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	great_a	word_n	7,460	5	3.7722	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61809	Of the reverence due to God in his publick worship a sermon preach'd before the King & Queen, at White-Hall, March 25, 1694, being the 5th Sunday in Lent / by the Right Reverend Father in God, Nicholas Lord Bishop of Chester.	Stratford, Nicholas, 1633-1707.	1694 (1694)	Wing S5937; ESTC R687	12,865	32

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this_o great_a and_o incomprehensible_a majesty_n be_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n present_a with_o we_o when_o we_o assemble_v together_o in_o his_o house_n to_o worship_v he_o though_o he_o be_v substantial_o present_v every_o where_o yet_o in_o some_o place_n he_o be_v present_a in_o great_a state_n as_o i_o may_v say_v than_o in_o other_o and_o by_o consequence_n a_o more_o awful_a deportment_n be_v there_o require_v of_o we_o heaven_n be_v the_o place_n where_o he_o keep_v his_o court_n where_o his_o chief_a minister_n of_o state_n constant_o attend_v his_o throne_n where_o he_o most_o illustrious_o display_v the_o majesty_n of_o his_o glory_n and_o from_o whence_o he_o dispatch_v his_o ambassador_n to_o negotiate_v his_o affair_n in_o this_o low_a world_n but_o now_o as_o earthly_a king_n have_v usual_o their_o different_a palace_n one_o in_o the_o imperial_a city_n surpass_v all_o the_o rest_n in_o splendour_n and_o magnificence_n other_o of_o inferior_a note_n in_o more_o 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of_o the_o reverence_n due_a to_o god_n in_o his_o public_a worship_n a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o king_n &_o queen_n at_o whitehall_n march_v 25_o 1694._o be_v the_o 5_o sunday_n in_o lent_n by_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n nicholas_n lord_n bishop_n of_o chester_n publish_a by_o their_o majesty_n special_a command_n london_n print_v by_o tho._n warren_n for_o thomas_n bennet_n at_o the_o half-moon_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n m_n dc_o xciv_o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o king_n and_o queen_n eccles_n v._n i_o former_a part_n keep_v thy_o foot_n when_o thou_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o god._n in_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o chapter_n solomon_n prescribe_v several_a rule_n to_o be_v observe_v by_o we_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n as_o ever_o we_o expect_v to_o recommend_v ourselves_o thereby_o to_o his_o favour_n and_o acceptance_n the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v general_a and_o extend_v to_o the_o whole_a public_a worship_n the_o other_o 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