Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	ear_n	eye_n	fat_a	2,377	5	10.2276	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05358	An excellent and learned treatise of apostasie made by the most reuerend and godly learned man M. Iohn de l'Espine minister of the word of God in the churche of Angers in the dukedome of Anjou. Directed against the apostates in the churches of France. Written first in the French tongue by the author him selfe, and now faithfully translated into English. The contentes of the booke appeare in the page following; Traité de l'apostasie. English.	L'Espine, Jean de, ca. 1506-1597.	1587 (1587)	STC 15511A; ESTC S106904	98,822	213

heb._n 10.26_o if_o we_o sin_v willing_o after_o we_o have_v receive_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n there_o remain_v no_o more_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n but_o a_o fearful_a look_v for_o of_o judgement_n and_o violent_a fire_n which_o shall_v devour_v the_o adversary_n to_o the_o reader_n there_o be_v some_o space_n of_o time_n expire_v since_o that_o i_o purpose_v to_o write_v some_o little_a treatise_n of_o apostasy_n and_o especial_o since_o the_o slaughter_n commit_v on_o saint_n bartholomewe_v his_o day_n in_o the_o which_o there_o chance_v a_o most_o horrible_a &_o fearful_a revolt_n in_o all_o our_o church_n so_o that_o of_o three_o part_n two_o of_o they_o at_o the_o least_o slip_v back_o of_o those_o which_o in_o the_o beginning_n enter_v into_o it_o with_o so_o great_a readiness_n and_o courage_n that_o it_o seem_v they_o will_v continual_o abide_v in_o it_o without_o a_o mind_n ever_o to_o depart_v whatsoever_o temptation_n shall_v offer_v itself_o unto_o they_o nevertheless_o i_o have_v hitherto_o defer_v the_o same_o hope_v that_o the_o fear_n be_v overpass_o which_o as_o a_o storm_n and_o vehement_a wind_n have_v carry_v they_o away_o from_o the_o sheepfold_a and_o have_v have_v leisure_n to_o settle_v themselves_o and_o gather_v their_o wit_n together_o they_o may_v either_o of_o themselves_o return_v or_o else_o be_v easy_o call_v back_o again_o by_o the_o voice_n of_o their_o pastor_n but_o perceive_v that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o the_o apostate_n do_v not_o only_a slumber_n &_o harden_v themselves_o in_o their_o sin_n but_o also_o become_v contemner_n of_o god_n and_o blaspeme_v without_o shame_n his_o word_n and_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o not_o content_a with_o this_o strive_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o withdraw_v those_o from_o the_o house_n of_o god_n which_o continue_v steadfast_a in_o his_o service_n and_o to_o hinder_v those_o that_o desire_v to_o enter_v into_o it_o again_o i_o deem_v it_o not_o meet_v to_o dissemble_v any_o 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use_v to_o come_v unto_o he_o chap._n 10._o in_o the_o covenant_n which_o god_n have_v make_v with_o his_o people_n he_o do_v promise_n to_o geve_v unto_o they_o his_o spirit_n &_o his_o word_n which_o be_v two_o thing_n unseperable_o knit_v together_o to_o work_v the_o salvation_n of_o man_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o esay_n 59.21_o esay_n 59.21_o this_o be_v my_o covenant_n with_o they_o say_v the_o lord_n my_o spirit_n that_o be_v upon_o thou_o &_o my_o word_n which_o i_o have_v put_v in_o thy_o mouth_n shall_v not_o depart_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n nor_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o seed_n nor_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o thy_o seed_n sate_v the_o lord_n from_o henceforth_o for_o ever_o for_o as_o in_o the_o bring_n forth_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o seed_n be_v first_o requisite_a &_o afterward_o the_o husbandman_n till_v the_o earth_n &_o make_v it_o fit_a to_o receive_v the_o seed_n cast_v thereon_o so_o in_o the_o regeneration_n 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