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	good_a	treasure_n	13,062	5	10.6433	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81043	A briefe discourse touching a broken heart In which the nature, causes, and signes of it are solidly treated of; as also, its acceptablenesse to God; together with many other motives pressing us to labour after the procurement of it, and the means leading thereunto: Being the summe and substance of certain sermons preached by Mr. Daniel Carwardine, late minister of Eling in the county of Middlesex. And since his death put forth by S.R. a friend of his. Whereunto is annexed, a confession of faith by Mr. Samuel Rowles, late fellow of Trinity-Colledge in Cambridge. And now minister of Thistleworth in the county of Middlesex.	Carwardine, Daniel, b. 1600 or 1601.; Rowles, Samuel, fl. 1652.	1652 (1652)	Wing C720; ESTC R230173	37,786	142

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etc._n there_o be_v certain_a request_n which_o if_o man_n will_v be_v earnest_a with_o god_n in_o and_o lay_v the_o stress_n of_o their_o desire_n upon_o will_v be_v great_o beneficial_a and_o advantageous_a to_o they_o far_o beyond_o those_o petition_n which_o the_o most_o of_o man_n be_v wont_v chief_o to_o insist_v upon_o and_o urge_v with_o the_o great_a strength_n and_o heat_n of_o affection_n a_o soft_a heart_n be_v one_o of_o those_o of_o which_o may_v be_v true_o say_v what_o be_v speak_v concern_v faith_n namely_o that_o it_o be_v more_o precious_a and_z let_v i_o add_v more_o rare_a than_o gold_n well_o may_v the_o scripture_n say_v rom._n 8.26_o we_o know_v not_o what_o to_o pray_v for_o as_o we_o ought_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o most_o man_n to_o pray_v most_o for_o what_o they_o have_v least_o need_n of_o or_o will_v do_v they_o least_o good_a and_o lest_o for_o they_o of_o which_o they_o stand_v in_o the_o most_o need_n and_o from_o whence_o they_o may_v reap_v the_o great_a good_a if_o man_n be_v sick_a how_o earnest_o do_v they_o pray_v for_o health_n but_o if_o trouble_a with_o hard_a heart_n how_o cold_o do_v they_o pray_v to_o have_v they_o soften_v he_o that_o pray_v for_o a_o soft_a heart_n be_v under_o the_o encouragement_n of_o a_o excellent_a promise_n namely_o that_o god_n will_v take_v away_o the_o heart_n of_o stone_n &_o give_v a_o heart_n of_o flesh_n which_o promise_v sure_o be_v as_o applicable_a to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n in_o all_o age_n as_o that_o which_o be_v make_v to_o joshua_n which_o the_o apostle_n call_v upon_o all_o believer_n to_o make_v use_n of_o and_o depend_v upon_o viz._n