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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61377	The mystical union of believers with Christ, or, A treatise wherein that great mystery and priviledge of the saints union with the Son of God is opened in the nature, properties, and necessity of it, the way how it is wrought, and the principal Scripture-similitudes whereby it is illustrated, together with a practical application of the whole / by Rowland Stedman ...	Stedman, Rowland, 1630?-1673.	1668 (1668)	Wing S5375; ESTC R22384	295,630	498

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tend_v to_o desperation_n i_o pray_v mind_n it_o sir_n poor_a ignorant_a people_n be_v very_o much_o delude_v in_o this_o particular_a when_o they_o hear_v doctrine_n of_o wrath_n and_o judgement_n to_o come_v and_o everlasting_a destruction_n prepare_v for_o the_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n they_o present_o cry_v out_o against_o the_o minister_n these_o be_v preacher_n of_o damnation_n they_o will_v drive_v we_o to_o despair_v nay_o but_o o_o vain_a man_n those_o doctrine_n tend_v to_o show_v you_o the_o necessity_n of_o christ_n and_o get_v a_o interest_n in_o he_o and_o to_o cause_v you_o to_o despair_v in_o yourselves_o which_o be_v a_o good_a step_n to_o salvation_n it_o be_v rebel_n against_o the_o light_n and_o sin_v against_o knowledge_n which_o make_v way_n for_o damnable_a despair_n what_o make_v cain_n despair_n but_o because_o he_o have_v wicked_o and_o wilful_o depart_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o trample_v the_o commandment_n under_o his_o foot_n what_o bring_v judas_n to_o despair_v but_o force_v down_o the_o dictate_v of_o his_o own_o light_n and_o conscience_n and_o you_o read_v of_o the_o people_n in_o isaiah_n they_o roar_v like_o bear_n in_o the_o agony_n of_o their_o ipirit_n because_o they_o have_v go_v on_o to_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n isa_n 59.10_o 11_o 12._o 5._o but_o then_o in_o the_o last_o place_n there_o be_v four_o case_n wherein_o i_o will_v quicken_v you_o to_o despair_v and_o to_o press_v such_o argument_n upon_o your_o heart_n as_o may_v be_v influential_a to_o incline_v you_o thereunto_o and_o without_o such_o kind_n of_o despair_v you_o will_v never_o effectual_o mind_v the_o work_n out_o your_o salvation_n 1._o you_o must_v despair_v of_o ever_o come_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n hereafter_o unless_o