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	prophesy_v	2,061	5	11.1866	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61648	The best interest, or, A treatise of a saving interest in Christ wherein is shewn how a man may know that he hath a saving interst in Christ, how they that have not yet an interest in Christ may get a saving interest in him ... with several other practical cases / by Owen Stockton ...	Stockton, Owen, 1630-1680.	1682 (1682)	Wing S5696; ESTC R37593	197,314	400

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21._o the_o redeemer_n shall_v come_v to_o he_o and_o unto_o they_o that_o turn_v from_o transgression_n in_o jacob._n as_o for_o i_o this_o be_v my_o covenant_n with_o they_o see_v here_o with_o who_o god_n make_v his_o covenant_n his_o covenant_n be_v with_o they_o that_o turn_v from_o transgression_n in_o jacob._n and_o when_o he_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o we_o his_o covenant_n be_v to_o give_v we_o grace_n and_o glory_n and_o to_o withhold_v no_o good_a thing_n from_o we_o 5._o if_o we_o will_v forsake_v our_o sin_n the_o lord_n will_v save_v we_o from_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n for_o ever_o and_o give_v to_o we_o his_o heavenly_a kingdom_n job_n 33_o 27_o 28._o he_o look_v upon_o i_o and_o if_o any_o say_v i_o have_v sin_v and_o pervert_v that_o which_o be_v right_a and_o it_o profit_v i_o not_o he_o will_v deliver_v his_o soul_n from_o go_v down_o into_o the_o pit_n and_o his_o life_n shall_v see_v the_o light_n what_o be_v there_o in_o sin_n that_o we_o shall_v refuse_v 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of_o all_o acceptation_n that_o christ_n jesus_n come_v into_o the_o world_n to_o save_v sinner_n of_o who_o i_o be_o chief_a luk._n 19.10_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v come_v to_o seek_v and_o save_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v hos_fw-la 13.9_o o_o israel_n thou_o have_v destroy_v thyself_o but_o in_o i_o be_v thy_o help_n there_o be_v help_n in_o christ_n not_o only_o for_o such_o as_o have_v hurt_v themselves_o for_o such_o as_o have_v wound_v sore_o wound_v themselves_o but_o for_o such_o as_o have_v destroy_v they_o yea_o though_o they_o be_v israelite_n which_o be_v a_o aggravation_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o misery_n for_o its_o worse_a for_o a_o israelite_n then_o for_o a_o moabite_n or_o a_o egyptian_a to_o destroy_v himself_o here_o be_v the_o extremity_n of_o misery_n destruction_n and_o the_o height_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o his_o own_o destruction_n yet_o there_o be_v help_v in_o christ_n for_o such_o as_o be_v undo_v destroy_v 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himself_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v i_o luk._n 14.33_o so_o likewise_o whosoever_o he_o be_v of_o you_o that_o forsake_v not_o all_o that_o he_o have_v can_v be_v my_o disciple_n and_o ver_fw-la 26._o if_o any_o man_n come_v to_o i_o and_o hate_v not_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o wife_n and_o child_n and_o brethren_n and_o sister_n yea_o and_o his_o own_o life_n also_o he_o can_v be_v my_o disciple_n hate_v be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v absolute_o but_o comparative_o for_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o hate_v father_n or_o mother_n or_o brother_n he_o that_o hate_v his_o brother_n be_v a_o murderer_n but_o hate_v be_v less_o

and_o converse_v with_o angel_n do_v not_o can_v not_o satisfy_v she_o as_o long_o as_o she_o want_v christ_n 7._o we_o may_v know_v that_o we_o be_v christ_n when_o we_o make_v it_o our_o great_a care_n to_o live_v and_o die_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o they_o be_v most_o certain_o the_o lord_n that_o live_v and_o die_v to_o the_o lord_n rom._n 14.7_o 8._o for_o none_o of_o we_o live_v to_o himself_o and_o no_o man_n die_v to_o himself_o for_o whether_o we_o live_v we_o live_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o whether_o we_o die_v we_o die_v unto_o the_o lord_n whether_o we_o live_v therefore_o or_o die_v we_o be_v the_o lord_n but_o when_o may_v we_o be_v say_v to_o live_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o die_v unto_o the_o lord_n a._n 1._o when_o we_o do_v not_o live_v according_a to_o our_o own_o mind_n and_o our_o own_o will_n but_o we_o frame_v our_o life_n by_o the_o will_n of_o god_n reveal_v in_o his_o word_n 1_o pet._n 4.2_o that_o he_o no_o long_o shall_v live_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o 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