Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	put_v	spirit_n	stony_a	3,973	5	11.7036	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77434	Errours and induration, are the great sins and the great judgements of the time. Preached in a sermon before the Right Honourable House of Peers, in the Abbey-Church at Westminster, July 30. 1645. the day of the monethly fast: / by Robert Baylie, minister at Glasgow.	Baillie, Robert, 1599-1662.	1645 (1645)	Wing B459; Thomason E294_12; ESTC R200181	39,959	57

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person_n achan_n may_v be_v stone_v to_o death_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o anchor_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o israel_n triumph_n the_o misbelieve_a prince_n in_o samaria_n may_v see_v the_o plenty_n but_o be_v crush_v before_o he_o taste_v thereof_o thy_o hardness_n of_o heart_n if_o it_o remain_v will_v ruin_v thou_o what_o the_o fury_n and_o curse_v of_o a_o angry_a god_n have_v ever_o bring_v on_o a_o miserable_a sinner_n in_o this_o life_n think_v upon_o it_o for_o short_o it_o may_v be_v thy_o portion_n and_o which_o be_v infinite_o worse_a the_o whole_a treasure_n of_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v a_o great_a than_o ordinary_a condemnation_n for_o thy_o impenitency_n &_o hardness_n of_o heart_n if_o thou_o remain_v as_o thou_o be_v can_v but_o fall_v upon_o thou_o the_o last_o help_n i_o propone_v be_v earnest_a prayer_n prayer_n a_o four_o cure_n of_o hardness_n be_v prayer_n sometime_o all_o the_o former_a help_n will_v not_o do_v it_o for_o the_o heart_n be_v desperate_o wicked_a 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