Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	creature_n	lord_n	praise_v	2,323	5	9.4645	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47407	The breach repaired in God's worship, or, Singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, proved to be an holy ordinance of Jesus Christ with an answer to all objections : as also, an examination of Mr. Isaac Marlow's two papers, one called, A discourse against singing, &c., the other, An appendix : wherein his arguments and cavils are detected and refuted / by Benjamin Keach ...	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1641 (1641)	Wing K50; ESTC R21273	133,739	273

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i_o will_v all●●●_n she_o and_o bring_v she_o into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o speak_v comfortable_o unto_o by'r_a verse_n 14._o and_o 〈◊〉_d give_v her_o vineyard_n from_o thence_o and_o the_o valley_n of_o anchor_n for_o a_o door_n of_o hope_n and_o she_o shal●_n sing_v as_o in_o the_o day_n of_o her_o youth_n and_o as_o in_o the_o day_n when_o she_o come_v up_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n which_o be_v clear_a have_v respect_n to_o that_o of_o exod._n 15._o see_v our_o annotator_n on_o this_o text_n for_o it_o full_o confirm_v sing_v under_o the_o gospel_n and_o such_o a_o sing_v as_o be_v of_o old_a i_o shall_v close_v this_o with_o what_o dr._n roberts_n say_v in_o his_o key_n to_o the_o holy_a bible_n pag._n 175._o final_o that_o passage_n in_o the_o prophet_n thy_o watchman_n shall_v lift_v up_o the_o voice_n with_o the_o voice_n together_o shall_v they_o sing_v be_v say_v he_o prophetical_o speak_v of_o the_o time_n when_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o messenger_n of_o 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thanksgiving_n unto_o god_n to_o sing_v his_o praise_n now_o say_v he_o that_o which_o be_v a_o part_n of_o god_n natural_a moral_a worship_n be_v a_o duty_n under_o the_o new_a testament_n as_o well_o as_o under_o the_o old_a natural_a worship_n be_v always_o and_o in_o all_o time_n a_o duty_n oblige_v semper_fw-la though_o not_o ad_fw-la semper_fw-la doubtless_o even_o the_o pagan_n by_o the_o light_n and_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v bind_v to_o sing_v praise_n unto_o god_n for_o his_o invisible_a excellency_n make_v know_v to_o they_o by_o his_o visible_a work_n of_o creation_n and_o providence_n though_o they_o never_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o scripture_n of_o psalm_n and_o song_n roberts_n key_n to_o the_o bible_n pag._n 172._o but_o further_a to_o evince_v this_o and_o make_v it_o appear_v yet_o plain_o that_o it_o be_v without_o all_o doubt_n ●_o moral_a duty_n to_o sing_v forth_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n i_o may_v argue_v thus_o all_o man_n be_v to_o pray_v to_o 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