Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	light_n	night_n	rule_v	2,456	5	10.2979	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81199	An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth chapters of the book of Job being the summe of thirty-seven lectures, delivered at Magnus near London Bridge. By Joseph Caryl, preacher of the Word, and pastour of the congregation there.	Caryl, Joseph, 1602-1673.	1655 (1655)	Wing C769A; ESTC R222627	762,181	881

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fair_a yet_o she_o have_v her_o spot_n but_o god_n be_v fair_a without_o any_o spot_n and_o therefore_o the_o fairness_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v no_o fairness_n at_o all_o to_o he_o there_o be_v another_o read_n of_o the_o word_n behold_v even_o to_o the_o moon_n and_o it_o do_v not_o extend_v its_o tent_n complut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d et_fw-la non_fw-la expandit_fw-la lumen_fw-la suum_fw-la in_o modum_fw-la ten●o●●_n complut_fw-la or_o do_v not_o extend_v its_o light_n like_o a_o tent_n for_o when_o the_o light_n be_v spread_v first_o out_o it_o be_v like_o the_o spread_n of_o a_o tent_n upon_o the_o mountain_n to_o which_o the_o prophet_n joel_n seem_v to_o allude_v chap._n 2.2_o in_o that_o phrase_n as_o the_o morning_n spread_v upon_o the_o mountain_n behold_v to_o the_o moon_n and_o it_o do_v not_o spread_v out_o its_o light_n nor_o extend_v its_o tent_n our_o translation_n reach_v the_o sense_n full_o it_o shine_v not_o yea_o the_o star_n be_v not_o pure_a in_o his_o 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