Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	father_n	heaven_n	maker_n	3,071	5	10.1314	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42386	A brief examination of the present Roman Catholick faith contained in Pope Pius his new creed, by the Scriptures, antient fathers and their own modern writers, in answer to a letter desiring satisfaction concerning the visibility of the protestant church and religion in all ages, especially before Luther's time.	Gardiner, Samuel, 1619 or 20-1686.	1689 (1689)	Wing G244; ESTC R29489	119,057	129

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o do_v in_o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fight_n for_o his_o flock_n on_o earth_n three_o many_o of_o their_o expression_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prayer_n but_o rather_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wish_n so_o nazianzen_n in_o his_o oration_n on_o basil_n thou_o saint_n montague_n of_o invocation_n of_o the_o saint_n o_o sacred_a and_o divine_a head_n respicio_fw-la nos_fw-la quaeso_fw-la de_fw-la caelum_fw-la look_v on_o we_o from_o heaven_n so_o billius_n a_o papist_n false_o translate_v it_o in_o the_o greek_a the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o si_fw-mi or_o utinam_fw-la nos_fw-la de_fw-la caelum_fw-la respiceres_fw-la o_o that_o or_o i_o wish_v thou_o may_v look_v down_o from_o heaven_n on_o we_o so_o that_o it_o be_v rather_o a_o wish_n than_o a_o true_a prayer_n this_o be_v certain_a nazianzen_n in_o the_o oration_n abovementioned_a no_o where_o pray_v to_o his_o own_o father_n 4._o they_o speak_v 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