Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	able_a	heaven_n	power_n	2,525	5	4.8545	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57650	Gods house made a den of theeves delivered in a second sermon in Southampton / by Alexander Rosse ...	Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.	1642 (1642)	Wing R1954; ESTC R16607	12,168	16

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