Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	harden_v	moses_n	pharaoh_n	4,537	5	10.9869	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08445	Fouretene sermons of Barnardine Ochyne, concernyng the predestinacion and eleccion of god: very expediente to the settynge forth of hys glorye among hys creatures. Translated out of Italian in to oure natyve younge by A.C.	Ochino, Bernardino, 1487-1564.; Bacon, Anne Cooke, Lady, 1528?-1610.	1551 (1551)	STC 18767; ESTC S104170	58,669	130

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¶_o fouretene_n sermon_n of_o barnardine_n ochyne_n concern_v the_o predestination_n and_o election_n of_o god_n very_o expediente_a to_o the_o setting_a forth_o of_o his_o glory_n among_o his_o creature_n translate_v out_o of_o italian_a in_o to_o our_o natyve_a tongue_n by_o a.c._n ☞_o it_o be_v good_a to_o hide_v the_o king_n secret_n but_o to_o decleare_a and_o praise_v the_o work_n of_o god_n it_o be_v a_o honourable_a thing_n co._n xij_o ☞_o i_o will_v say_v to_o the_o north_n let_v go_v and_o to_o the_o southe_n keep_v not_o back_o but_o bring_v my_o son_n and_o my_o daughter_n from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n namely_o all_o those_o that_o be_v call_v after_o my_o name_n for_o they_o have_v i_o create_v fashyoned_a and_o make_v for_o my_o honour_n esa_n xliii_o the_o title_n of_o the_o chaptre_n i._n whether_o predestination_n ought_v to_o be_v write_v speak_v or_o think_v two_o how_o excellent_a our_o election_n be_v iij._n if_o we_o may_v know_v in_o this_o present_a life_n whether_o we_o be_v of_o the_o elect_v and_o in_o the_o grace_n or_o favour_n of_o god_n or_o not_o iiij_o whether_o it_o be_v good_a to_o know_v or_o to_o believe_v that_o we_o be_v elect_v v._o whether_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n to_o believe_v that_o we_o be_v elect_v or_o no._n vi_fw-la if_o it_o be_v good_a to_o know_v wherefore_o god_n have_v elect_v sum_n and_o some_o reprobate_n seven_o of_o the_o diverse_a effect_n it_o work_v in_o man_n to_o believe_v that_o our_o election_n be_v all_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n &_o that_o of_o he_o only_o it_o depend_v viij_o how_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v answer_v to_o they_o which_o lament_v that_o god_n have_v create_v theym_a forse_v their_o damnation_n ix_o wherefore_o god_n have_v elect_v us._n x._o whether_o the_o elect_n can_v be_v damn_v or_o not_o xi_o whether_o god_n do_v aggravat_fw-la harden_v and_o blind_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n &_o in_o what_o manner_n xij_o how_o god_n do_v dyspence_v his_o grace_n 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