Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	high_a	thought_n	way_n	6,933	5	7.2447	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85551	Truths victory against heresie; all sorts comprehended under these ten mentioned: 1. Papists, 2. Familists, 3. Arrians, 4. Arminians, 5. Anabaptists, 6. Separatists, 7. Antinomists, 8. Monarchists. 9. Millenarists, 10. Independents. As also a description of the truth, the Church of Christ, her present suffering estate for a short time yet to come; and the glory that followeth at the generall resurrection. / By I.G. a faithfull lover and obeyer of the truth. Imprimatur, John Downame.	Graunt, John, of Bucklersbury.	1645 (1645)	Wing G1597; Thomason E277_7; ESTC R200005	70,586	79

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and_o outward_a christian_n yet_o in_o the_o time_n to_o come_v they_o shall_v receive_v the_o selfsame_a honour_n which_o to_o their_o lord_n alone_o and_o in_o chief_a belong_v and_o as_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o same_o honour_n with_o their_o lord_n mat._n 19_o rev._n 2._o so_o the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o be_v call_v by_o their_o title_n also_o psal._n 89._o 27._o i_o will_v make_v he_o my_o first-born_a high_a than_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o then_o he_o speak_v of_o his_o church_n vers._n 29._o his_o seed_n also_o will_v i_o make_v to_o endure_v for_o ever_o and_o his_o throne_n as_o the_o day_n of_o heaven_n where_o he_o will_v place_v his_o church_n with_o himself_o for_o evermore_o mat._n 9_o 28._o rev._n 2._o 27._o

and_o perfection_n and_o the_o stone_n that_o smite_v the_o image_n become_v a_o great_a mountain_n and_o fill_v the_o whole_a earth_n this_o be_v the_o mountain_n of_o god_n holiness_n even_o the_o great_a power_n and_o sovereign_a authority_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n before_o it_o and_o the_o text_n note_v out_o unto_o we_o three_o thing_n the_o time_n when_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o place_n where_o it_o shall_v be_v and_o the_o manner_n how_o it_o shall_v be_v the_o manner_n have_v a_o double_a consideration_n first_o the_o beginning_n and_o weakness_n of_o this_o powerful_a kingdom_n express_v as_o before_o i_o have_v declare_v in_o her_o spiritual_a estate_n of_o renovation_n or_o regeneration_n in_o these_o word_n a_o stone_n be_v cut_v out_o without_o hand_n and_o in_o this_o first_o estate_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v say_v to_o live_v and_o reign_v to_o attain_v victory_n and_o overcome_v rev._n chap._n 20._o and_o 12._o but_o this_o victory_n be_v by_o faith_n this_o overcome_v be_v by_o suffer_v they_o overcome_v he_o that_o be_v the_o dragon_n pagancy_n by_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n and_o by_o the_o word_n of_o their_o testimony_n and_o they_o love_v not_o their_o life_n unto_o death_n and_o at_o this_o battle_n the_o army_n be_v great_a on_o both_o side_n and_o the_o victory_n glorious_a on_o the_o saint_n side_n rev._n 12._o 7._o 11._o in_o the_o second_o consideration_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o church_n in_o her_o glory_n and_o perfection_n and_o to_o as_o far_o exceed_v all_o the_o monarchy_n kingdom_n and_o power_n that_o be_v before_o it_o as_o the_o body_n exceed_v the_o shadow_n the_o person_n the_o picture_n the_o circumference_n the_o centre_n the_o babylonian_a monarchy_n the_o head_n of_o gold_n be_v a_o great_a power_n thou_o o_o king_n say_v the_o prophet_n be_v a_o king_n of_o king_n for_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n have_v give_v thou_o a_o kingdom_n strength_n power_n and_o glory_n and_o 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evil_n be_v spread_v over_o all_o nation_n isa._n 25._o 7._o even_o so_o long_a death_n the_o king_n of_o fear_n the_o wage_n of_o that_o sin_n shall_v reign_v in_o it_o according_a to_o the_o scripture_n gen._n 3._o 17._o rom._n 5._o 17_o 21._o 1_o cor._n 15._o but_o when_o the_o lord_n shall_v set_v up_o his_o kingdom_n he_o will_v create_v new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n behold_v say_v he_o i_o will_v do_v it_o and_o the_o former_a shall_v not_o be_v remember_v nor_o come_v into_o mind_n but_o be_v you_o glad_a and_o rejoice_v for_o ever_o in_o that_o which_o i_o create_v for_o behold_v i_o create_v jerusalem_n a_o rejoice_v and_o her_o people_n a_o joy_n isa._n 65._o 17_o 18._o and_o the_o apostle_n by_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n say_v that_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v now_o with_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v and_o according_a to_o god_n promise_n we_o look_v that_o be_v all_o god_n saint_n for_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o 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