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| Alphabetical [« »] gifted 1 given 2 gloriest 1 glory 14 go 1 god 46 god- 2 | Frequency [« »] 15 nor 15 well 15 while 14 glory 14 herself 14 law 14 likewise | Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus On the veiling of virgins IntraText - Concordances glory |
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1 2 | alone; who (besides that glory must be sought from God, 2 3 | bashfulness, if contempt of glory, anxious to please God alone, 3 7 | covered. If" the woman is the glory of the man," how much more 4 7 | more the virgin, who is a glory withal to herself! If "the 5 10| eunuchs, should carry their glory in secret, carrying no token 6 13| then, do they thrust their glory out of sight abroad, but 7 13| as betraying a lust of glory. For glory is a thing unlawful 8 13| betraying a lust of glory. For glory is a thing unlawful to those 9 14| therefore confessed that "glory" lies at the root of the 10 14| the matter. Well, where glory is, there is solicitation; 11 14| solicited for the sake of glory, they are forced to cover 12 15| a shield, to protect its glory against the blows of temptations, 13 15| of excessive praise and glory. This we sometimes interpretatively 14 16| nothing more offensive than "glory" and the study of men-pleasing.