Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	let_v	nation_n	praise_v	6,420	5	10.9956	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02360	A yong mans inquisition, or triall VVhereby all young men (as of all ages) may know how to redresse and direct their waies, according to Gods word, and if they bee in the way of life to saluation, or in the way of death, to condemnation. Together with a godly and most comfortable meditation and praier ioyned thereunto. By William Guilde.	Guild, William, 1586-1657.	1608 (1608)	STC 12494; ESTC S103544	93,895	285

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his_o throne_n 〈…〉_z retain_v by_o all_o nation_n and_o people_n and_o unturned_a in_o their_o own_o native_a and_o proper_a tongue_n or_o language_n by_o any_o for_o the_o ●●●estie_n and_o reverence_n the_o h●brew_n word_n import_v in_o itself_o incommunicable_a to_o any_o other_o as_o for_o the_o signification_n thereof_o it_o be_v compound_v of_o two_o word_n hallelu_n a_o verb_n in_o the_o imperative_a mood_n signify_v praise_n and_o jah_n the_o glorious_a name_n of_o god_n retain_v so_o in_o the_o original_n psalm_n 53._o unexpressed_a by_o any_o other_o word_n so_o that_o by_o this_o signification_n the_o reason_n of_o the_o intitulation_n thereby_o of_o this_o psalm_n be_v this_o that_o in_o the_o same_o great_a matter_n of_o praise_v god_n holy_a name_n be_v set_v before_o our_o eye_n who_o in_o his_o love_n to_o man_n have_v manifest_v his_o will_n in_o his_o powerful_a word_n by_o the_o keep_n whereof_o and_o walk_v in_o the_o same_o we_o be_v make_v true_o happy_a &_o 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