Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	ascend_v	creature_n	great_a	20	3	2.1469	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13700	Soliloquium animæ. The sole-talke of the soule. Or, a spirituall and heauenlie dialogue betwixt the soule of man and God. Which, for the great affinitie it hath with other bookes of the auctor published heeretofore in our natiue tongue, is now entituled The fourth booke of the Imitation of Christ. Translated and corrected by Thomas Rogers. Neuer before published.; Soliloquium animæ. English	Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471.; Rogers, Thomas.	1592 (1592)	STC 23995; ESTC S107313	86,064	234

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myself_o unto_o these_o meditation_n oah_n that_o my_o belove_a will_v come_v into_o my_o heart_n that_o i_o may_v taste_v the_o sweetness_n of_o his_o apple_n oah_n that_o he_o will_v decline_v unto_o i_o and_o show_v himself_o to_o i_o and_o i_o to_o himself_o he_o be_v my_o felicity_n and_o i_o only_o delight_n now_o begin_v i_o to_o covet_v and_o desire_v and_o great_o to_o love_v this_o good_a thing_n in_o who_o all_o good_a thing_n be_v 28_o this_o joy_n in_o who_o be_v all_o joy_n this_o one_o thing_n in_o who_o be_v all_o thing_n small_a and_o great_a base_a and_o high_a yet_o nothing_o create_v but_o without_o all_o conceit_n of_o man_n the_o beginning_n and_o the_o end_n of_o all_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o he_o have_v form_v 17_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o now_o and_o then_o i_o will_v thorough_o be_v replenish_v with_o this_o good_a thing_n and_o fill_v with_o that_o so_o heavenly_a joy_n and_o i_o covet_v after_o a_o sort_n even_o to_o be_v swallow_v up_o and_o consume_v 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i_o punish_v and_o pinch_v at_o the_o very_a heart_n even_o because_o i_o be_o unable_a to_o answer_v thy_o benefit_n so_o great_a and_o so_o manifold_a oah_n that_o i_o can_v even_o but_o once_o worthy_o and_o thorough_o thank_v thou_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n but_o what_o may_v proceed_v from_o he_o in_o who_o nothing_o be_v a_o empty_a vessel_n can_v minister_v no_o drink_n what_o then_o shall_v i_o do_v something_o i_o must_v give_v for_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o come_v before_o god_n with_o a_o empty_a hand_n because_o the_o lord_n abhor_v the_o ungrateful_a man_n 17_o oah_n that_o i_o can_v find_v something_o in_o this_o world_n to_o give_v you_o that_o may_v be_v acceptable_a in_o your_o sight_n oah_n my_o lord_n who_o in_o hart_n i_o love_v what_o will_v you_o that_o i_o shall_v give_v you_o as_o for_o any_o good_a thing_n of_o i_o you_o need_v it_o not_o 12_o and_o why_o then_o exact_v you_o a_o gift_n at_o my_o hand_n for_o riches_n none_o be_v comparable_a to_o you_o 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