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
A54075	The way of life and death made manifest and set before men whereby the many paths of death are impleaded, and the one path of life propounded and pleaded for in some positions concerning the apostacy from the Christian spirit and life, with some principles guiding out of it : as also in answers to some objections whereby the simplicity in some may be entangled : held forth in tender good will both Papists and Protestants who have generally erred from the faith for these many generations, since the dayes of the apostles, and with that which they have erred from are they comprehended / by Isac Pennington the younger.	Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.; Fox, George, 1624-1691. Cause of all error.; Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662. Here follows the testimony concerning the estate of the true church.	1658 (1658)	Wing P1219; ESTC R14864	89,559	110

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instruction_n the_o reproof_n the_o observation_n the_o rule_n the_o ground_n of_o hope_n and_o comfort_n or_o whatever_o else_o which_o man_n gather_v out_o of_o the_o scripture_n he_o himself_o be_v out_o of_o the_o life_n have_v not_o the_o true_a profit_n nor_o build_v not_o up_o the_o true_a thing_n but_o both_o the_o gather_n and_o the_o gatherer_n be_v for_o destruction_n and_o the_o lord_n will_v ease_v the_o scripture_n of_o the_o burden_n of_o man_n forming_n and_o invention_n from_o it_o and_o recover_v its_o honour_n again_o by_o the_o live_a presence_n and_o power_n of_o that_o spirit_n that_o write_v it_o and_o then_o it_o shall_v be_v no_o long_o abuse_v and_o wrest_v by_o man_n earthly_a and_o unlearned_a mind_n but_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o spirit_n come_v to_o its_o true_a use_n and_o service_n to_o the_o seed_n and_o to_o the_o world_n 2._o the_o true_a worship_n be_v lose_v the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n in_o the_o gospel_n be_v in_o the_o spirit_n the_o 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