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	let_v	3,737	5	4.4169	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52862	The necessity of receiving the Holy Sacrament (that great test both of the Christian and Protestant religion) declared in a sermon, at a conference of the several ministers of the Deanery of Braughin, in the county of Hertford, appointed by the Right Reverend Father in God, Henry Lord Bishop of London, to be held at Ware, August 28, 1678 / by Robert Neville ...	Neville, Robert, 1640 or 1-1694.	1679 (1679)	Wing N523; ESTC R12405	14,625	32

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the_o cross_n and_o that_o they_o lay_v such_o load_n of_o wrath_n upon_o the_o shoulder_n of_o omnipotency_n itself_o as_o make_v he_o complain_v and_o sweat_v groan_n and_o die_v it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o man_n ever_o to_o have_v such_o a_o sense_n of_o and_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n as_o when_o he_o be_v awaken_v by_o the_o sign_n and_o image_n of_o christ_n suffering_n and_o when_o he_o see_v it_o write_v and_o decipher_v in_o character_n of_o blood_n so_o that_o our_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n which_o commemorate_v christ_n death_n and_o suffering_n be_v a_o protestation_n of_o our_o repent_v of_o those_o sin_n of_o we_o which_o most_o jewish_o crucify_v the_o lord_n of_o glory_n the_o canonist_n will_v tell_v we_o sacramentum_fw-la &_o mortis_fw-la articulus_fw-la aequiparantur_fw-la that_o we_o be_v consider_v at_o the_o sacrament_n as_o on_o our_o deathbed_n now_o on_o our_o deathbed_n we_o repent_v of_o our_o sin_n than_o we_o lie_v down_o our_o malice_n than_o we_o 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sin_n and_o lead_v holy_a life_n there_o be_v nothing_o imaginable_a that_o can_v see_v a_o more_o probable_a and_o proper_a instrument_n to_o convert_v man_n from_o a_o wicked_a to_o a_o holy_a life_n than_o the_o sacred_a remembrance_n that_o christ_n death_n be_v design_v to_o be_v the_o death_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o life_n of_o holiness_n 4._o a_o four_o benefit_n or_o advantage_n of_o the_o sacrament_n be_v that_o it_o enlarge_n and_o inflame_v our_o love_n our_o charity_n whether_o it_o be_v first_o divine_a love_n or_o the_o love_n of_o god_n or_o second_o the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n first_o it_o enlarge_n and_o inflame_v our_o love_n of_o god_n for_o by_o the_o commemoration_n of_o christ_n death_n in_o the_o sacrament_n we_o imprint_v in_o our_o memory_n that_o heroic_a act_n that_o never_o yet_o do_v ennoble_v the_o story_n of_o any_o person_n namely_o christ_n lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o enemy_n the_o lamb_n of_o god_n his_o die_n for_o wolf_n for_o those_o that_o will_v have_v devour_v he_o so_o that_o if_o the_o poet_n fancy_n of_o deucalion_n and_o pyrrha_n be_v verify_v in_o we_o and_o we_o like_o the_o man_n and_o woman_n in_o their_o day_n be_v make_v or_o stone_n yet_o these_o marble_n can_v not_o but_o weep_v these_o cold_a stone_n can_v not_o but_o be_v warm_v with_o the_o fire_n of_o divine_a love_n strike_v out_o of_o they_o by_o the_o consideration_n of_o christ_n great_a love_n to_o we_o express_v by_o that_o gift_n he_o give_v to_o obtain_v our_o pardon_n namely_o his_o life_n this_o be_v such_o a_o transcendent_a act_n of_o love_n as_o no_o romance_n of_o friendship_n do_v ever_o yet_o fancy_n or_o suppose_v we_o may_v have_v hear_v of_o two_o companion_n that_o will_v die_v for_o each_o other_o and_o that_o never_o quarrel_v in_o their_o life_n but_o for_o this_o who_o shall_v suffer_v first_o to_o save_v the_o other_o and_o strive_v only_o for_o death_n and_o execution_n but_o for_o a_o person_n in_o the_o trinity_n to_o leave_v his_o heaven_n to_o come_v down_o to_o we_o to_o dwell_v with_o agony_n that_o he_o may_v free_v we_o from_o torment_n this_o be_v a_o act_n of_o love_n fit_a for_o ecstasy_n of_o apprehension_n there_o be_v never_o such_o wound_n of_o love_n as_o those_o that_o tear_v his_o heart_n never_o such_o melt_n of_o affection_n and_o goodness_n as_o dissolve_v christ_n into_o sweat_n of_o blood_n let_v we_o look_v on_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o garden_n and_o on_o mount_n calvari_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v he_o there_o in_o as_o great_a agony_n of_o affection_n as_o of_o torment_n and_o hang_v down_o his_o head_n upon_o the_o cross_n with_o languishment_n of_o kindness_n more_o than_o weakness_n now_o such_o meditation_n of_o christ_n love_n to_o we_o as_o these_o do_v receive_v the_o sacrament_n suggest_v to_o we_o and_o if_o as_o undoubted_o it_o be_v love_n be_v the_o best_a loadstone_n to_o attract_v love_n the_o do_v this_o holy_a action_n can_v but_o kindle_v in_o we_o that_o holy_a passion_n of_o divine_a love_n nor_o will_v it_o stop_v here_o but_o proceed_v second_o to_o nourish_v and_o increase_v the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n for_o it_o be_v the_o commemoration_n of_o his_o passion_n who_o be_v the_o perfect_a mirror_n of_o love_n it_o can_v but_o kindle_v and_o inflame_v our_o love_n to_o one_o another_o which_o be_v a_o expression_n of_o our_o love_n to_o god_n for_o 1_o john_n 4.12_o if_o we_o love_v one_o another_o god_n dwell_v in_o we_o and_o his_o love_n be_v perfect_v in_o we_o christ_n die_v for_o his_o enemy_n and_o shall_v not_o the_o commemoration_n thereof_o teach_v we_o to_o love_v we_o when_o the_o king_n of_o moab_n be_v press_v hard_o by_o the_o israelite_n and_o edomite_n he_o take_v his_o own_o son_n and_o offer_v he_o as_o a_o holocaust_n upon_o the_o wall_n whereupon_o they_o present_o raise_v the_o siege_n so_o god_n have_v offer_v up_o his_o son_n as_o a_o holocaust_n as_o a_o sacrifice_n for_o we_o and_o can_v we_o choose_v then_o when_o we_o commemorate_v that_o his_o oblation_n in_o the_o sacrament_n but_o raise_v the_o siege_n and_o cease_v from_o quarrel_v and_o fight_v with_o our_o enemy_n and_o do_v they_o all_o the_o good_a office_n of_o love_n and_o kindness_n epictetus_n have_v ingenious_o observe_v that_o 〈◊〉_d that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n have_v two_o handle_n one_o turn_v towards_o we_o which_o we_o may_v easy_o take_v the_o other_o turn_v from_o we_o hard_o to_o be_v lay_v hold_n of_o the_o first_o make_v all_o thing_n easy_a the_o second_o do_v not_o the_o instance_n he_o bring_v fit_v my_o present_a purpose_n be_v it_o say_v he_o that_o thy_o brother_n have_v offend_v thou_o there_o be_v two_o handle_n one_o of_o the_o offence_n the_o other_o of_o thy_o brother_n if_o thou_o take_v hold_v of_o that_o of_o the_o offence_n it_o will_v be_v too_o hot_a for_o thou_o but_o if_o of_o that_o of_o thy_o brother_n it_o will_v make_v all_o his_o behaviour_n towards_o thou_o so_o tolerable_a as_o to_o continue_v he_o still_o the_o object_n of_o thy_o love_n there_o be_v no_o part_n of_o out_o brother_n carriage_n towards_o we_o but_o if_o we_o examine_v it_o we_o shall_v find_v some_o handle_n some_o circumstance_n that_o may_v reconcile_v our_o love_n to_o it_o if_o we_o can_v find_v no_o other_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n die_v for_o his_o most_o virulent_a bitter_a and_o malicious_a enemy_n will_v accomplish_v and_o effect_v it_o for_o say_v st._n chrysostom_n do_v thou_o know_v that_o thy_o brother_n intend_v particular_a mischief_n against_o thou_o that_o he_o will_v even_o imbrue_v his_o hand_n in_o thy_o blood_n 〈◊〉_d blood_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d kiss_v that_o very_a hand_n for_o the_o lord_n christ_n do_v

not_o refuse_v to_o kiss_v that_o very_a mouth_n that_o make_v the_o bargain_n for_o his_o blood_n the_o effusion_n whereof_o we_o commemorate_v by_o pour_v out_o the_o sacramental_a wine_n now_o this_o love_n of_o his_o require_v the_o best_a of_o our_o love_n by_o way_n of_o compensation_n and_o he_o have_v make_v our_o brethren_n letter_n of_o attorney_n to_o receive_v that_o debt_n of_o our_o love_n which_o be_v due_a to_o he_o and_o thus_o have_v muster_v up_o all_o the_o argument_n to_o enforce_v the_o necessity_n of_o receive_v the_o sacrament_n which_o the_o time_n allot_v to_o this_o discourse_n will_v allow_v of_o i_o shall_v now_o remove_v some_o of_o the_o principal_a objection_n which_o be_v urge_v by_o some_o to_o discourage_v both_o themselves_o and_o other_o from_o this_o necessary_a and_o holy_a duty_n the_o first_o objection_n be_v that_o of_o their_o own_o unworthiness_n which_o they_o say_v fright_v they_o from_o this_o holy_a feast_n to_o which_o let_v i_o return_v 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