Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	better_a	house_n	mourning_n	2,331	5	12.4780	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20764	The plea of the poore. Or A treatise of benificence and almes-deeds teaching how these Christian duties are rightly to be performed, and perswading to the frequent doing of them. Necessary for these times, wherein the workes of mercy are so much neglected, or so vndiscreetly practized. Published by Iohn Downame Bachelour in Diuinitie.	Downame, John, d. 1652.	1616 (1616)	STC 7146; ESTC S110224	136,159	236

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44._o 45._o 5._o 44._o love_n your_o enemy_n bless_v they_o that_o curse_v you_o do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o hate_v you_o etc._n etc._n the_o which_o be_v enforce_v with_o a_o strong_a reason_n because_o herein_o we_o shall_v be_v like_o our_o heavenly_a father_n vers_n 45._o which_o if_o we_o neglect_v and_o limit_v our_o beneficence_n to_o our_o 33._o luk._n 6._o 32._o 33._o friend_n we_o shall_v be_v no_o better_o than_o publican_n and_o sinner_n luk._n 6._o 32._o 33._o sect_n 5._o that_o our_o beneficence_n must_v chief_o extend_v to_o the_o faithful_a but_o though_o our_o beneficence_n must_v extend_v to_o 10._o gal_n 6._o 10._o all_o yet_o chief_o to_o those_o who_o be_v of_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n gal._n 6._o 10._o and_o though_o we_o be_v liberal_a in_o scatter_v the_o seed_n of_o our_o good_a work_n in_o all_o ground_n which_o be_v ready_a to_o receive_v it_o yet_o principal_o we_o must_v cast_v it_o into_o those_o which_o be_v fertile_a and_o fruitful_a will_v 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