Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	body_n	death_n	soul_n	7,226	5	5.8870	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91363	A little cabinet richly stored with all sorts of heavenly varieties, and soul-reviving influences. Wherein there is a remedy for every malady, viz. milk for babes, and meat for strong men, and the ready way for both to obtain and retain assurance of salvation: being an abridgement of the sum and substance of the true Christian religion; wherein the cause of our salvation, the way, the guide, the rule, the evidence, the seals, &c. and the connection of these points together, and dependancy of them one upon another: this I have endeavoured to do orderly, exactly, methodically, with much plainness and clearness. / By Robert Purnell.	Purnell, Robert, d. 1666.	1657 (1657)	Wing P4237; Thomason E1575_1; ESTC R209217	254,040	517

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man_n misery_n mar._n 9_o 24._o isa_n 38._o 13_o 14._o several_a sort_n of_o prayer_n never_o answer_v 1._o he_o that_o pray_v and_o yet_o regard_v iniquity_n in_o his_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v his_o prayer_n psal_n 66._o 18._o if_o i_o regard_v iniquity_n in_o my_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v my_o prayer_n 2._o he_o that_o pray_v and_o yet_o hate_v to_o be_v reform_v draw_v near_o with_o the_o lip_n but_o have_v his_o heart_n far_o from_o he_o isa_n 29._o 13._o 3._o those_o that_o pray_v and_o yet_o turn_v their_o ●ars_n from_o his_o precept_n he_o turn_v away_o his_o ear_n from_o their_o prayer_n prov._n 28._o 9_o 4_o those_o that_o pray_v and_o yet_o continue_v in_o unbelief_n their_o prayer_n shall_v not_o be_v answer_v jam._n 1._o 7._o letnot_n that_o man_n so_o much_o as_o think_v he_o shall_v receive_v any_o thing_n from_o the_o lord_n 5._o those_o that_o pray_v and_o yet_o continue_v in_o senseless_a impiety_n so_o that_o the_o cry_n of_o our_o sin_n unrepented_a of_o drown_v the_o voice_n of_o their_o prayer_n zech._n 7._o 13._o 6._o those_o that_o will_v neither_o hear_v nor_o answer_n god_n when_o he_o call_v and_o cry_v unto_o they_o see_v prov._n 1._o 24._o 28._o mich._n 3._o 4._o 7._o when_o we_o either_o cause_n or_o suffer_v the_o afflict_a to_o cry_v without_o hear_v the_o lord_n hear_v we_o cry_v in_o our_o affliction_n without_o help_v gen._n 42._o 22._o how_o many_o way_n do_v the_o lord_n answer_v the_o prayer_n of_o his_o people_n 1._o he_o do_v answer_v many_o time_n in_o give_v the_o very_a thing_n we_o ask_v so_o solomon_n do_v ask_v wisdom_n and_o the_o lord_n give_v it_o so_o hanna_n pray_v for_o a_o son_n and_o the_o lord_n give_v she_o a_o son_n so_o also_o act_v 10._o 30_o 31._o dan._n 9_o 19_o 20_o 21._o act_n 12._o 13_o 14._o 2._o the_o lord_n do_v answer_v the_o prayer_n of_o his_o people_n in_o give_v they_o faith_n to_o believe_v and_o patience_n to_o wait_v the_o lord_n leisure_n till_o he_o do_v give_v the_o mercy_n pray_v for_o so_o heb._n 5._o 7._o 2_o cor._n 12._o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o 3._o the_o lord_n do_v many_o time_n answer_v our_o prayer_n although_o he_o do_v not_o give_v we_o the_o very_a thing_n we_o ask_v but_o a_o better_a in_o the_o room_n of_o it_o gen._n 17._o 18_o 19_o psalm_n 35._o 13._o 4._o he_o do_v answer_v our_o prayer_n many_o time_n in_o give_v as_o full_a satisfaction_n to_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o mercy_n pray_v for_o as_o if_o it_o have_v receive_v it_o hab._n 2._o 3._o another_o stan_a ordinance_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v thanksfive_v or_o sing_v of_o psalm_n and_o spiritual_a song_n make_v melody_n to_o the_o lord_n in_o our_o heart_n praise_v or_o thanksgiving_n be_v a_o reverend_a acknowledgement_n of_o his_o mercy_n the_o heart_n be_v cheer_v with_o some_o taste_n of_o his_o goodness_n acknowledge_v all_o to_o come_v from_o his_o mercy_n goodness_n wisdom_n and_o power_n which_o make_v the_o soul_n as_o in_o psal_n 32._o 11._o to_o rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o shout_n for_o joy_n psal_n 107._o 8_o 15_o 21_o 31._o o_o that_o man_n will_v therefore_o praise_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o goodness_n and_o for_o his_o wonderful_a work_n to_o the_o child_n of_o man_n this_o be_v to_o be_v do_v with_o the_o spirit_n and_o with_o understanding_n 1_o cor._n 14._o 15._o as_o prayer_n and_o petition_n arise_v from_o the_o feel_n of_o our_o misery_n so_o do_v praise_n from_o feel_v of_o god_n mercy_n petition_n beg_v what_o we_o want_v and_o praise_n acknowledge_v what_o be_v wheuce_o we_o have_v it_o rev._n 15._o