Selected quad for the lemma: word_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
word_n	heaven_n	lord_n	praise_v	2,707	5	9.4093	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85424	The mystery of dreames, historically discoursed; or A treatise; wherein is clearly discovered, the secret yet certain good or evil, the inconsidered and yet assured truth or falsity, virtue or vanity, misery or mercy, of mens differing dreames. Their distinguishing characters: the divers cases, causes, concomitants, consequences, concerning mens inmost thoughts while asleep. With severall considerable questions, objections, and answers contained therein: and other profitable truths appertaining thereunto. Are from pertinent texts plainly and fully unfolded. / By Philip Goodwin preacher of the Gospel at Watford in Hartfordshire.	Goodwin, Philip, d. 1699.	1658 (1658)	Wing G1217; Thomason E1576_1; ESTC R200931	188,817	455

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20._o for_o suedland_n r._n s●abland_n p_o 77._o l._n 6._o for_o ware_v r._n warm_v p._n 69._o l._n 19_o for_o strange_a r._n strong_a p._n 113._o l._n 15._o for_o at_o r._n in_o p._n 135._o l._n 13._o for_o provision_n r._n praevision_n p._n 163._o l._n 9_o for_o new_a r._n man_n p._n 152._o l._n 12._o for_o as_o condition_n r._n his_o condition_n p._n 242._o l._n 21._o for_o chamber_n r._n chair_n p_o 271._o l._n 21._o for_o nation_n r._n motion_n p._n 286._o l._n 28._o for_o sure_o r._n sweet_o p._n 296._o l._n 12._o at_o sleep_n make_v a_o full_a stop_n p._n 303._o l._n 13._o for_o saint_n r._n same_o p._n 304._o l._n 18._o for_o as_o r._n so_o in_o the_o same_o line_n for_o accept_v in_o r._n accept_v we_o in_o p._n 34._o l._n 16._o for_o word_n r._n wood_n with_o other_o such_o like_a in_o the_o margin_n all_o quotation_n may_v be_v manifest_a mistake_n in_o the_o mis-naming_a of_o some_o author_n and_o the_o mis-noting_a of_o some_o number_n of_o their_o page_n in_o their_o 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284._o pro_fw-la uqae_fw-la l._n quae_fw-la nec_fw-la p._n 334._o pro_fw-la aptis_fw-la parentibus_fw-la l._n apparentibus_fw-la p._n 343._o pro_fw-la dooet_n l._n doeet_a p._n 312._o pro_fw-la pretium_fw-la l._n aretium_n et_fw-la similia_fw-la and_o now_o good_a reader_n that_o good_a hand_n of_o our_o most_o gracious_a and_o all-glorious_a god_n rectify_v and_o full_o reform_v far_o worse_a error_n or_o those_o broad_a and_o black_a blemish_n find_v in_o the_o most_o lamentable_o miscarried_n leave_v of_o our_o life_n and_o our_o infinite_o good_a lord_n with_o the_o indelible_a character_n of_o his_o heavenly_a grace_n engrave_v and_o imprint_v the_o most_o precious_a and_o permanent_a truth_n upon_o the_o table_n of_o our_o heart_n unto_o his_o own_o deserve_a honour_n and_o to_o our_o eternal_a happiness_n amen_n thou_o in_o the_o lord_n p._n g._n 1657._o a_o alphabetical_a table_n or_o a_o directory_n by_o the_o order_n of_o letter_n lead_v to_o some_o chief_a thing_n find_v 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