Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	father_n	see_v	son_n	7,428	5	5.2667	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64835	Things worth thinking on, or, Helps to piety being remains of some meditations, experiences, and sentences &c. never published till now : and now are as an addition to them which were formerly made publick: together with a sermon entituled The beauty of holines / by Ralph Venning ...	Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.	1664 (1664)	Wing V227; ESTC R38004	77,776	241

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unlawfulness_n illegality_n disorder_n confusion_n filthiness_n corruption_n and_o every_o thing_n that_o admit_v of_o the_o name_n of_o bad_a and_o evil_a of_o odious_a and_o abominable_a it_o be_v good_a for_o nothing_o but_o to_o be_v hate_v scorn_a and_o put_v to_o death_n it_o be_v worse_o than_o death_n for_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o sting_v of_o it_o too_o it_o be_v worse_o than_o the_o devil_n for_o it_o be_v only_a sin_n that_o make_v angel_n devil_n so_o that_o the_o devil_n may_v call_v it_o father_n more_o than_o it_o can_v call_v the_o devil_n so_o it_o be_v not_o only_o the_o cause_n but_o the_o hell_n of_o hell_n and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o it_o be_v damnation_n to_o be_v a_o sinner_n for_o as_o such_o he_o be_v separate_v from_o god_n and_o under_o a_o curse_n and_o indeed_o sin_n and_o damnation_n have_v one_o name_n they_o be_v both_o a_o separation_n and_o departure_n from_o god_n this_o alas_o will_v you_o think_v it_o be_v 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saviour_n acknowledge_v that_o to_o weak_a and_o dim-sighted_a eye_n they_o do_v appear_v beautiful_a but_o to_o he_o who_o have_v a_o all-seeing_a eye_n they_o be_v the_o most_o errant_a hypocrite_n in_o the_o world_n a_o generation_n of_o viper_n that_o can_v not_o without_o a_o miracle_n escape_v the_o damnation_n of_o hell_n and_o therefore_o he_o tell_v his_o disciple_n and_o all_o other_o most_o assure_o matth._n 5.20_o that_o except_o their_o righteousness_n exceed_v that_o of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n they_o can_v in_o no_o case_n enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n no_o in_o no_o wise_a it_o be_v impossible_a it_o will_v be_v worth_a our_o while_n to_o take_v a_o more_o particular_a view_n of_o their_o overmuch_a or_o excessive_a and_o yet_o defective_a righteousness_n 1._o they_o be_v great_a professor_n of_o religion_n but_o be_v more_o so_o in_o word_n than_o work_v for_o though_o they_o do_v in_o word_n confess_v yet_o in_o work_n they_o do_v deny_v god_n 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liable_a to_o condemnation_n but_o to_o make_v haste_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o character_n they_o be_v much_o and_o long_a in_o prayer_n but_o though_o they_o call_v often_o on_o his_o name_n they_o depart_v not_o from_o iniquity_n but_o go_v from_o their_o prayer_n to_o their_o sin_n yea_o make_v their_o prayer_n but_o for_o their_o sin_n sake_n and_o for_o a_o pretence_n that_o they_o may_v the_o more_o glib_o swallow_v down_o and_o devour_v the_o hard_a to_o be_v digest_v widows-house_n matth._n 23._o their_o prayer_n be_v but_o a_o show_n they_o sin_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o at_o the_o cost_n and_o charge_n of_o divinity_n wretch_n that_o they_o be_v they_o do_v not_o only_o pray_v but_o fast_o too_o they_o have_v learn_v the_o art_n of_o make_v sad_a and_o sour_a face_n and_o of_o hang_v down_o the_o head_n like_o a_o bulrush_n yea_o they_o pretend_v to_o be_v so_o expert_a at_o and_o abundant_a in_o it_o as_o if_o this_o more_o than_o any_o thing_n 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that_o they_o may_v have_v a_o reward_n of_o praise_n and_o glory_n from_o man_n zealous_a they_o be_v too_o beyond_o all_o reason_n and_o religion_n for_o the_o sabbath_n but_o concern_v themselves_o more_o for_o a_o ox_n or_o a_o ass_n than_o for_o the_o health_n of_o man_n body_n or_o the_o saving-health_n of_o man_n soul_n which_o be_v a_o undeniable_a evidence_n of_o their_o hypocrisy_n luke_n 13.15_o 16_o etc._n etc._n yet_o to_o do_v they_o right_o and_o to_o give_v these_o devil_n their_o due_n they_o take_v great_a pain_n to_o make_v proselyte_n for_o they_o compass_v sea_n and_o land_n satans-walk_a as_o the_o late_a learned_a bishop_n hall_n call_v it_o on_o this_o very_a place_n and_o occasion_n not_o to_o convert_v man_n to_o god_n but_o to_o make_v a_o party_n of_o they_o to_o themselves_o and_o a_o prey_n to_o the_o devil_n and_o do_v nothing_o but_o undo_v themselves_o and_o to_o make_v their_o proselyte_n twofold_n more_o the_o child_n of_o hell_n than_o themselves_o 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