_n of_o the_o roman_n who_o at_o that_o time_n as_o historian_n relate_v be_v both_o of_o very_o wicked_a life_n and_o idolatrous_a in_o his_o religion_n call_v himself_o pontifex_fw-la maximus_fw-la as_o be_v chief_a about_o the_o worship_n of_o jupiter_n and_o yet_o s._n peter_n will_v have_v he_o honour_v even_o by_o those_o who_o have_v put_v themselves_o under_o the_o yoke_n of_o christ_n their_o heavenly_a king_n and_o st._n paul_n express_o require_v the_o same_o rom._n 13._o 1._o wherefore_o from_o the_o text_n thus_o explain_v we_o shall_v learn_v these_o four_o thing_n i._o that_o christian_n must_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v of_o a_o haughty_a scornful_a nor_o wrathful_a spirit_n towards_o any_o man_n but_o of_o a_o humble_a and_o gentle_a behaviour_n to_o pay_v the_o debt_n of_o honour_n to_o all_o and_o to_o esteem_v they_o precious_a ii_o brotherly_a fellowship_n love_n and_o concord_n be_v to_o be_v seek_v for_o and_o maintain_v by_o all_o christian_n one_o with_o another_o as_o such_o iii_o christian_n must_v have_v a_o awful_a fear_n of_o god_n before_o their_o eye_n that_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n they_o may_v serve_v he_o only_o and_o not_o provoke_v he_o by_o sinful_a course_n nor_o by_o the_o fear_n of_o man._n iu_o christian_n be_v bind_v by_o gospel-rule_n to_o be_v good_a subject_n to_o prince_n to_o honour_v their_o 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lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o live_v holy_o and_o charitable_o among_o man_n though_o they_o be_v diversify_v in_o respect_n of_o ceremony_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o place_n and_o government_n where_o they_o live_v yea_o we_o have_v charity_n for_o all_o man_n who_o be_v faithful_a to_o the_o mean_n of_o grace_n afford_v they_o how_o small_a soever_o know_v that_o our_o god_n delight_n in_o mercy_n and_o do_v not_o exact_v the_o utmost_a farthing_n of_o any_o man._n but_o for_o all_o this_o as_o it_o be_v certain_a there_o have_v be_v abundance_n of_o error_n introduce_v among_o christian_n so_o it_o have_v please_v god_n to_o raise_v up_o a_o people_n still_o to_o testify_v against_o they_o the_o memory_n of_o who_o be_v bless_v though_o they_o be_v frequent_o persecute_v so_o we_o believe_v it_o a_o duty_n incumbent_n upon_o we_o to_o bear_v our_o testimony_n to_o what_o truth_n we_o know_v and_o not_o to_o partake_v with_o any_o in_o their_o by-path_n in_o life_n or_o religion_n 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christ_n gal._n 1._o 10._o and_o we_o do_v the_o 〈◊〉_d desire_v to_o be_v hear_v at_o this_o time_n partly_o for_o that_o mr._n taylor_n be_v please_v to_o impute_v folly_n to_o we_o in_o separate_v from_o the_o church_n of_o england_n because_o we_o allow_v of_o the_o most_o of_o the_o thirty_o nine_o article_n but_o especial_o be_v thereunto_o require_v by_o some_o of_o eminency_n and_o great_a authority_n in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n who_o also_o tell_v we_o that_o unless_o we_o can_v show_v that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n do_v hold_v some_o error_n in_o point_n of_o faith_n or_o that_o she_o do_v practice_v something_o in_o her_o religion_n which_o be_v sinful_a we_o can_v justify_v our_o separation_n from_o she_o and_o whether_o we_o be_v able_a on_o this_o wise_a to_o vindicate_v our_o present_a separation_n be_v the_o business_n which_o we_o pray_v may_v be_v serious_o consider_v sect_n ii_o a_o brief_a account_n of_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o baptise_a believer_n 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