Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	church_n	militant_a	triumphant_a	5,237	5	11.5840	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35421	Spiritual opticks, or, A glasse discovering the weaknesse and imperfection of a Christians knowledge in this life by Nathanael Culvervvell ...	Culverwel, Nathanael, d. 1651?; Dillingham, William, 1617?-1689.	1651 (1651)	Wing C7573; ESTC R8817	20,121	36

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