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	good_a	lord_n	2,956	5	3.7080	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53093	A sermon preached at the funerals of the reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ in the work of the Gospel, Mr. Samuel Collins, Pastor of the Church of Christ at Braintree in Essex, who exchanged this life for immortality in the 77th year of his age, in the 46 year of his ministry there, in the year of our Lord, 1657 preached by Matthew Newcomen ...	Newcomen, Matthew, 1610?-1669.	1658 (1658)	Wing N912; ESTC R3229	24,615	65

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of_o light_n in_o it_o then_o ten_o thousand_o candle_n set_v up_o all_o at_o once_o so_o here_o that_o man_n that_o can_v do_v good_a and_o be_v profitable_a and_o serviceable_a not_o only_o to_o himself_o job_n 22.21_o to_o his_o own_o family_n and_o kindred_n bone_fw-la qui_fw-la sibi_fw-la nequam_fw-la cvi_fw-la bone_fw-la but_o to_o the_o whole_a age_n and_o generation_n he_o live_v in_o that_o man_n have_v a_o rich_a spring_n and_o fountain_n of_o goodness_n in_o he_o certain_o it_o be_v a_o great_a honour_n to_o such_o a_o man_n second_o such_o a_o man_n in_o some_o measure_n fulfil_v the_o end_n of_o his_o creation_n which_o be_v to_o glorify_v god_n in_o be_v good_a ourselves_o and_o do_v good_a to_o other_o to_o all_o as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v and_o this_o the_o very_a heathen_a can_v see_v non_fw-la solum_fw-la nobis_fw-la nati_fw-la sumus_fw-la sed_fw-la partem_fw-la patria_fw-la etc._n etc._n plato_n so_o cicer●_n before_o he_o plato_n and_o therefore_o the_o more_o 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and_o profess_v that_o he_o come_v not_o to_o be_v minister_v unto_o but_o to_o minister_v mat._n 20.28_o yea_o and_o now_o that_o he_o be_v in_o heaven_n exalt_v to_o the_o high_a top_n of_o majesty_n and_o glory_n far_o above_o all_o principality_n and_o power_n and_o every_o name_n that_o can_v be_v name_v yet_o still_o he_o continue_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o elect._n and_o with_o all_o humility_n and_o honour_n to_o his_o bless_a majesty_n be_v it_o speak_v serve_v they_o as_o their_o high_a priest_n make_v continual_a intercession_n to_o god_n for_o they_o 5._o yea_o god_n himself_o as_o he_o be_v primum_fw-la &_o optimum_fw-la the_o first_o and_o best_a of_o being_n so_o he_o be_v the_o most_o communicative_a he_o give_v to_o all_o life_n and_o be_v act._n 17.23_o 28._o he_o uphold_v all_o thing_n by_o the_o word_n of_o his_o power_n heb._n 1.3_o he_o be_v good_a and_o do_v good_a to_o all_o psalm_n 145.9_o and_o therefore_o the_o more_o general_o and_o universal_o good_a 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