Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	father_n	house_n	mansion_n	1,843	5	11.4237	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23803	The whole duty of mourning and the great concern of preparing our selves for death, practically considered / written some years since by the author of The whole duty of man, and now published upon the sad occasion of the death of our Most Gracious Sovereign Lady Mary the II, Queen of England, &c. of blessed memory.	Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.	1695 (1695)	Wing A1194; ESTC R33068	65,567	192

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with_o god_n we_o be_v not_o only_o allow_v to_o see_v he_o but_o to_o enjoy_v he_o and_o all_o that_o we_o see_v in_o he_o by_o covenant_n he_o give_v himself_o to_o be_v our_o god_n gen._n 17.7.8_o and_o be_v our_o portion_n and_o inheritance_n psal._n 16.5_o jer._n 10.16_o lam._n 3.24_o in_o this_o promise_n be_v contain_v all_o the_o riches_n of_o glory_n and_o all_o the_o treasure_n of_o immortality_n and_o in_o all_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n there_o be_v not_o more_o comfort_n then_o that_o which_o be_v include_v in_o this_o word_n for_o what_o gift_n be_v great_a than_o god_n or_o what_o can_v be_v want_v to_o they_o that_o have_v the_o lord_n for_o their_o exceed_a great_a reward_n gen._n 15.1_o vi_o the_o comfort_n of_o this_o gift_n be_v unspeakable_a for_o the_o present_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o affliction_n but_o in_o the_o last_o period_n of_o our_o life_n then_o be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o this_o and_o the_o like_a promise_n therefore_o be_v that_o end_v ever_o 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14.26_o ix_o and_o as_o in_o soul_n so_o in_o body_n shall_v we_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o christ_n our_o vile_a body_n shall_v be_v change_v and_o fashion_v like_a unto_o his_o glorious_a body_n and_o this_o according_a to_o the_o work_n whereby_o he_o be_v able_a to_o subdue_v all_o thing_n unto_o himself_o phil._n 3.21_o that_o be_v as_o effectual_o and_o comfortable_o as_o a_o almighty_a power_n be_v able_a to_o bring_v to_o pass_v and_o therefore_o as_o in_o the_o transfiguration_n of_o christ_n his_o face_n do_v shine_v as_o the_o sun_n mat._n 17.2_o even_o so_o shall_v the_o righteous_a shine_n forth_o as_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o their_o father_n mat._n 13.43_o as_o the_o raiment_n of_o christ_n through_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o body_n do_v shine_v as_o the_o transparen_a light_n and_o be_v exceed_o white_a as_o snow_n mark_n 9.3_o and_o withal_o white_a and_o glister_a luke_n 9.29_o so_o the_o whole_a person_n of_o the_o righteous_a make_v white_a than_o 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