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	spirit_n	word_n	2,192	5	4.1799	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52601	Two speeches delivered before the subscribing of the Covenant, the 25. of September, at St. Margarets in Westminster the one by Mr. Philip Nye, the other by Mr. Alexander Henderson.	Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672.; Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646.	1643 (1643)	Wing N1501; ESTC R4609	13,718	26

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a_o eminent_a measure_n gen._n 31._o 53._o jacob_n swear_v by_o the_o fear_n of_o his_o father_n isaac_n as_o if_o he_o covet_v to_o inherit_v his_o father_n grace_n as_o well_o as_o his_o father_n god_n but_o also_o fear_v of_o a_o oath_n it_o be_v a_o dreadful_a duty_n and_o have_v this_o peculiar_a it_o be_v establish_v by_o the_o oath_n of_o god_n i_o have_v swear_v that_o unto_o i_o every_o tongue_n shall_v swear_v isa_n 45._o 23._o it_o be_v make_v the_o very_a character_n of_o a_o saint_n he_o fear_v a_o oath_n eccles._n 9_o 2._o humility_n be_v another_o grace_n requisite_a set_v your_o heart_n before_o god_n in_o a_o humble_a obedient_a frame_n deut._n 6._o thou_o shall_v fear_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o and_o swear_v by_o his_o name_n the_o apostle_n paul_n be_v sensible_a of_o this_o engagement_n even_o in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o this_o duty_n rom_n 1._o 9_o i_o call_v god_n to_o witness_v who_o i_o serve_v in_o my_o spirit_n although_o it_o be_v a_o 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