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	soul_n	3,217	5	4.7786	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75140	An account of a paper, presented to the General Assembly, October 1690 Containing the complaints of many Presbyterian people, living in several shyres of Scotland. And novv a second time vvith additions offered to their consideration.		1691 (1691)	Wing A189A; ESTC R223505	12,376	10

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