Selected quad for the lemma: evil_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
evil_n	evil_a	heart_n	thought_n	2,080	5	8.0009	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27244	Two sermons preach'd at St. Maries in Bury St. Edmunds, at the assizes the first upon the seventh of April 1698, before the Honourable Sir Thomas Rokeby, Kt. ... : the second upon the 16th of August 1698, before the Right, Honourable Sir Edward Ward, Kt. ... / by William Bedford ...	Bedford, William, b. 1652 or 3.	1698 (1698)	Wing B1671; ESTC R5177	24,433	58

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brother_n in_o your_o heart_n the_o author_n of_o they_o both_o be_v god_n thus_o speak_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n say_v i_o have_v finish_v all_o the_o part_n except_o the_o very_a last_o which_o prohibit_v malice_n and_o let_v none_o of_o you_o imagine_v evil_a against_o his_o brother_n in_o your_o heart_n i_o shall_v for_o order_v sake_n now_o in_o the_o conclusion_n speak_v of_o this_o branch_n of_o the_o text_n and_o somewhat_o the_o more_o large_o because_o it_o be_v to_o be_v presume_v that_o insolence_n and_o crossness_n of_o temper_n bring_v many_o person_n hither_o and_o that_o their_o prosecution_n be_v rather_o the_o effect_n of_o malice_n than_o desire_v of_o right_a such_o man_n impertinent_a but_o evil_a and_o mischievous_a imagination_n give_v unnecessary_a trouble_v to_o the_o court_n and_o country_n and_o deserve_v the_o magistrate_n reproof_n and_o to_o meet_v with_o derision_n and_o disappointment_n from_o all_o man_n as_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o 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unto_o his_o brother_n deut._n 19.18_o 19_o so_o haman_n be_v just_o hang_v on_o the_o same_o gibbet_n that_o he_o have_v set_v up_o for_o mordecai_n and_o daniel_n accuser_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lion_n den_n whither_o he_o be_v before_o condemn_v false_a witness_n be_v by_o the_o edict_n of_o the_o ancient_a roman_n throw_v down_o as_o malefactor_n from_o the_o tarpeian-hill_n this_o malady_n have_v its_o original_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n but_o the_o searcher_n of_o heart_n can_v find_v all_o out_o there_o be_v no_o dissemble_n with_o he_o that_o know_v the_o very_a thought_n thereof_o though_o joshua_n can_v not_o yet_o god_n can_v immediate_o see_v through_o the_o most_o curious_a umbrage_n and_o lie_a testimonial_n which_o the_o most_o politic_a gibeonite_n can_v invent_v though_o falsity_n be_v never_o so_o cunning_o couch_v he_o will_v find_v they_o out_o though_o a_o french_a tongue_n conspire_v with_o a_o spanish_a arrogance_n to_o frame_v a_o greekish_a lye_n 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