Selected quad for the lemma: knowledge_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
knowledge_n	grace_n	patience_n	temperance_n	1,937	5	11.6778	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52387	The cross crowned: or, Short affliction making way for eternal glory Opened in a sermon preached at the funeral of Daniel Waldoe Esq; in the Parish-Church of Alhallows Honey-lane, May 9. 1661. By James Nalton, minister of the gospel, and pastor of Leonards Foster-lane London.	Nalton, James, 1600-1662.	1661 (1661)	Wing N121A; ESTC R219314	34,657	97

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in_o dust_n and_o ash_n job_n 42.6_o 3._o let_v love_n be_v in_o exercise_n love_v the_o lord_n jesus_n dear_o and_o sincere_o be_v sick_a of_o love_n towards_o so_o sweet_a a_o saviour_n as_o the_o spouse_n be_v cant._n 2.5_o love_v nothing_o much_o but_o only_o he_o who_o you_o can_v love_v too_o much_o and_o if_o you_o love_v he_o see_v what_o he_o himself_o say_v in_o that_o comfortable_a scripture_n john_n 14.21_o he_o that_o love_v i_o shall_v be_v love_v of_o my_o father_n and_o i_o will_v love_v he_o and_o will_v manifest_v myself_o to_o he_o now_o if_o christ_n manifest_v himself_o to_o thy_o soul_n then_o certain_o thy_o title_n to_o heaven_n be_v clear_v 4._o let_v fear_n be_v in_o exercise_n happy_a be_v the_o man_n that_o fear_v always_o prov._n 28.14_o and_o the_o more_o you_o walk_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o more_o you_o walk_v in_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n act_v 9.31_o this_o be_v the_o first_o duty_n duty_n the_o second_o the_o second_o 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worth_a in_o our_o esteem_n nay_o yet_o more_o this_o glory_n be_v not_o only_o a_o weighty_a glory_n but_o a_o hyperbolical_a transcendent_a glory_n far_o surpass_v the_o capacity_n and_o comprehension_n of_o such_o poor_a creature_n as_o we_o be_v for_o such_o be_v the_o excellency_n beauty_n and_o sweetness_n of_o it_o that_o as_o one_o say_v excellent_o thing_n excellent_o bolton_n of_o the_o four_o last_o thing_n no_o mortal_a man_n can_v describe_v it_o no_o create_a understanding_n can_v conceive_v it_o or_o comprehend_v it_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v nor_o ear_n hear_v neither_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n the_o thing_n which_o god_n have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o 1_o cor._n 2.9_o the_o eye_n have_v see_v admirable_a thing_n solomon_n temple_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o which_o be_v so_o great_a that_o for_o the_o temple_n sake_n at_o jerusalem_n even_o king_n do_v bring_v present_n unto_o god_n psal_n 68.29_o and_o solomon_n stately_a 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of_o his_o house_n and_o he_o will_v make_v they_o drink_v of_o the_o river_n of_o his_o pleasure_n psalm_n 36.8_o all_o the_o pleasure_n and_o treasure_n that_o this_o world_n can_v afford_v we_o will_v not_o give_v satisfaction_n to_o a_o immortal_a soul_n they_o do_v not_o feed_v esurientem_fw-la animam_fw-la but_o esuriem_fw-la animae_fw-la the_o hungry_a soul_n be_v not_o fill_v but_o the_o hunger_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v increase_v by_o they_o but_o this_o glory_n will_v so_o full_o delight_v beautify_v and_o satisfy_v the_o soul_n that_o it_o can_v desire_v no_o more_o for_o the_o three_o the_o privilege_n wherewith_o this_o glory_n be_v attend_v they_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n some_o be_v privative_a positive_a 1_o privative_a in_o the_o freedom_n from_o all_o evil_a for_o example_n the_o soul_n be_v here_o subject_a to_o temptation_n and_o corruption_n desertion_n from_o god_n and_o provocation_n from_o wicked_a man_n psal_n 120.5_o woe_n be_v i_o that_o i_o sojourn_v in_o 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