Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	angel_n	earth_n	person_n	1,879	5	4.6050	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42153	Abraham's prospect Being a sermon preached at the funeral of Mr John Williams, late vicar of Devinnocke, in the parish-church of Llanspithid in the county of Brecon, on the 12th day of June, 1680. By Owen Griffith.	Griffith, Owen.	1681 (1681)	Wing G2018B; ESTC R218703	21,276	27

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not_o soon_o obtain_v but_o after_o a_o long_a expectation_n therefore_o 4._o the_o word_n imply_v a_o act_n of_o patience_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n it_o be_v often_o translate_v wait_a 1_o pet._n 3.20_o the_o long-suffering_a of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wait_v for_o the_o disobedient_a &_o jam._n 5.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o husbandman_n wait_v for_o the_o precious_a fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o have_v long_a patience_n for_o it_o he_o that_o wait_v must_v be_v content_a to_o stay_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v heb._n 10.36_o you_o have_v need_n of_o patience_n that_o after_o you_o have_v do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n you_o may_v receive_v the_o promise_n patience_n be_v needful_a not_o of_o labourer_n only_o to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n but_o of_o waiter_n also_o