Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	heaven_n	saint_n	world_n	6,085	5	4.5948	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09277	Vindiciæ gratiæ. = A plea for grace More especially the grace of faith. Or, certain lectures as touching the nature and properties of grace and faith: wherein, amongst other matters of great use, the maine sinews of Arminius doctrine are cut asunder. Delivered by that late learned and godly man William Pemble, in Magdalen Hall in Oxford.	Pemble, William, 1592?-1623.; Capel, Richard, 1586-1656.	1627 (1627)	STC 19591; ESTC S114374	222,244	312

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it_o follow_v i_o be_o persuade_v that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o keep_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o thing_n wherewith_o i_o have_v entrust_v he_o or_o deliver_v up_o to_o his_o keep_n what_o be_v that_o his_o soul_n unto_o everlasting_a salvation_n wherefore_o to_o believe_v the_o promise_n be_v with_o confidence_n and_o trust_n to_o rely_v upon_o it_o rest_v our_o soul_n upon_o the_o performance_n of_o it_o which_o assent_n of_o faith_n be_v wrought_v in_o the_o soul_n in_o this_o manner_n 1_o a_o man_n be_v enlighten_v to_o see_v his_o sin_n and_o misery_n and_o therewith_o a_o utter_a impossibility_n to_o satisfy_v god_n for_o the_o one_o or_o free_v himself_o from_o the_o other_o by_o any_o power_n and_o merit_n in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n but_o only_o by_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o this_o drive_v he_o from_o seek_v help_n elsewhere_o 2_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n be_v propose_v and_o christ_n free_o offer_v unto_o he_o 3_o whence_o in_o the_o three_o 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