Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	aaron_n	fire_n	priesthood_n	54	3	9.5981	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64145	The worthy communicant, or, A discourse of the nature, effects, and blessings consequent to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper and of all the duties required in order to a worthy preparation : together with the cases of conscience occurring in the duty of him that ministers, and of him that communicates : to which are added, devotions fitted to every part of the ministration / by Jeremy Taylor ...	Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.	1667 (1667)	Wing T418; ESTC R11473	253,603	430

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all_o that_o which_o thou_o give_v he_o to_o do_v all_o this_o when_o he_o have_v do_v he_o be_v take_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o wicked_a man_n by_o the_o treachery_n of_o false_a priest_n and_o a_o ungodly_a people_n he_o suffer_v many_o thing_n of_o they_o and_o by_o thy_o permission_n suffer_v all_o shame_n and_o reproach_n he_o be_v deliver_v to_o pilate_n the_o precedent_n who_o judge_v he_o that_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o the_o quick_a and_o dead_a and_o condemn_v he_o who_o be_v the_o saviour_n of_o all_o other_o he_o who_o be_v impassable_a be_v crucify_v and_o he_o die_v who_o be_v of_o a_o immortal_a nature_n and_o they_o bury_v he_o by_o who_o other_o be_v make_v alive_a that_o by_o his_o death_n and_o passion_n he_o may_v free_v they_o for_o who_o he_o come_v and_o may_v dissolve_v the_o band_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o deliver_v man_n from_o all_o his_o crafty_a malice_n but_o then_o he_o rise_v again_o from_o the_o dead_a he_o converse_v with_o his_o disciple_n forty_o day_n 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