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	faith_n	holy_a	4,881	5	5.2910	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B00457	The art of dying well. Deuided into tvvo books. / Written by Roberto Bellarmine of the Society of Iesus, and Cardinall. ; Translated into English for the benefit of our countreymen, by C.E. of the same Society.; De arte bene moriendi. English	Bellarmino, Roberto Francesco Romolo, Saint, 1542-1621.; Coffin, Edward, 1571-1626.	1621 (1621)	STC 1838.5; STC 1838.5; ESTC S90457	138,577	338

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the_o hope_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v like_o light_a dust_n which_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o the_o wind_n or_o as_o thin_a froth_n of_o water_n which_o by_o the_o tempest_n be_v disperse_v or_o like_o smoke_n which_o be_v dissolve_v by_o the_o wound_n or_o as_o the_o memory_n of_o a_o passenger_n that_o stay_v but_o one_o day_n so_o the_o wise_a man_n who_o most_o wise_o warn_v the_o wicked_a that_o their_o hope_n be_v a_o frail_a and_o no_o solid_a thing_n short_a and_o not_o permanent_a for_o they_o while_o yet_o they_o be_v alive_a in_o some_o sort_n hope_v that_o they_o may_v do_v penance_n and_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n but_o when_o death_n shall_v approach_v unless_o god_n of_o his_o special_a mercy_n prevent_v they_o and_o move_v their_o heart_n to_o do_v penance_n their_o hope_n will_v be_v turn_v into_o desperation_n &_o they_o will_v say_v with_o the_o other_o wicked_a that_o which_o follow_v in_o the_o same_o place_n erravimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o have_v err_v 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virtue_n which_o teach_v we_o the_o art_n to_o live_v well_o we_o will_v adjoine_v somewhat_o out_o of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o sacrament_n which_o concur_v no_o less_o than_o the_o former_a to_o the_o attain_n of_o this_o art_n the_o sacrament_n ordain_v by_o christ_n be_v seven_o baptism_n confirmation_n eucharist_n penance_n order_n matrimony_n extremeunction_n all_o which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v divine_a instrument_n which_o god_n use_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o servant_n to_o give_v his_o people_n grace_n to_o increase_v it_o to_o restore_v it_o that_o be_v free_v from_o the_o bondage_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o adopt_v with_o th●_n honour_n of_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n the●_n may_v at_o length_n come_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o everlasting_a blessedness_n with_o the_o holy_a angel_n in_o heaven_n out_o of_o these_o sacrament_n then_o our_o purpose_n be_v brief_o to_o show_v who_o profit_v and_o who_o fail_v in_o this_o art_n of_o good_a life_n that_o so_o he_o may_v 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unto_o this_o matter_n out_o of_o this_o every_o man_n may_v conceive_v whether_o he_o have_v always_o live_v well_o from_o the_o time_n he_o receive_v his_o baptism_n unto_o this_o present_a year_n of_o his_o age_n i_o do_v very_o much_o doubt_n that_o there_o be_v very_o few_o to_o be_v find_v who_o have_v perform_v these_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v promise_v to_o do_v 5._o matth._n 20._o matth._n 5._o or_o true_o which_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v for_o many_o be_v call_v but_o few_o be_v choose_v and_o narrow_a be_v the_o way_n that_o lead_v unto_o life_n and_o few_o there_o be_v that_o do_v find_v it_o out_o let_v we_o begin_v with_o the_o apostle_n creed_n how_o many_o country_n people_n how_o many_o beggar_n how_o many_o inferior_a artificer_n be_v there_o who_o either_o can_v say_v their_o creed_n or_o never_o learn_v it_o or_o know_v how_o to_o say_v the_o word_n but_o understand_v little_a or_o nothing_o at_o all_o of_o the_o sense_n and_o yet_o they_o in_o baptism_n 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