Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	glory_n	holy_a	lord_n	10,370	5	4.2275	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29117	Elijah's epitaph and the motto of all mortalls in the other reason in the text, perswading him into a willingness to dye, in these words, I am no better then [sic] my fathers, I Kin. 19, 4 / by Thomas Bradley, D.D. one of His Late Majesties chaplains and præbendary of York, and preach't in the minster there, and in his rectory of Ackworth, 1669, Ætatis suæ, 72.	Bradley, Thomas, 1597-1670.	1670 (1670)	Wing B4131; ESTC R34264	17,583	51

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be_v blot_v out_o and_o not_o be_v find_v upon_o the_o file_n against_o you_o in_o the_o day_n of_o account_n to_o make_v your_o account_n straight_o and_o ready_a that_o when_o the_o master_n shall_v call_v for_o they_o you_o may_v give_v they_o up_o with_o joy_n to_o get_v oil_n into_o your_o lamp_n and_o your_o light_n burn_v that_o you_o may_v be_v ready_a to_o enter_v in_o with_o the_o bridegroom_n to_o purge_v yourselves_o from_o all_o filthiness_n of_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n by_o the_o sanctify_a virtue_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o get_v your_o soul_n wash_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n that_o so_o when_o they_o shall_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n by_o death_n you_o may_v with_o comfort_n and_o confidence_n commend_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o of_o the_o text_n and_o say_v lord_n take_v away_o my_o soul_n and_o he_o may_v own_v it_o and_o accept_v it_o and_o take_v it_o into_o the_o high_a heaven_n 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as_o i_o live_v psal_n 116.1_o 2._o but_o if_o god_n have_v not_o so_o answer_v in_o specie_fw-la by_o grant_v thou_o just_o the_o thing_n that_o thou_o do_v desire_v mark_v well_o if_o he_o have_v not_o commute_v with_o thou_o give_v thou_o something_o else_o in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o that_o may_v be_v to_o thou_o as_o good_a as_o it_o as_o he_o do_v to_o saint_n paul_n or_o far_o better_a as_o here_o to_o our_o prophet_n in_o the_o text_n and_o then_o if_o where_o thou_o ask_v a_o stone_n he_o give_v thou_o bread_n or_o where_o thou_o ask_v a_o scorpion_n he_o give_v thou_o a_o fish_n or_o where_o thou_o ask_v temporal_a thing_n he_o give_v thou_o spiritual_a say_v thou_o be_v no_o loser_n by_o the_o change_n though_o thou_o have_v not_o punctual_o that_o which_o thou_o do_v desire_v so_o it_o be_v here_o with_o our_o prophet_n in_o the_o text_n he_o desire_v the_o lord_n to_o take_v away_o his_o soul_n no_o say_v god_n i_o will_v not_o do_v so_o but_o i_o will_v do_v that_o 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