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	heaven_n	lord_n	10,698	5	3.8517	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33721	A discourse of faith in two points, viz ... / by Thomas Cole ...	Cole, Thomas, 1627?-1697.	1689 (1689)	Wing C5029A; ESTC R35625	51,040	130

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