Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	faith_n	love_n	purify_v	3,131	5	11.3118	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67773	A short and sure way to grace and salvation being a necessary and profitable tract, upon three fundamental principles of Christian religion ... : how man was at first created, how he is now corrupted, how he may be again restored : together with the conditions of the covenant of grace, and to whom the promises of the Gospel belong ... / by R. Younge ...	Younge, Richard.	1658 (1658)	Wing Y185; ESTC R14649	25,252	24

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my_o day_n sect._n ii_o 2._o yea_o so_o far_o be_v they_o from_o be_v sensible_a of_o their_o want_n that_o you_o shall_v hear_v they_o brag_v of_o their_o faith_n work_n and_o good_a meaning_n of_o their_o just_a and_o upright_a deal_n the_o goodness_n of_o their_o heart_n the_o strength_n of_o their_o faith_n hope_n and_o that_o they_o never_o doubt_v in_o all_o their_o life_n yea_o that_o it_o be_v pity_n they_o shall_v live_v if_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v in_o christ_n and_o hope_v to_o be_v save_v by_o he_o the_o usual_a expression_n of_o formal_a christian_n and_o protestant_n at_o large_a who_o know_v not_o what_o faith_n hope_n or_o a_o good_a heart_n mean_v no_o more_o than_o nicodemus_n know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o be_v bear_v again_o all_o which_o answer_v and_o brag_n of_o they_o do_v imply_v that_o they_o be_v as_o righteous_a as_o christ_n himself_o or_o adamin_v the_o state_n of_o innocency_n for_o he_o that_o can_v clear_v himself_o from_o pride_n or_o the_o breach_n 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in_o vain_a hope_v for_o which_o make_v cyp●_z 〈◊〉_d say_v that_o it_o be_v as_o mere_a lose_a labour_n to_o preach_v unto_o a_o man_n the_o thing_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d fore_o he_o be_v humble_v with_o the_o fight_n o●_z his_o want_n as_o to_o offer_v light_n to_o a_o blin●_z 〈◊〉_d man_n to_o speak_v to_o a_o deaf_a man_n or_o to_o labour_v to_o make_v a_o bruit_n beast_n wise_a beside_o if_o we_o look_v to_o be_v save_v by_o any_o thing_n that_o we_o can_v do_v christ_n can_v profit_v we_o nothing_o for_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v come_v to_o seek_v and_o to_o save_v only_o that_o which_o be_v lose_v the_o lose_a sheep_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n mat._n 18._o 11._o luk._n 19_o 10._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 15._o even_o such_o as_o utter_o despair_v in_o regard_n of_o all_o other_o help_n nor_o be_v he_o any_o way_n fit_a for_o absolution_n who_o find_v not_o himself_o worthy_a of_o condemnation_n we_o shall_v find_v no_o sweetness_n in_o christ_n blood_n till_o we_o feel_v the_o smart_n 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