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	face_n	father_n	2,599	5	5.1335	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84653	Severall queries concerning the church of Jesus Christ upon earth, briefly explained and resolved wherein is shewed and proved, 1. That there is a church of Jesus Christ upon earth. 2. What this church is? 3. How a people become a visible church? 4. That the churches in England were at first rightly constituted? 5. What manner of government Jesus Christ hath ordained in and for his church? 6. What manner of persons those ought to be, that may be continued in, or admitted into the church? 7. What is the duty of church members towards Jesus Christ their head, and one another. / By John Flowre M.A. preacher at Staunton in the county of Nottingham.	Flower, John, b. 1623 or 4.	1658 (1658)	Wing F1386; Thomason E2141_2; ESTC R208378	33,318	112

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the_o lord_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o my_o life_n of_o who_o shall_v i_o be_v afraid_a ps_n 27.1_o though_o a_o host_n shall_v incamp_v against_o i_o my_o heart_n shall_v not_o fear_v though_o war_n arise_v against_o i_o in_o this_o will_v i_o be_v confident_a and_o again_o it_o be_v the_o language_n of_o the_o church_n profess_v her_o confidence_n in_o god_n ps_n 46.2_o we_o will_v not_o fear_v though_o the_o earth_n be_v remove_v and_o though_o the_o mountain_n be_v carry_v into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n though_o the_o water_n thereof_o roar_v and_o be_v trouble_v though_o the_o mountain_n shake_v with_o the_o swell_n thereof_o and_o again_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v of_o a_o member_n of_o jesus_n christ_n say_v ps_n 112.7_o he_o shall_v not_o he_o afraid_a of_o evil_a tiding_n his_o heart_n be_v fix_v trust_v in_o the_o lord_n this_o be_v the_o privilege_n of_o a_o saint_n he_o needs_o fear_v no_o news_n he_o need_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o any_o tiding_n though_o they_o 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