Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	enter_v	kingdom_n	pharisee_n	2,122	5	9.8802	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93117	Sincerity and hypocricy. Or, the sincere Christian, and hypocrite in their lively colours, standing one by the other. Very profitable for this religion professing time. / By W.S. Serjeant at Law. Together with a tract annexed to prove; that true grace doth not lye so much in the degree as in the nature of it.	Sheppard, William, d. 1675?; Barlow, Thomas, 1607-1691. Tract annexed to prove.	1658 (1658)	Wing S3210; Thomason E1822_1; ESTC R209797	215,937	433

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true_a vine_n etc._n etc._n every_o branch_n in_o i_o etc._n etc._n to_o note_v that_o the_o christian_n have_v his_o rise_n support_v growth_n and_o feed_v from_o christ_n 5._o by_o the_o strong_a foundation_n of_o a_o building_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o building_n ephes_n 2._o 20._o and_o be_v build_v upon_o the_o foundation_n etc._n etc._n jesus_n christ_n himself_o the_o chief_a corner_n stone_n etc._n etc._n in_o who_o you_o also_o be_v build_v together_o for_o a_o habitation_n by_o the_o spirit_n coll._n 2._o 7._o root_v and_o build_v up_o in_o he_o 1_o cor._n 3._o 11._o 1_o pe._n 2._o 4_o 5._o to_o note_v that_o the_o true_a christian_a as_o a_o christian_a have_v all_o his_o rise_n and_o support_v from_o christ_n 6._o by_o the_o engraft_v of_o a_o cion_n of_o a_o sprig_n in_o a_o tree_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o stock_n rom._n 6._o 5._o to_o note_v that_o all_o the_o good_a that_o come_v from_o he_o be_v from_o christ_n be_v incorporate_v into_o he_o 7._o by_o a_o lively_a 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god_n do_v not_o love_n but_o hate_v the_o hypocrite_n psal_n 5._o 5._o 11._o he_o that_o true_o though_o weak_o love_v the_o child_n of_o god_n as_o god_n child_n be_v in_o god_n and_o god_n dwell_v in_o he_o 1_o io._n 3._o 14._o and_o 4._o 7._o 16._o 12._o but_o this_o be_v not_o true_a of_o the_o hypocrite_n io._n 15._o 4_o 5_o 6._o 12._o he_o that_o have_v a_o true_a though_o but_o a_o weak_a hope_v of_o heaven_n in_o he_o be_v beget_v of_o god_n 1_o pe_n 1._o 3._o and_o do_v purify_v his_o heart_n from_o sin_n 1_o io_n 3._o 3._o but_o not_o this_o and_o the_o contrary_a of_o this_o be_v true_a of_o the_o hypocrite_n it_o be_v well_o say_v therefore_o by_o mr_n shepherd_n in_o his_o sincere_a convert_n pag._n 107._o in_o these_o word_n true_a grace_n i_o tell_v you_o be_v a_o rare_a pearl_n a_o glorious_a sun_n cloud_v from_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o but_o they_o that_o have_v it_o rev._n 2._o 17._o a_o strange_a admirable_a almighty_a work_n of_o god_n upon_o the_o soul_n which_o 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that_o the_o life_n of_o a_o christian_a be_v a_o dangerous_a and_o painful_a life_n like_v to_o the_o life_n of_o a_o soldier_n pilgrim_n traveller_n husbandman_n or_o painful_a labourer_n and_o that_o violence_n must_v be_v use_v to_o get_v into_o heaven_n or_o we_o can_v come_v there_o and_o that_o he_o that_o get_v in_o there_o must_v not_o only_o fight_v for_o it_o but_o overcome_v luke_n 3._o 24._o ephes_n 6._o 16._o and_o 1._o 19_o 2_o tim_n 4._o 7._o mat_n 11._o 12._o and_o therefore_o they_o infer_v that_o great_a measure_n of_o grace_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o a_o estate_n of_o grace_n ans_fw-fr to_o which_o we_o answer_v that_o the_o antecedent_n be_v confess_v to_o be_v true_a and_o the_o same_o be_v much_o more_o lively_o manifest_v in_o the_o weak_a then_o in_o the_o strong_a christian_a in_o he_o that_o have_v little_a then_o in_o he_o that_o have_v much_o grace_n as_o in_o the_o soldier_n husbandman_n traveller_n or_o labourer_n that_o notwithstanding_o his_o 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worthy_a of_o i_o and_o he_o that_o love_v son_n or_o daughter_n more_o than_o i_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o i_o and_o he_o that_o take_v not_o up_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v after_o i_o be_v not_o worthy_a of_o i_o luke_n 14._o 26._o if_o any_o man_n come_v to_o i_o and_o hate_v not_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n wife_n and_o child_n and_o brethren_n and_o sister_n and_o his_o own_o life_n also_o he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n ans_fw-fr to_o this_o we_o answer_v 1._o that_o many_o of_o these_o speech_n of_o christ_n be_v hyperbolical_a or_o catechresticall_a and_o may_v not_o be_v take_v according_a to_o the_o letter_n by_o any_o mean_n as_o matt._n 5._o 33._o swear_v not_o at_o all_o 39_o 40._o etc._n etc._n whosoever_o shall_v smite_v thou_o on_o the_o right_a cheek_n turn_v to_o he_o the_o other_o also_o &c_n &c_n and_o so_o here_o the_o word_n be_v not_o simple_o to_o be_v understand_v christ_n do_v not_o teach_v man_n to_o be_v unnatural_a to_o themselves_o or_o their_o 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