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	raise_v	2,450	5	7.0683	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17419	The light of faith: and, way of holinesse Shewing what to belieue, and for what to striue together, earnestly contend, and suffer for in this contending age. And how to liue in all estates, conditions, and degrees of relation, according to this faith. In both, deliuering (as neere as might be, in the life of Scripture phrase:) only things necessary, as we meane to be saued, and auoiding vtterly things arbitrary, that distract, rather then direct a Christian. Collected out of holy Scripture by an vnworthy labourer in Gods vineyard, Richard Bifield pastor in Long-Ditton, in Surrey.	Byfield, Richard, 1598?-1664.	1630 (1630)	STC 4239; ESTC S107158	133,233	536

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when_o man_n advance_v a_o profession_n of_o religion_n for_o 〈…〉_o awl_n end_n that_o they_o may_v seem_v only_o but_o god_n hate_v a_o powerlesse_a show_n let_v thy_o holiness_n be_v holiness_n of_o truth_n ephes_n 4._o 24._o 2_o in_o give_v the_o whole_a of_o the_o heart_n without_o division_n entire_o cleave_v to_o all_o the_o work_n of_o righteousness_n without_o halt_v without_o expostulate_v 3_o in_o do_v all_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 10._o 31._o 4_o in_o universal_a obedience_n to_o all_o god_n commandment_n not_o put_v any_o of_o his_o statute_n from_o we_o nor_o hide_v our_o eye_n from_o they_o say_v not_o in_o the_o word_n of_o lot_n be_v it_o not_o a_o little_a one_o nor_o in_o the_o word_n of_o naaman_n the_o syrian_a only_o in_o this_o the_o lord_n be_v merciful_a unto_o i_o but_o without_o if_n and_o and_n reservation_n and_o exception_n give_v thyself_o with_o david_n to_o do_v all_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o resolve_v 22._o act._n 3._o 22._o upon_o 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