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	holy_a	saint_n	5,193	5	5.8081	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47239	A sermon preached at the funeral of the Right Honourable the Lady Margaret Mainard, at Little Easton in Essex, on the 30th of June, 1682 by ... Thomas, Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells.	Ken, Thomas, 1637-1711.	1688 (1688)	Wing K280; ESTC R14039	19,003	38

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all_o honour_n and_o glory_n adoration_n and_o obedience_n now_o and_o for_o ever_o amen_n the_o end_n mat._n 12._o 24._o isa._n 53._o 3._o luke_n 7._o 16_o 4_o 22._o mark_v 7._o 16._o john_n 6._o 15_o 18_o 38._o luke_n 23._o 47._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 17_o 18._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 2._o rom._n 13._o 1._o 2_o pet._n 1._o 4._o prov._n 3._o 35._o luke_n 1._o 52._o 1_o thess._n 4._o 4._o 1_o sam._n 2._o 30._o heb._n 1._o 14._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 16._o leu._n 19_o 30._o gal._n 5._o 22._o prov._n 10._o 7._o psal._n 116._o 15._o psal._n 112._o 6._o prov._n 31._o 28_o 31._o luke_n 8._o 3._o matt._n 27._o 55._o luke_n 23._o 27._o matt._n 28._o 5._o matt._n 26._o 13._o psal._n 45._o 13._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 3_o job_n 31._o 1._o matt._n 5._o 28._o cant._n 4._o 16._o prov._n 31._o 30._o prov._n 11._o 22._o prov._n 12._o 4._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 5._o prov._n 31._o 10._o prov._n 31._o 29._o jer._n 16._o 4._o john_n 11._o 35._o 1_o thess._n 4._o 13._o 1_o james_n 27._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 15._o prov._n 4._o 18._o prov._n 31._o 36._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 32._o prov._n 19_o 14._o luke_n 10._o 41_o 42._o eph._n 6._o 9_o exod._n 34._o 29._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 20._o luke_n 16._o 22._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 9_o