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	soul_n	spirit_n	2,370	5	4.9507	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56582	The path of life and the way that leadeth down to the chambers of death, or, The steps to hell and the steps to heaven in which all men may see their ways, how far they have gone downwards to destruction, that they may make hast to recover themselves, least by taking the next step downwards to their everlasting misery they be not necessitated to take the 7, 8, and 9, and then there be no remedy ... : set forth in copper prints that by the outward and visible we may the easier see that which is inward and invisible.	Jenner, Thomas, fl. 1631-1656.	1656 (1656)	Wing P715; ESTC R217054	26,570	62

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not_o to_o be_v cast_v out_o bless_v the_o lord_n for_o ●his_n and_o seek_v no_o other_o base_a prop_n as_o if_o they_o can_v bear_v thy_o privilege_n or_o add_v to_o it_o honour_v nothing_o so_o far_o as_o to_o come_v into_o competi●ion_n with_o a_o father_n abraham_n have_v forget_v thou_o but_o thou_o be_v our_o father_n o_o lord_n isa._n 63._o hold_v thy_o sonship_n by_o faith_n that_o so_o thou_o may_v hold_v with_o all_o the_o love_n of_o thy_o father_n and_o count_v it_o a_o secret_a blessing_n which_o no_o servant_n or_o stranger_n can_v partake_v of_o or_o understand_v in_o all_o thy_o base_a revolt_n rest_v not_o in_o any_o of_o thy_o false_a amends_o by_o duty_n till_o the_o thought_n of_o thy_o father_n have_v receive_v thou_o to_o thy_o former_a condition_n use_v he_o as_o a_o father_n and_o think_v not_o that_o thou_o can_v come_v too_o often_o unto_o he_o in_o prayer_n learn_v to_o acquaint_v with_o ●im_n and_o job_n 22._o be_v no_o stranger_n walk_v in_o and_o out_o 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