Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	body_n	heaven_n	place_n	9,023	5	5.0953	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30629	Cavsa dei, or, An apology for God wherein the perpetuity of infernal torments is evidenced and divine both goodness and justice, that notwithstanding, defended : the nature of punishments in general, and of infernal ones in particular displayed : the evangelical righteousness explicated and setled : the divinity of the Gentiles both as to things to be believed, and things to be practised, adumbrated, and the wayes whereby it was communicated, plainly discover'd / by Richard Burthogge ...	Burthogge, Richard, 1638?-ca. 1700.	1675 (1675)	Wing B6149; ESTC R17327	142,397	594

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application_n and_o all_o their_o altar_n to_o jupiter_n salutaris_n jupiter_n the_o saviour_n and_o jupiter_n melichius_n or_o placabilis_fw-la jupiter_n the_o appeasable_a and_o jupiter_n the_o propitious_a of_o all_o which_o we_o have_v abundant_a instance_n and_o proof_n in_o homer_n plato_n thucydides_n rep._n in_o xenophon_n pausanias_n and_o so_o many_o other_o that_o it_o will_v be_v infinite_a to_o cite_v they_o all_o be_v please_v to_o accept_v of_o three_o homer_n in_o plato_n de_fw-fr rep._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o god_n be_v flexible_a prayer_n and_o victim_n appease_v they_o etc._n etc._n plato_n himself_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d expiation_n can_v do_v much_o and_o the_o god_n be_v exorable_a as_o the_o great_a city_n the_o poet_n son_n of_o the_o god_n and_o the_o prophet_n affirm_v phornutus_n deor._n porro_fw-la etiam_fw-la say_v he_o mitem_fw-la àppellant_n jupiter_fw-la nempe_fw-la placabilem_fw-la esse_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la è_fw-la 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〈◊〉_d there_o be_v many_o and_o diverse_a daemon_n and_o love_n be_v one_o of_o they_o i_o know_v you_o do_v not_o startle_v at_o the_o name_n nor_o at_o the_o thing_n daemon_n though_o i_o believe_v some_o other_o will_n who_o be_v less_o acquaint_v with_o the_o ancient_a learning_n and_o who_o know_v no_o other_o meaning_n of_o the_o word_n than_o what_o common_a usage_n now_o enstamp_v upon_o it_o but_o there_o will_v be_v little_a reason_n for_o any_o man_n to_o boggle_v at_o either_o if_o he_o can_v have_v the_o patience_n but_o to_o hear_v diotima_n describe_v the_o demonial_a nature_n that_o it_o be_v a_o middle_a one_o between_o god_n and_o what_o be_v mortal_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o be_v its_o office_n to_o interpret_v and_o to_o carry_v the_o prayer_n and_o sacrifice_n of_o man_n to_o god_n and_o the_o precept_n and_o command_n of_o god_n with_o all_o his_o gracious_a retribution_n and_o return_v to_o man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o it_o fill_v 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