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
A42547	God's soveraignty displayed from Job 9. 12. : Behold he taketh away, who can hinder him? &c., or, A discourse shewing, that God doth, and may take away from his creatures what hee pleaseth, as to the matter what, the place where, the time when, the means and manner how, and the reasons thereof : with an application of the whole, to the distressed citizens of London, whose houses and goods were lately consumed by the fire : an excitation of them to look to the procuring causes of this fiery tryal, the ends that God aims at in it, with directions how to behave themselves under their losses / by William Gearing ...	Gearing, William.; Gearing, William. No abiding city in a perishing world.	1667 (1667)	Wing G435A; ESTC R18630	101,655	265

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upon_o his_o wit_n and_o give_v evil_a counsel_n to_o absalon_n 2_o sam._n 17.1_o 2._o for_o thus_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o let_v i_o choose_v out_o twelve_o thousand_o man_n and_o i_o will_v arise_v and_o pursue_v after_o david_n this_o night_n and_o i_o will_v come_v upon_o he_o while_o he_o be_v weary_a and_o weak-handed_n and_o will_v make_v he_o afraid_a and_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v with_o he_o shall_v flee_v and_o i_o will_v smite_v the_o king_n only_o and_o i_o will_v bring_v back_o all_o the_o people_n to_o thou_o and_o the_o man_n who_o thou_o seek_v be_v as_o if_o all_o return_v so_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v in_o peace_n and_o the_o say_v please_v absalon_n well_o and_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n this_o plot_n be_v fair_o lay_v but_o chance_v happen_v to_o he_o now_o hushai_n forsake_v david_n and_o flee_v to_o absalon_n on_o purpose_n to_o defeat_v the_o counsel_n of_o achitophel_n and_o a_o strange_a chance_n it_o be_v that_o absalon_n shall_v 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trust_v not_o in_o oppression_n psal_n 62.10_o do_v not_o study_v how_o by_o defraud_v and_o circumvent_a other_o you_o may_v enrich_v yourselves_o and_o work_v out_o your_o own_o end_n by_o base_a and_o wicked_a oppression_n if_o a_o man_n will_v undertake_v some_o dangerous_a enterprise_n to_o the_o hazard_n of_o his_o life_n upon_o promise_n of_o some_o reward_n from_o another_o man_n it_o show_v he_o do_v rely_v much_o upon_o that_o man_n else_o he_o will_v never_o make_v so_o dangerous_a a_o adventure_n upon_o such_o a_o man_n woid_a many_o man_n rely_v upon_o sin_n they_o promise_v fair_a pleasure_n profit_n and_o hereupon_o they_o hazard_v their_o soul_n upon_o uncertainty_n if_o thou_o trust_v in_o any_o sin_n thou_o will_v be_v exceed_o vain_a because_o sin_n be_v the_o great_a deceiver_n in_o the_o world_n sin_n be_v deceitful_a all_o over_o root_n and_o branch_n the_o inward_a lust_n be_v deceitful_a and_o all_o the_o issue_n succour_n root_n and_o branch_n that_o proceed_v 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