Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	hear_v	lord_n	voice_n	5,178	5	7.5080	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47407	The breach repaired in God's worship, or, Singing of psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, proved to be an holy ordinance of Jesus Christ with an answer to all objections : as also, an examination of Mr. Isaac Marlow's two papers, one called, A discourse against singing, &c., the other, An appendix : wherein his arguments and cavils are detected and refuted / by Benjamin Keach ...	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1641 (1641)	Wing K50; ESTC R21273	133,739	273

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occasion_n extraordinary_o perform_v yet_o it_o make_v not_o against_o ordinary_a sing_v which_o be_v a_o gospel-precept_n as_o have_v be_v prove_v for_o as_o there_o be_v time_n of_o extraordinary_a prayer_n so_o of_o extraordinary_a praise_n and_o sing_v to_o jehovah_n moreover_o it_o follow_v no_o more_o that_o we_o must_v not_o sing_v at_o all_o unless_o we_o have_v a_o extrordinary_a cause_n to_o be_v merry_a or_o rejoice_v in_o god_n than_o it_o do_v follow_v we_o may_v not_o pray_v at_o all_o unless_o we_o be_v afflict_v james_n 5._o 13._o i_o shall_v now_o shut_v up_o this_o with_o three_o or_o four_o argument_n and_o proceed_v to_o the_o next_o chapter_n arg._n 1._o if_o it_o be_v never_o command_v of_o god_n nor_o the_o practice_n of_o his_o people_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n nor_o in_o the_o new_a in_o the_o ordinary_a worship_n of_o god_n for_o one_o man_n alone_o to_o sing_v by_o himself_o in_o the_o public_a congregation_n then_o for_o any_o to_o attempt_v to_o 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have_v excellent_o open_v it_o to_o be_v so_o therefore_o what_o you_o speak_v pag._n 28._o make_v against_o yourself_o for_o if_o the_o institution_n of_o sing_v which_o be_v in_o the_o levitical_a temple-worship_n be_v complete_v as_o to_o the_o antitype_n in_o the_o apostle_n day_n as_o touch_v the_o beginning_n of_o it_o and_o not_o as_o you_o imagine_v and_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o it_o be_v so_o for_o when_o the_o antitype_n be_v come_v than_o the_o shadow_n of_o aaron_n order_n and_o musical_a instrument_n flee_v away_o and_o then_o nothing_o be_v leave_v but_o sing_v with_o heart_n and_o voice_n by_o the_o spirit_n to_o the_o lord_n your_o five_o reply_n be_v to_o that_o of_o christ_n and_o his_o disciple_n sing_v of_o a_o hymn_n after_o the_o supper_n pag._n 29._o which_o you_o say_v may_v be_v no_o more_o than_o give_v of_o thanks_o or_o say_v grace_n answ_n we_o have_v answer_v this_o objection_n full_o already_o but_o by_o the_o way_n have_v it_o be_v no_o more_o 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