Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	courage_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	29	3	9.3449	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36329	Man ashiv le-Yahoweh, or, A serious enquiry for a suitable return for continued life, in and after a time of great mortality, by a wasting plague (anno 1665) answered in XIII directions / by Tho. Doolitel.	Doolittle, Thomas, 1632?-1707.	1666 (1666)	Wing D1895; ESTC R35664	157,743	310

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to_o condemn_v you_o and_o why_o shall_v you_o then_o be_v unconstant_a in_o your_o purpose_n towards_o god_n one_o time_n to_o purpose_n that_o you_o will_v serve_v he_o more_o and_o glorify_v he_o more_o and_o at_o another_o time_n be_v careless_a to_o order_v your_o life_n according_a to_o the_o intention_n of_o your_o heart_n when_o you_o find_v your_o heart_n begin_v to_o slink_v and_o go_v from_o the_o purpose_n and_o promise_n that_o you_o have_v make_v press_v yourself_o with_o affect_v thought_n of_o the_o immutability_n of_o god_n purpose_n to_o you_o and_o this_o may_v help_v you_o to_o constancy_n in_o your_o purpose_n towards_o god_n 13._o courage_n steel_v your_o heart_n with_o a_o holy_a courage_n against_o all_o opposition_n in_o your_o way_n of_o performance_n take_v heed_n of_o slavish_a fear_n which_o enfeeble_v your_o resolution_n and_o put_v a_o stop_n in_o the_o way_n of_o a_o holy_a life_n you_o have_v resolve_v upon_o fear_v of_o danger_n and_o of_o death_n 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