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	way_n	3,348	5	4.6967	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45148	The breathings of the devout soul	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.	1648 (1648)	Wing H370; ESTC R202348	19,939	90

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thou_o will_v so_o thou_o bring_v i_o to_o thou_o own_o end_n all_o path_n shall_v be_v direct_a that_o shall_v lead_v i_o to_o blessedness_n x._o how_o many_o good_a purpose_n o_o my_o god_n have_v i_o take_v up_o and_o let_v fall_v to_o the_o ground_n again_o without_o effect_n how_o teem_a have_v this_o barren_a womb_n of_o my_o heart_n be_v of_o false_a conception_n but_o especial_o when_o thy_o hand_n have_v be_v smart_n and_o heavy_a upon_o i_o in_o my_o affliction_n how_o have_v i_o task_v myself_o with_o duty_n and_o revive_v my_o firm_a resolution_n of_o more_o strict_a obedience_n which_o yet_o upon_o the_o continuance_n of_o my_o better_a condition_n i_o have_v slacken_v lord_n it_o be_v from_o thou_o that_o i_o purpose_v well_o it_o be_v from_o my_o own_o sinful_a weakness_n that_o i_o fail_v in_o my_o performance_n if_o any_o good_a come_v i_o the_o will_n and_o the_o deed_n must_v 1._o be_v both_o thou_o the_o very_a preparation_n of_o the_o heart_n be_v from_o thou_o and_o if_o i_o have_v devise_v 9_o my_o way_n it_o must_v be_v thou_o that_o direct_v my_o step_n o_o god_n do_v thou_o ripen_v and_o perfect_v all_o the_o good_a motion_n that_o thou_o put_v into_o my_o soul_n and_o make_v my_o health_n but_o such_o as_o my_o sickness_n promise_v xi_o every_o man_n lord_n be_v unwilling_a that_o his_o name_n shall_v die_v we_o be_v all_o natural_o ambitious_a of_o be_v think_v on_o when_o we_o be_v go_v those_o that_o have_v not_o live_v monument_n to_o perpetuate_v they_o affect_v to_o have_v dead_a if_o absalon_n have_v not_o a_o son_n he_o will_v yet_o erect_v a_o pillar_n yet_o when_o we_o have_v all_o do_v time_n eat_v we_o out_o at_o the_o 16._o last_o there_o be_v no_o remembrance_n of_o the_o wise_a more_o than_o of_o the_o fool_n for_o ever_o see_v that_o which_o now_o be_v in_o the_o day_n to_o come_v shall_v all_o be_v forget_v o_o god_n let_v it_o be_v my_o care_n and_o ambition_n what_o ever_o become_v of_o my_o memory_n here_o below_o 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that_o have_v undertake_v it_o and_o yet_o when_o all_o be_v do_v i_o see_v thy_o apostle_n speak_v only_o of_o the_o soul_n of_o thy_o martyr_n reign_v so_o long_o with_o thou_o not_o of_o thy_o reign_n on_o earth_n so_o long_o with_o those_o martyr_n how_o busy_a be_v the_o tongue_n of_o man_n how_o be_v their_o brain_n take_v up_o with_o the_o indeterminable_a construction_n of_o this_o enigmatical_a truth_n when_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o care_n of_o thy_o spiritual_a reign_n in_o their_o heart_n be_v neglect_v o_o my_o saviour_n while_o other_o weary_a themselves_o with_o the_o disquisition_n of_o thy_o personal_a reign_n

to_o the_o whole_a crop_n neither_o do_v thou_o o_o bless_a jesus_n rise_v again_o for_o thyself_o only_o but_o the_o power_n and_o virtue_n of_o thy_o resurrection_n reach_v to_o all_o thou_o so_o thy_o 23._o choose_a vessel_n tell_v as_o christ_n the_o first_o fruit_n afterwards_o they_o that_o be_v christ_n at_o his_o come_n so_o as_o though_o the_o resurrection_n 15._o be_v of_o all_o the_o dead_a both_o just_a and_o unjust_a yet_o to_o rise_v by_o the_o power_n of_o thy_o resurrection_n be_v so_o proper_a to_o thou_o own_o as_o that_o thou_o o_o saviour_n have_v style_v 14._o it_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a while_o the_o rest_n shall_v be_v drag_v out_o of_o their_o grave_n by_o the_o power_n of_o thy_o godhead_n to_o their_o dreadful_a judgement_n already_o therefore_o o_o jesu_n be_v we_o rise_v in_o thou_o and_o as_o sure_o shall_v rise_v in_o our_o own_o person_n the_o loco-motive_n faculty_n be_v in_o the_o head_n thou_o who_o be_v our_o head_n be_v rise_v we_o 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sow_v in_o weakness_n but_o shall_v be_v raise_v in_o power_n xxxvi_o in_o this_o life_n in_o this_o death_n of_o the_o body_n o_o lord_n i_o see_v there_o be_v no_o degree_n though_o difference_n of_o time_n the_o man_n that_o die_v yesterday_o be_v as_o true_o dead_a as_o abel_n the_o first_o man_n that_o die_v in_o the_o world_n and_o methuselah_n that_o live_v nine_o hundred_o sixty_o nine_o year_n do_v not_o more_o true_o live_v than_o the_o child_n that_o do_v but_o salute_v and_o leave_v the_o world_n but_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v and_o the_o second_o death_n here_o be_v degree_n degree_n of_o blessedness_n to_o the_o glorify_a degree_n of_o torment_n to_o the_o damn_a the_o least_o whereof_o be_v unspeakable_a unconceivable_a oh_o thou_o that_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n and_o death_n keep_v my_o soul_n from_o those_o step_n that_o go_v down_o to_o the_o chamber_n of_o death_n and_o once_o set_v it_o for_o high_a i_o dare_v not_o sue_v to_o go_v but_o over_o the_o threshold_n of_o glory_n and_o blessedness_n xxxvii_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n i_o be_o as_o very_a a_o pilgrim_n as_o ever_o walk_v upon_o thy_o earth_n why_o shall_v i_o look_v to_o be_v in_o any_o better_a condition_n than_o my_o neighbour_n than_o my_o forefather_n even_o the_o best_a of_o they_o that_o be_v most_o fix_v upon_o their_o inheritance_n be_v no_o other_o than_o stranger_n at_o home_n it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o world_n to_o naturalize_v they_o much_o less_o to_o make_v they_o enroll_v themselves_o free-denizon_n here_o below_o they_o know_v their_o country_n which_o they_o seek_v be_v above_o so_o 15._o infinite_o rich_a and_o pleasant_a that_o these_o earthly_a region_n which_o they_o must_v pass_v through_o be_v in_o comparison_n worthy_a of_o nothing_o but_o contempt_n my_o condition_n be_v no_o other_o than_o they_o i_o wander_v here_o in_o a_o strange_a country_n what_o wonder_n be_v it_o if_o i_o meet_v with_o foreigner_n fare_n hard_a usage_n 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behold_v i_o stand_v at_o the_o door_n and_o knock_n thou_o which_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o life_n god_n bless_v for_o ever_o to_o stand_v and_o knock_v at_o the_o door_n of_o a_o sinful_a heart_n oh_o what_o a_o praise_n be_v this_o of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o long_o suffer_v what_o a_o shame_n to_o our_o dull_a neglect_n and_o graceless_a ingratitude_n 1._o for_o a_o david_n to_o say_v i_o wait_v patient_o upon_o the_o lord_n true_o my_o soul_n wait_v upon_o 1._o god_n it_o be_v but_o meet_v and_o comely_a for_o it_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o great_a monarch_n on_o earth_n yea_o of_o the_o high_a angel_n in_o heaven_n to_o attend_v their_o maker_n but_o for_o thou_o the_o great_a god_n of_o heaven_n to_o wait_v at_o the_o door_n of_o we_o sinful_a dust_n and_o ash_n what_o a_o condescension_n be_v this_o what_o a_o longanimity_n it_o be_v our_o happiness_n o_o lord_n if_o upon_o our_o great_a suit_n and_o importunity_n we_o may_v have_v the_o favour_n to_o 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will_v do_v all_o thy_o work_n in_o a_o sweet_a and_o gracious_a way_n as_o one_o who_o will_v not_o force_v but_o win_v love_n lord_n i_o can_v open_v unless_o thou_o that_o knocke_v for_o entrance_n will_v be_v please_v to_o enable_v i_o with_o strength_n to_o turn_v the_o key_n and_o to_o unbolt_v this_o unwieldy_a bar_n of_o my_o soul_n o_o do_v thou_o make_v way_n for_o thyself_o by_o the_o strong_a motion_n of_o thy_o bless_a spirit_n into_o the_o inmost_a room_n of_o my_o heart_n and_o do_v thou_o powerful_o incline_v i_o to_o i_o own_o happiness_n else_o thou_o shall_v be_v ever_o exclude_v and_o i_o shall_v be_v ever_o miserable_a xli_o in_o