Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	aaron_n	beard_n	head_n	123	3	5.5706	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06500	A commentarie vpon the fiftene Psalmes, called Psalmi graduum, that is, Psalmes of degrees faithfully copied out of the lectures of D. Martin Luther ; very frutefull and comfortable for all Christian afflicted consciences to reade ; translated out of Latine into Englishe by Henry Bull.	Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.; Bull, Henry, d. 1575?	1577 (1577)	STC 16975.5; ESTC S108926	281,089	318

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that_o we_o have_v so_o just_o deserve_v the_o .133_o psalm_n behold_v how_o good_a etc_n etc_n in_o this_o psalm_n the_o prophet_n commend_v love_n and_o concord_n in_o both_o the_o kingdom_n psalm_n corporal_a and_o spiritual_a but_o special_o in_o the_o spiritual_a kingdom_n and_o for_o the_o same_o he_o give_v thanks_n unto_o god_n for_o this_o be_v not_o only_o a_o singular_a gift_n of_o god_n when_o there_o be_v unity_n in_o the_o church_n and_o quietness_n in_o the_o common_a wealth_n but_o it_o be_v also_o the_o fountain_n and_o headspring_n of_o inestimable_a benefit_n and_o blessing_n ▪_o here_o peradventure_o you_o will_v ask_v where_o david_n learn_v that_o these_o be_v so_o excellent_a and_o so_o profitable_a thing_n but_o he_o which_o mark_v the_o history_n of_o david_n shall_v easy_o perceive_v that_o the_o master_n of_o who_o he_o learn_v this_o knowledge_n be_v saul_n doeg_n and_o other_o monster_n in_o the_o court_n of_o saul_n his_o predecessor_n also_o absalon_n 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