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
A97232	Chonoyterion he Sion. The refinement of Zion: or, The old orthodox Protestant doctrine justified, and defended against several exceptions of the Antinomians, methodically digested into questions, wherein many weighty and important cases of conscience are handled, concerning the nature of faith and repentance, or conversion to God: of his eternal love, and beholding of sin in his dearest children: of justification from eternity, of of [sic] preparations to the acceptance of Christ, of prayer for pardon of sin, and turning to God: of the gospel covenant, aud [sic] tenders of salvation, on the termes of faith and repentance. For the establishment of the scrupulous, conviction of the erroneous, and consolation of distressed consciences. By Anthony Warton, minister of the word at Breamore in Hampshire.	Warton, Anthony.	1657 (1657)	Wing W987; Thomason E914_2; ESTC R207476	171,315	250

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this_o to_o seem_v strange_a to_o mr._n s._n or_o any_o other_o that_o faith_n which_o be_v but_o temporal_a shall_v obtain_v a_o eternal_a pardon_n for_o a_o salve_n which_o by_o its_o own_o inherent_a virtue_n do_v in_o a_o few_o day_n heal_v a_o wound_n need_v afterward_o to_o be_v use_v no_o more_o much_o less_o will_v there_o be_v any_o need_n of_o faith_n in_o christ_n or_o of_o repentance_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o remission_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o of_o our_o justification_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v see_v by_o christ_n promise_n and_o by_o his_o ordinance_n which_o have_v more_o force_n in_o it_o than_o the_o most_o sovereign_a or_o precious_a balm_n or_o salve_n upon_o our_o repentance_n and_o faith_n in_o christ_n we_o be_v for_o ever_o acquit_v and_o absolve_v from_o all_o our_o sin_n whereas_o then_o mr._n s._n in_o his_o next_o word_n demand_v and_o ask_v shall_v faith_n begin_v our_o interest_n here_o and_o not_o be_v able_a to_o continue_v it_o 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