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	lord_n	people_n	12,806	5	4.8192	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04503	An excellent treatise touching the restoring againe of him that is fallen written by the worthy, Saint Chrysostome to Theodorus a friend of his, who by leud liuing, was fallen from the Gospell; fit to read for reclaiming their hearts which are in like case. Englished (out of an auncient Latin translation, written in velume) by R.W. With an annexed epistle of comfort from one friend to another, wherin the Anabaptists error of desperation is briefly confuted, and the sinne against the holy Ghost plainly declared.	John Chrysostom, Saint, d. 407.; Cottesford, Thomas. Epistle of comfort.; Wolcomb, Robert, b. 1567 or 8.	1609 (1609)	STC 14631; ESTC S121653	61,720	216

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servant_n will_v it_o not_o pinch_v we_o more_o than_o any_o pain_n but_o peradventure_o thou_o say_v it_o will_v suffice_v we_o to_o escape_v hell_n albeit_o we_o be_v not_o think_v worthy_a of_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o king_n what_o more_o unhappy_a and_o wretched_a soul_n be_v there_o than_o to_o which_o this_o be_v sufficient_a suppose_v thou_o that_o the_o king_n whereof_o we_o speak_v shall_v come_v to_o judge_v the_o earth_n carry_v in_o chariot_n of_o mule_n or_o in_o gild_a wagon_n or_o with_o the_o terrible_a power_n of_o a_o diadem_n nay_o harken_v how_o the_o prophet_n foretell_v as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v declare_v to_o man_n the_o come_n of_o christ_n one_o of_o they_o say_v thus_o our_o god_n shall_v come_v 50.3_o psal_n 50.3_o and_o shall_v not_o keep_v silence_n a_o fire_n shall_v devour_v before_o he_o and_o a_o mighty_a tempest_n shall_v be_v move_v round_o about_o he_o he_o shall_v call_v the_o heaven_n above_o and_o the_o earth_n to_o judge_v his_o people_n and_o 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