Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	begin_v	love_n	love_v	2,171	5	6.3452	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94353	Elijah's mantle: or, The remaines of that late worthy and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Tillinghast. Viz. I. The conformity of a saint to the will of God. On Act. 21.14. II. The will of God and Christ concerning sinners. On Gal. 1.4. III. No condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. On Rom. 8.1. IV. Christs love to his owne. On Joh. 13.1. V. True gospel humiliation. On Zach. 12.10. VI. The most effectual means to kill and subdue sin. On 1 Joh. 2.2 VII. The advocateship of Jesus Christ, a great ground of saints comfort and support under sins and infirmities. On 1 Joh. 2.2. VIII. The only way for saints to be delivered from the errors and evils of the times. On 1 Tim. 6.11. IX. Of the Old Covenant, from Gal. 4.30. being so farre as the author had proceeded, in a treatise of the two covenants, before his death. Published by his owne notes.	Tillinghast, John, 1604-1655.; Manning, John, d. 1694.	1658 (1658)	Wing T1172; Thomason E1557_1; ESTC R203796	263,858	498

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to_o enable_v to_o obey_v so_o every_o child_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n be_v to_o stand_v with_o arm_n and_o heart_n wide_o open_a to_o receive_v every_o of_o they_o and_o shall_v say_v come_v come_v o_o law_n with_o all_o thy_o command_n i_o love_v to_o hear_v thy_o voice_n i_o delight_v to_o obey_v it_o for_o though_o hagar_n the_o bondwoman_n may_v not_o take_v upon_o she_o to_o dame_n it_o over_o isaac_n because_o she_o be_v a_o servant_n and_o therefore_o beneath_o he_o yet_o sarah_n the_o freewoman_n may_v for_o she_o be_v his_o mother_n and_o therefore_o above_o he_o for_o the_o minotory_a part_n the_o moral_a law_n as_o the_o same_o be_v hagars_n law_n a_o law_n bear_v rule_n over_o hagars_n seed_n so_o have_v it_o threat_n as_o well_o as_o command_n which_o threat_n be_v a_o dreadful_a curse_n and_o denunciation_n of_o eternal_a rejection_n to_o every_o one_o that_o shall_v disobey_v it_o though_o but_o in_o one_o particular_a gal._n 3.10_o whence_o the_o apostle_n argue_v 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life_n in_o the_o do_n or_o keep_v of_o it_o rom._n 10.5_o gal._n 3.12_o but_o as_o the_o same_o be_v sarah_n law_n or_o the_o law_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n though_o it_o have_v also_o a_o promise_n of_o life_n yet_o be_v not_o this_o life_n promise_v to_o sarahs_n seed_n upon_o condition_n of_o their_o keep_v this_o law_n but_o the_o promise_n be_v absolute_a make_v to_o the_o seed_n without_o any_o condition_n to_o be_v perform_v on_o their_o part_n so_o that_o as_o the_o inheritance_n be_v not_o gain_v by_o their_o obedience_n so_o can_v it_o not_o be_v lose_v by_o their_o disobedience_n ishmael_n the_o son_n of_o hagar_n that_o stand_v under_o hagars_n law_n and_o have_v no_o right_n to_o the_o inheritance_n nor_o any_o part_n of_o it_o but_o only_o what_o be_v conditional_a in_o case_n he_o carry_v himself_o well_o and_o as_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v in_o his_o father_n house_n he_o not_o be_v able_a to_o keep_v the_o law_n i.e._n demean_v himself_o in_o all_o thing_n as_o he_o 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