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	good_a	ointment_n	48	3	9.7180	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01971	An exposition of the Song of Solomon: called Canticles Together with profitable obseruations, collected out of the same. Perused and published by William Gouge, preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London.	Finch, Henry, Sir, d. 1625.; Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1615 (1615)	STC 12113; ESTC S103279	60,898	144

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the_o smell_n be_v that_o which_o shed_v upon_o aaron_n head_n trickle_v down_o his_o beard_n and_o wet_v the_o hemme_n of_o his_o garment_n or_o the_o costly_a ointment_n that_o alabaster_n box_n of_o pure_a nard_n the_o spickenard_n which_o she_o pour_v upon_o our_o saviour_n christ_n that_o fill_v all_o the_o house_n with_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o smell_n take_v which_o you_o will_v and_o the_o best_a ointment_n else_o they_o be_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v name_v when_o thy_o ointment_n the_o joy_n of_o gladness_n wherewith_o god_n have_v anoint_v thou_o above_o thy_o fellow_n and_o which_o thou_o pour_v forth_o to_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o world_n &_o the_o refresh_n of_o thy_o saint_n that_o have_v any_o sense_n and_o spiritual_a smell_n be_v talk_v of_o i_o speak_v not_o of_o my_o love_n as_o present_v with_o i_o when_o i_o enjoy_v his_o sweet_a self_n and_o have_v he_o in_o my_o arm_n no._n eye_n have_v never_o see_v ear_n have_v never_o hear_v heart_n can_v conceive_v 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with_o all_o evil_a as_o the_o apletree_n etc._n etc._n so_o be_v my_o wellbeloved_n the_o christian_a man_n never_o satisfy_v himself_o with_o the_o magnify_n of_o christ_n under_o his_o shadow_n etc._n etc._n the_o shade_n of_o who_o bowgh_n do_v so_o refresh_v his_o soul_n that_o he_o delight_v to_o dwell_v and_o have_v his_o abode_n under_o it_o for_o ever_o for_o he_o only_o it_o be_v that_o with_o his_o sweet_a shadow_n fence_v we_o from_o the_o burn_a wrath_n of_o god_n for_o sweet_a be_v his_o fruit_n etc._n etc._n be_v renew_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n he_o conceive_v a_o incomparable_a delight_n in_o those_o good_a thing_n that_o be_v so_o wrought_v within_o he_o in_o comparison_n whereof_o he_o despise_v all_o the_o gewgaw_n that_o the_o world_n so_o admire_v and_o dote_v after_o he_o bring_v i_o into_o his_o banquet_a house_n the_o author_n of_o our_o vocation_n regeneration_n justification_n sanctification_n and_o salvation_n be_v christ_n who_o own_o most_o sacred_a 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