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	people_n	pharaoh_n	1,979	5	10.4708	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13547	The parable of the sovver and of the seed Declaring in foure seuerall grounds, among other things: 1. How farre an hypocrite may goe in the way towards heauen, and wherein the sound Christian goeth beyond him. And 2. In the last and best ground, largely discourseth of a good heart, describing it by very many signes of it, digested into a familiar method: which of it selfe is an entire treatise. And also, 3. From the constant fruit of the good ground, iustifieth the doctrine of the perseuerance of saints: oppugneth the fifth article of the late Arminians; and shortly and plainly answereth their most colourable arguments and euasions. By Thomas Taylor, late fellow of Christs Colledge in Cambridge, and preacher of the Word of God, at Reding in Bark-shire.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.	1621 (1621)	STC 23840; ESTC S118185	284,009	494

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heart_n thus_o much_o wealth_n i_o will_v attain_v unto_o and_o when_o i_o have_v do_v that_o i_o will_v addict_v myself_o to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n for_o common_o the_o effect_n of_o affluence_n and_o abundance_n be_v to_o say_v with_o pharaoh_n who_o be_v the_o lord_n as_o in_o jerem._n 5.7_o when_o i_o feed_v they_o to_o the_o full_a they_o rise_v up_o like_v feed_v horse_n every_o one_o neigh_v after_o his_o neighbour_n wife_n and_o commit_v most_o brutish_a sin_n 3._o riches_n deceive_v we_o of_o our_o heart_n heart_n as_o great_a a_o deceit_n as_o any_o of_o the_o former_a while_o they_o draw_v our_o trust_n love_n joy_n and_o principal_a affection_n from_o god_n to_o they_o the_o rich_a man_n luk._n 12.16_o be_v not_o charge_v that_o he_o get_v his_o good_n wicked_o but_o of_o trust_v in_o they_o and_o put_v too_o much_o hope_n in_o they_o whence_o the_o charge_n be_v if_o riches_n increase_v set_v not_o your_o heart_n upon_o they_o psalm_n 62.10_o and_o thus_o with_o our_o heart_n they_o deceive_v we_o of_o our_o time_n our_o labour_n our_o thought_n and_o endeavour_n all_o which_o they_o engross_v from_o god_n and_o from_o ourselves_o 4._o riches_n deceive_v we_o of_o sound_a judgement_n judgement_n in_o three_o respect_n 1._o in_o regard_n of_o themselves_o to_o think_v of_o they_o better_o than_o they_o be_v yea_o to_o think_v base_o of_o grace_n and_o the_o thing_n of_o heaven_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o profit_n of_o this_o life_n this_o be_v a_o brand_n of_o profaneness_n in_o esau_n gen._n 25.32_o what_o be_v this_o birthright_n in_o comparison_n of_o the_o pottage_n so_o of_o all_o profane_a man_n who_o despise_v the_o blessing_n for_o the_o back_n and_o belly_n and_o thing_n of_o this_o present_a life_n and_o set_v more_o by_o a_o ox_n or_o two_o than_o by_o the_o king_n supper_n a_o general_a disease_n of_o most_o man_n esteem_v riches_n the_o great_a blessing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v attain_v on_o earth_n and_o find_v the_o sweet_a 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of_o it_o be_v the_o devil_n wage_n or_o the_o world_n wage_n for_o some_o service_n of_o iniquity_n and_o be_v not_o his_o judgement_n blind_v he_o can_v not_o look_v on_o his_o wealth_n but_o withal_o on_o his_o sin_n and_o wretchedness_n in_o get_v and_o hold_v it_o and_o so_o indeed_o esteem_v himself_o so_o much_o the_o worse_o by_o his_o wealth_n as_o he_o be_v indeed_o but_o not_o any_o whit_n the_o better_a 3._o in_o regard_n of_o other_o they_o deceive_v we_o of_o true_a judgement_n and_o discern_v they_o make_v we_o think_v such_o as_o enjoy_v most_o wealth_n to_o be_v the_o happy_a man_n and_o they_o most_o miserable_a that_o most_o want_v it_o whereas_o we_o can_v give_v instance_n of_o more_o

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