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
A48777	The death of God's Moses's [sic] considered being the substance of a sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. Francis Johnson, minister of the gospel, sometimes fellow of All-Souls, and afterwards Master of University Colledge in Oxford, who died in London, October the 9th. 1677 / by J. Ll.	J. Ll.	1678 (1678)	Wing L2617A; ESTC R42135	17,380	24

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with_o 3._o show_v you_o the_o reason_n why_o god_n moses_n die_n last_o make_v application_n 1._o what_o god_n servant_n be_v or_o how_o man_n come_v to_o be_v so_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n two_o thing_n be_v necessary_a 1._o a_o solemn_a serious_a choose_n and_o take_v god_n for_o their_o master_n and_o resign_v up_o themselves_o to_o he_o to_o be_v his_o thorough_a faithful_a servant_n those_o who_o will_v be_v avouch_v by_o god_n to_o be_v his_o peculiar_a people_n deut._n 26.18_o and_o enjoy_v the_o performance_n of_o his_o promise_n must_v solemn_o avouch_v he_o to_o be_v their_o god_n to_o walk_v in_o his_o way_n and_o to_o keep_v his_o statute_n and_o commandment_n deut._n 26.17_o though_o they_o may_v not_o mercenary_o capitulate_v with_o he_o for_o his_o reward_n yet_o they_o may_v and_o must_v serious_o indent_v with_o he_o for_o their_o service_n cheerful_o undertake_v it_o and_o faithful_o promise_v by_o his_o assistance_n to_o do_v those_o work_n he_o be_v please_v 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