Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	angel_n	creature_n	heaven_n	6,467	5	5.4379	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35023	A letter written to a friend concerning Popish idolatrie	Croft, Herbert, 1603-1691.	1674 (1674)	Wing C6968; ESTC R3785	21,890	35

therefore_o worship_v god_n be_v not_o this_o the_o very_a same_o that_o the_o papist_n believe_v and_o do_v to_o their_o saint_n be_v their_o any_o difference_n but_o only_o this_o that_o the_o papist_n do_v not_o call_v their_o saint_n god_n which_o as_o i_o show_v before_o matter_n not_o i_o say_v then_o again_o that_o as_o the_o heathen_n their_o hero_n so_o the_o papist_n make_v their_o saint_n god_n and_o sure_o they_o be_v no_o true_a god_n therefore_o false_a god_n and_o they_o worship_v these_o false_a god_n be_v they_o not_o then_o idolater_n according_a to_o dr._n thorndick_n himself_o and_o scripture_n also_o nor_o be_v this_o their_o idolatry_n any_o way_n abate_v but_o rather_o aggravate_v in_o that_o they_o know_v and_o believe_v the_o true_a god_n for_o the_o heathen_n who_o do_v not_o know_v the_o true_a god_n be_v far_o more_o excusable_a in_o sacrifice_v and_o communicate_v the_o same_o worship_n to_o several_a god_n there_o be_v no_o great_a disparity_n between_o 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