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	unfeigned_a	2,517	5	11.3049	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B06542	A brief, and plain apology written by John Wheelwright: wherein he doth vindicate himself, from al [sic] those errors, heresies, and flagitious crimes, layed to his charge by Mr. Thomas Weld, in his short story, and further fastened upon him, by Mr. Samuel Rutherford in his survey of antinomianisme. Wherein free grace is maintained in three propositions, and four thesis [sic] ...	Wheelwright, John, 1594-1679.	1658 (1658)	Wing W1604; ESTC R186427	40,565	36

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the_o law_n have_v no_o promise_n which_o run_v in_o that_o form_n it_o be_v evident_a which_o zanchy_a say_v quicquid_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la in_o scripture_n conditionale_fw-la est_fw-la i_o have_v lose_v divers_a note_n by_o often_o removal_n but_o to_o my_o best_a remembrance_n these_o with_o one_o or_o two_o more_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n coincident_a with_o they_o be_v all_o the_o position_n which_o at_o first_o i_o intend_v for_o disputation_n in_o the_o synod_n in_o heat_n of_o discourse_n in_o that_o assembly_n certain_a expression_n fall_v from_o i_o which_o be_v number_v among_o my_o error_n and_o make_v the_o chief_a matter_n of_o dispute_n by_o they_o who_o take_v all_o occasion_n and_o advantage_n to_o make_v i_o seem_v erroneous_a among_o the_o rest_n how_o it_o come_v in_o i_o do_v not_o well_o know_v i_o say_v that_o christ_n be_v part_n of_o the_o new_a creature_n the_o question_n be_v what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o new_a creature_n or_o new_a 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old_a man_n may_v be_v understand_v not_o only_o the_o corruption_n of_o nature_n which_o pass_v from_o adam_n to_o we_o but_o his_o disobedience_n which_o become_v we_o by_o imputation_n so_o that_o in_o some_o respect_n we_o be_v to_o put_v off_o adam_n that_o be_v the_o transgression_n of_o adam_n in_o eat_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n which_o be_v he_o in_o act_n and_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o original_o i_o be_o not_o the_o first_o who_o have_v take_v the_o new_a man_n in_o that_o sense_n which_o if_o it_o be_v not_o proper_a yet_o be_v it_o true_a we_o be_v to_o put_v on_o christ_n as_o well_o by_o faith_n as_o by_o imitation_n i_o shall_v not_o much_o herein_o contend_v zanchy_a upon_o eph._n 4.24_o have_v set_v down_o the_o judgement_n of_o ambrose_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o new_a man_n which_o christian_n be_v to_o put_v on_o who_o understand_v it_o of_o christ_n himself_n and_o of_o other_o interpret_n it_o of_o new_a quality_n deliver_v his_o own_o mind_n and_o join_v they_o both_o together_o novus_n igitur_fw-la homo_fw-la primum_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la ipse_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la inhabitans_fw-la deinde_fw-la ipse_fw-la nova_fw-la totius_fw-la hominis_fw-la qualitas_fw-la et_fw-la natura_fw-la per_fw-la christum_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la creata_fw-la postremo_fw-la nos_fw-la ipsi_fw-la christo_fw-la induti_fw-la et_fw-la novae_fw-la illius_fw-la naturae_fw-la participes_fw-la effecti_fw-la et_fw-la in_o virtute_fw-la ut_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la scholia_fw-la viventes_fw-la you_o will_v likewise_o have_v wrest_v other_o expression_n which_o fall_v from_o i_o to_o a_o corrupt_a sense_n as_o if_o i_o deny_v act_v from_o a_o formal_a principle_n of_o grace_n or_o that_o any_o power_n be_v convey_v by_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o law_n to_o act_v gracious_o which_o be_v far_o from_o my_o sense_n the_o opinion_n of_o peter_n lombart_n lib._n 1._o dist_n 18._o that_o charity_n be_v not_o any_o thing_n create_v in_o the_o soul_n but_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o be_v sufficient_o