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	good_a	soul_n	3,189	5	4.8286	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19988	Christian prayers and meditations in English French, Italian, Spanish, Greeke, and Latine.	Day, Richard, b. 1552, attributed name.; Day, John, 1522-1584, attributed name.	1569 (1569)	STC 6428; ESTC S105219	107,331	687

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give_v i_o this_o night_n past_a beseech_v thou_o that_o like_a as_o thou_o have_v now_o awake_v my_o body_n from_o sleep_n so_o thou_o will_v awake_v my_o soul_n from_o the_o sleep_v of_o sin_n and_o darkness_n of_o this_o world_n and_o that_o which_o thou_o have_v now_o awake_v out_o of_o sleep_v thou_o will_v after_o death_n whereof_o this_o sleep_n be_v but_o a_o image_n restore_v &_o raise_v again_o to_o life_n everlasting_a oh_o gracious_a god_n make_v my_o body_n i_o hearty_o pray_v thou_o such_o a_o companion_n or_o rather_o a_o minister_n of_o godliness_n to_o my_o soul_n this_o day_n and_o all_o the_o time_n of_o this_o present_a life_n that_o in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v it_o may_v be_v partaker_n with_o the_o same_o of_o everlasting_a happiness_n through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n *_o awake_v thou_o that_o sleep_v and_o arise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o christ_n shall_v show_v light_n unto_o thou_o eph._n 5_o ¶_o occasion_n to_o meditate_v here_o call_v to_o mind_n 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