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
A09999	The saints daily exercise A treatise concerning the whole dutie of prayer. Delivered in fiue sermons vpon I Thess. 5.17. By the late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ, Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiesty, Master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne.	Preston, John, 1587-1628.; Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635.; Davenport, John, 1597-1670.	1629 (1629)	STC 20251; ESTC S105990	87,396	182

conjugal_a affection_n upon_o it_o that_o shall_v be_v whole_o the_o lord_n this_o man_n be_v a_o unholy_a man_n his_o heart_n be_v not_o holy_a ●…or_n it_o be_v not_o sequester_v from_o other_o thing_n and_o consecrate_v to_o he_o alone_o for_o that_o be_v to_o be_v holy_a and_o as_o the_o heart_n must_v be_v holy_a so_o must_v the_o prayer_n be_v holy_a when_o a_o man_n pray_v to_o the_o lord_n with_o respect_n unto_o he_o and_o have_v a_o eye_n upon_o he_o and_o nothing_o else_o come_v in_o to_o take_v away_o part_n of_o this_o prayer_n if_o by_o respect_n and_o worldly_a and_o carnal_a thought_n come_v in_o and_o set_v you_o on_o work_n to_o pray_v now_o these_o have_v a_o portion_n and_o interest_n in_o your_o prayer_n they_o make_v your_o prayer_n pro●…e_v and_o common_a they_o be_v not_o peculiar_a to_o the_o lord_n they_o be_v unholy_a so_o that_o be_v the_o holiness_n then_o in_o seek_v the_o lord_n when_o we_o be_v knit_v and_o wed_v to_o he_o when_o one_o take_v this_o 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he_o but_o yourselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d those_o argument_n that_o you_o use_v be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o persuade_v he_o to_o be_v ●…e_a you_o as_o to_o persuade_v your_o heart_n to_o more_o faith_n to_o more_o love_n to_o more_o obedience_n to_o more_o humility_n and_o thankfulness_n and_o that_o indeed_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o prayer_n prevail_v with_o god_n not_o that_o the_o very_o send_v up_o be_v that_o that_o prevail_v with_o he_o but_o because_o a_o faithful_a and_o a_o spiritual_a prayer_n put_v the_o heart_n in_o a_o better_a disposition_n so_o that_o a_o man_n be_v now_o make_v ready_a to_o receive_v a_o blessing_n at_o god_n hand_n that_o before_o he_o be_v not_o so_o that_o when_o you_o think_v you_o draw_v god_n to_o you_o with_o your_o argument_n in_o truth_n you_o draw_v simile_n yourselves_o near_a to_o he_o as_o when_o a_o man_n in_o a_o ship_n pluck_v a_o rock_n it_o seem_v as_o as_o if_o he_o pluck_v the_o rock_n near_o to_o the_o ship_n when_o as_o the_o ship_n 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