Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	word_n	work_v	worthy_a	125	3	6.3444	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57140	Gods fidelity, the churches safety opened in a sermon preached before the lord major, aldermen, and common-councel, at Lawrence-Jury Church, on Wednesday Septem. 15, 1658 : being a day of humiliation by them appointed / by Edward Reynolds.	Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.	1659 (1659)	Wing R1252; ESTC R32285	22,488	88

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he_o in_o grace_n for_o grace_n be_v glory_n inchoate_n as_o glory_n be_v grace_n consummate_v so_o much_o as_o we_o neglect_v duty_n so_o much_o we_o shake_v the_o hope_n of_o glory_n lord_n say_v the_o psalmist_n i_o have_v hope_v for_o thy_o salvation_n i_o have_v do_v thy_o commandment_n psal_n 119.166_o though_o obedience_n be_v not_o a_o foundation_n upon_o which_o to_o build_v our_o hope_n for_o our_o hope_n must_v be_v in_o god_n word_n not_o in_o our_o own_o work_n psal._n 119.42.49.74_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o fruit_n and_o consequent_o a_o evidence_n and_o argument_n a_o posteriori_fw-la to_o demonstrate_v it_o the_o salvation_n we_o hope_v for_o be_v to_o see_v god_n and_o hereunto_o be_v require_v purity_n of_o heart_n matth._n 5.8_o as_o the_o object_n see_v do_v make_v its_o own_o image_n in_o the_o eye_n which_o see_v it_o so_o when_o the_o soul_n see_v god_n in_o glory_n epist._n it_o be_v perfect_o fashion_v unto_o his_o likeness_n and_o therefore_o without_o holiness_n no_o man_n can_v see_v god_n heb._n 12.14_o so_o much_o as_o we_o blemish_v our_o holiness_n we_o do_v obscure_a and_o full_o our_o hope_n 7._o against_o the_o honour_n of_o religion_n which_o be_v thereby_o exceed_o wound_v and_o reproach_v 2_o sam._n 12.14_o the_o apostle_n frequent_o exhort_v we_o to_o walk_v worthy_a of_o our_o high_a call_n so_o as_o become_v the_o gospel_n that_o we_o may_v adorn_v the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n and_o put_v to_o silence_v the_o ignorance_n of_o foolish_a man_n that_o they_o may_v be_v ashamed_a who_o false_o accuse_v our_o good_a conversation_n ut_fw-la nemo_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la male_a loqui_fw-la sine_fw-la mendacio_fw-la possit_fw-la to_o be_v tender_a of_o the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o his_o doctrine_n that_o these_o may_v not_o be_v blaspheme_v see_v ephes._n 4.1_o phil._n 1.27_o 1_o thes._n 2.12_o tit._n 2.10_o 1_o tim._n 6.1_o 2_o cor._n 6.3_o 1._o pet._n 2.15.3.16_o for_o though_o it_o be_v most_o illogicall_a and_o 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