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	spirit_n	word_n	5,194	5	4.0899	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67828	A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor and aldermen at Guild-Hall Chappel, February 4, 1682 by Edward Young ...	Young, Edward, 1641 or 2-1705.	1683 (1683)	Wing Y67; ESTC R34113	12,981	31

pritchard_n mayor_n martis_n vi_fw-la die_v februarii_fw-la 1682._o annoque_fw-la regis_fw-la caroli_n secund_n angl._n etc._n etc._n xxxvi_o this_o court_n do_v desire_n mr._n young_a to_o print_v his_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o alderman_n at_o the_o guild-hall_n chappel_n on_o sunday_n morning_n last_o wagstaffe_n a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n mayor_z and_o aldermen_z at_o guild-hall_n chappel_n february_n 4._o 1682._o by_o edward_n young_a fellow_n of_o the_o college_n near_o winchester_n london_n print_v by_o i._n wallis_n for_o walter_n kettilby_n at_o the_o bishops-head_n in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n 1683._o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o lord_n mayor_z on_o s._n matthew_n chap._n v_o vers_fw-la 3._o bless_a be_v the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n for_o they_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n the_o christian_a state_n that_o be_v a_o holy_a life_n be_v frequent_o express_v in_o the_o scripture_n by_o the_o metaphor_n of_o a_o building_n and_o the_o metaphor_n may_v suggest_v thus_o much_o unto_o we_o that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a order_n to_o be_v observe_v in_o raise_v the_o moral_a structure_n as_o well_o as_o the_o mechanical_a there_o be_v some_o virtue_n proper_a for_o the_o foundation_n upon_o which_o all_o the_o rest_n must_v be_v build_v and_o without_o which_o they_o can_v stand_v such_o be_v all_o those_o that_o tend_v to_o the_o humble_v of_o our_o mind_n as_o a_o true_a knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o and_o a_o conviction_n of_o our_o unworthiness_n and_o a_o just_a abhorrency_n of_o our_o natural_a corrupt_a desire_n there_o be_v other_o proper_a for_o the_o superstructure_n and_o finish_n of_o the_o work_n such_o be_v all_o those_o that_o tend_v to_o the_o raise_n of_o our_o affection_n as_o love_n joy_n hope_v and_o confidence_n in_o god_n now_o whosoever_o in_o his_o building_n shall_v neglect_v this_o order_n and_o intend_v the_o raise_n of_o his_o affection_n before_o 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make_v for_o man_n for_o fancy_n pride_n where_o you_o will_v it_o be_v no_o where_o so_o improper_a no_o where_o so_o unbecoming_a as_o in_o man_n not_o because_o his_o make_n be_v only_o of_o the_o common_a clay_n neither_o temper_v nor_o figure_v nor_o tinge_v more_o elegant_o than_o that_o of_o other_o creature_n as_o infirm_a and_o putrid_a and_o contemptible_a as_o any_o of_o they_o this_o be_v but_o the_o least_o part_n of_o his_o abasement_n it_o be_v a_o small_a disgrace_n to_o his_o pedigree_n that_o corruption_n be_v his_o father_n and_o the_o worm_n his_o mother_n and_o sister_n than_o that_o sin_n be_v his_o offspring_n his_o make_n be_v but_o common_a but_o his_o depravation_n be_v whole_o singular_a he_o be_v the_o only_a evil_n disorderly_a and_o ungovernable_a creature_n in_o the_o world_n let_v the_o sea_n then_o be_v proud_a who_o wave_n know_v their_o bound_n let_v the_o beast_n be_v proud_a who_o live_v agreeable_a to_o the_o law_n of_o their_o nature_n the_o 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