Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	hear_v	heaven_n	lord_n	12,669	5	4.3335	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77739	A confutation of the Anabaptists, and all others who affect not civill government; proving the lawfullnesse of it: and a full answer to all their cavills, that are, or can be made against it. With a nut-cracker for an unnaturall nut, whose shell is as hard as the scales of Leviathan, and the kernell of his heart as hard as a piece of the nether mill-stone, Iob 41.15.24. yet the hammer of Gods word that breaketh in pieces the rocks, Ier. 23.29. will break this nut, that all may see the devillish kernell that is in it. Also arguments against the Anabaptists, proving that infants borne of Christian parents ought to be baptized: with a full answer to all their cavills that are (or can be) made against it. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford.	Bakewell, Thomas, b. 1618 or 19.	1644 (1644)	Wing B530; Thomason E51_20; ESTC R209932	98,225	89

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peace_n the_o protector_n of_o righteousness_n and_o the_o avenger_n of_o innocency_n than_o he_o be_v unworthy_a to_o live_v in_o a_o commonwealth_n that_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o such_o government_n but_o here_o some_o will_v object_v that_o prince_n in_o all_o age_n some_o have_v be_v careless_a of_o their_o charge_n commit_v to_o they_o to_o foresee_v danger_n to_o prevent_v they_o give_v themselves_o to_o earthly_a delight_n and_o slothful_o mind_v nothing_o else_o and_o other_o addict_v themselves_o to_o their_o game_n and_o so_o set_v to_o sale_n all_o law_n and_o privilege_n judgement_n and_o grant_n other_o some_o spoil_n the_o poor_a communality_n of_o money_n to_o spend_v it_o wasteful_o and_o prodigal_o other_o some_o exercise_n more_o robbery_n pillage_n of_o house_n deflower_v of_o virgin_n murder_v of_o innocent_n so_o that_o no_o image_n of_o god_n be_v see_v upon_o they_o that_o aught_o to_o shine_v in_o magistrate_n nor_o no_o token_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n 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