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	reason_n	2,615	5	5.5904	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76964	A plaine & profitable catechisme whereunto is added a sermon preached upon Exod.23.2. / By that reverend and judicious divine Mr James Bacon, late minister of Burgate in Suffolke. Now first published by his son in law H.W.	Bacon, James, minister of Burgate, Suffolk.; Perkins, William, 1558-1602.	1660 (1660)	Wing B344; Thomason E1853_3; Thomason E1853_3*; ESTC R210346	58,042	143

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acquit_v he_o from_o all_o his_o sin_n pronounce_v he_o righteous_a and_o consequent_o accept_v he_o to_o life_n everlasting_a rom_n 3.30_o &_o 8.33_o act_n 13.39_o rom_n 2.13_o q._n be_v not_o a_o man_n justify_v before_o god_n by_o that_o righteousness_n that_o be_v inherent_a in_o himself_o a._n no_o we_o be_v justify_v in_o god_n sight_n not_o by_o my_o righteousness_n inherent_a in_o we_o but_o by_o the_o righteousness_n and_o obedience_n of_o christ_n impute_v unto_o we_o and_o therefore_o christ_n be_v style_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n as_o our_o sin_n be_v impute_v to_o christ_n so_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v impute_v to_o we_o as_o the_o sin_n for_o which_o christ_n suffer_v be_v inherent_a in_o we_o not_o in_o christ_n so_o the_o righteousness_n whereby_o we_o be_v justify_v be_v inherent_a in_o christ_n not_o in_o we_o 2_o cor_fw-la 5.21_o rom_n 4.6_o jer_n 23.6_o 2_o cor_fw-la 5.21_o rom_n 10.4_o q._n but_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o absurd_a doctrine_n that_o 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