Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	part_n	spirit_n	vital_a	3,441	5	10.7507	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46988	The excellency of monarchical government, especially of the English monarchy wherein is largely treated of the several benefits of kingly government, and the inconvenience of commonwealths : also of the several badges of sovereignty in general, and particularly according to the constitutions of our laws : likewise of the duty of subjects, and mischiefs of faction, sedition and rebellion : in all which the principles and practices of our late commonwealths-men are considered / by Nathaniel Johnston ...	Johnston, Nathaniel, 1627-1705.	1686 (1686)	Wing J877; ESTC R16155	587,955	505

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religion_n 11._o religion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d polit._n lib._n 5._o c._n 11._o say_v it_o be_v not_o foolish_o and_o impertinent_o to_o be_v pretend_v whereby_o we_o may_v infer_v it_o be_v to_o be_v sincere_a and_o cordial_a so_o pomponius_n philipp●_n pomponius_n in_o philipp●_n laetus_n tell_v we_o that_o philippus_n arab_n cover_v his_o wickedness_n and_o cruelty_n by_o feign_v himself_o a_o christian_n and_o relax_v their_o persecution_n and_o he_o reign_v but_o five_o year_n and_o he_o and_o his_o son_n be_v massacre_v by_o his_o soldier_n at_o verona_n indeed_o it_o can_v be_v expect_v otherwise_o but_o that_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n and_o the_o indignation_n of_o man_n shall_v fall_v upon_o such_o dissimulation_n and_o hypocrisy_n for_o however_o prince_n or_o private_a person_n may_v lack_o over_o their_o specious_a religiousness_n yet_o in_o some_o time_n or_o place_n it_o will_v appear_v so_o thin_a that_o it_o will_v be_v discover_v and_o at_o best_o it_o 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among_o party_n they_o shall_v be_v bind_v to_o go_v to_o the_o same_o temple_n and_o there_o with_o certain_a