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	thought_n	word_n	3,480	5	3.9407	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50328	The bruised reed, or, A sermon preach'd at the cathedral church of St. Asaph, for the support of weak Christians by D. Maurice, D.D., sometime chaplain in New Colledge, Oxon.	Maurice, David.	1700 (1700)	Wing M1357A; ESTC R43437	22,707	31

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the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n be_v therefore_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o new_a creation_n or_o a_o new_a creature_n and_o be_v sure_a none_o shall_v be_v abortive_a which_o he_o beget_v but_o go_v on_o to_o be_v a_o heir_n of_o glory_n and_o christ_n call_v this_o child_n of_o the_o spirit_n by_o his_o own_o name_n gal._n 4.19_o my_o little_a child_n of_o who_o i_o travel_v in_o birth_n again_o till_o christ_n be_v form_v in_o you_o this_o clear_o signify_v to_o we_o that_o he_o will_v be_v as_o careful_a and_o tender_a of_o this_o divine_a nature_n this_o piece_n of_o himself_o as_o if_o it_o be_v himself_o 4._o the_o four_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o least_o measure_n