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	jesus_n	lord_n	13,157	5	3.6456	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10037	Duties of communicants, or a treatise, teaching such as purpose to receiue the sacrament of the Lords Supper how they may rightly carrie themselues, before, in, and after the action of receiuing. By R: Preston, preacher of Gods Word at Rushden in Northampton-shire.	Preston, Richard, d. ca. 1624.	1621 (1621)	STC 20284; ESTC S100877	48,394	185

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it_o turn_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n into_o curse_n because_o the_o gentile_n be_v unthankful_a 3.2_o rom._n 1.21.22_o 2_o tim._n 3.2_o the_o lord_n infatuate_v their_o understanding_n it_o be_v a_o sin_n most_o hateful_a to_o man_n say_v he_o be_v ungrateful_a publianus_n ingratum_fw-la dixeris_fw-la omne_fw-la dixeris_fw-la minus_n publianus_n and_o thou_o may_v well_o say_v he_o be_v every_o way_n faulty_a if_o we_o respect_v god_n commandment_n that_o command_v we_o to_o be_v thankful_a in_o all_o thing_n or_o the_o practice_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o disciple_n that_o after_o the_o receipt_n of_o this_o sacrament_n give_v thanks_n or_o the_o love_n of_o god_n that_o ought_v to_o move_v we_o to_o thankfulness_n or_o the_o seal_n of_o our_o pardon_n which_o minister_v matter_n of_o thankfulness_n or_o the_o fellowship_n we_o have_v with_o christ_n and_o believer_n which_o urge_v we_o to_o be_v thankful_a let_v we_o then_o testify_v our_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n with_o the_o 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