Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	bring_v	sin_n	strait_a	569	4	16.3109	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33212	Eleven sermons preached upon several occasions and a paraphrase and notes upon the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth chapters of St. John : with a discourse of church-unity ... / by William Clagett.	Clagett, William, 1646-1688.	1699 (1699)	Wing C4386; ESTC R24832	142,011	306

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for_o ever_o bless_v be_v his_o name_n for_o the_o grace_n of_o accept_v repentance_n that_o grace_n which_o give_v the_o worst_a of_o man_n some_o good_a hope_n if_o they_o will_v lay_v hold_n upon_o it_o in_o time_n and_o without_o which_o the_o best_a of_o man_n can_v have_v no_o hope_n at_o all_o 2._o the_o utmost_a perfection_n which_o the_o gospel_n require_v be_v not_o expect_v but_o upon_o a_o gradual_a improvement_n and_o such_o improvement_n be_v by_o no_o mean_n grievous_a it_o be_v intolerable_o hard_a indeed_o if_o we_o be_v oblige_v under_o penalty_n of_o damnation_n to_o perfect_a holiness_n all_o at_o once_o which_o burden_n they_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o who_o leave_v all_o to_o a_o deathbed_n repentance_n if_o it_o will_v not_o turn_v to_o good_a account_n to_o grow_v better_a to_o press_v forward_o towards_o the_o mark_n of_o our_o high_a call_n to_o die_v unto_o sin_n daily_o and_o live_v unto_o righteousness_n but_o why_o be_v god_n patient_a and_o 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and_o therefore_o to_o be_v sure_a when_o it_o bring_v little_a or_o none_o at_o all_o and_o upon_o this_o account_n it_o have_v doubtless_o be_v a_o true_a say_n if_o it_o have_v be_v say_v notevery_a one_o that_o in_o other_o thing_n do_v the_o will_n of_o my_o father_n shall_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n but_o he_o that_o also_o say_v unto_o i_o lord_n lord_n i._n e._n who_o do_v moreover_o make_v a_o outward_a profession_n of_o be_v my_o disciple_n this_o i_o say_v have_v be_v true_a but_o than_o it_o have_v not_o be_v so_o instruct_v and_o useful_a a_o admonition_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o text_n because_o it_o be_v incomparable_o more_o certain_a that_o he_o who_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o all_o other_o thing_n will_v out_o ward_o profess_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o gospel_n than_o that_o every_o one_o who_o do_v profess_v it_o will_v live_v according_a to_o it_o and_o therefore_o our_o saviour_n lay_v his_o caution_n where_o the_o danger_n be_v and_o 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