Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	bow_v	earth_n	knee_n	3,628	5	9.5783	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32179	A glimpse of eternity very useful to awaken sinners and to comfort saints : profitable to be read in families / by A.C.	A. C. (Abraham Caley)	1679 (1679)	Wing C290A; ESTC R31283	161,448	236

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compare_v to_o cloud_n be_v compass_v about_o with_o so_o great_a a_o cloud_n of_o witness_n and_o isa_n 60._o 8._o who_o be_v these_o that_o fly_v like_o a_o cloud_n 1._o cloud_n heb._n 12._o 1._o the_o cloud_n be_v original_o a_o thick_a exhalation_n rise_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n but_o be_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n rarefy_v and_o draw_v up_o towards_o heaven_n therefore_o be_v call_v the_o cloud_n of_o heaven_n in_o like_a manner_n though_o the_o righteous_a man_n sojourn_v here_o upon_o earth_n yet_o he_o converse_v in_o heaven_n and_o sit_v together_o with_o christ_n in_o heavenly_a place_n 6._o place_n eph._n 2._o 6._o thus_o we_o find_v it_o have_v be_v with_o the_o saint_n scipio_n be_v not_o the_o first_o say_v ambrose_n that_o be_v never_o less_o alone_o than_o when_o he_o be_v alone_o it_o be_v so_o with_o the_o saint_n long_o before_o enoch_n and_o noah_n be_v say_v to_o walk_v with_o god_n they_o seem_v to_o live_v no_o other_o life_n but_o that_o of_o god_n 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