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	find_v	love_v	2,574	5	5.6724	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26309	Dying infants sav'd by grace proved and the blessd man with his blessedness described in a sermon preached near Namptwich in Cheshire at the burial of a deceased infant, July 25, 1695 / by S.A.	Acton, Samuel, d. 1740?	1699 (1699)	Wing A452; ESTC R28175	24,873	32

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both_o will_n and_o power_n will_v be_v want_v in_o heaven_n to_o make_v a_o forfeiture_n of_o it_o there_o be_v a_o gulf_n fix_v betwixt_o the_o save_v and_o the_o damn_a which_o make_v it_o impossible_a for_o they_o to_o change_v their_o station_n or_o to_o pass_v from_o one_o place_n to_o the_o other_o luke_n 16.25_o 26._o but_o three_o that_o which_o complete_v the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o man_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o impute_v sin_n after_o death_n be_v the_o happiness_n he_o shall_v actual_o and_o for_o ever_o enjoy_v in_o his_o person_n in_o heaven_n there_o he_o shall_v behold_v the_o face_n of_o god_n and_o the_o lamb_n there_o he_o shall_v partake_v of_o the_o fullness_n of_o god_n glory_n be_v satisfy_v with_o the_o delight_n of_o his_o presence_n and_o the_o pleasure_n and_o treasure_n that_o be_v at_o his_o right_a hand_n there_o the_o righteous_a shall_v not_o only_o hear_v the_o holy_a choir_n of_o bless_a angel_n and_o saint_n triumphant_a warble_v 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it_o may_v be_v worth_a our_o inquiry_n how_o we_o may_v come_v to_o know_v certain_o that_o we_o have_v obtain_v impunity_n that_o this_o act_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o high_a court_n of_o heaven_n be_v pass_v for_o we_o that_o our_o name_n be_v there_o enrol_v that_o we_o be_v the_o man_n and_o woman_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v no_o sin_n and_o be_v consequent_o bless_v sir_n it_o be_v certain_a there_o be_v property_n and_o character_n common_a to_o such_o as_o be_v thus_o privilege_v and_o among_o many_o i_o will_v name_v four_o which_o we_o shall_v find_v common_a to_o all_o on_o who_o the_o lord_n charge_v no_o sin_n the_o first_o be_v sincere_a love_n and_o affection_n to_o god_n as_o it_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o divine_a love_n to_o be_v free_v from_o the_o imputation_n of_o sin_n so_o it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o every_o bless_a soul_n to_o love_v the_o lord_n the_o law_n of_o his_o mouth_n be_v the_o law_n of_o love_n and_o kindness_n his_o soul_n be_v delight_v in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o god_n love_n to_o he_o and_o according_o go_v forth_o with_o strong_a and_o hearty_a love_n to_o he_o again_o a_o man_n sensible_a of_o the_o greatness_n of_o that_o wrath_n from_o which_o he_o be_v deliver_v and_o the_o greatness_n of_o that_o happiness_n to_o which_o he_o be_v entitle_v can_v but_o express_v with_o hearty_a affection_n the_o kind_n and_o respectful_a sentiment_n he_o have_v of_o such_o grace_n and_o favour_n from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o david_n engage_v himself_o to_o love_v the_o lord_n and_o declare_v his_o resolution_n therein_o psal_n 116.1_o i_o will_v say_v he_o love_v the_o lord_n because_o he_o have_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o my_o supplication_n he_o have_v now_o put_v i_o into_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o that_o which_o i_o have_v long_o often_o and_o earnest_o sue_v unto_o he_o for_o and_o which_o be_v in_o truth_n the_o answer_n of_o many_o prayer_n therefore_o i_o will_v love_v he_o i_o can_v but_o love_v he_o his_o love_n constrain_v i_o to_o love_v he_o because_o he_o love_v i_o first_o 1_o john_n 4.19_o and_o this_o be_v further_a evident_a from_o what_o our_o bless_a saviour_n say_v in_o the_o parable_n to_o simon_n the_o pharisee_fw-mi tell_v we_o that_o mary_n love_v much_o because_o her_o sin_n which_o be_v many_o be_v forgive_v she_o luke_n 7.47_o god_n be_v in_o himself_o the_o only_a worthy_a object_n of_o our_o affection_n as_o he_o be_v perfect_o amiable_a and_o altogether_o lovely_a be_v we_o not_o under_o a_o obligation_n flow_v from_o his_o kindness_n in_o take_v away_o our_o sin_n but_o where_o a_o soul_n be_v under_o this_o obligation_n there_o will_v be_v a_o care_n to_o make_v some_o suitable_a return_n of_o love_n and_o indeed_o our_o love_n must_v be_v very_o great_a if_o it_o bear_v any_o proportion_n to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n express_v in_o his_o not_o impute_v sin_n unto_o we_o but_o second_o obedience_n to_o his_o command_n without_o which_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o know_v ourselves_o to_o be_v privilege_v person_n nor_o shall_v we_o ever_o be_v able_a to_o read_v our_o name_n write_v in_o the_o roll_n of_o heaven_n there_o be_v no_o other_o way_n wherein_o we_o can_v express_v the_o truth_n and_o strength_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n than_o by_o obedience_n to_o his_o command_n john_n 14.23_o 24._o all_o love_n not_o so_o evidence_v be_v nothing_o but_o dissimulation_n and_o mere_a pretence_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o command_n that_o a_o man_n will_v boggle_v at_o to_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v not_o sin_n a_o sense_n of_o this_o grace_n will_v wonderful_o incline_v and_o quicken_v we_o to_o do_v his_o will._n isaiah_n lip_n be_v no_o soon_o touch_v with_o a_o coal_n from_o god_n altar_n import_v the_o purge_n and_o take_v away_o his_o sin_n but_o it_o present_o dispose_v he_o to_o god_n service_n when_o the_o voice_n say_v who_o shall_v go_v for_o we_o immediate_o the_o prophet_n present_v himself_o say_v here_o be_o i_o send_v i_o i_o be_o now_o ready_a for_o any_o errand_n to_o engage_v in_o any_o business_n for_o thy_o glory_n isa_n 6.7_o 8._o if_o god_n be_v so_o kind_a to_o break_v our_o fetter_n and_o to_o unloose_v the_o cord_n that_o bind_v we_o and_o so_o set_v we_o at_o liberty_n it_o be_v not_o that_o we_o shall_v use_v our_o liberty_n as_o a_o occasion_n to_o the_o flesh_n gal._n 5.13_o and_o sin_n with_o a_o high_a hand_n against_o god_n who_o grace_n abound_v rom._n 6.1_o 2._o but_o that_o we_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o serve_v he_o deut._n 10.12_o which_o st._n paul_n do_v with_o all_o readiness_n not_o once_o confer_v with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n he_o demure_v not_o nor_o be_v discourage_v by_o those_o flood_n of_o trouble_n tumult_n peril_n distress_n affliction_n and_o persecution_n that_o he_o may_v raise_v up_o against_o himself_o none_o of_o these_o thing_n hinder_v he_o from_o a_o vigorous_a engage_v in_o the_o work_n of_o god_n service_n but_o he_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o heavenly_a vision_n act_v 26.19_o and_o as_o it_o be_v thus_o evident_a that_o obedience_n be_v the_o property_n of_o such_o as_o be_v in_o truth_n thus_o privilege_v with_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n so_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o we_o who_o have_v some_o good_a ground_n to_o hope_v that_o we_o be_v bless_v upon_o god_n not_o impute_v sin_n unto_o we_o have_v oftentimes_o avow_v ourselves_o to_o be_v the_o lord_n servant_n and_o to_o render_v he_o the_o service_n he_o call_v for_o at_o our_o hand_n which_o be_v 1._o sincere_a obedience_n obedience_n without_o sincerity_n be_v no_o more_o that_o which_o god_n call_v for_o than_o a_o stink_a breath_n flow_v from_o corrupt_a lung_n be_v natural_o

the_o judge_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n must_v do_v right_a he_o can_v but_o do_v so_o he_o may_v as_o well_o cease_v to_o be_v as_o cease_v to_o be_v righteous_a in_o all_o or_o any_o of_o his_o ministration_n and_o procedure_v man_n may_v be_v rigorous_a and_o unrighteous_a cruel_a and_o preposterous_a but_o god_n can_v be_v so_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o his_o nature_n and_o repugnant_a to_o that_o law_n by_o which_o he_o will_v act_v and_o govern_v himself_o in_o all_o his_o proceed_n with_o man._n now_o i_o appeal_v to_o all_o man_n of_o common_a sense_n and_o understanding_n though_o but_o of_o a_o small_a measure_n of_o ingenuity_n and_o honesty_n whether_o it_o be_v consistent_a with_o the_o common_a rule_n of_o justice_n and_o equity_n among_o man_n to_o punish_v the_o innocent_a with_o the_o nocent_a the_o faultless_a with_o the_o guilty_a be_v it_o your_o own_o case_n can_v you_o think_v so_o nay_o that_o the_o criminal_n offence_n shall_v be_v charge_v upon_o you_o and_o the_o offender_n himself_o go_v free_a the_o latter_a of_o these_o all_o man_n will_v decry_v as_o high_a injustice_n and_o a_o preposterous_a proceed_n but_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o case_n in_o hand_n reserve_v that_o only_a instance_n of_o christ_n suffering_n for_o we_o and_o in_o our_o stead_n by_o the_o designation_n of_o his_o father_n and_o as_o a_o evidence_n of_o his_o good_a will_n to_o we_o we_o have_v not_o only_a god_n charge_v the_o sin_n of_o adam_n upon_o his_o whole_a posterity_n wherein_o he_o be_v perfect_o just_a adam_n consider_v as_o our_o common_a head_n and_o we_o all_o in_o his_o loin_n stand_v or_o fall_v in_o and_o with_o he_o but_o let_v adam_n go_v free_a and_o inflict_v eternal_a punishment_n on_o his_o seed_n but_o with_o reverence_n we_o may_v demand_v what_o make_v vain_a man_n to_o imagine_v that_o god_n will_v discharge_v adam_n the_o actual_a offender_n give_v he_o immediate_o upon_o his_o fall_n the_o promise_n of_o a_o saviour_n and_o yet_o 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it_o be_v take_v up_o as_o a_o proverb_n in_o israel_n that_o the_o father_n have_v eat_v sour_a grape_n and_o the_o child_n tooth_n be_v set_v on_o edge_n ezek._n 18.2_o but_o do_v god_n take_v this_o kindly_a at_o their_o hand_n to_o represent_v he_o so_o unequal_a in_o his_o proceed_n as_o to_o punish_v the_o innocent_a with_o the_o guilty_a no_o he_o resent_v it_o with_o great_a indignation_n and_o displeasure_n abhor_v the_o thought_n they_o have_v of_o he_o and_o the_o measure_n by_o which_o they_o represent_v he_o as_o manifest_o reflect_v on_o the_o goodness_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o the_o justice_n of_o those_o rule_n and_o eternal_a law_n of_o righteousness_n by_o which_o he_o proceed_v wherefore_o he_o solemn_o declare_v and_o that_o upon_o oath_n that_o thenceforth_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o more_o any_o occasion_n to_o use_v it_o as_o a_o proverb_n as_o i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n god_n all_o soul_n be_v i_o as_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o father_n be_v i_o so_o also_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o son_n be_v i_o but_o the_o soul_n that_o sin_v it_o shall_v die_v as_o you_o read_v in_o the_o 3d_o and_o four_o verse_n how_o positive_a and_o plain_a be_v the_o lord_n in_o these_o term_n to_o satisfy_v all_o and_o to_o rectify_v israel_n mistake_n who_o notion_n and_o ill-formed_a apprehension_n have_v be_v very_o unworthy_a of_o he_o and_o who_o have_v without_o any_o ground_n conceive_v he_o rigid_a and_o cruel_a therefore_o israel_n change_v your_o opinion_n of_o i_o think_v of_o i_o no_o more_o as_o inequitable_a in_o my_o judicial_a proceed_n with_o man_n i_o tell_v you_o again_o the_o soul_n that_o sin_v shall_v die_v the_o son_n shall_v not_o bear_v the_o iniquity_n of_o the_o father_n and_o so_o on_o in_o the_o 20_o verse_n and_o this_o justice_n and_o righteousness_n of_o god_n deal_n be_v abundant_o illustrate_v in_o that_o passage_n wherein_o moses_n express_v great_a tenderness_n and_o strong_a affection_n to_o sin_v and_o revolt_a israel_n in_o his_o intercession_n with_o god_n for_o they_o his_o love_n incline_v he_o willing_o to_o be_v make_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o they_o that_o have_v sin_v rather_o than_o god_n shall_v cast_v off_o all_o regard_n for_o they_o and_o enter_v the_o list_n as_o a_o enemy_n against_o they_o lord_n say_v moses_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o pardon_v thy_o people_n blot_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o book_n which_o thou_o have_v write_v exod._n 32.32_o to_o which_o the_o lord_n reply_n as_o it_o be_v no_o no_o moses_n thou_o have_v not_o sin_v and_o though_o thou_o have_v sufficient_o express_v thy_o love_n to_o a_o undeserving_a people_n yet_o shall_v i_o do_v as_o thou_o desire_v it_o will_v be_v to_o act_v contrary_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o perfect_a equity_n and_o justice_n from_o which_o i_o will_v not_o i_o can_v swerve_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v only_o they_o that_o have_v sin_v against_o i_o that_o i_o will_v blot_v out_o of_o my_o book_n as_o vers_n 33._o my_o love_n to_o my_o 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and_o condition_n think_v all_o be_v well_o with_o they_o they_o be_v not_o under_o wrack_a pain_n nor_o pinch_a poverty_n they_o have_v their_o want_n supply_v and_o it_o may_v be_v more_o than_o their_o heart_n can_v desire_v psal_n 73.4_o 5_o 7._o the_o language_n of_o who_o heart_n be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o babylon_n rev._n 18.7_o i_o sit_v as_o a_o queen_n and_o shall_v see_v no_o sorrow_n whereas_o their_o sun_n may_v he_o decline_v and_o as_o zephar_n say_v job_n 20.5_o 6_o 7._o their_o prosperty_n be_v very_o short_a the_o remainder_n of_o their_o day_n may_v be_v fill_v with_o trouble_n perplexity_n and_o disappointment_n and_o nothing_o remain_v but_o a_o sad_a prospect_n of_o mourning_n and_o sorrow_n in_o utter_a darkness_n if_o not_o prevent_v by_o a_o timely_a and_o hearty_a repentance_n all_o be_v not_o gold_n that_o glister_v it_o be_v too_o common_a for_o man_n to_o mistake_v his_o own_o state_n and_o to_o think_v with_o laodicea_n rev._n 3.17_o because_o 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