Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	admiration_n	praise_n	zion_n	32	3	9.7436	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46702	The vvorks of heaven upon earth, or, The eccellencie of praise and thanksgiving in part displayed in a sermon, inlarged into a treatise, preached at Taunton in the county of Somerset May 11. 1648, being the day set apart for the annuall commemoration of the deliverance of that town, by the reliefe which they received on May 11. anno 1645 / by Henry Jeanes ...	Jeanes, Henry, 1611-1662.	1649 (1649)	Wing J513; ESTC R20545	60,248	86

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why_o you_o be_v but_o as_o dull_a and_o liveless_a image_n which_o can_v move_v natural_o of_o themselves_o all_o your_o motion_n herein_o be_v but_o compulsary_a from_o outward_a respect_n not_o flow_v from_o any_o true_a inward_a inclination_n second_o the_o reign_n and_o unmortification_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o estate_n of_o slavery_n and_o bondage_n unto_o sin_n rom_n 6.16_o and_o therefore_o inconsistent_a with_o thankfulness_n which_o be_v of_o so_o excellent_a a_o nature_n as_o that_o it_o never_o lodge_v in_o any_o but_o free_a brave_a and_o ingenuous_a bosom_n as_o for_o base_a low_a and_o servile_a spirit_n they_o be_v unacquainted_a with_o and_o uncapable_a of_o it_o no_o man_n can_v serve_v two_o master_n matth._n 6.24_o now_o thanksgiving_n be_v a_o immediate_a and_o special_a service_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o unperformable_a by_o the_o servant_n of_o sin_n and_o satan_n consider_v the_o excellency_n and_o difficulty_n of_o the_o duty_n and_o then_o tell_v i_o whether_o 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36.25_o but_o hezekiah_n render_v not_o again_o according_a to_o the_o benefit_n do_v to_o he_o for_o his_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o this_o dependence_n of_o unthankfulness_n upon_o pride_n may_v be_v evince_v from_o these_o two_o reason_n 1_o the_o proud_a man_n underrate_v god_n mercy_n as_o not_o answerable_a or_o but_o answerable_a unto_o his_o own_o deserve_n hence_o also_o be_v it_o that_o he_o look_v upon_o his_o affliction_n as_o undeserved_a and_o therefore_o as_o injury_n and_o consequent_o upon_o deliverance_n from_o they_o not_o as_o mercy_n but_o only_o as_o a_o kind_n of_o restitution_n and_o satisfaction_n so_o that_o we_o may_v apply_v unto_o he_o that_o which_o curtius_n which_o quintus_fw-la curtius_n craterus_n inform_v alexander_n with_o against_o philotas_n alexander_n have_v pardon_v philotas_n and_o craterus_n bear_v he_o in_o hand_n that_o philotas_n will_v not_o be_v so_o thankful_a for_o his_o pardon_n as_o angry_a at_o his_o accusation_n quadam_fw-la 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