Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	prayer_n	spirit_n	supplication_n	2,281	5	11.0765	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03698	The shield of the righteous: or, The Ninety first Psalme, expounded, with the addition of doctrines and vses Verie necessarie and comfortable in these dayes of heauinesse, wherein the pestilence rageth so sore in London, and other parts of this kingdome. By Robert Horn, minister of Gods Word.	Horne, Robert, 1565-1640.	1625 (1625)	STC 13825; ESTC S104237	130,560	160

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15._o verse_n god_n promise_v deliverance_n to_o his_o child_n in_o the_o day_n of_o their_o trouble_n but_o with_o the_o condition_n of_o prayer_n as_o here_o call_v upon_o i_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v if_o you_o will_v have_v my_o help_n or_o if_o you_o will_v have_v i_o to_o help_v you_o pray_v so_o christ_n our_o saviour_n promise_v ease_n that_o be_v deliverance_n to_o all_o who_o for_o his_o sake_n be_v lade_v with_o trouble_n and_o labour_n of_o wrong_n bid_v they_o to_o come_v to_o he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v bid_v they_o to_o call_v upon_o he_o if_o they_o will_v be_v case_v math._n 11.28_o and_o the_o lord_n will_v be_v find_v but_o it_o be_v of_o those_o that_o seek_v he_o with_o prayer_n math._n 7.7_o jehoshaphat_n so_o seek_v he_o and_o find_v his_o help_n against_o the_o child_n of_o ammon_n and_o moab_n and_o mount_v seir_n 2._o chron._n 20.10.22_o 23_o 24._o and_o solomon_n in_o the_o dedication_n of_o the_o temple_n desire_v god_n to_o incline_v to_o his_o people_n 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