Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	earth_n	glory_n	kingdom_n	7,618	5	5.7127	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87404	Oi eleemonez eleethesuntai, or Gods mercy for mans mercy. Opened in a sermon at the spittle, March 31. 1657. before the Right Honourable the Lord Major, the aldermen, &c. By Thomas Jacomb minister of the Gospel at S. Martins Ludgate, London.	Jacombe, Thomas, 1622-1687.	1657 (1657)	Wing J114; Thomason E912_13; ESTC R207554	30,501	46

cry_n of_o the_o poor_a he_o also_o shall_v cry_v himself_o and_o shall_v not_o be_v hear_v three_o god_n will_v return_v to_o the_o merciful_a man_n what_o he_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a he_o will_v reward_v he_o in_o kind_n that_o look_v what_o ever_o it_o be_v that_o he_o bestow_v it_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o very_a kind_n make_v up_o to_o he_o again_o many_o have_v find_v this_o to_o be_v very_o true_a 11.24_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost_n prov._n 11.24_o in_o the_o morning_n they_o have_v give_v may_v be_v five_o shilling_n and_o before_o night_n god_n have_v bring_v they_o in_o unexpected_o twenty_o for_o it_o the_o best_a way_n for_o a_o man_n to_o increase_v his_o estate_n be_v charity_n money_n here_o like_o the_o widow_n oil_n the_o more_o it_o be_v pour_v out_o the_o more_o it_o do_v increase_v there_o be_v that_o scatter_v and_o yet_o increase_v and_o there_o be_v that_o withhold_v more_o than_o be_v meet_v and_o that_o tend_v unto_o poverty_n there_o be_v a_o secret_a blessing_n upon_o the_o merciful_a that_o they_o shall_v wonderful_o prosper_v even_o in_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n thou_o shall_v sure_o give_v he_o 15.10_o deut._n 15.10_o and_o thy_o heart_n shall_v not_o be_v grieve_v when_o thou_o give_v unto_o he_o because_o that_o for_o this_o thing_n the_o lord_n thy_o god_n shall_v bless_v thou_o in_o all_o thy_o work_n and_o in_o all_o that_o thou_o put_v thy_o hand_n unto_o if_o god_n do_v not_o return_v your_o mercy_n in_o the_o very_a kind_n he_o will_v do_v it_o some_o other_o way_n the_o charitable_a man_n make_v god_n to_o be_v his_o creditor_n and_o he_o will_v sure_o pay_v what_o be_v lend_v to_o he_o a_o gift_n to_o the_o poor_a be_v a_o loan_n to_o god_n and_o he_o be_v a_o faithful_a paymaster_n 19.17_o prov._n 19.17_o he_o that_o have_v pity_n on_o the_o poor_a dare_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o which_o he_o have_v give_v will_v he_o pay_v he_o again_o and_o therefore_o say_v the_o wiseman_n cast_v thy_o 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the_o duty_n in_o hand_n upon_o you_o be_v you_o merciful_a and_o very_a merciful_a i_o beg_v mercy_n of_o you_o not_o only_o as_o you_o be_v rich_a man_n but_o as_o you_o be_v magistrate_n you_o must_v not_o only_o open_v the_o purse_n but_o also_o improve_v your_o power_n in_o a_o way_n of_o mercy_n do_v not_o mistake_v i_o i_o do_v not_o desire_v mercy_n of_o you_o for_o the_o guilty_a but_o for_o the_o needy_a i_o will_v not_o have_v you_o to_o blunt_v the_o sword_n of_o justice_n or_o to_o abate_v your_o severity_n in_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n and_o offender_n for_o here_o it_o be_v hilar._n be_v august_n veniam_fw-la prestare_fw-la illicitis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la praestare_fw-la sed_fw-la justitiam_fw-la misericordia_fw-la non_fw-la tenere_fw-la hilar._n misericordia_fw-la puniens_fw-la &_o crudelitas_fw-la parcens_fw-la there_o be_v abundance_n of_o sin_n among_o we_o which_o certain_o the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o punish_v theft_n drunkenness_n 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