Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	good_a	heaven_n	lord_n	9,663	5	3.6882	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84668	For the Right Honourable Captaine General Cromwel, Major General Harrison, and the rest of that noble race of the souldiery, who are and have been instrumental in seeking the relief of captives, the free-born subjects of this nation. A few humble proposals of several wel-affected and faithful friends.		1653 (1653)	Wing F1437; Thomason E687_8; ESTC R206883	2,085	8

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