Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	earth_n	heaven_n	militant_a	4,766	5	11.7120	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66371	A sermon preach'd before the Queen at White-Hall, May the Xth. M.DC.XC.I by William Wake ...	Wake, William, 1657-1737.	1691 (1691)	Wing W268; ESTC R4902	17,024	40

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into_o the_o great_a sin_n to_o be_v fure_z always_o so_o clog_v and_o depress_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v at_o best_a be_v able_a to_o rise_v up_o but_o to_o very_o imperfect_a discharge_v of_o our_o duty_n shall_v then_o be_v glorify_v and_o render_v a_o habitation_n fit_a for_o so_o divine_a a_o spirit_n to_o dwell_v in_o so_o our_o apostle_n tell_v we_o 1_o cor._n xv_o 43._o this_o corruptible_a say_v he_o shall_v put_v on_o incorruption_n this_o mortal_a immortality_n we_o shall_v not_o only_o receive_v our_o body_n again_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n but_o we_o shall_v receive_v they_o in_o great_a beauty_n and_o perfection_n than_o ever_o they_o be_v before_o they_o shall_v rise_v out_o of_o their_o grave_n as_o the_o sun_n arise_v from_o beyond_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o east_n bright_a and_o shine_v or_o rather_o as_o the_o body_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n when_o he_o appear_v to_o st._n paul_n on_o his_o way_n to_o damascus_n act_v ix_o and_o in_o comparison_n 13._o 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