Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	violent_a	zeal_n	zealous_a	18	3	8.8792	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50480	En oligo christianos, the almost Christian discovered, or, The false-professor tried and cast being the substance of seven sermons, first preached at Sepulchres, London, 1661, and now at the inportunity of friends made publick / by Matthew Meade.	Mead, Matthew, 1630?-1699.	1662 (1662)	Wing M1546; ESTC R9895	121,691	343

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conversion_n beg_v of_o god_n that_o he_o will_v make_v a_o save_a change_n in_o your_o soul_n that_o you_o may_v be_v altogether_o christian_n all_o other_o change_v below_o this_o save_a change_n this_o heart-change_n make_v we_o but_o almost_o christian_n 11._o a_o man_n may_v be_v very_o zealous_a in_o the_o matter_n of_o religion_n and_o yet_o be_v but_o almost_o a_o christian_n jehu_n do_v not_o only_o serve_v god_n and_o do_v what_o he_o command_v he_o but_o be_v very_o zealous_a in_o his_o service_n 2_o king_n 10.16_o come_v with_o i_o and_o see_v my_o zeal_n for_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o yet_o in_o all_o this_o jehu_n be_v a_o very_a hypocrite_n joash_n be_v a_o great_a reformer_n in_o jehojadahs_n time_n it_o be_v say_v he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n 29.2_o 2_o chron._n 29.2_o all_o the_o day_n of_o jehojada_n the_o priest_n but_o when_o jehojadah_n die_v joash_n his_o zeal_n for_o god_n die_v with_o he_o and_o he_o become_v 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