Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	able_a	lord_n	zion_n	52	3	9.2779	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04886	No power but of God, and yet a power in every creature, or, A word in season, to all men not void of grace, or deprived of reason wherein is held forth that the Almighty God is not wanting to us in impowering of us, but we are wanting to him, in not improving our talent for him ... / by Robert Purnel.	Purnell, Robert, d. 1666.	1651 (1651)	Wing P4238A; ESTC R187132	119,586	280

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2_o pet._n 1._o 13._o yea_o i_o think_v it_o meet_v as_o long_o as_o i_o 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o tabernacle_n to_o stir_v you_o up_o by_o put_v you_o remembrance_n etc._n etc._n 2_o pet._n 3._o 1._o this_o epistle_n 〈◊〉_d love_v i_o now_o write_v unto_o you_o in_o which_o i_o sti●●_n up_o your_o pure_a mind_n by_o way_n of_o remembrance_n &_o ●…_n heb._n 3._o 13._o but_o exhort_v one_o another_o daily_a whil●…_n be_v call_v to_o day_n lest_o any_o of_o you_o be_v harden_v thro●…_n the_o deceitfulness_n of_o sin_n heb._n 10._o 24._o let_v we_o 〈◊〉_d cider_n one_o another_o to_o provoke_v one_o another_o to_o l●●_n and_o good_a work_n 1_o cor._n 4._o 16._o wherefore_o i_o seech_v you_o be_v you_o follower_n of_o i_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 15._o 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o which_o call_v you_o be_v holy_a so_o be_v you_o holy_a in_o manner_n of_o conversation_n 2_o tim._n 2._o 19_o let_v e●●●_n one_o that_o name_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n depart_v fr●●_n iniquity_n ephes_n 4._o 22._o that_o you_o put_v 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thou_o a●●_n not_o to_o fail_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o for_o i_o d●…_n know_v no_o precept_n but_o have_v its_o promis●…_n though_o not_o always_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n 〈◊〉_d verse_n 4._o for_o our_o more_o careful_a practise_v 〈◊〉_d ●●g_n and_o observe_v all_o the_o command_n of_o our_o god_n consider_v these_o three_o thing_n 1._o as_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o enable_v thou_o 2._o so_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o reward_v thou_o ●…or_n do_v thy_o duty_n so_o that_o to_o every_o pre●●pt_n there_o be_v two_o promise_n the_o one_o to_o en●●le_v thou_o the_o other_o to_o reward_v thou_o and_o ●…oth_v to_o encourage_v thou_o 3._o and_o in_o case_n of_o slothfulness_n and_o neg●…gence_n in_o leave_v undo_v what_o we_o ought_v ●…nd_v may_v have_v do_v 1._o the_o lord_n complain_v on_o we_o 2._o he_o exhort_v we_o be_v not_o slothful_a in_o business_n ●●t_n servant_n in_o spirit_n serve_v the_o lord_n 3._o he_o threaten_v we_o say_v because_o i_o have_v ●●lled_v and_o you_o 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this_o giust_n all_o diligence_n add_v to_o your_o faith_n virtue_n and_o 〈◊〉_d virtue_n knowledge_n and_o to_o knowledge_n temperance_n and_o to_o temperance_n patience_n and_o to_o patience_n godliness_n and_o to_o godliness_n brotherly_a kindness_n and_o t●…_n brotherly_a kindness_n charity_n for_o if_o these_o thing_n b●…_n in_o you_o and_o abound_v they_o make_v you_o that_o you_o sha●●_n neither_o be_v barren_a nor_o unfruitful_a in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n but_o he_o that_o lack_v the●●_n thing_n be_v blind_a and_o can_v see_v afar_o off_o wherefor●…_n give_v all_o diligence_n to_o make_v your_o call_n and_o elect●●_n sure_a for_o so_o a_o entrance_n shall_v be_v minister_v unto_o yo●…_n abundant_o into_o the_o everlasting_a kingdom_n of_o 〈◊〉_d lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n wherefore_o i_o will_v employ_v my_o power_n say_v peter_n vers_n 12._o i_o will_v not_o be_v negligen_n 〈◊〉_d put_v you_o always_o in_o remembrance_n of_o these_o 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do_v ●…othing_n but_o i_o do_v not_o see_v on_o the_o other_o and_o that_o i_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n through_o ●…hrist_n enable_v i_o it_o be_v a_o bless_a thing_n to_o improve_v the_o power_n ●●ceived_v in_o make_v use_n of_o the_o present_a op●…ortunity_n and_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a case_n to_o ●…eglect_v it_o 1._o because_o it_o may_v be_v thou_o may_v not_o ●…ave_v another_o opportunity_n prov._n 1._o 24._o 26._o ●…at_fw-la 23._o 37_o 38._o 2._o because_o if_o he_o give_v another_o opportu●…ity_n thou_o be_v not_o sure_a to_o live_v to_o see_v it_o 3._o because_o if_o he_o do_v give_v another_o op●…ortunity_n and_o thou_o live_v to_o see_v it_o yet_o thou_o ●…aving_v slight_v the_o spirit_n at_o first_o thou_o be_v most_o like_a to_o do_v so_o still_o heb._n 3._o 13._o act._n 7._o 51._o 〈◊〉_d tim._n 3._o 8._o 4._o because_o if_o the_o lord_n do_v give_v thou_o an●…ther_o opportunity_n and_o thou_o live_v to_o see_v it_o ●…nd_v embrace_v it_o yet_o thou_o have_v hinder_v 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