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	love_v	soul_n	2,538	5	5.2551	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29178	A minister's counsel to the youth of his parish when arriv'd to years of discretion : recommended to the societies in and about London / by Francis Bragge ...	Bragge, Francis, 1664-1728.	1699 (1699)	Wing B4199; ESTC R32860	70,334	248

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it_o to_o begin_v with_o the_o latter_a and_o indeed_o true_a devotion_n must_v needs_o be_v extreme_o delightful_a because_o the_o chief_a ingredient_n of_o it_o be_v love_n it_o be_v a_o willing_a dedication_n of_o one_o self_n to_o god_n and_o a_o warmth_n and_o fervour_n in_o his_o service_n as_o a_o be_v above_o all_o other_o infinite_o lovely_a and_o both_o to_o ourselves_o and_o all_o the_o creation_n infinite_o kind_a and_o good_a now_o there_o be_v no_o passion_n so_o please_v and_o delightful_a to_o the_o soul_n as_o love_n it_o carry_v pleasure_n in_o the_o very_a notion_n of_o it_o and_o all_o delight_n do_v necessary_o suppose_v it_o and_o therefore_o devotion_n and_o pleasure_n be_v as_o inseparable_a as_o pleasure_n and_o love_n indeed_o by_o accident_n love_n may_v have_v some_o mixture_n in_o it_o of_o vneasiness_n as_o when_o it_o be_v place_v upon_o and_o object_n empty_a and_o undeserving_a and_o which_o at_o length_n do_v therefore_o balk_v and_o disappoint_v the_o 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