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	word_n	2,977	5	4.2034	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65324	Universal Christian charity, as comprehending all true religion and happiness, demonstrated from scripture and reason in a sermon preach'd before the Right Honourable Lord Chief Justice Treby, at the assizes held at Maidstone in Kent, March the 17th, 1696 / by Tho. Watts ...	Watts, Thomas, 1665-1739.	1697 (1697)	Wing W1159; ESTC R38960	15,491	32

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caesar_n and_o the_o state_n matth_v 17.21_o c._n 22._o v._n 21._o wrong_n no_o man_n do_v good_a to_o all_o especial_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n owe_v no_o man_n any_o thing_n but_o love_n gal._n 6.10_o rom._n 13.8_o provide_v for_o his_o own_o and_o use_v hospitality_n 2_o tim._n 5.8_o 1_o pet._n 4.19_o depend_v upon_o grace_n and_o providence_n submit_v patient_o and_o thankful_o to_o the_o divine_a will_n in_o all_o thing_n trust_v in_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o saviour_n and_o who_o obtain_v his_o bless_a legacy_n of_o peace_n joh._n 14.17_o c._n 16._o so_o be_v he_o secure_a from_o the_o stroke_n either_o of_o justice_n or_o violence_n none_o but_o a_o tyrant_n or_o villain_n indeed_o will_v injure_v such_o a_o person_n who_o as_o one_o true_o speak_v be_v so_o far_o from_o the_o design_n of_o dishonesty_n etc._n etc._n that_o his_o hand_n be_v oblige_v to_o be_v employ_v in_o charity_n and_o so_o far_o from_o exasperate_n other_o by_o unruly_a provocation_n that_o his_o very_a enemy_n may_v expect_v because_o they_o must_v have_v his_o love_n and_o those_o that_o curse_v he_o his_o prayer_n matth._n 5.44_o thus_o his_o life_n be_v safe_a from_o the_o stroke_n of_o justice_n and_o injustice_n too_o if_o christianity_n may_v be_v admit_v to_o represent_v unto_o the_o russian_a the_o obligation_n that_o she_o lay_v on_o her_o disciple_n to_o affront_v no_o man._n however_o if_o barbarity_n prevail_v he_o know_v to_o who_o vengeance_n belong_v and_o he_o be_v not_o overcome_v of_o evil_a but_o overcome_v evil_a with_o good_a rom._n 12.19.21_o and_o if_o he_o can_v heap_v coal_n of_o fire_n on_o his_o enemy_n head_n to_o melt_v he_o by_o charity_n into_o love_n and_o compassion_n if_o love_n will_v not_o beget_v love_n in_o his_o harden_a heart_n yet_o after_o the_o example_n of_o our_o die_a lord_n he_o will_v charitable_o forgive_v and_o intercede_v for_o his_o very_a murderer_n luke_n 23.34_o so_o he_o bear_v good_a will_n to_o and_o be_v in_o charity_n 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to_o judge_v of_o the_o reality_n of_o man_n affection_n than_o the_o greatness_n of_o their_o own_o pretence_n there_o may_v not_o be_v devise_v a_o more_o impertinent_a waste_n of_o time_n than_o in_o a_o christian_a congregation_n to_o endeavour_v to_o persuade_v man_n to_o love_v their_o god_n and_o saviour_n we_o call_v ourselves_o christian_n after_o his_o name_n we_o build_v church_n for_o his_o worship_n where_o we_o often_o appear_v as_o on_o this_o day_n with_o bend_a knee_n and_o lift_v up_o hand_n to_o send_v up_o our_o prayer_n and_o praise_n to_o he_o if_o we_o may_v be_v believe_v we_o hate_v they_o that_o hate_v he_o as_o though_o they_o be_v our_o enemy_n we_o fight_v his_o battle_n and_o propagate_v his_o religion_n with_o the_o hazard_n our_o own_o friend_n and_o relation_n for_o his_o sake_n our_o saviour_n prophecy_n luk._n 12.51_o to_o 54._o have_v be_v notorious_o verify_v