Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	work_v	world_n	zion_n	20	3	9.0324	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97361	Seaven sermons. [sermons 1 and 2 only] preached vpon severall occasions. Viz. 1 The Christians prayer for the Churches peace. One sermon on Psal. 122.6. 2 One sermon on 1 Sam. 2.30 3 Baruchs sore gently opened; Gods salve skilfully applyed. In two sermons on Jeremy 45.5. 4 The araignement of coveteousnesse. In three sermons on Luke 12.15. By John Stoughton, Doctor in Divinitie, late of Aldermanburie, London.; Sermons. Selected sermons	Stoughton, John, d. 1639.	1640 (1640)	STC 23311_PARTIAL; ESTC S117838	33,512	94

and_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n not_o only_o to_o pray_v ourselves_o but_o we_o must_v 〈◊〉_d and_o provoke_v 〈…〉_o so_o to_o do_v rouse_v and_o awaken_v other_o to_o join_v in_o prayer_n for_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n now_o when_o i_o say_v we_o be_v bind_v to_o pray_v there_o be_v 2._o other_o thing_n include_v in_o that_o aswell_o as_o prayer_n which_o be_v the_o main_a thing_n there_o be_v one_o thing_n employ_v inward_o that_o our_o heart_n shall_v work_v to_o jerusalem_n our_o pulse_n beat_v that_o way_n our_o desire_n and_o wish_n shall_v be_v for_o it_o for_o prayer_n be_v the_o expression_n of_o the_o heart_n otherwise_o they_o be_v but_o empty_a there_o be_v another_o thing_n include_v too_o outward_o they_o that_o pray_v as_o they_o ought_v will_v endeavour_v to_o attain_v what_o they_o pray_v for_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v believe_v that_o a_o man_n pray_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n when_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n our_o endeavour_n therefore_o must_v go_v along_o with_o our_o prayer_n or_o else_o it_o be_v no_o way_n suitable_a our_o endeavour_n in_o every_o kind_n our_o counsel_n shall_v work_v we_o shall_v lay_v our_o head_n together_o to_o work_v the_o welfare_n of_o the_o church_n our_o example_n shall_v be_v precedent_n and_o pattern_n to_o other_o to_o provoke_v they_o to_o good_a work_n every_o one_o that_o have_v any_o authority_n his_o authority_n shall_v go_v that_o way_n for_o the_o settle_n and_o further_a the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n else_o we_o do_v but_o mock_v god_n in_o our_o prayer_n to_o add_v one_o word_n concern_v both_o the_o particulars_n we_o shall_v pray_v ourselves_o and_o then_o stir_v up_o other_o in_o the_o same_o way_n to_o perform_v the_o same_o duty_n and_o both_o of_o these_o must_v be_v do_v in_o the_o due_a manner_n 1._o sincere_o not_o out_o of_o by-respect_n to_o pretend_v god_n and_o the_o church_n and_o to_o look_v to_o a_o man_n purse_n 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