Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	eternal_a	good_a	life_n	5,074	5	4.6376	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29663	A sermon at the funeral of the Worshipful John Symonds, late of Great Yeldham in the county of Essex, Esq. preached in the parish-church of Great Yeldham aforesaid on the 24th of February, 1692, by John Brooke ... ; with a short account of his life.	Brooke, John, 1633 or 4-1716?	1693 (1693)	Wing B4906; ESTC R12467	25,737	32

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their_o life_n that_o they_o may_v die_v their_o death_n who_o will_v not_o live_v to_o christ_n now_o that_o they_o may_v die_v in_o christ_n hereafter_o bear_v his_o cross_n in_o this_o world_n that_o they_o may_v wear_v his_o crown_n in_o the_o other_o suffer_v he_o by_o his_o spirit_n and_o grace_n to_o reign_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o life_n here_o that_o they_o may_v reign_v with_o he_o in_o glory_n for_o ever_o hereafter_o methinks_v if_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o in_o a_o godly_a life_n but_o the_o great_a happiness_n which_o you_o have_v hear_v will_v attend_v those_o that_o live_v it_o after_o their_o death_n though_o there_o be_v much_o very_o much_o beside_o yet_o i_o say_v if_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o this_o every_o one_o that_o have_v but_o the_o face_n of_o a_o man_n the_o least_o spark_n of_o humane_a reason_n leave_v in_o he_o shall_v be_v in_o love_n with_o it_o shall_v hearty_o and_o solemn_o devote_v himself_o to_o it_o and_o that_o present_o too_o 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