Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	according_a	good_a	love_v	2,909	5	6.2362	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34544	Self-imployment in secret ... left under the hand-writing of that learned & reverend divine, Mr. John Corbet ...; with a prefatory epistle of Mr. John Howe.	Corbet, John, 1620-1680.; Howe, John, 1630-1705.	1681 (1681)	Wing C6265; ESTC R32518	22,650	98

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itself_o i_o have_v much_o rather_o have_v a_o heart_n to_o love_v he_o perfect_o than_o to_o have_v all_o the_o riches_n honour_n and_o pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n my_o conscience_n bear_v i_o witness_v that_o in_o the_o present_a exercise_n of_o my_o ministry_n i_o have_v no_o self-end_n of_o worldly_a advantage_n or_o reputation_n among_o man_n or_o any_o interest_n of_o the_o carnal_a mind_n but_o if_o the_o command_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o soul_n do_v not_o oblige_v i_o to_o this_o service_n i_o shall_v glad_o retire_v to_o privacy_n and_o solitude_n my_o temporal_a estate_n be_v mean_a and_o low_a yet_o i_o be_o content_v with_o it_o and_o humble_o bless_v god_n for_o what_o i_o have_v i_o live_v in_o as_o narrow_a a_o compass_n for_o expense_n as_o i_o can_v that_o i_o may_v have_v something_o to_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a and_o to_o be_v helpful_a to_o those_o that_o be_v in_o need_n according_a to_o my_o ability_n and_o as_o god_n have_v require_v of_o 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servant_n o_o lord_n but_o remember_v i_o and_o spare_v i_o according_a to_o thy_o great_a mercy_n in_o christ_n jesus_n the_o great_a propitiation_n for_o sin_n in_o who_o i_o desire_v to_o be_v find_v and_o under_o the_o covert_a of_o who_o wing_n i_o stand_v that_o i_o may_v be_v save_v from_o thy_o wrath_n and_o enjoy_v thy_o peace_n and_o live_v in_o thy_o presence_n where_o be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n and_o pleasure_n for_o evermore_o feb._n 22._o 1678_o 9_o god_n will_v never_o damn_v in_o hell_n any_o soul_n that_o have_v the_o habitual_a predominant_a love_n of_o god_n though_o culpable_o remiss_a and_o otherwise_o sinful_a while_o he_o remain_v such_o yea_o hell_n and_o such_o love_n of_o god_n be_v inconsistent_a i_o love_v the_o holy_a will_n of_o god_n with_o all_o my_o heart_n and_o hate_v all_o disconformity_n to_o it_o nothing_o be_v more_o grievous_a to_o i_o than_o to_o displease_v god_n and_o nothing_o be_v more_o pleasant_a to_o i_o than_o to_o please_v he_o i_o 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