Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	day_n	earth_n	father_n	6,059	5	4.4985	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90206	The world to come, or The mysterie of the resurrection opened: in a discourse at Burford in the county of Oxon, upon Acts 24.15. / By John Osborn, minister of the Gospel at Bampton in the bush. As also, in a conference between him and Richard Coppin of Westwell.	Osborne, John, lover of the truth as it is in Jesus.	1651 (1651)	Wing O526; Thomason E635_1; ESTC R206479	55,151	76

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40._o if_o it_o be_v eternal_a and_o everlasting_a and_o for_o the_o perfection_n of_o it_o require_v a_o raise_n up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n how_o be_v it_o limit_v to_o this_o life_n and_o for_o his_o assurance_n christ_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o have_v it_o already_o who_o so_o eat_v my_o flesh_n and_o drink_v my_o blood_n have_v eternal_a life_n and_o i_o will_v raise_v he_o up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n v._o 54._o he_o may_v be_v as_o sure_a of_o it_o as_o if_o he_o have_v it_o already_o or_o he_o have_v it_o begin_v in_o he_o in_o a_o way_n and_o tendency_n to_o perfection_n grace_n be_v glory_n in_o 〈◊〉_d glory_n grace_n consummate_v we_o be_v change_v from_o glory_n to_o glory_n 2_o 〈◊〉_d ult._n this_o life_n be_v begin_v but_o end_v not_o here_o it_o be_v not_o of_o the_o soul_n only_o but_o of_o the_o body_n also_o therefore_o christ_n add_v i_o will_v raise_v he_o up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n and_o of_o this_o we_o can_v miss_v for_o he_o prefix_v a_o double_a asseveration_n 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