Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	new_a	put_v	stony_a	4,570	5	11.9061	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39658	The balm of the covenant applied to the bleeding wounds of afflicted saints First composed for the relief of a pious and worthy family, mourning over the deaths of their hopeful children; and now made publick for the support of all Christians, sorrowing on the same or any other account. To which is added, A sermon preached for the funeral of that excellent and religious gentleman John Upton of Lupton esq; by John Flavell, preacher of the gospel at Dartmouth in Devon.	Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.	1688 (1688)	Wing F1157; ESTC R222662	58,144	192

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thy_o hand_n every_o creature_n feed_v according_a to_o its_o nature_n the_o same_o plant_n afford_v food_n to_o several_a sort_n of_o creature_n the_o bee_n feed_v upon_o the_o flower_n the_o sheep_n upon_o the_o branch_n the_o bird_n upon_o the_o seed_n and_o the_o swine_n upon_o the_o root_n one_o can_v live_v upon_o what_o the_o other_o do_v so_o it_o be_v here_o a_o christian_a can_v feed_v upon_o the_o promise_n and_o make_v a_o sweet_a meal_n upon_o the_o covenant_n which_o the_o carnal_a mind_n can_v relish_v the_o life_n that_o i_o now_o live_v i_o live_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n 2.21_o say_v the_o apople_n this_o be_v that_o mysterious_a and_o excellent_a life_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o test_n of_o true_a christianity_n to_o relieve_v ourselves_o by_o our_o hope_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v against_o present_a evil_n to_o balance_v the_o sorrow_n and_o loss_n of_o this_o life_n with_o the_o promise_n and_o expectation_n of_o the_o next_o thus_o do_v the_o 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