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	glory_n	jesus_n	2,652	5	5.5362	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49318	The reasonableness of the Christian religion a sermon preached at the visitation held at Stoakesly in Cleveland, in Yorkshire : being the first visitation of the Reverend Mr. Long, B.D. and Arch-Deacon of Cleveland / by Ja. Lowde ...	Lowde, James.	1684 (1684)	Wing L3302; ESTC R14296	20,988	54

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to_o our_o own_o dear_a sovereign_a self-preservaticn_a it_o be_v lawful_a in_o word_n to_o deny_v even_o christ_n himself_o before_o man_n and_o then_o in_o answer_n to_o that_o place_n of_o our_o saviour_n whoever_o deny_v i_o before_o man_n he_o will_v i_o deny_v before_o myfather_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n in_o answer_n to_o this_o they_o tell_v we_o that_o whatever_o a_o subject_a be_v force_v to_o the_o so_o that_o he_o do_v not_o the_o thing_n on_o his_o own_o accord_n that_o be_v not_o his_o action_n nor_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o he_o but_o it_o be_v the_o action_n of_o the_o sovereign_n and_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o country_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v first_o that_o in_o time_n of_o persecution_n according_a to_o this_o interpretation_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o any_o but_o a_o sovereign_a to_o deny_v his_o saviour_n becaufe_fw-fr all_o the_o action_n of_o a_o subject_a in_o his_o case_n be_v imputable_a only_o to_o the_o prince_n but_o this_o 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