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
A45489	The great duty of thankfulness a sermon preach'd at St. Pauls Covent-Graden, December 2d, 1697, being the day of thanksgiving for the peace / by John Hancock, D.D., Chaplain to His Grace the Duke of Bedford ; published at the request of some of the parishioners.	Hancocke, John, d. 1728.	1698 (1698)	Wing H641; ESTC R43231	9,483	26

the_o great_a duty_n of_o thankfulness_n a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o st._n paul_n covent-garden_n december_n 2d_o 1697._o be_v the_o day_n of_o thanksgiving_n for_o the_o peace_n by_o john_n hancock_n d._n d._n chaplain_n to_o his_o grace_n the_o duke_n of_o bedford_n publish_a at_o the_o request_n of_o some_o of_o the_o parishioner_n london_n print_v for_o jonathan_n robinson_n at_o the_o golden_a lion_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1698._o a_o thanksgiving_n sermon_n on_o rom_n i._o 21._o because_o that_o when_o they_o know_v god_n they_o glorify_v he_o not_o as_o god_n neither_o be_v thankful_a but_o become_v vain_a in_o their_o imagination_n and_o their_o foolish_a heart_n be_v darken_v these_o word_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o context_n be_v speak_v by_o the_o apostle_n of_o the_o ancient_a heathen_a the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o even_o they_o have_v so_o much_o knowledge_n of_o god_n as_o will_v render_v they_o whole_o inexcusable_a while_o they_o indulge_v themselves_o 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be_v no_o wonder_n if_o man_n when_o they_o be_v in_o want_n and_o misery_n make_v their_o application_n to_o the_o divine_a mercy_n by_o earnest_a prayer_n the_o extremity_n of_o their_o affliction_n even_o force_v they_o to_o it_o but_o the_o very_a occasion_n of_o thankfulness_n suppose_v man_n under_o no_o present_a necessity_n of_o make_v their_o acknowledgement_n to_o god_n there_o may_v be_v a_o sort_n of_o selfishness_n in_o our_o prayer_n for_o what_o we_o want_v but_o it_o be_v pure_a respect_n to_o god_n that_o make_v we_o thankful_o acknowledge_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o what_o we_o already_o have_v and_o therefore_o we_o see_v by_o sad_a experience_n that_o this_o be_v more_o rare_o find_v than_o the_o other_o though_o many_o that_o can_v be_v importunate_a enough_o under_o their_o want_n when_o thing_n go_v well_o with_o they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v thankful_a that_o they_o grow_v wanton_a and_o abuse_v the_o good_a thing_n that_o god_n have_v give_v they_o 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earth_n let_v we_o not_o by_o our_o bold_a impiety_n proclaim_v war_n against_o heaven_n when_o he_o have_v make_v our_o enemy_n to_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o we_o let_v not_o we_o be_v at_o enmity_n with_o he_o if_o this_o be_v all_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o peace_n it_o be_v not_o like_a to_o last_v long_o if_o we_o break_v the_o peace_n with_o god_n we_o can_v keep_v it_o long_o with_o men._n god_n will_v never_o want_v way_n to_o punish_v we_o if_o we_o prevent_v not_o the_o sentence_n by_o a_o true_a and_o timely_a reformation_n i_o have_v now_o do_v with_o the_o second_o thing_n the_o effect_n or_o expression_n of_o true_a thankfulness_n the_o three_o general_n be_v the_o motive_n that_o shall_v induce_v we_o to_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o duty_n of_o thankfulness_n and_o first_o we_o may_v consider_v the_o excellency_n of_o this_o duty_n the_o text_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o that_o honour_n we_o owe_v to_o god_n and_o consequent_o our_o neglect_n thereof_o be_v 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sacrifice_n nor_o for_o thy_o burnt-offering_n because_o they_o be_v not_o always_o before_o i_o and_o after_o several_a verse_n to_o that_o purpose_n it_o follow_v offer_v unto_o god_n thanksgiving_n and_o pay_v thy_o vow_n unto_o the_o most_o high_a and_o call_v upon_o i_o in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n so_o will_v i_o hear_v thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v glorify_v i_o and_o in_o the_o last_o verse_n of_o the_o same_o psalm_n whoso_o offer_v i_o thanks_o and_o praise_n he_o honour_v i_o so_o that_o when_o we_o withhold_v from_o god_n our_o thankfulness_n we_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o honour_n a_o thing_n he_o be_v above_o all_o other_o jealous_a of_o and_o if_o we_o do_v so_o he_o will_v pay_v we_o in_o our_o own_o coin_n they_o that_o honour_v he_o he_o will_v honour_v and_o they_o that_o despise_v he_o shall_v be_v as_o light_o esteem_v 2._o let_v we_o consider_v the_o equity_n of_o this_o duty_n of_o thankfulness_n common_a sense_n teach_v we_o gratitude_n to_o our_o benefactor_n those_o that_o have_v no_o sense_n of_o this_o be_v just_o look_v on_o by_o all_o as_o the_o worst_a of_o men._n if_o we_o call_v a_o man_n ungrateful_a we_o call_v he_o all_o that_o be_v bad_a at_o once_o if_o this_o be_v a_o duty_n we_o owe_v to_o man_n it_o be_v much_o more_o due_a to_o god_n it_o be_v impossible_a we_o shall_v be_v so_o much_o oblige_v to_o any_o man_n in_o the_o world_n as_o we_o be_v to_o he_o there_o be_v none_o that_o have_v be_v so_o much_o disoblige_v by_o we_o and_o yet_o there_o be_v none_o that_o have_v do_v so_o much_o for_o we_o and_o if_o this_o be_v a_o just_a debt_n for_o private_a benefit_n how_o much_o more_o be_v it_o so_o