Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	heaven_n	lord_n	praise_v	10,313	5	9.4093	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36452	A sermon preached before the honourable House of Commons at St. Margarets Westminster, November 5, 1680 / by Henry Dove ...	Dove, Henry, 1640-1695.	1680 (1680)	Wing D2048; ESTC R1352	13,195	34

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