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	pray_v	spirit_n	1,979	5	5.5049	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19362	An epistle or godlie admonition, of a learned minister of the Gospel of our sauiour Christ sent to the pastoures of the Flemish Church in Antwerp, (who name themselues of the Confession of Auspurge,) exhorting them to concord with the other ministers of the Gospell. Translated out of French by Geffray Fenton. Here may the christian reader lerne to know what is the true participatio[n] of the body of Christ, & what is the lauful vse of the holy Supper.	Corro, Antonio del, 1527-1591.; Fenton, Geoffrey, Sir, 1539?-1608.	1569 (1569)	STC 5787; ESTC S108710	46,646	132

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brother_n fall_v in_o the_o way_n and_o hide_v thou_o from_o they_o but_o thou_o shall_v help_v to_o lift_v they_o up_o with_o he_o if_o the_o lord_n command_v that_o our_o charity_n be_v show_v in_o the_o lift_n up_o of_o beast_n let_v we_o consider_v with_o strong_a reason_n that_o his_o majesty_n will_v that_o we_o have_v care_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o our_o brethren_n &_o neighbour_n who_o if_o we_o see_v stray_v from_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n let_v we_o labour_n to_o reduce_v they_o if_o they_o be_v fall_v into_o the_o pit_n of_o error_n let_v we_o offer_v they_o our_o hand_n rather_o than_o to_o pronounce_v sentence_n of_o condemnation_n and_o pursue_v they_o even_o unto_o death_n text_n of_o the_o divine_a word_n exhort_v we_o to_o love_v our_o enemy_n and_o pray_v for_o such_o as_o persecute_v us._n thou_o shall_v not_o walk_v as_o a_o detractor_n amongst_o 19_o levi._n 19_o the_o people_n thou_o shall_v not_o dress_v thyself_o ageyn_v the_o blood_n of_o thy_o neighbour_n for_o 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