Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	earth_n	glory_n	lord_n	19,300	5	3.8304	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35263	The vanity and impiety of judicial astrology whereby men undertake to foretell future contingencies, especially the particular fates of mankind, by the knowledge of the stars, i.e. the conjunctions, motions, positions and influences of the cœlestial bodies on the earthly / by Francis Crow.	Crow, Francis, d. 1692.	1690 (1690)	Wing C7366; ESTC R29289	8,654	37

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their_o course_n the_o star_n in_o their_o course_n or_o proper_a path_n or_o rank_n be_v speak_v of_o in_o judg._n 5.20_o now_o these_o thing_n consider_v what_o can_v we_o do_v less_o than_o adore_v the_o divine_a wisdom_n and_o power_n that_o make_v they_o and_o with_o galen_n compose_v hymn_n of_o praise_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o creator_n and_o especial_o with_o david_n wonder_v at_o that_o divine_a goodness_n and_o bounty_n that_o make_v such_o great_a and_o glorious_a orb_n and_o star_n for_o the_o use_n of_o poor_a little_a mean_a man_n for_o have_v mention_v the_o heaven_n and_o star_n psal_n 8._o he_o break_v out_o with_o what_o be_v man_n o_o then_o what_o great_a and_o more_o glorious_a provision_n have_v our_o god_n make_v for_o we_o above_o moon_n and_o star_n let_v not_o the_o pretend_a master_n of_o such_o a_o art_n any_o more_o delude_v the_o world_n or_o themselves_o to_o think_v that_o we_o disow_v or_o deny_v the_o divine_a philosophy_n in_o scripture_n 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