Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	year_n	young_a	youth_n	308	4	8.1881	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95609	A Scripture-map of the wildernesse of sin, and vvay to Canaan. Or The sinners way to the saints rest. Wherein the close bewildring sleights of sin, wiles of the Devill, and windings of the heart, as also the various bewildrings of lost sinners, yea, even of saints, before, in, and after conversion; the necessity of leaning upon Christ alone for salvation, with directions therein: as also, the evident and eminent danger of false guides, false wayes, false leaning-stocks, are plainly, and practically discovered. Being the summe of LXIV lecture sermons preached at Sudbury in Suffolk, on Cantic. 8.5. / By Faithful Teate, M.A. minister of the Gospel.	Teate, Faithful, b. 1621.	1655 (1655)	Wing T615; Thomason E839_1; ESTC R203761	372,945	489

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if_o we_o can_v say_v nothing_o god_n have_v command_v and_o who_o dare_v pretend_v to_o a_o counter-wisdom_n prov._n 22.6_o train_z up_o a_o child_n in_o the_o way_n wherein_o he_o shall_v go_v or_o shall_v go_v mark_v the_o word_n in_o the_o way_n that_o import_v if_o it_o be_v not_o there_o it_o will_v be_v in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o the_o way_n wherein_o he_o shall_v go_v or_o shall_v go_v when_o he_o be_v old_a though_o he_o be_v not_o so_o prompt_a at_o it_o whilst_o he_o be_v a_o child_n yea_o but_o say_v thou_o i_o teach_v but_o he_o will_v not_o learn_v i_o point_v he_o the_o way_n but_o he_o will_v not_o learn_v in_o it_o in_o such_o a_o case_n what_o do_v thou_o do_v with_o the_o ox_n or_o the_o ass_n that_o thou_o find_v astray_o and_o when_o thou_o bring●●_n it_o into_o the_o way_n will_v ever_o and_o a_o non_fw-fr be_v run_v out_o again_o therefore_o second_o have_v thou_o not_o a_o rod_n in_o thy_o hand_n way_n 2._o if_o they_o will_v go_v out_o or_o not_o keep_v in_o 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