Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	love_n	love_v	soul_n	15,334	5	5.6380	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44684	Of charity in reference to other mens sins by John Howe ...	Howe, John, 1630-1705.	1681 (1681)	Wing H3033; ESTC R19382	22,776	72

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1._o 12_o 13._o that_o as_o many_o as_o receive_v he_o viz._n christ_n to_o they_o he_o give_v power_n to_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n even_o to_o they_o that_o believe_v in_o his_o name_n who_o be_v bear_v not_o of_o blood_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o the_o flesh_n nor_o of_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god_n and_o in_o his_o 1_o epist._n chap._n 5._o 1._o whosoever_o believe_v that_o jesus_n be_v the_o christ_n be_v bear_v of_o god_n so_o it_o be_v in_o this_o latter_a place_n immediate_o add_v as_o the_o double_a property_n of_o this_o divine_a production_n not_o more_o separable_a from_o one_o another_o than_o from_o it_o and_o every_o one_o that_o love_v he_o that_o beget_v love_v he_o also_o that_o be_v beget_v of_o he_o and_o hereupon_o also_o from_o the_o in-being_a and_o exercise_n of_o this_o love_n though_o towards_o a_o object_n that_o seem_v very_o heterogeneous_a and_o of_o much_o another_o kind_n we_o come_v to_o bear_v the_o name_n of_o god_n child_n 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only_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n but_o the_o very_a philosophy_n of_o pagan_n do_v most_o high_o decry_v and_o declaim_v against_o which_o be_v of_o the_o same_o family_n you_o see_v with_o envy_n and_o no_o other_o way_n differ_v from_o it_o than_o as_o the_o object_n be_v various_o posit_v let_v the_o harm_n and_o evil_n of_o my_o brother_n be_v remote_a from_o he_o and_o his_o good_a be_v present_a i_o envy_v it_o let_v his_o good_a be_v remote_a and_o any_o harm_n or_o mischief_n be_v present_a and_o urgent_a upon_o he_o i_o rejoice_v in_o it_o both_o be_v root_v in_o hatred_n the_o direct_v violation_n of_o the_o royal_a law_n of_o love_v my_o neighbour_n as_o myself_o jam._n 2._o 8._o and_o it_o be_v that_o sort_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o have_v most_o of_o horror_n and_o the_o very_a malignity_n of_o hell_n in_o it_o as_o the_o sin_n of_o another_o wherein_o this_o joy_n be_v take_v be_v a_o evil_a against_o the_o great_a god_n 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