Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	acceptable_a	sin_n	zion_n	27	3	9.5731	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56905	Synodicon in Gallia reformata, or, The acts, decisions, decrees, and canons of those famous national councils of the reformed churches in France being I. a most faithful and impartial history of the rise, growth, perfection and decay of the reformation in that kingdom, with its fatal catastrophe upon the revocation of the Edict of Nants in the year 1685 : II. the confession of faith and discipline of those churches : III. a collection of speeches, letters, sacred politicks, cases of conscience, and controversies in divinity, determined and resolved by those grave assemblies : IV. many excellent expedients for preventing and healing schisms in the churches and for re-uniting the dismembred body of divided Protestants : V. the laws, government, and maintenance of their colleges, universities and ministers, together with their exercise of discipline upon delinquent ministers and church-members : VI. a record of very many illustrious events of divine providence relating to those churches : the whole collected and composed out of original manuscript acts of those renowned synods : a work never be extant in any language.	Quick, John, 1636-1706.; Eglises réformées de France.	1692 (1692)	Wing Q209; ESTC R10251	1,424,843	1,304

all_o in_o all_o produce_v in_o man_n a_o will_v to_o believe_v and_o the_o act_n of_o believe_v also_o canon_n xv._o god_n do_v not_o owe_v this_o grace_n unto_o any_o person_n for_o how_o shall_v god_n be_v indebt_v unto_o he_o who_o can_v do_v nothing_o he_o that_o be_v first_o have_v something_o that_o may_v be_v repay_v he_o again_o but_o what_o can_v he_o owe_v unto_o he_o who_o have_v nothing_o of_o his_o own_o but_o sin_n and_o lie_n he_o then_o who_o have_v receive_v this_o grace_n from_o god_n shall_v yield_v everlasting_a thanks_o unto_o god_n and_o in_o truth_n he_o be_v thankful_a he_o who_o have_v not_o receive_v it_o or_o who_o care_v not_o for_o these_o spiritual_a concern_v but_o please_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o or_o be_v unconcern_v for_o they_o he_o do_v in_o vain_a boast_n to_o have_v that_o which_o he_o have_v not_o and_o as_o for_o those_o who_o make_v a_o outward_a profession_n of_o faith_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o speak_v or_o 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sustain_v our_o natural_a life_n do_v not_o exclude_v but_o require_v the_o use_n of_o mean_n through_o which_o according_a to_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n and_o goodness_n he_o be_v please_v to_o exert_v his_o own_o power_n so_o that_o aforesaid_a supernatural_a work_n of_o god_n by_o which_o he_o do_v regenerate_v we_o do_v not_o exclude_v nor_o in_o any_o wise_a subvert_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o the_o most_o wise_a god_n have_v ordain_v to_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o regeneration_n and_o food_n of_o the_o soul_n wherefore_o as_o the_o apostle_n and_o doctor_n who_o have_v follow_v they_o have_v all_o along_o pious_o teach_v and_o preach_v up_o this_o grace_n of_o god_n to_o his_o glory_n and_o the_o abasement_n of_o ●ll_a pride_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o do_v never_o neglect_v to_o keep_v their_o people_n within_o the_o bound_n of_o duty_n by_o the_o sacred_a council_n of_o the_o gospel_n such_o as_o hear_n of_o the_o word_n participation_n of_o the_o 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