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
A60348	A funeral-sermon upon occasion of the death of Mrs. Lobb late wife of Mr. Stephen Lobb. Preached by Samuel Slater, minister of the Gospel	Slater, Samuel, d. 1704.	1691 (1691)	Wing S3966; ESTC R221626	33,124	39

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tell_v you_o 1_o cor._n 5.21_o 22._o death_n be_v you_o ●ell_o as_o life_n it_o be_v a_o part_n of_o your_o interest_n you_o owe_v a_o great_a deal_n to_o ●●th_n as_o it_o put_v a_o end_n to_o all_o your_o sin_n and_o sorrow_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o pas●●_n though_o a_o dark_a one_o to_o heaven_n and_o glory_n second_o the_o death_n of_o those_o who_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o upon_o 〈◊〉_d account_n to_o be_v bewail_v by_o those_o their_o near_a and_o dear_a relation_n that_o super●_n they_o indeed_o as_o it_o be_v a_o loss_n to_o the_o family_n and_o friend_n and_o to_o 〈◊〉_d nation_n and_o to_o that_o part_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v here_o a_o sense_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o a_o sorrow_n for_o it_o be_v to_o be_v allow_v they_o and_o commend_v 〈◊〉_d they_o for_o it_o be_v no_o other_o than_o their_o duty_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o bad_a hea●_n and_o of_o approach_v evil_a when_o the_o righteous_a perish_v and_o no_o man_n 〈◊〉_d it_o to_o heart_n isa._n 57.1_o only_o that_o sorrow_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v under_o command_n and_o within_o those_o bound_n that_o religion_n and_o right_a reason_n 〈◊〉_d set_v it_o though_o over_o their_o grave_n we_o may_v drop_v our_o tear_n we_o must_v 〈◊〉_d drown_v ourselves_o but_o the_o more_o deep_o sensible_a we_o be_v of_o our_o loss_n 〈◊〉_d more_o careful_a and_o diligent_a we_o ought_v to_o be_v about_o the_o improve_n 〈◊〉_d make_v it_o up_o have_v we_o lose_v much_o of_o the_o creature_n then_o let_v we_o lab●_n to_o get_v so_o much_o the_o more_o of_o god_n and_o jesus_n christ_n there_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d loss_n here_o below_o that_o we_o can_v meet_v with_o but_o if_o we_o will_v be_v foun●_n the_o way_n of_o our_o duty_n it_o may_v yea_o for_o certain_a it_o shall_v be_v repa●_n and_o make_v up_o to_o we_o but_o the_o death_n of_o holy_a gracious_a person_n be_v to_o be_v bewail_v upon_o their_o account_n they_o stand_v in_o no_o need_n of_o an●_n our_o sigh_n or_o tear_n their_o case_n do_v not_o call_v for_o it_o though_o they_o di●_n their_o strength_n and_o prime_n in_o their_o youth_n or_o in_o their_o consistent_a 〈◊〉_d yet_o they_o do_v not_o die_v too_o soon_o they_o live_v as_o long_o as_o god_n will_v 〈◊〉_d they_o and_o that_o be_v long_o enough_o they_o do_v not_o die_v too_o soon_o who_o 〈◊〉_d they_o die_v go_v to_o christ._n rev._n 14.13_o bless_a be_v the_o dead_a that_o dy●_n the_o lord_n they_o be_v not_o miserable_a then_o but_o happy_a yea_o more_o ha●●_n than_o ever_o they_o be_v before_o when_o thou_o think_v my_o relation_n be_v d●●_n follow_v that_o thought_n with_o this_o my_o relation_n be_v bless_v now_o she_o 〈◊〉_d indeed_o now_o she_o be_v happy_a indeed_o the_o life_n she_o have_v here_o 〈◊〉_d not_o deserve_v the_o name_n of_o a_o life_n if_o compare_v with_o that_o life_n which_o now_o have_v with_o christ._n five_o a_o true_o yea_o a_o eminent_o gracious_a person_n may_v be_v in_o a_o 〈◊〉_d about_o dying-work_n when_o david_n be_v almost_o consume_v with_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o god_n hand_n he_o pray_v o_o spare_v i_o that_o i_o may_v recover_v stre●●_n before_o i_o go_v hence_o and_o be_v see_v no_o more_o psal._n 39.13_o when_o hez●●_n be_v command_v by_o the_o prophet_n from_o the_o lord_n to_o set_v his_o hous●_n order_n for_o he_o shall_v die_v and_o not_o live_v he_o turn_v his_o face_n to_o the_o wall_n 〈◊〉_d pray_v and_o weep_v sore_o isa._n 38.1_o etc._n etc._n paul_n here_o be_v in_o a_o strait_a 〈◊〉_d that_o proceed_v from_o a_o more_o noble_a cause_n than_o that_o of_o many_o 〈◊〉_d be_v bring_v into_o it_o