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
A93242	Judgement and mercy: or, The plague of frogges [brace] inflicted, removed. Delivered in nine sermons, by the late reverend and learned divine Mr. Iosias Shute, Arch-deacon of Colchester, and preacher at St. Mary Woolnoth, in London: with his usuall prayers before and after sermon. Whereunto is added a sermon preached at his funerall, by Mr. Ephraim Vdall. Imprimatur. Ja. Cranford. Octob. 29. 1644.	Shute, Josias, 1588-1643.; Udall, Ephraim, d. 1647. Sermon preached at the funerall of Mr. Shute.	1645 (1645)	Wing S3715; Thomason E299_1; Thomason E299_2; ESTC R200245	134,491	230

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of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n to_o make_v it_o a_o midwife_n to_o deliver_v they_o of_o their_o sin_n so_o saul_n may_v make_v a_o fair_a gloss_n that_o he_o have_v spare_v the_o good_n of_o the_o amalekite_n for_o sacrifice_n but_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n that_o hold_v he_o what_o be_v that_o that_o he_o have_v go_v express_o against_o the_o command_n of_o god_n for_o he_o bid_v he_o spare_v none_o so_o ahab_n have_v much_o to_o say_v for_o himself_o he_o come_v upon_o fair_a term_n to_o naboth_n for_o his_o vineyard_n he_o offer_v he_o money_n beside_o he_o know_v what_o ahab_n be_v but_o there_o be_v one_o thing_n that_o will_v have_v power_n over_o he_o what_o be_v that_o that_o his_o wife_n shall_v have_v power_n over_o his_o seal_n to_o frame_v a_o letter_n to_o undo_v the_o man_n so_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n they_o put_v it_o off_o do_v we_o persecute_v this_o man_n will_v thou_o bring_v this_o man_n blood_n upon_o we_o we_o do_v it_o in_o zeal_n he_o seem_v to_o oppose_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n but_o one_o thing_n will_v hold_v they_o to_o judgement_n because_o it_o be_v malice_n in_o they_o against_o christ_n because_o he_o reprove_v they_o so_o plain_o that_o they_o can_v never_o claw_v it_o off_o for_o the_o use_n of_o it_o never_o think_v when_o you_o come_v to_o judgement_n of_o apology_n and_o figleaf_n that_o will_v be_v too_o narrow_a for_o your_o nakedness_n away_o with_o these_o subterfuge_n and_o start_a hole_n god_n never_o bring_v a_o man_n to_o judgement_n but_o he_o have_v enough_o to_o judge_v he_o for_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n as_o pharaoh_n here_o that_o when_o he_o know_v it_o must_v be_v of_o god_n yet_o he_o be_v harden_v the_o conscience_n as_o it_o be_v a_o register_n in_o man_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n it_o will_v be_v a_o accuser_n of_o man_n and_o justify_v god_n most_o severe_a proceed_n against_o he_o so_o much_o for_o this_o time_n the_o seven_o sermon_n upon_o exod._n chap._n 8._o verse_n 8._o then_o pharaoh_n call_v moses_n and_o aaron_n and_o say_v entreat_v the_o lord_n that_o he_o may_v take_v a_o way_n the_o frog_n from_o i_o and_o from_o my_o people_n and_o i_o will_v let_v the_o people_n go_v that_o they_o may_v do_v sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n now_o we_o come_v to_o the_o second_o event_n that_o be_v the_o removal_n of_o the_o judgement_n we_o must_v consider_v first_o how_o it_o be_v motion_v and_o entreat_v for_o in_o verse_n 8._o then_o how_o moses_n engage_v himself_o to_o perform_v it_o verse_n 9_o 10_o 11._o three_o how_o he_o act_v and_o perform_v it_o in_o deed_n and_o put_v it_o in_o execution_n in_o verse_n 12_o 13_o 14._o the_o first_o