Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	affection_n	know_v	love_n	3,601	5	5.2122	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04831	The marriage of the lambe Or a treatise concerning the spirituall espousing of Christ, to a beleeving soule, wherein the subject is fully handled in the nature of it, in the effects, priviledges, symptomes, with the comforts that arise to a beleever from this relation, wherein also the excellencie of Christ, and many other spirituall truths flowing from the subject are by way discovered. By Benjamin King, minister of Gods Word at Flamsteed in Hartford-shire.	King, Benjamin, b. 1611 or 12.	1640 (1640)	STC 14963; ESTC S103355	46,240	182

bear_v it_o he_o himself_o enjoin_v it_o juvat_fw-la it_o be_v that_o quimandat_n qui_fw-la jubet_fw-la illo_fw-la juvat_fw-la and_o he_o himself_o support_v his_o spouse_n in_o bear_v of_o it_o this_o yoke_n of_o christ_n do_v his_o spouse_n willing_o bear_v in_o perform_v universal_a cheerful_a sincere_a and_o constant_a obedience_n to_o all_o christ_n command_n in_o full_a purpose_n and_o desire_v of_o the_o heart_n in_o the_o earnest_a endeavour_n of_o the_o whole_a man_n which_o evangelicall_n obedience_n christ_n accept_v and_o account_v as_o perfect_a obedience_n for_o his_o own_o sake_n the_o four_o consequent_a of_o this_o spiritual_a marriage_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o spouse_n be_v that_o mutual_a adhaer_n and_o cleave_v to_o one_o another_o in_o ardency_n of_o cant._n of_o quam_fw-la quaeris_fw-la aliam_fw-la inter_fw-la sponsos_fw-la necessitudinem_fw-la vel_fw-la connexionem_fw-la praeten_v amari_fw-la &_o amare_fw-la bern._n ser._n 31._o in_o cant._n affection_n and_o dear_a love_n first_o for_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n to_o a_o believer_n it_o be_v transcendent_a and_o differ_v from_o a_o christian_n love_n to_o christ_n first_o in_o time_n second_o in_o degree_n three_o as_o a_o cause_n differ_v from_o a_o effect_n first_o in_o time_n christ_n love_n be_v the_o prevent_a love_n and_o this_o magnify_v the_o love_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v a_o chief_a porperty_n of_o great_a love_n when_o it_o be_v 9_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist_n l._n 2._o rhet._n c._n 9_o prevent_v and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n john_n call_v it_o love_v indeed_o that_o christ_n love_v we_o first_o second_o christ_n love_n differ_v and_o exceed_v the_o love_n of_o his_o spouse_n in_o degree_n he_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o love_n and_o the_o love_n of_o a_o christian_a but_o a_o stream_n flow_v from_o that_o fountain_n he_o the_o son_n of_o righteousness_n mal._n 4.2_o from_o who_o the_o beam_n of_o mercy_n flow_v daily_o upon_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o 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awe_v with_o a_o apprehension_n of_o his_o glorious_a presence_n conform_v itself_o to_o his_o will_n in_o all_o thing_n often_o hear_v he_o speak_v in_o his_o house_n often_o speak_v unto_o he_o by_o prayer_n often_o frequent_v his_o sacrament_n often_o commune_v with_o holy_a meditation_n heavenly_a soliloquy_n and_o ejaculation_n this_o be_v the_o second_o consequent_a a_o three_o consequent_a mutual_a betwixt_o christ_n and_o a_o believer_n be_v a_o mutual_a bear_n of_o one_o another_o burden_n principio_fw-la burden_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n arist_n l._n 2._o oeconomicae_fw-la ●●n_fw-la principio_fw-la a_o good_a husband_n say_v the_o philosopher_n undertake_v the_o care_n of_o thing_n abroad_o a_o good_a wife_n undergo_v the_o burden_n of_o domestic_a affair_n and_o business_n to_o be_v do_v within_o door_n and_o thus_o have_v the_o wise_a disposer_n of_o all_o thing_n appoint_v man_n and_o wife_n their_o several_a employment_n agreeable_a to_o their_o several_a sex_n and_o distinct_a condition_n solomon_n speak_v of_o the_o wife_n say_v that_o she_o shall_v be_v as_o the_o pleasant_a hind_n and_o young_a roe_n now_o as_o ●1_n as_o cerui_fw-la &_o cervae_fw-la cum_fw-la fretum_fw-la ad_fw-la insulam_fw-la transeunt_fw-la pascuorum_fw-la gratia_fw-la sic_fw-la se_fw-la ordinant_n ut_fw-la onera_fw-la capitum_fw-la suorum_fw-la quae_fw-la gestant_fw-la in_o cornibus_fw-la super_fw-la inuicem_fw-la portent_n ita_fw-la ut_fw-la posterior_n super_fw-la anteriorum_fw-la cervice_fw-la projecta_fw-la caput_fw-la collocet_fw-la &_o vicibus_fw-la id_fw-la agere_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la ita_fw-la inuicem_fw-la onera_fw-la sva_fw-la portantes_fw-la fretum_fw-la transeunt_fw-la ad_fw-la terrae_fw-la stabilitatem_fw-la aug._n q._n ●1_n augustine_n note_n the_o hart_n and_o hind_n be_v serviceable_a one_o to_o another_o in_o bear_v one_o another_o burden_n it_o be_v so_o with_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n he_o take_v the_o burden_n off_o his_o spouse_n and_o lay_v it_o upon_o himself_o and_o give_v his_o spouse_n a_o command_n to_o take_v upon_o she_o his_o yoke_n math._n 11.28_o come_v unto_o i_o all_o you_o that_o be_v weary_a and_o heavy_a lade_v and_o i_o will_v ease_v you_o here_o christ_n beat_v the_o yoke_n of_o his_o spouse_n v._o 29._o take_v my_o yoke_n upon_o you_o here_o christ_n enjoin_v his_o spouse_n to_o take_v up_o his_o yoke_n as_o he_o have_v bear_v here_o the_o yoke_n that_o christ_n bear_v for_o his_o spouse_n be_v the_o yoke_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o burden_n of_o god_n wrath_n under_o which_o all_o the_o creature_n in_o heaven_n and_o upon_o earth_n will_v have_v sink_v down_o to_o have_v undergo_v therefore_o christ_n both_o god_n and_o man_n undertake_v to_o bear_v it_o for_o his_o spouse_n and_o the_o burden_n and_o yoke_n that_o christ_n impose_v on_o his_o spouse_n to_o bear_v be_v the_o yoke_n of_o obedience_n call_v christ_n yoke_n because_o he_o himself_o have_v