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	pure_a	purify_v	2,905	5	11.3265	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09984	Mount Ebal, or A heavenly treatise of divine love Shewing the equity and necessity of his being accursed that loves not the Lord Iesus Christ. Together with the motives meanes markes of our love towards him. By that late faithfull and worthy divine, John Preston, Doctor in Divinitie, chaplaine in ordinary to his Majestie, master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne.	Preston, John, 1587-1628.	1638 (1638)	STC 20238; ESTC S115085	27,130	53

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the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n for_o than_o if_o it_o be_v thou_o will_v respect_v nothing_o else_o but_o he_o four_o thy_o love_n must_v be_v a_o diligent_a love_n ready_a to_o reform_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v amiss_o in_o thou_o or_o which_o may_v dislike_v he_o 3._o which_o whether_o it_o be_v so_o or_o no_o thou_o may_v try_v it_o by_o these_o three_o mark_n or_o token_n follow_v first_o it_o will_v cause_v thou_o to_o put_v on_o new_a apparel_n a_o woman_n that_o love_v her_o husband_n will_v attire_v herself_o according_a as_o she_o think_v it_o will_v please_v he_o best_o and_o give_v he_o most_o content_a especial_o when_o she_o be_v to_o be_v marry_v unto_o he_o than_o she_o will_v have_v a_o wedding_n garment_n that_o may_v set_v she_o forth_o so_o as_o he_o may_v take_v the_o better_a like_n in_o she_o so_o thou_o if_o thou_o have_v put_v off_o the_o old_a man_n which_o be_v corrupt_a according_a to_o the_o deceivable_a lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o have_v put_v on_o 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