Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	lord_n	name_n	praise_v	8,113	5	9.5704	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49761	An history of angells being a theologicall treatise of our communion and warre with them : handled on the 6th chapter of the Ephesians, the 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 verses / by Henry Lawrence ...; Of our communion and warre with angels	Lawrence, Henry, 1600-1664.; Milton, John, 1608-1674.	1649 (1649)	Wing L660; ESTC R12895	135,420	210

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word_n be_v that_o go_v forth_o out_o of_o my_o mouth_n it_o shall_v not_o return_v unto_o i_o void_a but_o it_o shall_v accomplish_v that_o which_o i_o please_v and_o it_o shall_v prosper_v in_o the_o thing_n where_o i_o send_v it_o there_o be_v a_o mighty_a efficacy_n in_o this_o word_n this_o lie_v as_o a_o praise_n upon_o the_o whole_a word_n of_o god_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o return_v empty_a but_o be_v like_o the_o bow_n of_o jonathan_n and_o the_o sword_n of_o saul_n isay._n 66.2_o all_o those_o thing_n have_v my_o hand_n make_v but_o to_o this_o man_n will_v i_o look_v even_o to_o