Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	act_n	faith_n	sin_n	2,568	5	4.9286	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34668	A censure of that reverend and learned man of God, Mr. John Cotton, lately of New-England, upon the way of Mr. Henden of Bennenden in Kent, expressed in some animadversions of his upon a letter of Mr. Henden's sometimes sent to Mr. Elmeston (2) a brief and solid exercitation concerning the coercive power of the magistrate in matters of religion, by a reverend and learned minister, Mr. Geo[r]ge Petter ... (3) Mr. Henden's animadversions on Mr. Elmestons's epistle revised and chastized.	Elmeston, John.; Cotton, John, 1584-1652. Censure ... upon the way of Mr. Henden.; Petter, George. Brief and solid exercitation concerning the coercive power of the magistrate in matters of religion.	1656 (1656)	Wing C6415; ESTC R20949	43,719	60

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this_o writing_n such_o law_n in_o man_n heart_n evacuate_v not_o the_o magistrate_n legislative_a power_n about_o such_o duty_n why_o shall_v it_o take_v away_o the_o magistrate_n power_n to_o make_v law_n about_o religion_n and_o the_o duty_n thereof_o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v concerning_o the_o gospel_n illighten_v the_o mind_n and_o persuade_v the_o will_n which_o concern_v not_o only_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o matter_n of_o religion_n but_o the_o work_n and_o duty_n of_o the_o second_o table_n to_o the_o right_a performance_n whereof_o there_o be_v need_n of_o the_o illightening_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o persuade_v of_o the_o will_n about_o order_v which_o yet_o power_n be_v grant_v to_o the_o magistrate_n far_o why_o go_v you_o not_o on_o to_o urge_v this_o far_a with_o familist_n and_o seeker_n and_o the_o like_a against_o preach_v the_o word_n and_o such_o other_o mean_n of_o edification_n as_o vain_a and_o useless_a since_o god_n do_v promise_n to_o 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power_n in_o they_o both_o obj._n you_o endeavour_v by_o a_o contrary_a course_n to_o constrain_v the_o body_n to_o what_o the_o heart_n oppose_v and_o then_o if_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n your_o course_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o gospel-order_n and_o destructive_a to_o man_n soul_n answ._n this_o argument_n seem_v not_o to_o be_v your_o helena_n as_o you_o call_v a_o argument_n of_o i_o but_o your_o achilles_n as_o a_o strong_a argument_n be_v sometime_o call_v achilleum_fw-la argumentum_fw-la as_o which_o in_o this_o question_n seem_v to_o be_v of_o the_o most_o force_n and_o strength_n but_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o gospel_n nor_o destructive_a to_o man_n soul_n by_o civil_a law_n instruction_n go_v along_o and_o be_v also_o use_v to_o restrain_v man_n from_o idolatry_n and_o publish_v heresy_n or_o to_o command_v they_o to_o the_o necessary_a and_o natural_a duty_n of_o god_n worship_n though_o it_o be_v against_o their_o mind_n and_o persuasion_n for_o first_o the_o gospel_n do_v not_o allow_v that_o man_n erroneous_a conscience_n and_o persuasion_n shall_v be_v their_o rule_n or_o guide_v in_o religion_n or_o any_o other_o way_n but_o only_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 2._o the_o gospel_n do_v nowhere_o allow_v unto_o man_n the_o practice_n of_o idolatry_n or_o the_o open_a profession_n of_o error_n and_o heresy_n 3._o as_o christ_n have_v appoint_v that_o his_o gospel_n shall_v be_v preach_v to_o every_o creature_n so_o all_o man_n be_v bind_v when_o and_o where_o it_o be_v preach_v to_o be_v ready_a to_o hear_v it_o it_o be_v therefore_o more_o contrary_a to_o the_o gospel_n and_o more_o destructive_a to_o man_n soul_n to_o suffer_v they_o without_o restraint_n to_o continue_v in_o idolatrous_a worship_n and_o heretical_a way_n than_o to_o restrain_v and_o compel_v they_o according_a to_o the_o abovesaid_a order_n obj._n but_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o of_o faith_n be_v sin_n and_o man_n 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