Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	body_n	earth_n	place_n	9,103	5	4.9729	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53891	A dissertation concerning the pre-existency of souls wherein the state of the question is briefly unfolded, and divers arguments and objections on both sides alledged and answered : and a free judgment concerning the summ of the controversie allowed to every one / being originally written in the Latine tongue, several years since by the learned C.P. ; and now made English by D.F. [and] D.P. upon the recommendation of F.M.H., their friend.	C.P.; D. F.; D. P.	1684 (1684)	Wing P10; ESTC R5799	19,339	146

etc._n the_o minor_a be_v prove_v from_o psalm_n 39.12_o 1_o peter_n 2.11_o chap._n iu._n contain_v argument_n draw_v from_o holy_a scripture_n to_o prove_v the_o praeexistency_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o messiah_n if_o christ_n soul_n do_v praeexi_v than_o do_v all_o soul_n praeexi_v but_o the_o first_o be_v true_a as_o present_o shall_v be_v teach_v from_o holy_a scripture_n therefore_o etc._n etc._n the_o major_n be_v prove_v because_o christ_n be_v in_o all_o thing_n like_v unto_o we_o sin_n except_v now_o by_o and_o in_o the_o reason_n of_o all_o soul_n there_o be_v the_o same_o manner_n of_o duration_n the_o minor_a be_v prove_v 1._o because_o christ_n have_v long_o since_o often_o appear_v to_o the_o patriarch_n he_o often_o converse_v with_o moses_n he_o deliver_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n he_o accompany_v they_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o lead_v they_o into_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n etc._n etc._n witness_n beside_o innumerable_a place_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n that_o of_o paul_n 1_o cor._n 10.4_o and_o that_o of_o john_n 1.11_o 2._o because_o he_o himself_o testify_v that_o he_o have_v a_o glory_n with_o his_o father_n before_o the_o world_n be_v make_v joh._n 17.5_o but_o this_o be_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o divine_a nature_n because_o that_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n immutable_a therefore_o it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o soul_n which_o already_o do_v praeexi_v 3._o moreover_o he_o himself_o testify_v thus_o i_o come_v but_o from_o the_o father_n and_o be_o come_v into_o the_o world_n again_o i_o leave_v the_o world_n and_o return_v unto_o the_o father_n as_o in_o john_n 16.28_o 4._o john_n 3.13_o no_o man_n ascend_v into_o heaven_n but_o he_o who_o descend_v from_o heaven_n the_o son_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n 5._o john_n the_o baptist_n testify_v of_o he_o that_o he_o come_v from_o above_o john_n 3.31_o 6._o again_o christ_n himself_o say_v joh._n 6.32_o my_o father_n give_v unto_o you_o the_o true_a 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may_v be_v reinstalled_a in_o she_o kind_o sacred_a throne_n which_o she_o have_v leave_v as_o exile_v wander_v down_o 7._o st._n augustine_n also_o speak_v favourable_o of_o this_o opinion_n in_o his_o 1._o book_n of_o freewill_n whether_o the_o soul_n live_v another_o kind_n of_o life_n before_o her_o conjunction_n to_o this_o body_n be_v a_o great_a question_n and_o a_o great_a secret_a also_o in_o the_o 3._o book_n when_o he_o come_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o praeexistency_n of_o soul_n he_o say_v thus_o if_o we_o think_v of_o god_n that_o he_o be_v any_o other_o than_o he_o be_v our_o intention_n drive_v we_o not_o into_o beatitude_n but_o into_o vanity_n but_o if_o we_o think_v of_o the_o creature_n any_o thing_n otherwise_o than_o he_o be_v so_o long_o as_o we_o do_v not_o hold_v that_o opinion_n for_o that_o that_o be_v know_v and_o command_v there_o be_v no_o danger_n and_o in_o the_o discussion_n of_o that_o fourfold_a question_n whether_o viz._n the_o soul_n be_v propagate_v 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