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	light_n	7,461	5	6.5502	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50480	En oligo christianos, the almost Christian discovered, or, The false-professor tried and cast being the substance of seven sermons, first preached at Sepulchres, London, 1661, and now at the inportunity of friends made publick / by Matthew Meade.	Mead, Matthew, 1630?-1699.	1662 (1662)	Wing M1546; ESTC R9895	121,691	343

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13.39_o mat._n 13.39_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o great_a enemy_n of_o saint_n and_o he_o envy_v the_o quiet_a and_o comfort_n that_o their_o heart_n be_v fill_v with_o when_o his_o conscience_n be_v brim_v with_o horror_n and_o terror_n and_o therefore_o though_o he_o know_v he_o can_v destroy_v their_o grace_n yet_o he_o labour_v to_o disturb_v their_o peace_n as_o the_o bless_a spirit_n of_o god_n be_v first_o a_o sanctifier_n and_o then_o a_o comforter_n work_v grace_n in_o order_n and_o peace_n so_o this_o curse_a spirit_n of_o hell_n be_v first_o a_o tempter_n and_o then_o a_o troubler_n first_o persuade_v to_o act_v sin_n and_o then_o accuse_v for_o sin_n and_o this_o be_v his_o constant_a practice_n upon_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n people_n he_o can_v endure_v that_o they_o shall_v live_v in_o the_o light_n of_o god_n countenance_n when_o himself_o be_v doom_v to_o a_o eternal_a intolerable_a darkness_n and_o thus_o you_o see_v whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v often_o under_o trouble_n and_o complaint_n all_o arise_v from_o these_o three_o spring_n of_o sin_n within_o desertion_n without_o temptation_n without_o if_o the_o saint_n can_v serve_v god_n without_o sin_v and_o enjoy_v god_n without_o withdraw_v and_o resist_v satan_n without_o yield_v they_o may_v enjoy_v peace_n and_o comfort_n without_o sorrow_v this_o must_v be_v endeavour_v constant_o here_o but_o it_o will_v never_o be_v attain_v full_o but_o in_o heaven_n but_o yet_o so_o far_o as_o grace_n be_v the_o prevail_a principle_n in_o the_o heart_n and_o so_o far_o as_o the_o power_n of_o godliness_n be_v exercise_v in_o the_o life_n so_o far_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o child_n of_o god_n be_v a_o condition_n of_o peace_n for_o it_o be_v a_o undoubted_a