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	lord_n	son_n	11,727	5	5.1360	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A21061	A treatise of patience. Written by Father Francis Arias, of the Society of Iesus, in his second part of the Imitatio[n] of Christ our Lord. Translated into English	Arias, Francisco.; Tobie, Matthew, Sir, 1577-1655.	1630 (1630)	STC 743; ESTC S115340	63,854	238

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salvation_n &_o eternal_a life_n they_o be_v please_v to_o god_n by_o their_o good_a work_n and_o he_o will_v never_o abandon_v or_o forsake_v they_o for_o thus_o have_v he_o promise_v to_o such_o as_o with_o love_n persevere_v in_o his_o service_n say_v to_o every_o one_o of_o they_o as_o he_o say_v josue_n 1._o and_o heb._n 13._o i_o will_v not_o forsake_v thou_o nor_o take_v my_o hand_n off_o from_o thy_o defence_n the_o xii_o chapter_n of_o the_o necessity_n and_o fruit_n of_o patience_n and_o how_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o elect_a and_o predestinate_v of_o god_n by_o many_o way_n do_v christ_n our_o lord_n declare_v the_o great_a fruit_n and_o merit_n of_o patience_n in_o his_o holy_a gospel_n first_o by_o have_v ordain_v that_o tribulation_n and_o adversity_n shall_v be_v the_o way_n to_o heaven_n which_o can_v be_v well_o bear_v and_o without_o disaduamtage_n to_o the_o soul_n but_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o patience_n this_o ordination_n of_o his_o do_v he_o discover_v 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it_o in_o this_o manner_n in_o the_o interior_a part_n of_o his_o hart_n o_o most_o happy_a cross_n how_o long_o be_v it_o since_o i_o have_v love_v &_o desire_v thou_o it_o be_v now_o three_o and_o thirty_o year_n since_o i_o live_v enamour_v of_o thou_o and_o i_o all_o enkindle_v with_o the_o flame_n of_o this_o desire_n and_o love_n to_o see_v myself_o conjoin_v to_o thou_o o_o thou_o most_o precious_a wood_n whereupon_o the_o just_a price_n for_o sin_n shall_v be_v pay_v and_o the_o divine_a justice_n shall_v remain_v full_o satisfy_v and_o my_o father_n shall_v be_v perfect_o glorify_v and_o man_n shall_v be_v save_v &_o free_v from_o sin_n and_o death_n and_o eternal_a damnation_n &_o shall_v make_v his_o entry_n into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n o_o with_o how_o good_a a_o will_v i_o suffer_v myself_o to_o be_v nail_v to_o thou_o and_o will_v so_o continue_v upon_o thou_o till_o i_o leave_v to_o live_v and_o because_o the_o affection_n and_o desire_v which_o christ_n our_o lord_n have_v to_o suffer_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o unspeakable_a patience_n wherewith_o he_o endure_v all_o the_o sorrow_n and_o torment_n of_o the_o cross_n let_v we_o consider_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o gospel_n wherein_o he_o declare_v the_o frank_a will_n &_o desire_v which_o he_o have_v to_o suffer_v and_o wherewith_o he_o offer_v himself_o to_o his_o passion_n and_o death_n he_o discover_v this_o his_o pleasure_n in_o that_o he_o manifest_v and_o declare_v many_o time_n and_o in_o particular_a manner_n to_o his_o disciple_n how_o he_o be_v to_o suffer_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o torment_n &_o kind_n of_o death_n which_o he_o be_v to_o suffer_v once_o he_o say_v thus_o to_o they_o matt._n 16._o it_o be_v fit_a that_o i_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n and_o that_o i_o suffer_v many_o torment_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n and_o chief_a priest_n and_o that_o i_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o they_o and_o saint_n peter_n persuade_v he_o not_o to_o 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