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
A77983	Four books on the eleventh of Matthew: viz: I. Christ inviting sinners to come to him for rest. II. Christ the great teacher of souls that come to him. To which is added a treatise of meekness and of anger. III. Christ the humble teacher of those that come to him. IIII. The only easie way to heaven. By Jeremiah Burroughs, preacher of the Gospel at Stepny and Cripple-Gate, London.	Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.	1659 (1659)	Wing B6072_pt3-4; Wing B6116_PART; Thomason E965_1; ESTC R207640	203,123	309

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manner_n and_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o heart_n of_o sinner_n be_v not_o lowly_a before_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v because_o they_o know_v not_o this_o god_n they_o know_v not_o that_o infinite_a distance_n that_o there_o be_v between_o the_o lord_n and_o their_o soul_n and_o here_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n lie_v so_o long_a many_o time_n upon_o sinner_n why_o the_o lord_n do_v terrify_v their_o conscience_n it_o be_v that_o he_o may_v bring_v their_o heart_n to_o be_v low_a before_o he_o that_o there_o may_v be_v the_o right_a behaviour_n of_o a_o lowly_a spirit_n before_o god_n himself_o chap._n cxxiiii_o twelve_o property_n of_o a_o lowly_a heart_n in_o respect_n of_o itself_o 1._o it_o be_v very_o suspicious_a of_o itself_o 2._o it_o be_v willing_a to_o know_v the_o worst_a of_o itself_o 3._o it_o be_v willing_a to_o look_v to_o his_o beginning_n 4._o it_o be_v ashamed_a of_o itself_o 5._o it_o loathe_v itself_o 6._o it_o judge_v itself_o unworthy_a 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