Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	abide_v	father_n	keep_v	4,728	5	6.8206	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31664	A brief apology in behalf of the people in derision call'd Quakers written for the information of our sober and well-inclined neighbors in and about the town of Warminster in the county of Wilts. by Wil. Chandler, Alex. Pyott, Jo. Hodges, and some others.	Chandler, William.; Pyott, Alex. (Alexander); Hodges, Jo.	1694 (1694)	Wing C1934A; ESTC R35979	36,422	93

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love_v he_o as_o for_o the_o future_a to_o live_v a_o holy_a circumspect_a christian_a life_n and_o obey_v his_o command_n thereby_o continue_v in_o his_o love_n which_o holy_a life_n so_o much_o celebrate_v and_o strict_o keep_v to_o in_o the_o primitive_a age_n of_o christianity_n that_o whosoever_o name_v the_o name_n or_o take_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n upon_o they_o be_v to_o depart_v from_o iniquity_n we_o believe_v aught_o to_o be_v inseparable_a from_o a_o true_a and_o faithful_a christian_a as_o ever_o accompany_v a_o true_a live_n and_o active_a faith_n and_o it_o seem_v be_v think_v no_o less_o necessary_a by_o those_o who_o compose_v the_o promise_n that_o shall_v be_v make_v in_o behalf_n of_o infant_n before_o they_o be_v admit_v into_o that_o once_o sacred_a catalogue_n to_o wit_n that_o as_o they_o come_v to_o year_n of_o discretion_n 12._o tit._n 2.11_o 12._o they_o shall_v forsake_v the_o devil_n and_o all_o his_o work_n the_o pomp_n and_o vanity_n of_o this_o 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