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	spirit_n	3,570	5	4.8037	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62735	Primordia, or, The rise and growth of the first church of God described by Tho. Tanner ... ; to which are added two letters of Mr. Rvdyerd's, in answer to two questions propounded by the author, one about the multiplying of mankind until the flood ; the other concerning the multiplying of the children of Israel in Egypt.	Tanner, Thomas, 1630-1682.; Rudyerd, James, b. 1575 or 6.	1683 (1683)	Wing T145; ESTC R14957	173,444	408

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and_o in_o multiply_v i_o will_v multiply_v thy_o seed_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o as_o the_o sand_n which_o be_v upon_o the_o seashore_n and_o although_o we_o may_v think_v that_o this_o promise_n be_v partly_o make_v good_a in_o ishmael_n and_o abraham_n other_o son_n and_o also_o in_o esau_n from_o all_o which_o great_a nation_n be_v descend_v yet_o that_o be_v a_o mistake_n for_o although_o they_o do_v seem_v material_o to_o make_v good_a these_o promise_n of_o increase_n yet_o formal_o they_o do_v not_o quatenus_fw-la a_o promise_n but_o they_o be_v throw_v in_o by_o god_n ex_fw-la abundanti_fw-la and_o on_o the_o account_n of_o other_o bye_n promise_n such_o as_o that_o to_o hagar_n gen._n 17.10_o 11._o and_o be_v mere_a anomala_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o main_a promise_n gen._n 21.12_o for_o in_o isaac_n shall_v thy_o seed_n be_v call_v to_o who_o