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
A93753	A sermon on 2 Cor. 2. XI.	Stafford, Richard, 1663-1703.	1698 (1698)	Wing S5131B; ESTC R42862	27,033	33

he_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v with_o god_n in_o hell_n then_o to_o be_v without_o he_o even_o i●_n heaven_n itself_o which_o be_v a_o utter_a impossibility_n but_o even_a to_o suppose_v for_o wheresoever_o god_n be_v it_o must_v be_v heaven_n and_o can_v be_v no_o hell_n in_o who_o presence_n be_v fullness_n o●_n joy_n and_o at_o who_o right_a hand_n be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o like_a as_o there_o must_v be_v of_o necessity_n light_n and_o heat_n in_o the_o place_n next_o unto_o where_o the_o sun_n shine_v i_o suppose_v that_o most_o people_n be_v bend_v for_o god_n and_o heaven_n in_o the_o general_n and_o that_o they_o have_v their_o face_n towards_o zion_n but_o i_o be_o to_o acquaint_v you_o that_o so_o far_o it_o be_v well_o but_o this_o will_v not_o bring_v you_o thither_o i_o mean_v the_o hope_n to_o go_v to_o heaven_n and_o some_o endeavour_n after_o it_o will_v not_o give_v you_o foot_v and_o possession_n in_o that_o high_a and_o lofty_a place_n the_o inhabitation_n of_o eternity_n the_o place_n where_o all_o righteousness_n and_o blessedness_n dwell_v for_o who_o be_v there_o in_o the_o general_n that_o do_v not_o hope_n to_o go_v to_o heaven_n and_o do_v not_o use_v some_o endeavour_n after_o it_o you_o shall_v hardly_o find_v one_o man_n or_o woman_n in_o twenty_o who_o if_o you_o ask_v as_o much_o they_o will_v tell_v you_o the_o same_o i_o do_v for_o my_o part_n hope_v to_o go_v heaven_n and_o so_o do_v another_o yea_o and_o a_o three_o and_o each_o do_v endeavour_n somewhat_o after_o it_o for_o this_o make_v they_o go_v to_o church_n or_o meet_v about_o once_o a_o month_n or_o once_o a_o quarter_n and_o to_o carry_v forth_o a_o indifferent_a outward_a moral_a civil_a and_o honest_a conversation_n towards_o one_o another_o for_o they_o think_v this_o enough_o to_o bring_v they_o to_o heaven_n and_o this_o be_v their_o endeavour_n after_o it_o as_o i_o just_a name_n and_o observe_v this_o unto_o you_o can_v you_o smell_v out_o a_o device_n of_o satan_n herein_o which_o may_v by_o and_o by_o a_o little_a appear_v 〈◊〉_d hereby_o he_o delude_v and_o deceive_v the_o p●●p●e_n that_o 〈◊〉_d will_v ●●●…ve_v the_o turn_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o heaven_n then_o rea●…y_o 〈…〉_o i_o have_v much_o ponder_v in_o my_o heart_n upon_o luke_n 13._o 23_o 24._o then_o say_v one_o unto_o he_o lord_n be_v there_o few_o that_o be_v save_v and_o he_o say_v unto_o they_o strive_v to_o enter_v in_o at_o the_o straight_a gate_n for_o many_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o will_v seek_v to_o enter_v in_o and_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a every_o sentence_n word_n and_o syllable_n ye●_n the_o very_a jota_n or_o point_n in_o scripture_n be_v observable_a for_o it_o will_v be_v all_o fulfil_v and_o find_v true_a in_o its_o season_n this_o i_o warn_v you_o of_o constant_o and_o behold_v i_o have_v tell_v you_o before_o in_o the_o end_n of_o time_n and_o in_o the_o latter_a day_n when_o you_o shall_v stand_v again_o on_o the_o earth_n you_o shall_v see_v it_o in_o 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