Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	law_n	sin_n	transgression_n	2,243	5	10.5323	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91855	A broken spirit, God's sacrifices. Or, The gratefulnesse of a broken spirit unto God. Represented in a sermon, before the right Honourable House of Peeres, in K. Henry the Seventh's chappell in the Abbey Westminster, upon Wednesday Decemb. 9. 1646. Being a day of publike humiliation for removing of the great judgment of rain and waters then upon the kingdome, &c. / By Fran. Roberts M. A. Minister of Christ, at Austins, London.	Roberts, Francis, 1609-1675.	1646 (1646)	Wing R1580; Thomason E365_14; ESTC R201252	39,320	48

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●o●●en_v and_o melt_v the_o iron_n be_v our_o heart_n stone_n the_o word_n be_v as_o a_o hammer_n to_o break_v the_o rock_n in_o piece_n jer._n 23._o 29._o this_o instrumental_o make_v king_n josiah_n heart_n tender_a 2_o chron._n 34._o 19_o 27._o this_o make_v the_o return_a exile_n to_o weep_v neh._n 8._o 9_o this_o prick_v peter_n hearer_n in_o their_o heart_n act._n 2._o ●6_n oh_o wait_v upon_o this_o word_n of_o god_n with_o a_o lively_a heart-search_a ministry_n oh_o tremble_v at_o this_o mighty_a work_a word_n of_o god_n that_o can_v through_o god_n make_v a_o hard_a heart_n soft_a and_o keep_v a_o soft_a heart_n tender_a 3._o by_o a_o frequent_a and_o serious_a consideration_n of_o our_o own_o and_o other_o 3._o sias_fw-la other_o sin_v may_v break_v our_o heart_n as_o it_o be_v clear_a in_o the_o case_n of_o josiah_n 2_o chron._n 34._o 19_o etc._n etc._n of_o david_n psal._n 119_o 53._o 158._o 136._o of_o ezra_n ezr._n 9_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o and_o of_o those_o mourner_n ezek._n 9_o 4._o but_o our_o own_o sin_n may_v even_o grind_v our_o heart_n to_o powder_n as_o appear_v here_o in_o david_n psal._n 51._o 3_o 4._o 8._o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o against_o thou_o thou_o only_o have_v i_o sin_v that_o the_o bone_n which_o thou_o have_v break_v as_o in_o the_o prodigal_n luk._n 15._o 18._o 19_o as_o in_o those_o jew_n zech._n 12._o 10_o 11_o 12_o etc._n etc._n man_n sin_n make_v the_o whole_a creation_n groan_n as_o under_o a_o load_n ready_a to_o break_v its_o back_n rom._n 8._o 22._o and_o shall_v not_o man_n own_o spirit_n groan_v and_o his_o own_o heart_n break_v under_o the_o pressure_n of_o his_o own_o iniquity_n in_o what_o word_n shall_v i_o a_o little_a represent_v the_o sin_n of_o england_n and_o the_o sin_n of_o your_o own_o soul_n unto_o you_o for_o the_o actual_a mollify_n of_o your_o heart_n think_v what_o sin_n be_v it_o be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n 1_o joh._n 3._o 4._o the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n eph._n 〈◊〉_d 1._o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o flesh_n gal._n 5._o 19_o the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n 1_o joh._n 2._o 8._o and_o utter_a abomination_n to_o god_n pro._n 26._o 25._o sin_n be_v so_o foul_a and_o filthy_a that_o the_o filth_n under_o the_o nail_n and_o arm-hole_n f_o {non-roman}_o jam._n 1._o 21._o the_o vomit_n of_o a_o dog_n the_o mire_n of_o a_o swine_n 2_o pet._n 2._o 22._o the_o poison_n of_o serpent_n rom._n 3._o 13._o the_o spot_n of_o leopard_n and_o the_o skin_n of_o black_a moor_n jer._n 13._o 23._o the_o putrefaction_n and_o deadly_a stink_n of_o open_a sepulcher_n rom._n 3._o 13._o and_o base_a g_o {non-roman}_o excrement_n themselves_o jam._n 1_o 2●_z be_v the_o similitude_n wherein_o the_o holy_a ghost_n set_v it_o out_o to_o we_o sin_n be_v the_o inlet_n of_o death_n and_o all_o misery_n rom._n 5._o 12._o worse_a than_o the_o devil_n for_o sin_n make_v he_o a_o devil_n and_o the_o very_a hell_n of_o hell_n think_v against_o who_o sin_n be_v commit_v against_o god_n 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spirit_n flame_n out_o 3._o most_o ardent_o towards_o christ_n oh_o it_o entire_o love_v christ_n that_o love_v it_o pray_v for_o it_o bleed_v for_o it_o die_v for_o it_o and_o wash_v it_o from_o its_o sin_n in_o his_o own_o blood_n gal._n 2._o 20._o rev._n 1._o 5._o how_o it_o esteem_v affect_n embrace_v the_o lord_n say_v thou_o be_v my_o portion_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o and_o in_o earth_n there_o be_v none_o that_o i_o can_v desire_v beside_o thou_o all_o thing_n be_v but_o loss_n and_o dung_n to_o the_o win_n of_o christ_n phil._n 3._o one_o christ_n be_v worth_a ten_o thousand_o world_n etc._n etc._n see_v how_o strong_a the_o love_n of_o that_o penitent_a brokenhearted_a woman_n be_v to_o christ_n her_o bathe_v his_o foot_n in_o her_o tear_n wipe_v they_o with_o her_o hair_n kiss_v they_o with_o her_o mouth_n and_o anoint_v they_o with_o costly_a ointment_n palpable_o proclaim_v her_o love_n to_o christ_n and_o christ_n 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