Selected quad for the lemma: honour_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	image_n	worship_n	worship_v	5,699	5	9.5098	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35023	A letter written to a friend concerning Popish idolatrie	Croft, Herbert, 1603-1691.	1674 (1674)	Wing C6968; ESTC R3785	21,890	35

confer_v by_o the_o true_a god_n yet_o break_v down_o when_o worship_v contrary_a to_o this_o commandment_n and_o i_o pray_v you_o observe_v how_o this_o serpent_n be_v rank_v with_o the_o image_n and_o grove_n and_o other_o idolatrous_a thing_n destroy_v by_o good_a hezekiah_n and_o what_o be_v the_o idolatrous_a worship_n give_v to_o this_o brazen_a serpent_n they_o do_v burn_v incense_n to_o it_o the_o very_a same_o the_o papist_n priest_n do_v to_o their_o image_n of_o christ_n the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o saint_n and_o ought_v they_o not_o likewise_o to_o be_v break_v down_o as_o well_o as_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n set_v up_o in_o honour_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o which_o be_v more_o by_o the_o special_a command_n of_o the_o true_a god_n which_o the_o papist_n have_v not_o for_o their_o image_n yet_o dr._n thorndick_n will_v needs_o have_v it_o that_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o idolatry_n among_o christian_n now_o though_o we_o now_o see_v such_o gross_a idolatry_n 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