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	poor_a	zion_n	13	3	8.9634	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55881	Antient Christianity revived being a description of the doctrine, discipline, and practice of the little city of Bethania : collected out of her great charter, the Holy Scriptures, and confirmed by the same for the satisfaction and benefit of the house of the poor / by one of her inhabitants who desireth to worship God after the way which some men call heresie.	Pardoe, William, d. 1692.	1688 (1688)	Wing P348; ESTC R27527	83,441	196

isa_n 42.4_o job_n 22.22_o jer._n 15.16_o psal_n 119.24_o isa_n 44.4_o psal_n 119.98_o 99_o 100_o ephes_n 1.18_o psal_n 119.93_o cant._n 6.11_o psal_n 23.2_o john_n 6.45_o gen._n 27.27_o isa_n 5.13_o in_o which_o for_o that_o time_n all_o other_o thing_n whether_o action_n of_o soul_n or_o body_n be_v suspend_v and_o lay_v in_o silence_n that_o with_o great_a retiredness_n of_o spirit_n they_o may_v watch_v with_o christ_n one_o hour_n and_o like_o the_o little_a island_n of_o the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n wait_v for_o the_o law_n from_o his_o mouth_n to_o lay_v up_o his_o word_n in_o their_o heart_n that_o it_o may_v be_v for_o good_a counsel_n and_o comfort_n for_o their_o soul●●_n by_o which_o mean_n improve_v in_o this_o manner_n the_o house_n of_o the_o poor_a grow_v rich_a in_o divine_a virtue_n and_o deep_a wisdon_n be_v fortify_v also_o in_o their_o soul_n with_o the_o exceed_a great_a power_n of_o god_n of_o which_o retire_a spirit_n have_v sensible_a experience_n and_o by_o which_o they_o be_v quicken_v yet_o far_o unto_o spiritual_a thing_n and_o so_o feed_v in_o the_o valley_n of_o great_a humility_n by_o the_o still_a water_n of_o immediate_a and_o ministerial_a teach_n they_o grow_v like_o willow_n by_o the_o watercourse_n and_o flourish_v like_o a_o field_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v bless_v when_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o babel_n that_o discompose_v multitude_n and_o all_o the_o carelese_fw-mi daughter_n be_v famish_v and_o dry_v up_o with_o thirst_n sicond_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o bethania_n be_v very_o careful_a to_o observe_v those_o hour_n dedicate_v to_o divine_a worship_n 13._o act_n 3.21_o isa_n 58.3_o verse_n 13._o as_o time_n that_o then_o be_v none_o of_o they_o but_o the_o lord_n and_o therefore_o they_o think_v it_o dangerous_a to_o steal_v away_o any_o part_n thereof_o from_o he_o and_o convert_v it_o to_o their_o own_o private_a use_n 10._o act_n 5.1.2_o verse_n 5._o verse_n 10._o like_o annanias_n and_o saphira_n which_o steal_v 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