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	know_v	world_n	6,978	5	4.3837	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51817	A sermon concerning publick worship preached before the Queen on Wednesday the 23d of March, 1691/2 / by Thomas Manningham ...	Manningham, Thomas, 1651?-1722.	1692 (1692)	Wing M499; ESTC R3514	10,669	35

a_o sermon_n concern_v public_a worship_n preach_v before_o the_o queen_n on_o wednesday_n the_o 23_o of_o march_n 1691_o 2._o by_o thomas_n manningham_n d._n d._n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o their_o majesty_n and_o rector_n of_o st._n andrew_n holborn_n publish_a by_o her_o majesty_n special_a command_n london_n print_v for_o w._n crook_n at_o the_o green_a dragon_n without_o temple-bar_n and_o s._n smith_n at_o the_o prince_n arm_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1692._o dr._n manningham_n sermon_n before_o the_o queen_n at_o whitehall_n march_v the_o 3_o 1691_o 2._o isaiah_n lvi_o and_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o seven_o verse_n my_o house_n shall_v be_v call_v a_o house_n of_o prayer_n to_o all_o people_n it_o may_v not_o be_v improper_a for_o our_o better_a understanding_n of_o these_o word_n to_o reflect_v upon_o some_o few_o thing_n relate_v to_o that_o great_a and_o magnificent_a temple_n which_o king_n solomon_n build_v unto_o the_o lord_n 1._o that_o althô_o that_o temple_n be_v erect_v to_o serve_v chief_o for_o the_o ceremonial_a worship_n among_o the_o jew_n yet_o the_o build_n of_o a_o temple_n to_o god_n be_v no_o part_n of_o ceremonial_a duty_n there_o be_v always_o even_o from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n set_v and_o appoint_v place_n for_o the_o more_o solemn_a worship_n of_o god_n that_o which_o be_v command_v in_o the_o 11._o the_o deut._n twelve_o 5_o 11._o law_n concern_v this_o matter_n be_v consonant_n to_o the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o same_o that_o religion_n teach_v all_o mankind_n to_o observe_v for_o a_o main_a part_n of_o the_o external_n acknowledgement_n of_o god_n be_v by_o dedicate_a of_o altar_n and_o temple_n to_o he_o and_o by_o separate_v of_o place_n for_o his_o peculiar_a service_n the_o design_n of_o building_n a_o temple_n to_o the_o almighty_a enter_v first_o into_o king_n david_n 2._o david_n 2_o sam._n seven_o 2._o heart_n from_o a_o instinct_n and_o principle_n of_o natural_a religion_n and_o 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