Selected quad for the lemma: honour_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	fear_n	render_v	tribute_n	1,508	5	10.4240	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26981	A paraphrase on the New Testament with notes, doctrinal and practical, by plainess and brevity fitted to the use of religious families, in their daily reading of the Scriptures : and of the younger and poorer sort of scholars and ministers, who want fuller helps : with an advertisement of difficulties in the Revelations / by Richard Baxter.	Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1685 (1685)	Wing B1338; ESTC R231645	1,057,080	615

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himself_o or_o his_o law_n if_o therefore_o thou_o fear_v this_o power_n give_v of_o god_n do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o it_o will_v further_o thy_o encouragement_n and_o praise_n even_o heathen_n by_o see_v to_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n will_v promote_v natural_a virtue_n and_o suppress_v and_o punish_v vice_n 4._o for_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n to_o thou_o for_o good_a but_o if_o thou_o do_v that_o which_o be_v evil_a be_v afraid_a for_o he_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a for_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n a_o revenger_n to_o execute_v wrath_n upon_o he_o that_o do_v evil_a 4._o and_o let_v not_o bad_a man_n abuse_n of_o government_n make_v thou_o think_v evil_a of_o the_o office_n for_o they_o be_v but_o god_n servant_n or_o officer_n not_o authorise_v to_o destroy_v and_o to_o do_v mischief_n but_o to_o do_v good_a even_o to_o see_v to_o the_o execution_n of_o god_n law_n by_o their_o own_o and_o to_o take_v care_n of_o 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