Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	bring_v	evil_a	treasure_n	9,368	5	10.7622	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13154	Meditations of man's mortalitie. Or, A way to true blessednesse. Written, by Mrs. Alice Sutcliffe wife of Iohn Sutcliffe Esquire, groome of his Maiesties most honourable privie chamber	Sutcliffe, Alice.	1634 (1634)	STC 23447; ESTC S117939	40,619	246

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he_o know_v that_o the_o evil_n thou_o do_v hate_v that_o thou_o do_v but_o it_o be_v a_o law_n in_o thy_o member_n that_o lead_v thou_o captive_a to_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n 7._o rom._n 7._o then_o if_o as_o a_o captive_n force_v it_o be_v no_o long_o thou_o but_o sin_n that_o dwell_v in_o thou_o let_v the_o remembrance_n of_o these_o mercy_n waken_v thy_o soul_n from_o the_o drowsiness_n of_o sin_n and_o remember_v who_o have_v say_v awake_v 5._o ephes_n 5._o thou_o that_o sleep_v and_o arise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o christ_n shall_v give_v thou_o light_v he_o call_v thou_o he_o bid_v thou_o awake_a let_v not_o these_o sweet_a call_v strike_v thou_o dead_a 20._o math._n 20._o as_o his_o presence_n do_v the_o keeper_n who_o become_v astonish_v and_o be_v as_o dead_a man_n but_o rather_o let_v that_o voice_n be_v of_o as_o great_a power_n to_o thou_o as_o it_o be_v to_o lazarus_n not_o only_o to_o raise_v thou_o from_o the_o sleep_n 11._o john_n 11._o but_o also_o from_o the_o 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himself_o be_v willing_a to_o pass_v by_o these_o thy_o infirmity_n will_v thou_o not_o account_v that_o man_n most_o heathenish_a who_o have_v a_o friend_n that_o have_v endure_v seven_o year_n imprisonment_n to_o keep_v he_o from_o that_o bondage_n &_o at_o the_o last_o pay_v his_o ransom_n at_o so_o dear_a a_o rate_n as_o thereby_o his_o estate_n be_v for_o ever_o ruin_v otherwise_o he_o himself_o to_o endure_v perpetual_a slavery_n if_o this_o man_n i_o say_v shall_v come_v and_o knock_v at_o the_o door_n of_o his_o friend_n desire_v admittance_n and_o acquaint_v he_o with_o who_o it_o be_v and_o he_o for_o this_o his_o love_n shall_v seem_v not_o to_o