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	john_n	love_v	2,518	5	7.0114	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77618	The silent soul, with soveraign antidotes against the most miserable exigents: or, A Christian with an olive-leaf in his mouth, when he is under the greatest afflictions, the sharpest and sorest trials and troubles, the saddest and darkest providences and changes, with answers to divers questions and objections that are of greatest importance, all tending to win and work souls to bee still, quiet, calm and silent under all changes that have, or may pass upon them in this world, &c. / By Thomas Brooks preacher of the Word at Margarets New Fish-street London, and pastor of the Church of Christ meeting there.	Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680.	1660 (1660)	Wing B4962A; Thomason E1876_1; ESTC R209789	146,060	409

of_o a_o good_a man_n be_v order_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o delight_v in_o his_o way_n though_o he_o fall_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v utter_o cast_v down_o for_o the_o lord_n uphold_v he_o with_o his_o etc._n as_o the_o nurse_n uphold_v the_o little_a child_n etc._n etc._n hand_n god_n support_v hand_n of_o grace_n be_v still_o under_o his_o people_n psal_n 63._o 8._o my_o soul_n follow_v hard_a after_o thou_o thy_o right_a hand_n uphold_v i_o christ_n have_v always_o one_o hand_n to_o uphold_v his_o people_n and_o another_o hand_n to_o embrace_v they_o cant._n 2._o 16._o the_o everlasting_a arm_n of_o god_n be_v always_o underneath_o his_o people_n deut._n 33._o 27._o and_o this_o the_o saint_n have_v always_o find_v witness_n david_n heman_n asaph_n job_n etc._n etc._n geographer_n write_v that_o the_o city_n of_o syracuse_n in_o sicily_n be_v so_o curious_o situate_v that_o the_o sun_n be_v never_o out_o of_o sight_n though_o the_o child_n of_o god_n sometime_o be_v under_o some_o 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he_o so_o when_o god_n turn_v aside_o from_o his_o people_n yet_o he_o can_v but_o cast_v a_o eye_n of_o love_n towards_o they_o hosea_n 11._o 8._o how_o shall_v i_o give_v thou_o up_o o_o ephraim_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v four_o several_z how_o be_v in_o the_o text_n the_o like_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o god_n i_o be_o even_o at_o a_o stand_n justice_n call_v for_o vengeance_n but_o mercy_n interpose_v my_o bowel_n yearn_v my_o heart_n melt_v o_o how_o shall_v i_o give_v thou_o up_o o_o i_o can_v give_v thou_o up_o i_o will_v not_o give_v thou_o up_o god_n love_n be_v always_o like_o himself_o unchangeable_a his_o love_n be_v everlasting_a it_o be_v a_o love_n that_o never_o decay_v nor_o wax_v cold_a it_o be_v like_o the_o stone_n albestos_n of_o which_o solinus_n write_v that_o be_v once_o hot_a it_o can_v never_o be_v cool_v again_o four_o though_o the_o lord_n have_v hide_v his_o face_n from_o thou_o yet_o certain_o thou_o have_v his_o secret_a 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28._o job_n 40._o 4_o 5._o chap._n 42._o 1_o 7._o sure_o this_o affliction_n shall_v issue_v in_o the_o purge_n away_o of_o my_o dross_n isa_n 1._o 25._o sure_o as_o plough_v of_o the_o ground_n kill_v the_o weed_n and_o harrow_n break_v hard_a clot_n so_o these_o affliction_n shall_v kill_v my_o sin_n and_o soften_v my_o heart_n hos_fw-la 5._o ult_n chap._n 6._o 1_o 2_o 3._o sure_o as_o the_o plaster_n draw_v out_o the_o core_n so_o the_o affliction_n that_o be_v upon_o i_o shall_v draw_v out_o the_o core_n of_o pride_n the_o core_n of_o self-love_n the_o core_n of_o envy_n the_o core_n of_o earthliness_n the_o core_n of_o formality_n the_o core_n of_o hypocrisy_n psal_n 119._o 67_o 71._o sure_o by_o these_o the_o lord_n will_v crucify_v my_o heart_n more_o and_o more_o to_o the_o world_n and_o the_o world_n to_o my_o heart_n gal._n 6._o 14._o psal_n 131._o 1_o 2_o 3._o sure_o by_o these_o affliction_n the_o lord_n will_v hide_v pride_n from_o my_o soul_n job_n 33._o 14_o 21._o sure_o 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