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	great_a	soul_n	3,163	5	4.7202	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60954	Twelve sermons preached upon several occasions by Robert South ... ; six of them never before printed.; Sermons. Selections	South, Robert, 1634-1716.	1692 (1692)	Wing S4745; ESTC R13931	201,576	650

will_n of_o man_n now_o to_o be_v as_o much_o a_o slave_n as_o any_o one_o will_v have_v it_o and_o be_v only_o free_a to_o sin_n that_o be_v instead_o of_o a_o liberty_n to_o have_v only_o a_o licentiousness_n yet_o certain_o this_o be_v not_o nature_n but_o chance_n we_o be_v not_o bear_v crooked_a we_o learn_v these_o wind_n and_o turn_n of_o the_o serpent_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v but_o be_v a_o blasphemous_a piece_n of_o ingratitude_n to_o ascribe_v they_o to_o god_n and_o to_o make_v the_o plague_n of_o our_o nature_n the_o condition_n of_o our_o creation_n the_o will_n be_v then_o ductile_a and_o pliant_a to_o all_o the_o motion_n of_o right_a reason_n it_o meet_v the_o dictate_v of_o a_o clarify_a understanding_n half_a way_n and_o the_o active_a information_n of_o the_o intellect_n fill_v the_o passive_a reception_n of_o the_o will_n like_o form_n close_v with_o matter_n grow_v actuate_v into_o a_o three_o and_o distinct_a perfection_n of_o practice_n the_o understanding_n and_o will_v never_o disagree_v for_o the_o proposal_n of_o the_o one_o never_o thwart_v the_o inclination_n of_o the_o other_o yet_o neither_o do_v the_o will_n servile_o attend_v upon_o the_o understanding_n but_o as_o a_o favourite_n do_v upon_o his_o prince_n where_o the_o service_n be_v privilege_n and_o preferment_n or_o as_o solomon_n servant_n wait_v upon_o he_o it_o admire_v its_o wisdom_n and_o hear_v its_o prudent_a dictate_v and_o counsel_n both_o the_o direction_n and_o the_o reward_n of_o its_o obedience_n it_o be_v indeed_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o faculty_n to_o follow_v a_o superior_a guide_n to_o be_v draw_v by_o the_o intellect_n but_o than_o it_o be_v draw_v as_o a_o triumphant_a chariot_n which_o at_o the_o same_o time_n both_o follow_v and_o triumph_n while_o it_o obey_v this_o it_o command_v the_o other_o faculty_n it_o be_v subordinate_a not_o enslave_v to_o the_o understanding_n not_o as_o a_o servant_n to_o a_o master_n but_o as_o a_o queen_n to_o her_o king_n who_o both_o acknowledge_v a_o subjection_n and_o yet_o retain_v a_o majesty_n pass_v we_o now_o downward_o from_o man_n intellect_n and_o will_n 3._o to_o the_o passion_n which_o have_v their_o residence_n and_o situation_n chief_o in_o the_o sensitive_a appetite_n for_o we_o must_v know_v that_o inasmuch_o as_o man_n be_v a_o compound_n and_o mixture_n of_o flesh_n as_o well_o as_o spirit_n the_o soul_n during_o its_o abode_n in_o the_o body_n do_v all_o thing_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o these_o passion_n and_o inferior_a affection_n and_o here_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o stoic_n be_v famous_a and_o singular_a who_o look_v upon_o all_o these_o as_o sinful_a defect_n and_o irregularity_n as_o so_o many_o deviation_n from_o right_a reason_n make_v passion_n to_o be_v only_o another_o word_n for_o perturbation_n sorrow_n in_o their_o esteem_n be_v a_o sin_n scarce_o to_o be_v expiate_v by_o another_o to_o pity_n be_v a_o fault_n to_o rejoice_v a_o extravagance_n 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wrap_v up_o into_o one_o desire_n all_o the_o power_n vigour_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n abridge_v into_o one_o inclination_n and_o it_o be_v of_o that_o active_a restless_a nature_n that_o it_o must_v of_o necessity_n exert_v itself_o and_o like_o the_o fire_n to_o which_o it_o be_v so_o often_o compare_v it_o be_v not_o a_o free_a agent_n to_o choose_v whether_o it_o will_v heat_n or_o no_o but_o it_o stream_n forth_o by_o natural_a result_v and_o unavoidable_a emanation_n so_o that_o it_o will_v fasten_v upon_o a_o inferior_a unsuitable_a object_n rather_o than_o none_o at_o all_o the_o soul_n may_v soon_o leave_v off_o to_o subsist_v than_o to_o love_v and_o like_o the_o vine_n it_o wither_v and_o die_v if_o it_o have_v nothing_o to_o embrace_v now_o this_o affection_n in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n be_v happy_o pitch_v upon_o its_o right_a object_n it_o flame_v up_o in_o direct_a fervour_n of_o devotion_n to_o god_n and_o in_o collateral_a emission_n of_o charity_n to_o its_o neighbour_n it_o be_v not_o then_o only_o another_o and_o more_o cleanly_a name_n for_o lust._n it_o have_v none_o of_o those_o impure_a heat_n that_o both_o represent_v and_o deserve_v hell_n it_o be_v a_o vestal_a and_o a_o virgin-fire_n and_o differ_v as_o much_o from_o that_o which_o usual_o pass_v by_o this_o name_n nowadays_o as_o the_o vital_a heat_n from_o the_o burn_a of_o a_o fever_n then_o for_o the_o contrary_a passion_n of_o hatred_n this_o we_o know_v be_v the_o passion_n of_o defiance_n and_o there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o aversation_n and_o hostility_n include_v in_o its_o very_a essence_n and_o be_v but_o then_o if_o there_o can_v have_v be_v hatred_n in_o the_o world_n when_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o thing_n odious_a it_o will_v have_v act_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o its_o proper_a object_n like_a aloe_n bitter_a indeed_o but_o wholesome_a there_o will_v have_v be_v no_o rancour_n no_o hatred_n of_o our_o brother_n a_o innocent_a nature_n can_v hate_v 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