Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	moon_n	star_n	sun_n	12,021	5	6.6320	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49230	Vindiciæ Evangelii, or, A vindication of the Gospel, with the establishment of the law being a reply to Mr. Steven Geree's treatise entituled, The doctrine of the Antinomians confuted : wherein he pretends to charge divers dangerous doctrines on Dr. Crisp's sermons, as anti-evangelical and antinomical / by Robert Lancaster ...	Lancaster, Robert, b. 1603 or 4.	1694 (1694)	Wing L313; ESTC R5714	69,011	72

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unto_o we_o eternal_a life_n and_o this_o life_n be_v in_o his_o son_n 1_o joh._n 5.10,11_o here_o by_o unbelief_n it_o be_v apparent_a that_o not_o only_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n but_o also_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o that_o life_n lay_v up_o for_o we_o in_o his_o son_n be_v question_v by_o he_o that_o charge_v damnation_n upon_o himself_o nay_o say_v mr._n g._n they_o do_v only_o question_v their_o own_o faith_n sure_o he_o that_o question_n his_o faith_n so_o as_o to_o charge_v damnation_n upon_o himself_o question_n the_o author_n and_o finisher_n of_o his_o faith_n for_o how_o be_v he_o the_o finisher_n of_o it_o if_o it_o fail_v even_o to_o damnation_n he_o question_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o death_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n whereby_o a_o faith_n that_o shall_v not_o fail_v be_v purchase_v phil_n 1.29_o he_o question_v the_o power_n of_o god_n which_o be_v engage_v to_o maintain_v our_o faith_n even_o unto_o salvation_n 1_o pet._n 1.5_o but_o that_o be_v unsufferable_a 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