Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	let_v	lord_n	pharaoh_n	2,368	5	10.5791	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33971	Par nobile two treatises, the one concerning the excellent woman, evincing a person fearing the Lord to be the most excellent person, discoursed more privately upon occasion of the death of the Right Honourable the Lady Frances Hobart late of Norwich, from Pro. 31, 29, 30, 31 : the other discovering a fountain of comfort and satisfaction to persons walking with God, yet living and dying without sensible consolations , discovered from Psal. 17, 15 at the funerals of the Right Honourable the Lady Katherine Courten, preached at Blicklin in the county of Norfolk, March 27, 1652 : with the narratives of the holy lives and deaths of those two noble sisters / by J.C.	Collinges, John, 1623-1690.; Collinges, John, 1623-1690. Excellent woman.; Collinges, John, 1623-1690. Light in darkness.	1669 (1669)	Wing C5329; ESTC R26441	164,919	320

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and_o cruel_a yet_o i_o have_v do_v they_o no_o harm_n i_o have_v as_o to_o they_o a_o righteous_a heart_n and_o against_o they_o a_o righteous_a cause_n i_o will_v bring_v this_o righteous_a cause_n before_o thou_o this_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v v._o 3._o let_v thy_o eye_n behold_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v equal_a thou_o have_v prove_v my_o heart_n thou_o have_v visit_v i_o in_o the_o night_n thou_o have_v try_v i_o and_o shall_v find_v nothing_o so_o probable_o v._o 1._o he_o pray_v hear_v the_o right_n o_o lord_n where_o the_o same_o word_n be_v use_v this_o sense_n will_v afford_v we_o this_o note_n those_o who_o make_v their_o appeal_n to_o god_n in_o any_o cause_n and_o sack_v his_o face_n hope_v to_o behold_v his_o face_n direct_v countenance_v or_o assit_v they_o must_v be_v sure_a their_o cause_n be_v a_o righteous_a cause_n one_o of_o the_o hebrew_n writer_n read_v i_o will_v behold_v thy_o face_n for_o alm_n the_o rabbi_n so_o interpret_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o they_o say_v to_o give_v alm_n be_v both_o a_o piece_n of_o righteousness_n and_o a_o fign_n of_o it_o indeed_o whosoever_o go_v to_o god_n go_v for_o alms._n but_o i_o shall_v discourse_v no_o more_o as_o to_o this_o term_n in_o righteousness_n 1._o in_o the_o righteousness_n of_o my_o lord_n the_o mediator_n 2._o in_o the_o righteousness_n of_o a_o holy_a conversation_n 3._o in_o the_o justice_n innocency_n and_o righteousness_n of_o my_o cause_n this_o be_v all_o comprehend_v in_o the_o term_n righteousness_n i_o now_o proceed_v will_v i_o or_o shall_v i_o behold_v thy_o face_n the_o word_n indifferent_o signify_v the_o act_n of_o the_o body_n and_o of_o the_o mind_n psal_n 58._o 10._o the_o righteous_a shall_v rejoice_v when_o he_o see_v the_o vengeance_n that_o be_v when_o he_o shall_v with_o his_o bodily_a eye_n see_v the_o righteous_a god_n revenge_v he_o upon_o sinful_a man_n exod._n 18._o 21._o thou_o shall_v provide_v there_o it_o doubtless_o impli_v a_o act_n of_o moses_n his_o mind_n weigh_v and_o consider_v what_o person_n be_v fit_a for_o magistrate_n 2._o but_o it_o sometime_o signify_v not_o a_o bare_a intuition_n but_o a_o most_o curious_a careful_a scrutiny_n or_o behold_v it_o signify_v to_o contemplate_v now_o when_o a_o man_n contemplate_v he_o do_v not_o bare_o look_v upon_o a_o thing_n but_o he_o six_v his_o eye_n and_o thought_n and_o study_n upon_o it_o from_o this_o word_n prophet_n we_o be_v call_v seer_n and_o it_o be_v a_o word_n often_o apply_v to_o their_o vision_n in_o which_o their_o mind_n be_v whole_o take_v up_o and_o their_o soul_n as_o it_o be_v wrap_v up_o in_o exrasy_n stargazer_n from_o this_o word_n have_v their_o name_n in_o hebrew_n and_o critic_n tell_v we_o our_o english_a word_n gaze_v have_v its_o original_n from_o it_o now_o you_o know_v we_o use_v that_o word_n gaze_v to_o express_v the_o action_n of_o they_o who_o be_v a_o long_a time_n look_v upon_o a_o thing_n full_o steady_o and_o busy_o further_o yet_o the_o word_n sometime_o signify_v to_o behold_v with_o delight_n and_o pleasure_n to_o behold_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o inquire_v in_o his_o temple_n psal_n 27._o 4._o that_o be_v a_o pleasant_a sight_n psal_n 84._o 1._o i_o will_v behold_v thy_o face_n in_o righteousness_n that_o be_v with_o the_o eye_n of_o my_o body_n or_o mind_n or_o both_o i_o will_v diligent_o constant_o earnest_o behold_v i_o will_v take_v pleasure_n in_o behold_v thy_o face_n the_o word_n use_v here_o signify_v any_o outward_a superficies_n or_o exterior_a countenance_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v apply_v to_o god_n it_o signify_v the_o manifestation_n of_o divine_a love_n whether_o in_o the_o gracious_a issue_n of_o providence_n or_o in_o the_o more_o inward_a influence_n of_o divine_a love_n god_n have_v neither_o essential_a nor_o integral_a part_n as_o we_o have_v he_o have_v no_o head_n no_o hand_n no_o face_n these_o thing_n only_o agree_v to_o 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