Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	conscience_n	evil_a	sprinkle_v	3,712	5	10.9699	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09999	The saints daily exercise A treatise concerning the whole dutie of prayer. Delivered in fiue sermons vpon I Thess. 5.17. By the late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiesty, Master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne.	Preston, John, 1587-1628.; Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635.; Davenport, John, 1597-1670.	1629 (1629)	STC 20251; ESTC S105990	87,396	182

conjugal_a affection_n upon_o it_o that_o shall_v be_v whole_o the_o lord_n this_o man_n be_v a_o unholy_a man_n his_o heart_n be_v not_o holy_a ●…or_n it_o be_v not_o sequester_v from_o other_o thing_n and_o consecrate_v to_o he_o alone_o for_o that_o be_v to_o be_v holy_a and_o as_o the_o heart_n must_v be_v holy_a so_o must_v the_o prayer_n be_v holy_a when_o a_o man_n pray_v to_o the_o lord_n with_o respect_n unto_o he_o and_o have_v a_o eye_n upon_o he_o and_o nothing_o else_o come_v in_o to_o take_v away_o part_n of_o this_o prayer_n if_o by_o respect_n and_o worldly_a and_o carnal_a thought_n come_v in_o and_o set_v you_o on_o work_n to_o pray_v now_o these_o have_v a_o portion_n and_o interest_n in_o your_o prayer_n they_o make_v your_o prayer_n pro●…e_v and_o common_a they_o be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o the_o lord_n they_o be_v unholy_a so_o that_o be_v the_o holiness_n then_o in_o seek_v the_o lord_n when_o we_o be_v knit_v and_o wed_v to_o he_o when_o one_o take_v this_o resolution_n to_o himself_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n servant_n and_o he_o will_v i_o serve_v i_o be_o not_o the_o servant_n of_o man_n nor_o of_o any_o creature_n i_o be_o marry_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o will_v i_o be_v alone_o i_o will_v withdraw_v my_o heart_n from_o all_o thing_n else_o so_o likewise_o when_o a_o man_n pray_v so_o that_o his_o soul_n be_v intent_n upon_o the_o lord_n and_o upon_o nothing_o beside_o when_o the_o whole_a stream_n of_o his_o affection_n be_v carry_v to_o he_o this_o be_v to_o seek_v to_o he_o i●…_n holiness_n this_o be_v to_o sanctify_v the_o lord_n in_o our_o heart_n and_o last_o if_o there_o be_v any_o conscience_n of_o 〈◊〉_d that_o phrase_n i_o find_v use_v in_o heb._n 10_o that_o be_v if_o 10._o there_o be_v a_o evil_a conscience_n if_o a_o man_n be_v conscious_a to_o himself_o of_o any_o sin_n that_o be_v unrepented_a of_o such_o a_o man_n can_v pray_v that_o make_v he_o unholy_a if_o there_o be_v any_o sinful_a lust_n yet_o live_v in_o he_o that_o be_v unmortify_v in_o he_o which_o be_v not_o wash_v away_o such_o a_o man_n be_v unholy_a yea_o my_o belove_a the_o saint_n themselves_o when_o they_o sin_n against_o god_n as_o you_o hear_v heretofore_o they_o be_v suspend_v from_o the_o covenant_n though_o they_o be_v within_o the_o covenant_n yet_o they_o be_v suspend_v from_o receive_v the_o benefit_n by_o it_o that_o otherwise_o they_o may_v have_v till_o that_o sin_n be_v wash_v away_o they_o be_v not_o holy_a a_o priest_n or_o one_o that_o be_v holy_a if_o he_o touch_v any_o unclean_a thing_n he_o remain_v unholy_a till_o he_o be_v wash_v though_o otherwise_o he_o be_v holy_a habitualy_n whole_o dedicate_v to_o god_n service_n so_o it_o may_v be_v with_o those_o that_o be_v within_o the_o covenant_n though_o thou_o be_v a_o holy_a ●…an_n yet_o if_o thou_o touch_v pitch_n that_o be_v if_o thy_o heart_n be_v pollute_v with_o any_o sin_n of_o one_o kind_n or_o other_o as_o long_o as_o that_o remain_v thou_o be_v unholy_a 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