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	glorious_a	vile_a	2,633	5	9.7400	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34877	A supplement to Knowledge and practice wherein the main things necessary to be known and believed in order to salvation are more fully explained, and several new directions given for the promoting of real holiness both of heart and life : to which is added a serious disswasive from some of the reigning and customary sins of the times, viz. swearing, lying, pride, gluttony, drunkenness, uncleanness, discontent, covetousness and earthly-mindedness, anger and malice, idleness / by Samuel Cradock ... useful for the instruction of private families.	Cradock, Samuel, 1621?-1706.	1679 (1679)	Wing C6756; ESTC R15332	329,893	408

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1.1_o 2._o in_o the_o beginning_n be_v the_o word_n grot._n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sic_fw-la mos_fw-la hebraeis_n aeternitatem_fw-la populariter_fw-la exprimare_fw-la grot._n in_o the_o beginning_n when_o the_o world_n begin_v to_o be_v create_v then_o be_v he._n and_o so_o prov._n 8.23_o 24._o i_o be_v set_v up_o from_o everlasting_a from_o the_o beginning_n or_o ever_o the_o earth_n be_v when_o there_o be_v no_o depth_n i_o be_v bring_v forth_o the_o essential_a wisdom_n of_o the_o father_n be_v from_o everlasting_a col._n 1.17_o he_o be_v before_o all_o thing_n viz._n all_o thing_n create_v and_o revel_v 1.8_o i_o be_o alpha_n and_o omega_n the_o beginning_n and_o the_o end_n say_v the_o lord_n which_o be_v and_o which_o be_v and_o which_o be_v to_o come_v the_o almighty_a that_o this_o place_n be_v mean_v of_o christ_n may_v appear_v by_o compare_v with_o it_o chap._n 2.6_o &_o 22.13_o of_o this_o book_n second_o omnipresence_n mat._n 18.20_o where_o two_o or_o 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