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	new_a	old_a	10,166	5	6.7627	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44571	The vnrighteovs Mammon exchanged for the true riches or A sermon, preached at the funeral of William Adams Esq; in the parish church of St. Lawrence Iury on Tuesday. Septemb. 3. 1661. By Thomas Horton. D.D.	Horton, Thomas, d. 1673.	1661 (1661)	Wing H2883; ESTC R213856	28,717	49

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this_o earthly_a tabernacle_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v we_o may_v have_v as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o himself_o in_o the_o place_n before_o cite_v a_o house_n in_o the_o heaven_n we_o see_v how_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o every_o man_n as_o to_o the_o affair_n of_o this_o present_a life_n when_o he_o think_v he_o shall_v be_v turn_v out_o of_o one_o dwelling_n to_o provide_v himself_o what_o he_o can_v of_o another_o no_o man_n will_v willing_o lie_v in_o the_o street_n but_o have_v a_o place_n whereto_o he_o may_v retire_v for_o his_o habitation_n and_o why_o shall_v we_o not_o then_o be_v as_o wise_a and_o provident_a as_o to_o our_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a condition_n belove_a the_o world_n will_v one_o day_n turn_v we_o all_o out_o of_o door_n and_o whither_o then_o and_o whither_o then_o quae_fw-la tunc_fw-la abibis_fw-la in_o loca_fw-la oh_o it_o will_v be_v a_o miserable_a thing_n with_o that_o emperor_n adrian_n know_v whether_o to_o be_v destitute_a and_o to_o 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twofold_a consideration_n the_o one_o be_v the_o difficulty_n of_o obtain_v and_o the_o other_o be_v the_o sadness_n of_o miscarry_v which_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o in_o they_o than_o in_o any_o other_o first_o from_o the_o difficulty_n of_o obtain_v our_o saviour_n have_v give_v notice_n of_o it_o that_o it_o be_v hard_o for_o a_o rich_a man_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o in_o deed_n so_o it_o be_v in_o regard_n of_o those_o manifold_a block_n and_o inpediment_n which_o lie_v in_o his_o way_n which_o we_o speak_v of_o before_o this_o if_o it_o do_v not_o take_v off_o our_o mind_n from_o look_v after_o riches_n as_o it_o seldom_o do_v yet_o at_o least_o it_o shall_v stir_v up_o our_o mind_n to_o be_v more_o watchful_a over_o ourselves_o in_o they_o and_o more_o active_a in_o the_o pursuit_n of_o heaven_n second_o from_o the_o sadness_n of_o the_o miscarriage_n the_o better_a that_o man_n have_v live_v in_o this_o world_n the_o more_o tedious_a will_v it_o 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inquiry_n viz._n the_o reason_n of_o the_o denomination_n why_o riches_n be_v here_o style_v by_o our_o bless_a saviour_n the_o riches_n of_o iniquity_n or_o the_o mammon_n of_o unrighteousness_n the_o second_o be_v the_o force_n of_o the_o improvement_n how_o this_o mammon_n of_o unrighteousness_n prove_v so_o available_a &_o efficacious_a to_o the_o make_n of_o friend_n or_o be_v require_v so_o to_o do_v as_o be_v here_o employ_v where_o before_o we_o go_v any_o further_a we_o must_v remove_v a_o difficulty_n and_o objection_n which_o lie_v in_o our_o way_n it_o may_v seem_v by_o what_o be_v here_o express_v as_o if_o our_o saviour_n in_o some_o sort_n do_v approve_v of_o riches_n unlawful_o get_v or_o unlawful_o possess_v because_o without_o any_o further_a taxation_n or_o censure_v upon_o they_o but_o only_o name_v they_o he_o do_v advise_v the_o person_n he_o speak_v to_o that_o they_o will_v make_v themselves_o friend_n of_o they_o and_o so_o thereby_o as_o it_o be_v make_v 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in_o transcendence_n he_o think_v it_o a_o very_a equal_a thing_n that_o those_o who_o have_v sow_v carnal_o shall_v reap_v spiritual_n which_o therefore_o he_o endeavour_v as_o he_o be_v able_a to_o repay_v they_o withal_o this_o be_v the_o poor_a christian_n both_o duty_n and_o likewise_o disposition_n but_o second_o here_o be_v also_o the_o rich_a man_n privilege_n and_o concernment_n that_o he_o may_v have_v friend_n by_o such_o mean_n as_o these_o this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o gregory_n nazianzene_n call_v it_o the_o most_o compendious_a way_n to_o salvation_n and_o the_o easy_a ascent_n to_o heaven_n not_o that_o this_o do_v exclude_v their_o own_o endeavour_n as_o to_o the_o way_n of_o piety_n which_o be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o with_o the_o other_o as_o we_o shall_v hear_v more_o anon_o indeed_o there_o be_v some_o now_o and_o then_o who_o be_v ready_a to_o exclude_v it_o and_o to_o rest_v only_o upon_o the_o interest_n which_o they_o have_v either_o in_o the_o 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