Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	lay_v	rust_n	treasure_n	1,907	5	9.8005	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33349	Three practical essays ... containing instructions for a holy life, with earnest exhortations, especially to young persons, drawn from the consideration of the severity of the discipline of the primitive church / by Samuel Clark ...; Whole duty of a Christian	Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.	1699 (1699)	Wing C4561; ESTC R11363	120,109	256

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than_o riches_n and_o great_a prosperity_n have_v to_o supplant_v they_o insensible_o and_o to_o entice_v they_o from_o it_o riches_n and_o prosperity_n do_v by_o degree_n soften_v and_o debase_v man_n mind_n they_o do_v as_o it_o be_v tie_v man_n down_o and_o fasten_v their_o affection_n to_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o present_a world_n they_o sensualize_v man_n thought_n and_o providentiâ_fw-la divert_v they_o from_o take_v any_o pleasure_n in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o spiritual_a and_o divine_a thing_n in_o a_o word_n they_o ply_v man_n so_o constant_o with_o fresh_a bait_n and_o temptation_n and_o be_v so_o continual_o press_v they_o to_o satisfy_v their_o sensual_a appetite_n that_o without_o a_o very_a great_a measure_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n and_o a_o extraordinary_a degree_n of_o temperance_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n man_n mind_n be_v not_o able_a to_o keep_v itself_o free_a from_o the_o service_n of_o so_o entice_a a_o master_n 16._o and_o this_o i_o take_v 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