Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	according_a	lord_n	mercy_n	2,514	5	6.2304	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39353	Justifying faith: or, That faith by which the just do live briefly describ'd in a discourse on 1 Joh. 5.12. By the author of a late book, entitled Summum bonum, or, An explication of the divine goodness, &c. To this discourse is added, an abstract of some letters to an eminent learned person, concerning the excellency of the Book of common prayer, &c.	Elys, Edmund, ca. 1634-ca. 1707.	1679 (1679)	Wing E675C; ESTC R204257	23,218	50

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to_o be_v in_o the_o light_n than_o discourse_v accurate_o and_o clear_o of_o the_o work_n of_o darkness_n he_o can_v ask_v any_o thing_n not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o divine_a will_n who_o desire_v nothing_o but_o this_o or_o in_o subordination_n thereunto_o that_o his_o will_n may_v be_v conformable_a to_o the_o divine_a will_n in_o all_o thing_n whether_o he_o pray_v direct_o and_o express_o for_o thing_n temporal_a or_o spiritual_a he_o actuate_v his_o heart_n in_o a_o way_n of_o conformity_n to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n who_o pray_v as_o he_o ought_v viz._n ask_v in_o faith_n which_o work_v by_o love_n i_o suppose_v by_o what_o i_o have_v already_o say_v you_o will_v perceive_v that_o ●n_o ask_v for_o holiness_n we_o virtual_o ask_v for_o justification_n or_o pardon_v and_o the_o continuance_n of_o be_v etc._n etc._n and_o when_o we_o express_o ask_v for_o these_o according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o christ_n we_o virtual_o ask_v for_o holiness_n or_o purity_n of_o heart_n the_o 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unto_o everlasting_a g●●ry_n i_o do_v still_o most_o confident_o averr_n that_o this_o be_v most_o dangerous_a disease_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o conce●●_n that_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v direct_o and_o in_o its_o own_o nature_n the_o hindrance_n of_o our_o attainment_n to_o far_a degree_n of_o grace_n save_v only_o the_o naughtiness_n o●_n our_o own_o heart_n but_o say_v you_o must_v we_o not_o careful_o avoid_v that_o which_o indirect_o hinder_v also_o i_o answer_v we_o must_v avoid_v or_o set_v our_o heart_n against_o nothing_o but_o what_o we_o find_v to_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n reveal_v in_o his_o word_n that_o we_o shall_v loath_a or_o b●_n averse_a from_o any_o thing_n which_o for_o aught_o w●_n know_v god_n will_v bring_v to_o pass_v as_o to_o the_o deprive_v we_o of_o any_o particular_a mean_n of_o grace_n we_o must_v endeavour_v to_o prevent_v by_o all_o way_n of_o duty_n to_o god_n and_o man_n which_o we_o apprehend_v probable_a to_o prove_v successful_a for_o the_o 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