Selected quad for the lemma: blood_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
blood_n	body_n	bread_n	receive_v	24,239	5	6.4071	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09465	A treatise of mans imaginations Shewing his naturall euill thoughts: His want of good thoughts: The way to reforme them. Framed and preached by M. Wil. Perkins.	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Piersonn, Thomas.	1607 (1607)	STC 19751; ESTC S100455	58,962	240

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obedience_n to_o god_n for_o the_o reformation_n of_o our_o thought_n rule_n sundry_a rule_n must_v be_v observe_v first_o that_o we_o bring_v all_o our_o thought_n into_o the_o obedience_n of_o god_n every_o man_n will_v grant_v that_o word_n and_o action_n must_v be_v in_o subjection_n but_o i_o say_v further_o every_o thought_n in_o the_o mind_n must_v be_v conceive_v in_o obedience_n to_o god_n and_o no_o otherways_o solomon_n 18._o say_v establish_v thy_o thought_n by_o counsel_n which_o may_v admit_v this_o meaning_n that_o a_o man_n must_v not_o conceive_v a_o thought_n in_o his_o mind_n unless_o he_o have_v counsel_n and_o warrant_v from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n so_o to_o think_v and_o s._n paul_n say_v 5._o the_o weapon_n of_o our_o warrefare_n speak_v of_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v not_o carnal_a but_o mighty_a through_o god_n to_o throw_v down_o hold_v cast_v down_o the_o imagination_n and_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v exalt_v against_o the_o knowledge_n of_o 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work_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o life_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o child_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o the_o reason_n in_o general_n chap._n ii_o sect._n 1_o the_o illnesse_n of_o man_n natural_a cogitation_n that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o perceive_v in_o this_o reason_n the_o state_n of_o man_n in_o respect_n of_o his_o natural_a imagination_n the_o word_n be_v more_o particular_o to_o be_v unfold_v for_o the_o imagination_n of_o man_n heart_n etc._n etc._n the_o heart_n in_o scripture_n be_v take_v sundry_a way_n sometime_o for_o that_o fleshy_a part_n of_o man_n in_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o vital_a blood_n sometime_o for_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n sometime_o for_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o sometime_o for_o the_o middle_n of_o any_o thing_n as_o ●_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o sea_n 44_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v the_o middle_a thereof_o here_o it_o be_v take_v for_o the_o understanding_n faculty_n of_o the_o 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thought_n and_o solomon_n say_v the_o thought_n of_o the_o wicked_a as_o all_o man_n be_v by_o nature_n be_v a_o abhom_n nation_n to_o the_o lord_n sect._n 2._o how_o the_o natural_a thought_n of_o man_n may_v be_v know_v see_v that_o natural_a imagination_n be_v practise_v by_o evil_a thought_n we_o must_v something_o consider_v of_o the_o natural_a thought_n of_o man_n and_o herein_o handle_v these_o two_o point_n f●rst_o whether_o the_o thought_n of_o man_n may_v be_v know_v second_o what_o the_o natural_a thought_n of_o man_n be_v for_o the_o first_o there_o be_v two_o way_n to_o know_v man_n thought_n either_o direct_o without_o mean_n or_o indirect_o by_o mean_n the_o first_o way_n be_v proper_a to_o god_n alone_o for_o no_o creature_n in_o