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	lord_n	praise_v	7,773	5	9.9558	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17286	The excellency of a gracious spirit Deliuered in a treatise upon the 14. of Numbers, verse 24. By Ier. Burroughes minister of Gods Word.	Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.	1639 (1639)	STC 4128; ESTC S107060	167,441	453

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a_o man_n self_n be_v his_o soul_n hence_o whereas_o in_o matth._n 16._o 26._o it_o be_v say_v what_o shall_v it_o profit_v a_o man_n if_o he_o gain_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o lose_v his_o soul_n it_o be_v say_v in_o another_o evangelist_n luke_n 9_o 25._o what_o shall_v it_o prosit_fw-la a_o man_n if_o he_o gain_v the_o world_n and_o lose_v himself_o sure_o spiritual_a excellency_n be_v the_o high_a excellency_n as_o first_o these_o spiritual_a excellency_n have_v this_o propriety_n in_o they_o they_o 1_o make_v a_o man_n a_o better_a man_n wheresoever_o they_o be_v which_o bodily_a excellency_n do_v not_o nor_o all_o the_o riches_n nor_o honour_n in_o the_o world_n a_o man_n be_v not_o the_o better_a man_n because_o he_o have_v money_n clothes_n honour_n better_a diet_n than_o other_o these_o be_v but_o outward_a thing_n add_v to_o he_o no_o intrinsical_a excellency_n second_o these_o spiritual_a excellency_n be_v the_o beginning_n of_o eternal_a 2_o lise_fw-fr the_o same_o life_n 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these_o this_o be_v the_o excellency_n of_o their_o spirit_n they_o be_v not_o sink_v in_o the_o dregs_n of_o the_o world_n but_o be_v keep_v in_o some_o measure_n in_o their_o purity_n they_o work_v up_o to_o god_n do_v as_o it_o be_v natural_o flow_v to_o god_n as_o to_o their_o centre_n five_o these_o be_v such_o as_o be_v fit_a to_o stand_v before_o the_o lord_n to_o have_v converse_n 5_o and_o enjoy_v communion_n with_o he_o dan._n 1._o 4._o we_o read_v that_o those_o that_o be_v judge_v fit_a to_o stand_v in_o the_o king_n palace_n before_o king_n nebuchadaezzar_n they_o must_v have_v no_o blemish_n they_o must_v