Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	body_n	earth_n	soul_n	16,341	5	5.1635	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80511	The Anabaptist washt and washt, and shrunk in the washing: or, A scholasticall discussion of the much-agitated controversie concerning infant-baptism; occasiond by a publike disputation, before a great assembly of ministers, and other persons of worth, in the Church of Newport-Pagnall, betwixt Mr Gibs minister there, and the author, Rich. Carpenter, Independent. Wherin also, the author occasionally, declares his judgement concerning the Papists; and afterwards, concerning Episcopacy.	Carpenter, Richard, d. 1670?	1653 (1653)	Wing C618; Thomason E1484_1; ESTC R208758	176,188	502

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reprehend_v they_o that_o be_v inordinate_a or_o disorderly_a and_o selah_n just_o take_v up_o the_o middle_a place_n in_o the_o prophet_n for_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o high_a meditation_n and_o therefore_o the_o singer_n in_o the_o temple_n stay_v upon_o the_o word_n by_o quaver_v it_o that_o they_o and_o the_o hearer_n may_v there_o meditate_v or_o if_o we_o take_v up_o the_o word_n from_o a_o root_n signify_v lexico_fw-la marinus_n in_o lexico_fw-la exaltavit_fw-la elevavit_fw-la he_o have_v lift_v up_o because_o in_o the_o sentence_n to_o which_o selah_n be_v add_v the_o singer_n exalt_v and_o lift_v up_o their_o voice_n i_o shall_v exalt_v and_o lift_v up_o my_o voice_n and_o heart_n and_o sing_v to_o god_n in_o who_o i_o rejoice_v and_o triumph_n the_o music_n answer_v to_o i_o many_o there_o be_v which_o say_v of_o my_o soul_n etc._n etc._n and_o recover_v my_o spirit_n and_o sing_v a_o new_a song_n my_o eye_n be_v fix_v upon_o heaven_n by_o this_o i_o 11._o psal_n 41._o 11._o know_v that_o thou_o favour_v i_o because_o my_o enemy_n do_v not_o triumph_n over_o i_o yea_o sing_v it_o over_o again_o in_o the_o vulgar_a interpretation_n in_o hoc_fw-la cognovi_fw-la vulgat_fw-la interp._n vulgat_fw-la quoniam_fw-la voluisti_fw-la i_o etc._n etc._n in_o this_o i_o know_v that_o thou_o have_v will_v i_o with_o a_o good_a and_o bene_fw-la volent_fw-la will_n towards_o i_o etc._n etc._n the_o proud_a boaster_n be_v throw_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o god_n have_v wrought_v a_o change_n let_v there_o be_v therefore_o a_o change_n of_o the_o song_n and_o a_o interchange_n in_o the_o sing_v as_o there_o be_v among_o the_o jew_n which_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o selah_n be_v translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o septuagint_n symmachus_n and_o theodotion_n 〈◊〉_d vide_fw-la s._n hieron_n in_o hab._n 3._o 3_o sept._n sym._n theodo●_n in_o psalmis_fw-la suid._n in_o voce_fw-mi 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o suidas_n interpret_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vicissitudinem_fw-la canendi_fw-la the_o vicissitude_n of_o sing_v and_o right_o may_v i_o sing_v and_o rejoice_v in_o spirit_n because_o have_v god_n lay_v i_o under_o this_o man_n of_o the_o tub_n it_o have_v beget_v such_o a_o festival_n day_n and_o rejoice_v in_o the_o flesh_n among_o his_o brethren_n and_o sister_n that_o the_o very_a barn-bird_n of_o the_o night_n will_v have_v come_v abroad_o in_o the_o day_n and_o sing_v to_o they_o in_o their_o merry_a cup_n hoop-holiday_n but_o as_o when_o the_o sun_n rise_v here_o the_o earth_n be_v fair_o show_v while_o the_o star_n be_v hide_v from_o we_o and_o in_o the_o set_n of_o the_o sun_n when_o the_o earth_n be_v hide_v the_o star_n appear_v to_o we_o so_o let_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n speak_v peace_n to_o my_o soul_n in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o saint_n howsoever_o these_o dismal_a people_n upon_o earth_n shall_v noise_n it_o in_o my_o ear_n chap._n ci._n yet_o i_o shall_v never_o desire_v to_o triumph_n over_o 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