Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	body_n	heaven_n	soul_n	16,244	5	5.2792	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19295	The mystery of witch-craft Discouering, the truth, nature, occasions, growth and power thereof. Together with the detection and punishment of the same. As also, the seuerall stratagems of Sathan, ensnaring the poore soule by this desperate practize of annoying the bodie: with the seuerall vses therof to the Church of Christ. Very necessary for the redeeming of these atheisticall and secure times. By Thomas Cooper.	Cooper, Thomas, fl. 1626.	1617 (1617)	STC 5701; ESTC S108665	124,670	401

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shall_v not_o this_o make_v for_o the_o confirmation_n of_o our_o faith_n that_o the_o lord_n will_v tread_v satan_n utter_o ynder_n our_o foot_n chap._n ii_o first_o prove_v that_o there_o be_v witch_n and_o that_o 1_o by_o testimony_n from_o the_o word_n 2_o by_o testimony_n from_o all_o antiquity_n 3_o by_o sound_a reason_n and_o that_o draw_v first_o from_o the_o power_n justice_n and_o wisdom_n of_o the_o lord_n second_o from_o the_o pride_n and_o policy_n of_o satan_n three_o from_o the_o damnable_a estate_n and_o desperate_a condition_n and_o corruption_n of_o man_n second_o it_o reprove_v 1_o those_o that_o impute_v this_o to_o melancholy_n 2_o the_o atheist_n that_o deny_v witchcraft_n 3_o that_o will_v have_v all_o to_o be_v but_o illusion_n 4_o that_o justify_v bad_a witch_n 5_o and_o so_o answer_v to_o all_o objection_n that_o

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