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	sin_n	thought_n	2,232	5	7.4706	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44433	Discourses, or, Sermons on several Scriptures by ... Ezekiel late Lord Bishop of London-Derry.	Hopkins, Ezekiel, 1634-1690.	1691 (1691)	Wing H2729; ESTC R31535	75,889	298

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life_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o egregious_a folly_n to_o sin_n in_o hope_n of_o repent_v when_o every_o act_n of_o sin_n will_v make_v thy_o repentance_n the_o more_o difficult_a if_o not_o impossible_a the_o old_a thou_o grow_v still_o the_o more_o desperate_a be_v thy_o case_n for_o thy_o sin_n will_v be_v the_o more_o root_v and_o habituate_v in_o thou_o and_o thy_o heart_n the_o more_o harden_a to_o resist_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n so_o that_o upon_o all_o account_n thy_o repentance_n be_v most_o uncertain_a and_o the_o long_o thou_o continue_v in_o sin_n still_o the_o more_o unlikely_a and_o improbable_a and_o then_o judge_v thou_o thyself_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o extreme_a madness_n and_o folly_n to_o make_v so_o light_a or_o no_o account_n of_o sin_v because_o thou_o make_v account_v of_o repent_v but_o 2._o suppose_v it_o be_v most_o infallible_o certain_a that_o thou_o shall_v repent_v repentance_n sinner_n great_a folly_n to_o purchase_v the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n with_o 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have_v mention_v make_v of_o the_o condemnatition_n of_o the_o devil_n 3.6_o 1_o tim._n 3.6_o that_o be_v that_o state_n of_o woe_n and_o wrath_n to_o which_o the_o devil_n be_v for_o ever_o sentence_v and_o damnation_n mat._n 23.33_o how_o can_v you_o escape_v the_o damnation_n of_o hell_n and_o sometime_o it_o be_v term_v judgement_n heb._n 10.27_o 10.27_o heb._n 10.27_o a_o certain_a fearful_a look_v for_o of_o judgement_n and_o fiery_a indignation_n and_o in_o judas_n 15._o 15._o judas_n 15._o to_o execute_v judgement_n upon_o all_o the_o ungodly_a which_o denote_v that_o their_o punishment_n shall_v be_v inflict_v upon_o they_o from_o god_n as_o he_o be_v a_o just_a and_o righteous_a judg._n and_o second_o god_n be_v a_o avenger_n as_o well_o as_o a_o judge_n he_o be_v a_o party_n concern_v as_o have_v be_v wrong_v affront_v and_o injure_v by_o their_o sin_n and_o in_o relation_n to_o this_o the_o punishment_n that_o god_n will_v inflict_v upon_o they_o be_v call_v wrath_n and_o fury_n smoke_v anger_n and_o jealousy_n deut._n 29.20_o 29.20_o deut._n 29.20_o the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o jealousy_n shall_v smoke_v against_o that_o man._n also_o fiery_a indignation_n heb._n 10.27_o heb._n 10.27_o 10.27_o all_o which_o we_o find_v amass_v and_o heap_v together_o zeph._n 3.8_o zeph._n 3.8_o 3.8_o my_o determination_n say_v god_n be_v to_o gather_v the_o nation_n to_o pour_v upon_o they_o my_o indignation_n even_o all_o my_o fierce_a anger_n for_o all_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v devour_v with_o the_o fire_n of_o my_o jealousy_n now_o all_o these_o expression_n signify_v to_o we_o the_o terribleness_n of_o that_o vengeance_n which_o god_n will_v take_v for_o when_o the_o wrath_n of_o man_n only_o stir_v he_o up_o to_o revenge_v a_o injury_n he_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o do_v it_o to_o the_o very_a utmost_a extremity_n of_o all_o his_o power_n and_o if_o the_o revenge_n of_o a_o poor_a weak_a man_n be_v so_o dreadful_a a_o thing_n how_o insupportable_a 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greatness_n of_o the_o offence_n he_o rest_v satisfy_v in_o it_o and_o therefore_o god_n speak_v of_o himself_o according_a to_o the_o passion_n and_o affection_n of_o man_n solace_n himself_o in_o the_o thought_n of_o that_o vengeance_n he_o will_v take_v upon_o sinner_n isa_n 1.24_o isa_n 1.24_o 1.24_o ah_o i_o will_v ease_v i_o of_o my_o adversary_n i_o will_v avenge_v i_o of_o my_o enemy_n and_o o_o think_v how_o dreadful_a that_o revenge_n must_v needs_o be_v that_o shall_v ease_v the_o heart_n of_o god_n and_o give_v he_o satisfaction_n for_o all_o the_o heinous_a provocation_n that_o sinner_n have_v commit_v against_o he_o for_o consider_v first_o how_o great_a and_o manifold_a our_o sin_n and_o offence_n have_v be_v and_o every_o act_n of_o sin_n yea_o the_o least_o that_o ever_o we_o commit_v be_v a_o infinite_a debt_n and_o carry_v in_o it_o a_o infinite_a gild_n because_o commit_v against_o a_o infinite_a majesty_n for_o all_o offence_n take_v their_o measure_n not_o only_o 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the_o thought_n of_o our_o heart_n be_v evil_a what_o multitude_n of_o they_o have_v be_v gross_o wicked_a and_o impious_a atheistical_a blasphemous_a unclean_a worldly_a and_o malicious_a and_o the_o best_a of_o they_o have_v be_v very_o defective_a and_o far_o short_a of_o that_o spirituality_n and_o heavenliness_n that_o ought_v to_o give_v a_o tincture_n unto_o they_o and_o beside_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o thought_n how_o deep_o have_v our_o tongue_n set_v we_o on_o the_o score_n we_o have_v talk_v ourselves_o in_o debt_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n and_o with_o our_o own_o breath_n have_v be_v blow_v up_o our_o everlasting_a and_o unquenchable_a fire_n and_o add_v to_o these_o the_o numberless_a crowd_n and_o sum_n of_o our_o sinful_a action_n wherein_o we_o have_v busy_o employ_v ourselves_o to_o provoke_v the_o holy_a and_o jealous_a god_n to_o wrath_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v our_o sin_n to_o be_v double_o infinite_a in_o their_o own_o particular_a gild_n and_o demerit_n 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