Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	body_n	spirit_n	vital_a	3,629	5	10.6721	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56636	A consolatory discourse to prevent immoderate grief for the death of our friends.	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1671 (1671)	Wing P778; ESTC R25580	71,107	164

end_v let_v we_o end_v it_o let_v we_o ask_v ourselves_o how_o long_o we_o intend_v to_o mourn_v do_v any_o man_n intend_v to_o continue_v it_o all_o his_o life_n then_o he_o may_v fall_v into_o the_o folly_n of_o augustus_n who_o make_v the_o image_n of_o his_o nephew_n who_o he_o dear_o love_v be_v place_v in_o his_o bedchamber_n that_o he_o may_v kiss_v it_o and_o embrace_v it_o daily_o or_o the_o dotage_n of_o alexander_n will_v be_v a_o fit_a punishment_n for_o we_o who_o build_v temple_n and_o command_v sacred_a solemnity_n every_o year_n for_o his_o belove_a ephestion_n do_v you_o intend_v every_o year_n to_o have_v a_o funeral_n sermon_n to_o go_v and_o weep_v over_o their_o grave_n at_o that_o time_n as_o you_o do_v when_o they_o be_v first_o put_v into_o they_o if_o not_o set_v some_o measure_n to_o your_o mourning_n for_o of_o itself_o it_o know_v no_o measure_n and_o if_o you_o intend_v not_o to_o weep_v always_o why_o can_v you_o not_o cease_v now_o if_o it_o be_v not_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v lament_v for_o ever_o why_o shall_v it_o be_v so_o sad_o lament_v at_o all_o decency_n indeed_o do_v require_v some_o mourning_n and_o natural_a affection_n must_v be_v allow_v its_o tear_n but_o we_o must_v stay_v they_o as_o soon_o as_o may_v be_v and_o not_o mourn_v as_o if_o we_o think_v we_o can_v never_o mourn_v enough_o for_o if_o we_o think_v so_o than_o we_o must_v mourn_v always_o or_o else_o we_o show_v that_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o mourn_v so_o much_o but_o if_o any_o man_n be_v resolve_v to_o let_v the_o sorrow_n take_v its_o course_n and_o run_v as_o far_o as_o ever_o it_o can_v let_v i_o tell_v he_o that_o either_o his_o sorrow_n will_v spend_v he_o or_o else_o it_o will_v spend_v itself_o and_o so_o be_v cure_v without_o any_o thanks_o at_o all_o to_o he_o it_o be_v a_o trite_a thing_n which_o i_o be_o go_v to_o add_v but_o to_o speak_v with_o seneca_n i_o will_v not_o therefore_o forbear_v to_o speak_v it_o because_o it_o be_v speak_v by_o all_o so_o it_o fall_v out_o that_o he_o who_o will_v not_o put_v a_o end_n to_o his_o own_o grief_n time_n will_v end_v it_o for_o he_o but_o this_o be_v most_o dishonourable_a as_o have_v be_v already_o say_v to_o expect_v till_o it_o put_v a_o end_n to_o itself_o when_o it_o can_v run_v no_o long_o and_o not_o to_o end_v it_o our_o own_o self_n by_o not_o permit_v it_o to_o run_v at_o all_o without_o our_o leave_n to_o be_v weary_a of_o weep_v be_v the_o base_a remedy_n for_o grief_n it_o be_v far_o better_a for_o we_o to_o leave_v grief_n than_o to_o let_v it_o leave_v we_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o let_v time_n conquer_v that_o which_o have_v conquer_v we_o see_v it_o must_v cease_v let_v it_o cease_v by_o our_o valour_n and_o strength_n not_o by_o its_o own_o weakness_n let_v it_o die_v by_o our_o hand_n and_o not_o mere_o because_o it_o can_v live_v no_o long_o we_o be_v weary_a of_o nothing_o soon_o than_o of_o grief_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o cease_v that_o which_o if_o we_o will_v we_o can_v long_o continue_v it_o be_v well_o observe_v by_o pliny_n the_o second_o 16._o lib._n 5._o epist_n 16._o that_o as_o a_o crude_a wound_n be_v very_o angry_a under_o the_o surgeon_n hand_n but_o in_o a_o short_a time_n do_v both_o suffer_v it_o and_o require_v it_o so_o a_o fresh_a grief_n do_v use_v to_o reject_v and_o despise_v all_o comfort_n but_o short_o after_o not_o only_o receive_v it_o most_o courteous_o but_o also_o desire_n and_o expect_v it_o and_o see_v if_o it_o can_v find_v no_o comfort_n it_o will_v fair_o cease_v itself_o it_o be_v more_o like_a man_n that_o we_o shall_v comfort_v ourselves_o and_o put_v a_o period_n to_o it_o end_n it_o may_v do_v we_o much_o harm_n before_o it_o end_n viii_o ask_v thyself_o again_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v all_o my_o mourning_n every_o wise_a man_n intend_v some_o good_a to_o himself_o in_o what_o he_o do_v and_o therefore_o unless_o sorrow_n will_v do_v we_o some_o good_a it_o be_v a_o foolish_a thing_n to_o indulge_v unto_o it_o but_o can_v any_o man_n that_o have_v have_v his_o fill_n of_o it_o tell_v we_o what_o satisfaction_n it_o have_v give_v he_o may_v we_o not_o put_v all_o our_o gain_n in_o our_o eye_n as_o the_o proverb_n be_v after_o they_o have_v weep_v so_o immoderate_o do_v any_o man_n say_v he_o be_v glad_a that_o he_o mourn_v so_o much_o then_o he_o have_v best_o mourn_v again_o if_o there_o be_v so_o much_o gladness_n and_o profit_n in_o it_o have_v we_o not_o better_o say_v with_o david_n concern_v his_o child_n when_o it_o be_v dead_a i_o shall_v go_v to_o he_o but_o he_o shall_v not_o return_v to_o i_o i_o may_v bring_v myself_o in_o sorrow_n to_o my_o grave_n but_o i_o can_v bring_v he_o up_o from_o the_o dead_a i_o can_v water_v he_o with_o my_o tear_n as_o we_o do_v a_o dry_a plant_n that_o he_o may_v spring_v up_o again_o but_o i_o may_v easy_o drown_v myself_o and_o learn_v other_o by_o my_o example_n not_o to_o weep_v so_o much_o for_o i_o what_o i_o will_v not_o have_v they_o do_v for_o i_o why_o shall_v i_o do_v for_o another_o why_o shall_v i_o make_v myself_o miserable_a and_o make_v no_o body_n else_o the_o better_a the_o truth_n be_v if_o there_o be_v only_o no_o good_a in_o it_o it_o be_v the_o less_o matter_n but_o it_o do_v we_o likewise_o not_o a_o little_a harm_n 234._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n pho._n epist_n 234._o though_o it_o will_v end_v of_o itself_o yet_o it_o may_v breed_v we_o no_o small_a trouble_n before_o it_o end_n this_o be_v all_o the_o comfort_n that_o such_o a_o man_n have_v and_o it_o be_v a_o very_a poor_a one_o that_o if_o his_o grief_n do_v not_o kill_v he_o it_o will_v kill_v itself_o but_o many_o a_o one_o have_v grief_n destroy_v many_o a_o body_n have_v it_o distemper_v and_o give_v most_o mortal_a wound_n also_o to_o the_o soul_n itself_o many_o affection_n move_v the_o soul_n most_o vehement_o but_o none_o more_o than_o grief_n which_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o madness_n in_o some_o 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be_v not_o such_o a_o place_n that_o we_o shall_v take_v care_n to_o spend_v all_o our_o tear_n at_o one_o time_n we_o shall_v have_v occasion_n enough_o for_o they_o if_o we_o have_v ●●y_a mind_n to_o weep_v let_v we_o bestow_v therefore_o the_o less_o upon_o one_o because_o there_o be_v so_o many_o object_n to_o solicit_v our_o sorrow_n and_o if_o our_o soul_n be_v tender_a and_o apt_a to_o receive_v the_o impression_n of_o doleful_a thing_n we_o have_v the_o more_o need_n to_o comfort_v ourselves_o for_o every_o grief_n will_v but_o make_v we_o still_o more_o

when_o he_o be_v ignorant_a of_o himself_o there_o be_v a_o fable_n among_o the_o heathen_n which_o wise_a man_n understand_v to_o contain_v in_o it_o great_a philosophy_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o sad_a discourse_n it_o will_v please_v you_o perhaps_o if_o i_o relate_v it_o and_o it_o will_v please_v you_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o for_o to_o learn_v and_o live_v by_o it_o after_o jupiter_n have_v make_v the_o world_n he_o think_v that_o man_n will_v not_o be_v restrain_v from_o sin_n without_o reward_n and_o punishment_n and_o so_o he_o make_v two_o great_a barrel_n the_o one_o full_a of_o good_a thing_n the_o other_o full_a of_o bad_a to_o be_v send_v down_o among_o man_n as_o there_o be_v occasion_n pandora_n be_v very_o desirous_a to_o know_v what_o be_v in_o these_o barrel_n do_v one_o day_n broach_v they_o and_o all_o the_o good_a thing_n fly_v out_o towards_o heaven_n and_o all_o the_o bad_a towards_o hell_n hope_v only_o and_o fear_v remain_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o 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bring_v to_o light_v eternal_a life_n and_o then_o we_o shall_v think_v ourselves_o happy_a enough_o if_o we_o lose_v not_o those_o thing_n and_o perhaps_o the_o death_n of_o our_o friend_n and_o such_o like_a cross_n befall_v we_o that_o we_o may_v not_o lose_v they_o the_o almighty_a goodness_n draw_v our_o thought_n and_o affection_n by_o these_o mean_n from_o transitory_a comfort_n and_o call_v they_o up_o thither_o where_o we_o hope_v our_o friend_n be_v arrive_v see_v say_v he_o here_o be_v your_o home_n here_o be_v your_o rest_a place_n here_o be_v the_o immortal_a inheritance_n that_o never_o fade_v away_o if_o you_o love_v yourselves_o mind_n the_o way_n hither_o and_o suffer_v nothing_o to_o turn_v you_o out_o of_o it_o whatsoever_o cross_n befall_v you_o take_v it_o up_o and_o carry_v it_o along_o with_o you_o let_v it_o only_o spur_v you_o to_o make_v the_o more_o haste_n to_o eternal_a joy_n where_o when_o we_o be_v once_o seat_v aloft_o amid_o those_o glorious_a object_n 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