Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	hand_n	house_n	tabernacle_n	2,823	5	9.9204	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75270	The virgin saint, or, A brief narrative of the holy life and Christian death of Mary Wilson with some memorable passages, and occasional speeches a little before her death added thereunto ; to which is also adjoyned a sermon, preached at her funeral by Mr. Geo. Nicholson, together with several consolatory letters, written by divers ministers, to her mournful father, Mr. Richard Wilson of Crosfield in Cumberland.	S. A.; Nicholson, George, ca. 1637-1697. Sermon preached at the funeral of Mrs. Mary Wilson.	1673 (1673)	Wing A28A; ESTC R42607	83,061	185

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to_o do_v and_o finish_v and_o till_o this_o be_v do_v no_o man_n be_v ready_a for_o the_o come_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v say_v of_o david_n act._n 13.46_o that_o after_o he_o have_v serve_v his_o generation_n he_o fall_v asleep_a when_o a_o man_n have_v do_v all_o his_o generation-work_n he_o be_v then_o fit_a for_o death_n and_o ready_a for_o christ_n st._n paul_n foresee_v his_o death_n have_v these_o expression_n 2_o tim._n 4.6_o 7._o i_o be_o now_o ready_a to_o be_v offer_v and_o the_o time_n of_o my_o departure_n be_v at_o hand_n i_o have_v fight_v a_o good_a fight_n i_o have_v finish_v my_o course_n i_o have_v keep_v the_o faith_n mark_n paul_n say_v he_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v offer_v as_o our_o translation_n have_v it_o though_o i_o know_v the_o greek_a word_n may_v be_v translate_v otherwise_o but_o how_o prove_v st._n paul_n that_o he_o be_v ready_a why_o for_o say_v he_o i_o have_v finish_v my_o course_n etc._n etc._n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o have_v do_v all_o 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