Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	air_n	creature_n	earth_n	1,934	5	5.5629	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61105	The vvay to everlasting happinesse: or, the substance of christian religion methodically and plainly handled in a familiar discourse dialogue-wise: wherein, the doctrine of the Church of England is vindicated; the ignorant instructed, and the faithfull directed in their travels to heaven. By Benjamin Spencer, preacher of the word of God at Bromley neer Bow in Middlesex.	Spencer, Benjamin, b. 1595?	1659 (1659)	Wing S4945; ESTC R222156	362,911	329

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therefore_o as_o the_o heathen_n set_v up_o the_o image_n of_o man_n depart_v to_o be_v the_o protect_a patriot_n of_o such_o city_n and_o country_n so_o have_v the_o papist_n set_v up_o saint_n for_o divers_a place_n as_o the_o lady_n of_o lauretta_n instead_o of_o their_o minerva_n and_o st_n dunstan_n for_o vulcan_n and_o many_o other_o mathe._n what_o other_o reason_n be_v there_o to_o prove_v a_o god_n phila._n there_o need_v no_o other_o nor_o can_v there_o be_v any_o more_o demonstrative_a than_o practice_n from_o nature_n principle_n among_o all_o man_n of_o all_o nation_n in_o all_o age_n who_o believe_v there_o be_v one_o but_o can_v not_o find_v he_o do_v adore_v the_o creature_n for_o he_o and_o lest_o they_o shall_v miss_v he_o they_o multiply_v their_o god_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o species_n of_o thing_n in_o the_o earth_n and_o yet_o doubt_v whether_o they_o have_v he_o or_o no_o they_o will_v make_v use_n of_o other_o man_n god_n as_o well_o as_o 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bark_v against_o christ_n be_v devour_v by_o dog_n so_o one_o artabanus_n a_o persian_a general_n contemn_v neptune_n be_v drown_v by_o a_o inundation_n with_o a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o army_n these_o thing_n god_n suffer_v to_o show_v that_o though_o he_o love_v no_o false_a god_n yet_o he_o like_v not_o that_o they_o who_o have_v no_o religion_n shall_v contemn_v any_o religion_n but_o another_o reason_n that_o prove_v there_o be_v a_o god_n be_v this_o because_o all_o thing_n in_o nature_n be_v bound_v in_o place_n and_o operation_n beyond_o which_o they_o can_v pass_v be_v their_o apperite_n never_o so_o large_a as_o the_o sun_n though_o it_o soften_v wax_n it_o can_v soften_v clay_n because_o it_o be_v limit_v by_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o subjection_n which_o it_o work_v indeed_o one_o thing_n be_v bound_v to_o another_o 181._o prosp_n lib._n de_fw-fr provide_v p._n 181._o from_o the_o centre_n to_o the_o high_a heaven_n 2_o esdras_n 4.14_o 15._o therefore_o there_o must_v 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