Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	aaron_n	body_n	heaven_n	40	3	5.6237	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59580	The Church of England's doctrine of non-resistance, justified and vindicated as truly rational and Christian; and the damnable nature of rebellious resistance represented. By Lewes Sharp, rector of Morton Hampstead, in Devon.	Sharpe, Lewes.	1691 (1691)	Wing S3007C; ESTC R219619	98,872	68

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various_o translate_v sometimes_o it_o be_v render_v acquirunt_fw-la they_o procure_v to_o themselves_o damnation_n this_o be_v the_o great_a purcha●●●_n rebel_v make_v the_o wage_n they_o contend_v and_o fight_v for_o by_o resist_v the_o high_a power_n be_v 〈◊〉_d bring_v themselves_o into_o a_o state_n of_o damnation_n and_o to_o make_v hell_n sure_a to_o themselves_o oth●●●_n render_v it_o by_o accipient_fw-la they_o shall_v receive_v as_o our_o translation_n have_v it_o that_o be_v as_o man_n rece●●_n a_o painful_a a_o intolerable_a burden_n to_o which_o punishment_n be_v frequent_o compare_v 2_o king_n 9_o ●_o isa_n 23.1_o when_o subject_n resist_v the_o high_a power_n they_o design_v to_o free_v and_o ease_v themselves_o of_o conceit_a burden_n and_o grievance_n but_o the_o final_a issue_n and_o event_n of_o their_o resistance_n 〈◊〉_d submission_n to_o a_o irresistible_a and_o insupportable_a load_n of_o gild_n and_o misery_n and_o this_o they_o ●●ceive_v to_o themselves_o as_o their_o proper_a portion_n and_o fruit_n of_o their_o own_o do_n for_o when_o they_o be_v utter_o destroy_v they_o reap_v nothing_o but_o what_o they_o have_v sow_o nothing_o be_v pour_v upon_o they_o but_o their_o own_o wickedness_n jer._n 14.16_o and_o all_o the_o world_n have_v cause_n to_o say_v that_o they_o have_v destroy_v themselves_o and_o as_o solomon_n speak_v by_o provoke_v the_o high_a power_n to_o wrath_n they_o sin_v against_o their_o own_o soul_n prov._n 20.2_o become_v executioner_n to_o themselves_o have_v thus_o expound_v the_o scope_n and_o intent_n of_o my_o text_n i_o shall_v discourse_v two_o thing_n from_o it_o whereof_o the_o one_o be_v manifest_o imply_v and_o the_o other_o plain_o express_v 1._o that_o subject_n must_v not_o resist_v the_o high_a power_n 2._o that_o they_o which_o resist_v the_o high_a power_n bring_v themselves_o under_o the_o gild_n of_o eternal_a damnation_n sect._n 9_o 1._o that_o subject_n must_v not_o no_o subject_n whatsoever_o may_v 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