Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	abase_v	great_a	shepherd_n	28	3	10.6814	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64966	Odos gath operbochēns the more excellent way to edifie the Church of Christ, or, A discourse concerning love : the design of which is to revive that grace (now under such decays) among Protestants of all perswasions / by Nathanael Vincent ...	Vincent, Nathanael, 1639?-1697.	1684 (1684)	Wing V415; ESTC R1364	76,586	160

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o_o tongue_n of_o professor_n how_o long_o will_v it_o be_v ever_o you_o be_v quiet_a how_o long_o shall_v your_o breath_n be_v li●●_n the_o east-wind_n blast_v all_o about_o you_o when_o shall_v all_o your_o word_n be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n when_o shall_v your_o lip_n feed_v many_o and_o hurt_v none_o your_o reproachful_a backbiting_a rail_a language_n your_o lie_n and_o falsehood_n have_v be_v your_o sin_n and_o shame_n and_o the_o shame_n of_o religion_n repentance_n and_o amendment_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a else_o salvation_n still_o will_v stand_v at_o a_o distance_n isa_n 63._o 8._o for_o he_o say_v sure_o they_o be_v my_o people_n child_n that_o will_v not_o lie_v so_o he_o be_v their_o saviour_n use_v iii_o of_o exhortation_n to_o abound_v in_o love_n which_o be_v so_o much_o for_o the_o church_n edification_n my_o exhortation_n i_o second_o with_o these_o argument_n 1._o god_n be_v love_n his_o love_n be_v unconceivable_o great_a towards_o his_o whole_a 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what_o be_v the_o breadth_n and_o length_n and_o depth_n and_o height_n and_o know_v the_o love_n of_o christ_n which_o pass_v knowledge_n eph._n 3._o 18_o 19_o and_o how_o will_v you_o be_v able_a to_o slander_v or_o injure_v or_o be_v bitter_a against_o any_o who_o christ_n love_v with_o a_o love_n that_o pass_v all_o understanding_n 3._o love_n be_v prefer_v before_o faith_n and_o hope_n 1_o cor._n 13._o ult_n and_o now_o abide_v faith_n hope_n charity_n but_o the_o great_a of_o these_o be_v charity_n faith_n and_o hope_n cease_v when_o we_o come_v to_o see_v and_o enjoy_v but_o love_n never_o fall_v or_o end_n faith_n receive_v and_o hope_n expect_v but_o love_n give_v the_o heart_n to_o god_n and_o for_o his_o sake_n it_o give_v liberal_o to_o its_o neighbour_n love_n be_v the_o bond_n of_o perfectness_n col._n 3._o 14._o charitas_fw-la multos_fw-la &_o multa_fw-la unit_fw-la love_n tie_v all_o other_o virtue_n together_o and_o make_v they_o more_o perfect_a and_o acceptable_a 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opponitur_fw-la schis●a_fw-la charitati_fw-la heresy_n be_v oppose_v to_o faith_n and_o schism_n to_o charity_n and_o if_o so_o than_o they_o be_v further_a from_o schism_n that_o be_v full_a of_o love_n and_o they_o be_v most_o schismatical_a who_o be_v full_a of_o bitterness_n and_o rancour_n against_o their_o brethren_n 5._o the_o great_a your_o love_n be_v and_o the_o more_o catholic_n be_v it_o make_v every_o one_o of_o you_o the_o more_o common_a good_a the_o more_o catholic_n blessing_n the_o church_n be_v behold_v to_o you_o and_o so_o be_v the_o world_n god_n himself_o be_v please_v to_o see_v your_o charity_n so_o diffusive_a and_o active_a and_o your_o labour_n of_o love_n shall_v not_o be_v forget_v shall_v not_o miss_v of_o a_o reward_n use_v iu_o of_o direction_n how_o love_n may_v be_v revive_v and_o increase_v 1._o observe_v the_o great_a defect_n of_o love_n in_o you_o and_o be_v very_o much_o ashamed_a and_o abase_v before_o god_n how_o few_o of_o your_o action_n 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the_o excellent_a one_o and_o his_o delight_n be_v all_o in_o they_o as_o the_o most_o eligible_a and_o suitable_a society_n psal_n 16._o 3._o love_n be_v exceed_o please_v with_o the_o holy_a and_o unblameable_a and_o exemplary_a life_n of_o other_o it_o find_v a_o melody_n and_o sweetness_n in_o their_o gracious_a and_o edify_a discourse_n when_o their_o heart_n be_v warm_a and_o their_o grace_n be_v in_o vigorous_a exercise_n the_o delight_n be_v great_a when_o saint_n be_v most_o like_a themselves_o discover_v most_o of_o real_a sanctity_n and_o least_o of_o sinful_a infirmity_n love_n be_v for_o communion_n with_o all_o saint_n though_o of_o different_a persuasion_n he_o that_o like_v saint_n of_o his_o own_o judgement_n only_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n he_o be_v fond_a of_o his_o own_o opinion_n and_o that_o his_o complacency_n be_v not_o so_o true_o in_o the_o image_n of_o god_n wherever_o it_o shine_v it_o be_v want_n of_o light_n that_o make_v saint_n of_o different_a sentiment_n 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