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	love_v	mind_n	1,993	5	5.6100	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06388	Tvvo soveraigne salves for the soules sicknesse deliuered in certaine sermons at Hurst-church in the county of Berkes, neere Reading. By Robert Lovell, then minister and preacher of Gods word in the same parish.	Lovell, Robert, curate of Allhallows, Barking.	1621 (1621)	STC 16859; ESTC S102843	33,805	48

Shamgars Goade nor Saules Speare For wee wrestle not against flesh and bloud c. But against Principalities and powers against worldly Gouernours and Princes of the darkenesse of this world against spirituall wickednesses and things which are in high places b Ephes 6.13 Eó ergo plus nobis est negoty molestia c Calum in Loc And therefore so much the more businesse and trouble If then thou wilt be a Conquerour follow that Captaines counsell that bids thee put on 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vniuers ain armaturam Dei The Armour of God So called because it was made of God I am 1.17 Prescribed by God Psal 119 98. Giuen of God 1 Cor. 14. Agreeable to God Heb. 13.21 Made in heauen Prescribed in his Word Giuen by his Spirit Agreeable to his Will Therefore the Armour of God The peeces of which Armour are these 1. The Girdle of Veritie 2. The Breast-plate of Righteousnesse 3. The Shoes of Peace 4. The Shield of Faith 5. The Helmet of Hope 6 The Sword of the Spirit f Ephes 6.14.15.16 Yea girt thee with the Girdle of Verity Haue in thee 1 The Girdle of Veritie 1. Truth of Iudgement Whereby through illumination of the Spirit and information of the word of God thou remaynest setled and established in that doctrine that it teacheth 2. Truth of Heart whereby thou seekest to approue thy selfe before God who saith Dauid Loues truth in the inward affections g Psal 51.6 3. Haue in thee truth of speech wherby thy mouth and thy minde thy heart and thy tongue that are so closely tyed by natures bond may not be vnknit or vnloosed by the Deuil which is a lyer but rather Speake thou the Truth vnto thy neighbour 4 Haue in thee Truth of action whereby thou approuest thy selfe plaine faithfull and honest in all thy dealings and doings both with God and Man this done Then couer thy selfe with the Breast-plate of Righteousnesse whereby the vitall parts of thy soule 2 The Breast-plate of Righteousnesse to wit A good conscience sanctification and a godly life may be preserued and kept from being mortally wounded or downe-right killed Thus couered slacke not to shooe thy feete with the preparation of the Gospell of Peace 3 The Shooes of Peace by which greaues and leg-harnesse being preserued from the Bryars and Thornes Stones and Stickes that are in thy way that is Afflictions and persecutions tentations and trialls in thy profession and practise of Christianity thou mayest march valiantly fight lustily and ouercome both quickely and comfortably Thus Shod 4 The Shield of Faith Thou must haue a great car yea 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A care aboue all things els that thou shield thee with the shield of Faith wherby thou maiest keepe both thy Head and thy Heart from the handy-gripe blowes and stripes foyles and pushes of thine own corruptions which are within thee as also Quench the fiery darts of the Deuill Which hauing maliciously poysoned hee shootes at thee a farre off also with which if thou art wounded thou shalt be so inflamed enraged and in such a burning paine as that if the shield of faith quench it not coole it not asswage it not by beleeuing the promises of God and applying the bloud of Christ to thy soule it cannot be but that thou shouldest be vexed in thy Bones h Psal 6.2 sore vexed in thy Soule i Verse 3. faint in thy mourning k Verse 6. and be consumed with Griefe l Iob 3.3 6.2 therefore specially shield thee with That for it is the chiefe Balme and most medicinable Oyle of thy soule which being applyed to that facultie which is enflamed with Sathans poysoned dart asswageth the heate driueth out the poyson dispelleth the inward anguish thereof pacifieth and quieteth it and so cureth the wounds thereof Yea and makes them so sound as that thou shalt be able at last to say with Iob Yea though hee slay me yet will I put my trust in him m Iob 13.15 But being thus shielded 5 The Helmet of hope Thou must haue also the Helmet of Hope or Saluation n 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Salutaris Cal. in loc with which thy head nay heart and soule being couered kept and fenced thou shalt not feare thine aduersaries but meete them in the Gappe boldly confronting them and manfully confounding them Lastly thou must not be without thy Sword girt vnto thy Thigh with which liuely powerfull sharpe piercing diuiding 6 The Sword of the Spirit discerning o Heb. 4.14 weapon thou shalt both defend thy selfe and foyle thy foe prouided alwayes that thou hast Knowledge and Wisedome Knowledge to Vnderstand what is Gods good will and pleasure and Wisedome to Apply it And now because without being armed with the Power of Gods might thou art but like little Dauid with Sanls Helmet of Brasse Brigandine and Sword 1 Sam. 17.38 therefore I would aduise thee to take to thee Prayer and all manner of Supplication in the Spirit p Ephes 6.18 which will helpe thee well to weild and vse thy aforenamed Armour Which being thus put on thou needest not feare either Sinnes Domination or Damnation For Sinne with it's Author the Deuill is of that cowardly spirit as that being Resisted it will flie q Iam. 4.7 By which Flight thou shal haue Freedome both from his and it's Tyrannicall Regiment no sinne shall haue dominion ouer thee but thou shalt as Lord and King haue dominion ouer it yea thou shalt Sinne no more as hereto fore thou hast sinned Yet such is the subtilty of sinnes-Author the Deuill that if we take not great heed and continuall ●●re it will by little and little steale into our hearts and so inthronize it selfe into our soules as that we shall not be able without the fatherly and fauourable assistance of the Almighty to raigne ouer it Wherefore I hold it wisedome for euery Christian carefully to marke sinnes foot-steps whereby it climbeth into our hearts and maketh it's Throne in our Soules for Nemo Repenté fit Pessimus sed Paulatim descendit r Bern. de gradibus Humilitat No man is on the sudden desperately euill but descendeth by little and little yea Canker-like it creepeth by degrees which the Psalmograph maketh three in number that is Walking Standing Sitting s Psal 1.1 but the Ancients foure to wit 1. Cogitatio 2. Propofitum 3. Actio 4. Obduratio t Iarob de valen in Psa 91.5 6 7 Thought Purpose Performance and Continuance By Thoughts sinne causeth vs to stumble By Purposes it maketh vs to Fall By Performance it causeth vs to Lye Prostrate By Continuance it maketh vs Obdurate Which is it's full pitch and tallest growth yea sinnes Noone tyde quia iam Poccator non timet suam famam For now the sinner hath eaten shame Ibid. and drunke after it and therefore that Sinne might haue both it's Residencie and Regencie