Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	affection_n	desire_n	love_v	2,823	5	5.8703	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67821	The great advertisement, that a religious life is the best way to present happiness in two sermons preach'd at White-hall, the 1st on Sunday, April the 15th, the 2d on Sunday, Apr. 22, 1694 / by E. Young ...	Young, Edward, 1641 or 2-1705.	1694 (1694)	Wing Y60; ESTC R19843	23,419	64

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himself_o in_o all_o the_o formality_n of_o terror_n in_o thunder_n and_o lightning_n and_o darkness_n and_o fire_n and_o smoke_n and_o all_o that_o be_v powerful_a to_o create_v a_o astonish_a fear_n and_o yet_o after_o all_o this_o terrible_a preface_n the_o precept_n itself_o be_v only_a love_n thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o this_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n now_o there_o be_v so_o great_a a_o affinity_n betwixt_o love_n and_o delight_n that_o we_o can_v hardly_o distinguish_v between_o they_o what_o we_o love_v we_o always_o delight_v in_o and_o what_o we_o delight_v in_o we_o always_o love_v and_o if_o we_o will_v distinguish_v they_o as_o nice_o as_o we_o can_v the_o difference_n be_v only_o this_o that_o love_n be_v the_o desire_n of_o our_o object_n and_o delight_n be_v the_o complacency_n that_o accompany_v that_o desire_n so_o that_o delight_v in_o god_n be_v one_o thought_n high_o both_o in_o worth_n and_o 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