Selected quad for the lemma: water_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
water_n	heaven_n	lord_n	praise_v	4,050	5	11.3032	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64422	The merchants and mariners preservation and thanksgiving. Or, Thankfulnesse returned, for mercies received Set forth in a sermon of thanksgiving, preached at S. Andrewes Undershaft, Sept. 6. 1649. To the r. worshipfull, the Comittee of Merchants, trading for the eastern India, upon a late returne of seven of their ships together. By Edvvard Terry, minister of the Word, (who was sometime in their service, there) now rector of the Church of Great-Greenford, in the county of Middlesex. Octob. 4. 1649. Imprimatur. John Downame.	Terry, Edward, 1590-1660.	1649 (1649)	Wing T780; ESTC R219187	28,101	40

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