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
A45868	A sermon preached at the assizes held in Warwick, August the first, 1681 by John Inett ...	Inett, John, 1647-1717.	1681 (1681)	Wing I159; ESTC R9088	12,154	33

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