Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	bind_v	church_n	heaven_n	11,478	5	7.0638	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61517	Kalōs proestōtes, or, A view of church-government wherein the proper church-governors are demonstrated, their office, duty, work and employment ... is declared ... : in a sermon preached at West-Malling ... Septemb. 16, 1662 / by John Stileman ...	Stileman, John, d. 1685.	1663 (1663)	Wing S5553; ESTC R34609	27,809	36

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καλως_n προεστωτες_n or_o a_o view_n of_o church-government_n wherein_o the_o proper_a church-governor_n be_v demonstrate_v their_o office_n duty_n work_n and_o employment_n with_o the_o object_n thereof_o be_v declare_v and_o the_o necessity_n of_o obedience_n to_o they_o assert_v in_o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o west-malling_a at_o a_o visitation_n hold_v there_o by_o the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o rochester_n for_o one_o part_n of_o his_o diocese_n septemb_n 16._o 1662._o by_o john_n stileman_n m._n a._n minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o vicar_n of_o tunbridge_n in_o kent_n imprimatur_fw-la novemb_n 17._o 1662._o m._n franck._n s._n t._n p._n r._n p._n d._n epis_n lond._n a_o sacr_n dom._n london_n print_v by_o t._n r._n for_o thomas_n peirpont_n at_o the_o sun_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1663._o to_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n john_n by_o divine_a providence_n lord_n bishop_n of_o rochester_n my_o most_o honour_a diocesan_n may_v it_o please_v your_o lordship_n it_o will_v be_v a_o confidence_n very_o easy_a to_o be_v convict_v of_o too_o arrogant_a presumption_n shall_v i_o be_v so_o vain_a as_o to_o imagine_v any_o thing_n of_o my_o worthy_a either_o of_o your_o honour_n hand_n or_o the_o public_a view_n but_o your_o lordship_n have_v enjoin_v i_o the_o mean_a of_o my_o brethren_n to_o preach_v before_o so_o learned_a a_o auditory_a upon_o so_o solemn_a a_o occasion_n and_o my_o labour_n find_v acceptance_n beyond_o their_o worth_n some_o of_o my_o brethren_n who_o have_v set_v a_o value_n upon_o they_o above_o what_o i_o dare_v conceive_v to_o be_v in_o they_o earnest_o solicit_v copy_n of_o i_o that_o i_o may_v both_o satisfy_v their_o importunity_n and_o withal_o ease_v myself_o of_o the_o trouble_n of_o transcribe_v i_o have_v adventure_v they_o to_o the_o press_n which_o be_v emit_v must_v now_o come_v under_o the_o various_a censure_n of_o the_o world_n wherein_o i_o can_v never_o hope_v that_o they_o shall_v relish_v well_o with_o 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shall_v come_v that_o you_o must_v be_v gather_v to_o your_o father_n that_o he_o will_v then_o translate_v you_o from_o your_o throne_n in_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n to_o a_o far_o more_o glorious_a throne_n in_o the_o high_a heaven_n be_v and_o shall_v still_o be_v the_o unfeigned_a prayer_n of_o your_o lordship_n in_o all_o humble_a and_o due_a observance_n john_n stileman_n from_o my_o vicarage_n at_o tunbridge_n novemb_n 10._o 1662._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb_fw-mi xiii_o xvii_o obey_v they_o that_o have_v the_o rule_n over_o you_o and_o submit_v yourselves_o for_o they_o watch_v for_o your_o soul_n as_o they_o that_o must_v give_v account_n that_o they_o may_v do_v it_o with_o joy_n and_o not_o with_o grief_n for_o that_o be_v unprofitable_a for_o you_o when_o i_o consider_v the_o work_n and_o occasion_n of_o this_o meeting_n i_o can_v but_o with_o confidence_n presume_v that_o