Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	believe_v	confess_v	salvation_n	2,765	5	7.0764	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03335	Mystical babylon, or Papall Rome A treatise vpon those words, Apocal. 18.2. It is fallen, it is fallen Babylon, &c. In which the wicked, and miserable condition of Rome, as shee now is in her present Babylonian estate, and as she shall be in her future ineuitable ruine, is fully discouered: and sundry controuersiall points of religion, betwixt the Protestants, and the Papists, are briefly discussed. By Theophilus Higgons, rector of the parochiall Church of Hunton, neere Maidstone in Kent.	Higgons, Theophilus, 1578?-1659.	1624 (1624)	STC 13455; ESTC S118140	129,351	289

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well_o observe_v the_o reason_n of_o a_o christian_a man_n credo_fw-la domine_fw-la i_o believe_v o_o lord_n mark_v 9.24_o to_o which_o purpose_n well_o speak_v one_o of_o the_o ancient_n fides_n credat_fw-la intelligentia_fw-la non_fw-la requirat_fw-la let_v faith_n believe_v let_v not_o the_o understanding_n seek_v nay_o credendo_fw-la intelligimus_fw-la non_fw-la intelligendo_fw-la credimus_fw-la we_o believe_v not_o by_o understanding_n but_o we_o understand_v by_o believe_v by_o this_o be_v abraham_n justify_v rom._n 4.17_o for_o above_o hope_n the_o hope_n of_o humane_a reason_n he_o believe_v under_o hope_n the_o hope_n of_o divine_a faith_n by_o this_o saint_n paul_n do_v live_v i_o live_v by_o faith_n in_o the_o son_n of_o god_n gal._n 2.20_o by_o this_o saint_n john_n conquer_v all_o worldly_a thing_n this_o be_v the_o victory_n that_o overcom_v the_o world_n even_o our_o faith_n 1._o john_n 5.4_o to_o conclude_v therefore_o according_a to_o the_o subject_n of_o my_o speech_n let_v babylon_n extol_v herself_o and_o oppress_v other_o let_v she_o advance_v herself_o and_o deject_v other_o let_v she_o proceed_v in_o her_o cruelty_n idolatry_n and_o pride_n etc._n etc._n yet_o for_o all_o these_o thing_n god_n shall_v bring_v she_o to_o judgement_n i_o believe_v it_o i_o be_o certain_a of_o it_o for_o he_o assure_v i_o that_o she_o be_v already_o fall_v faint_v not_o then_o o_o religious_a and_o christian_a heart_n under_o her_o tyramnie_n but_o comfort_v yourselves_o in_o her_o assure_a and_o infallible_a ruin_n which_o god_n do_v certify_v and_o faith_n do_v apprehend_v and_o time_n shall_v manifest_v at_o the_o last_o but_o believe_v this_o for_o if_o you_o believe_v not_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v establish_v isaiah_n 7.9_o therefore_o i_o say_v unto_o all_o my_o brethren_n as_o jehoshaphat_n unto_o his_o subject_n put_v your_o trust_n in_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n believe_v his_o prophet_n and_o you_o shall_v prosper_v 2._o chron._n 20.20_o now_o 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