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	servant_n	2,414	5	6.5575	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32016	Gods free mercy to England presented as a pretious and powerfull motive to humiliation : in a sermon preached before the honourable House of Commons at their late solemne fast, Feb. 23, 1641 / by Edmvnd Calamy ...	Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.	1642 (1642)	Wing C253A; ESTC R19544	47,198	60

manoah_n if_o the_o lord_n do_v intend_v to_o destroy_v england_n 23._o sure_o he_o will_v never_o have_v bestow_v so_o many_o mercy_n upon_o england_n eight_o let_v we_o make_v these_o mercy_n as_o so_o many_o mean_n and_o instrument_n obedientiae_fw-la of_o service_n let_v we_o serve_v god_n with_o our_o health_n wealth_n and_o part_n let_v we_o serve_v he_o cheerful_o liberal_o thankful_o fruitful_o lest_o god_n send_v upon_o we_o that_o curse_v threaten_v deut._n 28._o 47_o 48._o because_o thou_o serve_v not_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o joyfulness_n and_o with_o gladness_n of_o heart_n for_o the_o abundance_n of_o all_o thing_n therefore_o shall_v thou_o serve_v thy_o enemy_n which_o the_o lord_n shall_v send_v against_o thou_o in_o hunger_n in_o thirst_n in_o nakedness_n in_o want_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o he_o shall_v put_v a_o yoke_n of_o iron_n upon_o thy_o neck_n until_o he_o have_v destroy_v thou_o let_v we_o rend_v our_o heart_n and_o not_o our_o garment_n and_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o be_v gracious_a 13._o o_o give_v thanks_n unto_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o there_o 137._o be_v mercy_n with_o thou_o o_o lord_n and_o therefore_o thou_o be_v to_o be_v fear_v let_v we_o fear_v to_o sin_n against_o a_o god_n of_o such_o mercy_n let_v we_o admire_v these_o mercy_n and_o admire_v he_o for_o his_o mercy_n and_o say_v with_o david_n who_o be_o i_o o_o lord_n and_o what_o be_v my_o house_n that_o thou_o shall_v bring_v i_o hitherto_o and_o be_v this_o the_o manner_n of_o man_n o_o lord_n god_n and_o let_v we_o pray_v that_o excellent_a prayer_n domine_fw-la da_fw-la gratitudinem_fw-la cum_fw-la misericordia_fw-la 18._o nolo_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la sine_fw-la gratitudine_fw-la lord_n give_v we_o thankful_a heart_n with_o thy_o mercy_n lord_n give_v we_o obedient_a heart_n with_o thy_o mercy_n rather_o let_v we_o be_v without_o mercy_n than_o not_o to_o have_v grace_n to_o glorify_v thou_o with_o thy_o mercy_n the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o text_n be_v the_o false_a reason_n of_o the_o mercy_n depose_v and_o that_o by_o way_n of_o proclamation_n be_v it_o know_v unto_o 3._o you_o o_o house_n of_o israel_n that_o it_o be_v not_o for_o your_o sake_n that_o i_o do_v this_o nec_fw-la per_fw-la vos_fw-la nec_fw-la propter_fw-la vos_fw-la neither_o by_o you_o nor_o for_o you_o it_o be_v i_o that_o do_v it_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o for_o my_o own_o name_n sake_n i_o do_v it_o not_o for_o your_o sake_n this_o proclamation_n be_v very_o often_o inculcate_v for_o fear_n lest_o man_n shall_v ascribe_v mercy_n to_o their_o own_o merit_n which_o all_o be_v very_o apt_a to_o do_v it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o 22._o verse_n of_o this_o 22._o chapter_n say_v unto_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n thus_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o do_v not_o this_o for_o your_o sake_n o_o house_n of_o israel_n but_o for_o my_o holy_a name_n sake_n which_o you_o have_v profane_v among_o the_o heathen_a whither_o you_o go_v thus_o ezekiel_n 20._o 44._o and_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n when_o i_o have_v wrought_v with_o you_o for_o my_o name_n sake_n not_o according_a to_o your_o wicked_a way_n nor_o according_a to_o your_o corrupt_a doing●…_n o_o you_o house_n of_o israel_n say_v the_o lord_n thus_o also_o deuteronomy_n 9_o 4._o speak_v not_o thou_o in_o thy_o heart_n for_o many_o will_v think_v so_o in_o their_o heart_n though_o ashamed_a to_o speak_v it_o with_o their_o tongue_n after_o that_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n have_v cast_v they_o out_o from_o before_o thou_o say_v for_o my_o righteousness_n the_o lord_n have_v bring_v i_o to_o possess_v this_o land_n but_o for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o these_o nation_n the_o lord_n do_v drive_v they_o out_o from_o before_o thou_o this_o be_v repeat_v again_o at_o the_o 5_o verse_n that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v forget_v not_o for_o thy_o righteousness_n or_o for_o the_o uprightness_n of_o thy_o heart_n do_v thou_o go_v to_o possess_v the_o land_n etc._n 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