Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	action_n	good_a	life_n	2,683	5	4.5961	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09745	Ten sermons Preached by that eloquent divine of famous memorie, Th. Playfere Doctor in Divinitie; Sermons. Selected sermons	Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609.; D. C., fl. 1610-1612.	1610 (1610)	STC 20005; ESTC S105170	109,384	284

be_v as_o a_o candle_n that_o never_o go_v out_o and_o as_o a_o clean_a creature_n that_o never_o leave_v chew_v the_o cud_n even_o as_o jacob_n note_v his_o son_n dream_n and_o the_o bless_a virgin_n keep_v the_o shepherd_n saying_n and_o ponder_v they_o in_o her_o heart_n for_o they_o only_o be_v good_a ground_n which_o with_o a_o good_a and_o a_o very_a good_a heart_n hear_v the_o word_n and_o keep_v it_o and_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n with_o patience_n the_o three_o property_n of_o the_o good_a ground_n be_v this_o that_o they_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n with_o patience_n good_a ground_n be_v like_o a_o good_a tree_n for_o indeed_o good_a ground_n will_v make_v a_o good_a tree_n now_o a_o good_a tree_n bring_v forth_o good_a fruit_n and_o the_o bless_a man_n which_o meditate_v day_n and_o night_n in_o god_n law_n be_v like_o a_o tree_n 1._o plant_v by_o the_o water_n side_n which_o bring_v forth_o his_o fruit_n in_o due_a season_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o the_o word_n to_o go_v in_o at_o one_o ear_n and_o out_o at_o the_o other_o but_o it_o must_v go_v in_o at_o both_o ear_n by_o reverend_a and_o religious_a hear_n and_o settle_v deep_o into_o the_o heart_n by_o faithful_a and_o diligent_a keep_n and_o last_o go_v out_o at_o both_o hand_n by_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n with_o patience_n simeon_n the_o son_n of_o onias_n 1●…_n be_v as_o a_o fair_a olive_n tree_n that_o be_v fruitful_a and_o as_o a_o cypress_n tree_n which_o grow_v up_o to_o the_o cloud_n a_o cypress_n tree_n be_v high_a but_o barren_a a_o olive_n be_v fruitful_a but_o low_a so_o a_o christian_n must_v not_o only_o as_o a_o cypress_n tree_n reach_v up_o to_o the_o cloud_n by_o meditation_n of_o high_a mystery_n in_o the_o word_n but_o also_o he_o must_v as_o a_o olive_n three_fw-mi bring_v forth_o fruit_n with_o patience_n then_o he_o shall_v be_v like_o simeon_n neither_o low_a nor_o barren_a but_o though_o he_o be_v a_o olive_n yet_o he_o shall_v be_v as_o high_a as_o the_o 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