Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	act_n	faith_n	grace_n	4,322	5	5.9067	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23659	The Christians justification stated shewing how the righteousness of Christ, the Gospel-Covenant, faith, and God himself, do operate to our justification / by W.A.	Allen, William, d. 1686.	1678 (1678)	Wing A1057; ESTC R20597	102,725	303

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love_v one_o another_o as_o i_o have_v love_v you_o that_o you_o also_o love_v one_o another_o john_n 13.34_o in_o do_v of_o which_o we_o shall_v write_v after_o his_o copy_n and_o show_v the_o world_n who_o disciple_n we_o be_v and_o by_o who_o we_o have_v be_v teach_v for_o by_o this_o say_v he_o shall_v all_o man_n know_v that_o you_o be_v my_o disciple_n if_o you_o have_v love_v one_o to_o another_o ver._n 35._o and_o we_o do_v in_o some_o poor_a measure_n love_v one_o another_o as_o he_o have_v love_v we_o when_o we_o put_v on_o bowel_n of_o mercy_n and_o kindness_n towards_o one_o another_o for_o so_o do_v he_o towards_o we_o when_o he_o put_v on_o our_o nature_n and_o suffer_v for_o we_o in_o it_o and_o so_o we_o do_v also_o when_o we_o bear_v one_o another_o burden_n and_o so_o fulfil_v this_o law_n of_o christ_n for_o he_o be_v touch_v with_o the_o feel_n of_o our_o infirmity_n he_o himself_o take_v on_o he_o our_o infirmity_n and_o bear_v our_o sickness_n as_o the_o 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yea_o he_o make_v himself_o poor_a that_o we_o through_o his_o poverty_n may_v be_v make_v rich_a indeed_o there_o be_v so_o much_o of_o that_o in_o this_o love_n which_o enable_v our_o bless_a saviour_n to_o do_v and_o suffer_v so_o wonderful_o for_o we_o for_o our_o good_a and_o benefit_n as_o he_o do_v that_o in_o nothing_o we_o draw_v more_o near_o he_o nor_o in_o any_o thing_n make_v ourselves_o more_o like_o he_o nor_o can_v we_o in_o any_o thing_n more_o please_v he_o than_o in_o love_v another_o as_o he_o have_v love_v we_o in_o so_o much_o as_o st._n john_n say_v he_o that_o dwell_v in_o love_n dwell_v in_o god_n and_o god_n in_o he_o 1_o john_n 4.16_o and_o if_o we_o love_v one_o another_o as_o he_o have_v love_v we_o we_o shall_v not_o only_o resemble_v he_o in_o the_o act_n of_o love_n and_o do_v good_a but_o also_o in_o the_o pleasure_n and_o satisfaction_n which_o he_o take_v and_o do_v take_v in_o love_v we_o and_o do_v we_o good_a as_o he_o have_v do_v and_o so_o 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in_o another_o place_n that_o a_o good_a man_n be_v satisfy_v from_o himself_o prov._n 14.14_o and_o how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o it_o be_v so_o but_o from_o his_o sense_n of_o be_v good_a and_o do_v good_a it_o be_v a_o more_o bless_a thing_n say_v our_o saviour_n to_o give_v than_o to_o receive_v act._n 20.35_o and_o it_o be_v so_o as_o for_o other_o reason_n so_o for_o this_o because_o the_o pleasure_n of_o do_v good_a in_o a_o good_a man_n be_v great_a than_o the_o pleasure_n that_o come_v in_o to_o another_o by_o receive_v relief_n from_o he_o if_o then_o we_o will_v be_v glad_a to_o do_v somewhat_o that_o