Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	lord_n	name_n	write_v	5,698	5	5.8489	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42554	A prospect of heaven, or, A treatise of the happiness of the saints in glory wherein is described the nature and quality, the excellency and certainty of it : together with the circumstances, substance and adjuncts of that glory : the unspeakable misery of those that lose it, and the right way to obtain it : shewing also the disproportion between the saints present sufferings, and their future glory : many weighty questions discussed and divers cases cleered / by William Gearing ...	Gearing, William.	1673 (1673)	Wing G437; ESTC R31518	196,122	394

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the_o earth_n as_o when_o he_o give_v so_o many_o visible_a sign_n of_o his_o glorious_a presence_n upon_o mount_n sinai_n and_o then_o when_o moses_n be_v admit_v to_o see_v his_o back_n part_n and_o when_o he_o speak_v from_o heaven_n at_o the_o baptism_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n this_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n etc._n etc._n but_o in_o heaven_n his_o presence_n be_v more_o notable_o manifest_v continual_o our_o saviour_n show_v that_o in_o heaven_n the_o holy_a angel_n do_v always_o behold_v the_o face_n of_o god_n matth._n 18.10_o his_o glorious_a presence_n be_v always_o manifest_v there_o 3._o in_o a_o man_n dwell_v house_n usual_o his_o child_n and_o servant_n be_v abide_v and_o although_o king_n and_o prince_n have_v more_o servant_n and_o officer_n than_o a_o house_n can_v hold_v yet_o their_o principal_a attendant_n be_v common_o with_o they_o in_o the_o court_n so_o heaven_n be_v the_o place_n appoint_v for_o the_o lord_n servant_n though_o all_o of_o they_o be_v not_o 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and_o angel_n there_o be_v free_a from_o all_o impurity_n no_o unclean_a thing_n have_v entrance_n into_o this_o house_n of_o god_n holiness_n become_v thy_o house_n o_o lord_n for_o ever_o psal_n 93.5_o it_o be_v full_a of_o all_o holiness_n and_o happiness_n it_o be_v say_v rev._n 21.25_o that_o the_o gate_n of_o heaven_n shall_v not_o be_v shut_v at_o all_o heaven_n gate_n shall_v always_o stand_v open_a yet_o no_o unclean_a thing_n shall_v enter_v in_o the_o street_n of_o that_o city_n be_v of_o pure_a gold_n the_o wall_n build_v of_o precious_a stone_n there_o be_v twelve_o gate_n of_o twelve_o pearl_n a_o good_a expositor_n observe_v that_o all_o those_o precious_a stone_n there_o mention_v have_v a_o contrary_a virtue_n against_o uncleanness_n to_o show_v unto_o we_o that_o heaven_n will_v not_o admit_v of_o any_o impure_a and_o defile_a thing_n god_n will_v not_o suffer_v the_o dirty_a foot_n of_o impure_a sinner_n to_o tread_v upon_o his_o pure_a pavement_n of_o gold_n when_o god_n drive_v sinful_a adam_n out_o of_o paradise_n he_o cause_v a_o cherubin_n to_o stand_v before_o the_o gate_n of_o paradise_n with_o a_o flame_a sword_n in_o his_o hand_n to_o keep_v he_o out_o of_o paradise_n if_o he_o shall_v attempt_v to_o come_v in_o again_o sin_n be_v like_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o flame_a cherubin_n to_o keep_v out_o all_o wicked_a man_n from_o enter_v into_o heaven_n heaven_n be_v also_o a_o place_n of_o holy_a exercise_n here_o our_o best_a service_n be_v stain_v with_o sin_n and_o taint_v with_o corruption_n but_o there_o all_o the_o service_n of_o the_o saint_n do_v bear_v a_o lively_a impression_n of_o the_o fountain_n of_o holiness_n upon_o they_o there_o they_o must_v warble_v forth_o the_o song_n of_o the_o seraphim_n holy_a holy_a holy_a lord_n god_n almighty_a isai_n 6.3_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o saint_n of_o