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	heart_n	know_v	3,560	5	3.6423	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90968	The pulpit incendiary: or, The divinity and devotion of Mr. Calamy, Mr. Case, Mr. Cauton, Mr. Cranford, and other Sion-Colledge preachers in their morning-exercises, with the keen and angry application thereof unto the Parliament and Army. Together with a true vindication of the Covenant from the false glosses put upon it, and a plain indication of Covenant-breakers. Published according to order.	Price, John, Citizen of London.	1648 (1648)	Wing P3346; Thomason E438_10; ESTC R203205	55,372	67

indeed_o be_v the_o true_a strain_n and_o drift_n of_o your_o heart_n viz._n that_o god_n in_o all_o thing_n may_v be_v glorify_v through_o jesus_n christ_n as_o the_o apostle_n have_v it_o 1_o pet._n 4._o 11._o you_o may_v expect_v honour_n upon_o a_o gospel_n ground_n viz._n a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n wherein_o it_o be_v promise_v that_o god_n will_v honour_v they_o that_o honour_v he_o and_o therefore_o we_o beseech_v you_o if_o you_o can_v bear_v a_o exhortation_n from_o heaven_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o your_o brethren_n who_o in_o the_o sincerity_n and_o simplicity_n of_o their_o spirit_n do_v judge_v themselves_o not_o worthy_a to_o be_v name_v the_o same_o day_n with_o many_o of_o you_o in_o respect_n of_o your_o piety_n and_o part_n learning_n and_o ability_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n jesus_n that_o you_o will_v be_v please_v to_o follow_v the_o truth_n in_o love_n ephes._n 4._o 15._o and_o to_o provoke_v one_o another_o to_o love_n heb._n 10._o 24._o bear_v one_o another_o burden_n and_o so_o fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o christ_n gal._n 6._o 1_o 2._o take_v heed_n of_o bite_v and_o devour_v one_o another_o lest_o we_o be_v consume_v one_o of_o another_o gal._n 5._o 15._o walk_v by_o the_o same_o rule_n so_o far_o as_o we_o have_v mutual_o attain_v confident_o expect_v that_o god_n will_v seasonable_o reveal_v himself_o unto_o the_o mistake_a phil._n 3._o 15_o 16._o god_n be_v love_n and_o he_o that_o dwell_v in_o love_n dwell_v in_o god_n and_o god_n in_o he_o 1_o joh._n 4._o 9_o we_o differ_v from_o god_n in_o heart_n in_o life_n in_o judgement_n in_o practice_n and_o yet_o still_o god_n be_v love_n the_o father_n have_v love_v we_o be_v you_o therefore_o follower_n of_o god_n as_o dear_a child_n and_o walk_v in_o love_n ephes._n 5._o 1_o 2._o the_o son_n have_v love_v we_o even_o as_o the_o father_n have_v love_v the_o son_n joh._n 15._o 9_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v a_o spirit_n of_o love_n 2_o tim._n 1._o 7._o and_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o be_v love_n gal._n 5._o 22._o and_o where_o ever_o it_o be_v in_o truth_n it_o knit_v the_o heart_n with_o the_o saint_n in_o love_n colos._n 2._o 2._o root_v and_o ground_v they_o in_o love_n ephes._n 3._o 17._o cause_v not_o only_o the_o report_n of_o their_o faith_n in_o christ_n jesus_n but_o also_o of_o their_o love_n to_o all_o saint_n to_o be_v hear_v abroad_o in_o the_o world_n col._n 1._o 4._o the_o father_n the_o son_n the_o holy_a spirit_n love_v we_o notwithstanding_o our_o vast_a and_o infinite_a disproportion_n and_o difference_n from_o this_o holy_a trinity_n in_o our_o judgement_n will_n affection_n life_n and_o conversation_n and_o sure_o they_o that_o be_v teach_v of_o god_n do_v love_v one_o another_o 1_o thes._n 4._o 9_o consider_v how_o sweet_o and_o kind_o the_o almighty_a treat_v with_o the_o son_n of_o man_n his_o word_n be_v soft_a break_v our_o bone_n prov._n 25._o 15._o and_o his_o writing_n be_v word_n of_o reconciliation_n send_v his_o ambassador_n to_o beseech_v we_o and_o most_o kind_o to_o pray_v we_o in_o christ_n name_n and_o stead_n to_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o god_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 20._o consider_v we_o can_v as_o yet_o be_v all_o of_o one_o mind_n which_o be_v our_o affliction_n as_o well_o as_o our_o sin_n yet_o may_v we_o be_v all_o of_o one_o heart_n the_o fail_n wherein_o be_v more_o our_o sin_n than_o our_o sorrow_n unity_n in_o judgement_n be_v the_o promise_a blessing_n of_o another_o age_n but_o unity_n in_o affection_n be_v our_o present_a duty_n though_o we_o can_v speak_v all_o the_o same_o thing_n of_o faith_n through_o our_o difference_n in_o judgement_n yet_o we_o may_v all_o speak_v the_o same_o thing_n of_o love_n through_o the_o unity_n of_o our_o affection_n though_o we_o can_v agree_v in_o all_o thing_n which_o shall_v be_v all_o our_o grief_n yet_o we_o all_o agree_v in_o this_o thing_n to_o strive_v together_o to_o know_v the_o truth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o jesus_n which_o call_v for_o our_o love_n to_o one_o another_o god_n in_o christ_n and_o christ_n in_o god_n be_v the_o pure_a spring_n of_o that_o divine_a love_n which_o be_v always_o run_v from_o god_n to_o christ_n and_o from_o christ_n to_o god_n the_o stream_n whereof_o do_v cheer_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o the_o saint_n but_o the_o saint_n in_o christ_n and_o christ_n in_o saint_n shall_v make_v each_o lovely_a in_o each_o other_o eye_n our_o mutual_a interest_n in_o jesus_n christ_n shall_v make_v we_o value_v each_o other_o as_o precious_a jewel_n which_o god_n will_v make_v up_o in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o glory_n mal._n 3._o 17._o we_o be_v all_o acceptable_a to_o god_n in_o the_o belove_a ephes._n 1._o 6._o and_o why_o not_o then_o unto_o one_o another_o we_o all_o know_v but_o in_o part_n 1_o cor._n 13._o 9_o and_o therefore_o none_o be_v so_o perfect_o acquaint_v with_o one_o truth_n that_o he_o need_v no_o further_a light_n about_o the_o same_o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v conceive_v that_o the_o error_n of_o judgement_n in_o the_o 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