Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	child_n	kingdom_n	little_a	10,781	5	6.9696	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52247	Mr. Newte's sermon concerning the lawfulness and use of organs in the Christian church	Newte, John, 1655?-1716.	1696 (1696)	Wing N1040; ESTC R2838	31,676	58

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