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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91743	Joy in the Lord opened in a sermon preached at Pauls, May 6. / By Edward Reynolds, D.D.	Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.	1655 (1655)	Wing R1261; Thomason E844_1; ESTC R203409	25,402	48

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