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	love_v	nature_n	2,758	5	5.1983	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43639	Schola cordis, or, The heart of it selfe, gone away from God brought back againe to him & instructed by him in 47 emblems.	Harvey, Christopher, 1597-1663.; Haeften, Benedictus van, 1588-1648. Schola cordis.; Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.	1647 (1647)	Wing H183; ESTC R13211	45,471	208

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not_o enough_o methinks_v i_o grow_v more_o greedy_a by_o fruition_n what_o i_o get_v serve_v but_o to_o set_v a_o edge_n upon_o my_o appetite_n and_o all_o thy_o gift_n do_v but_o invite_v my_o prayer_n for_o more_o lord_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o still_o increase_v my_o store_n why_o do_v thou_o any_o thing_n at_o all_o bestow_v christ_n 2._o and_o be_v it_o the_o fruit_n of_o have_v still_o to_o crave_v then_o let_v thy_o heart_n unite_v be_v to_o i_o and_o i_o to_o thou_o in_o a_o firm_a union_n whereby_o we_o may_v no_o more_o be_v thou_o and_o i_o or_o i_o and_o thou_o but_o both_o the_o same_o and_o then_o i_o will_v avow_v thou_o can_v not_o want_v what_o thou_o do_v wish_v to_o have_v the_o soul_n 3._o true_o lord_n for_o thou_o be_v all_o in_o all_o to_o i_o but_o how_o to_o get_v my_o stubborn_a heart_n to_o twine_v and_o close_o with_o thou_o i_o do_v not_o know_v nor_o can_v i_o guess_v how_o i_o shall_v ever_o learn_v unless_o thou_o will_v direct_v the_o course_n that_o i_o must_v take_v to_o that_o effect_n it_o be_v thou_o not_o i_o must_v knit_v my_o heart_n to_o thou_o christ_n 4._o it_o be_v true_a and_o so_o i_o will_v but_o yet_o thou_o must_v do_v something_o towards_o it_o too_o first_o thou_o must_v lay_v all_o ●…nne_n away_o and_o separate_v from_o that_o which_o will_v our_o meeting_n intercept_v and_o hold_v we_o distant_a still_o i_o be_o all_o goodness_n and_o can_v close_v with_o ill_a no_o more_o than_o rich_a diamond_n with_o dust_n 5._o then_o thou_o must_v not_o count_v any_o earthly_a thing_n how_o ever_o gay_a and_o glorious_o set_v forth_o of_o any_o worth_n compare_v with_o i_o that_o be_o alone_o the_o eternal_a high_a and_o holy_a one_o but_o place_v thy_o love_n only_o on_o i_o and_o on_o the_o thing_n above_o which_o true_a content_n and_o endless_a comfort_n bring_v 6._o love_n be_v the_o loadstone_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o glue_v the_o cement_n and_o the_o ●…oder_n which_o alone_o unite_v in_o one_o thing_n that_o 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experience_n tell_v i_o plain_a i_o shall_v deceive_v be_v if_o ever_o i_o again_o shall_v trust_v in_o thou_o my_o weary_a heart_n have_v ransack_v all_o thy_o treasury_n both_o great_a and_o small_a and_o thy_o large_a inventory_n bear_v in_o mind_n yet_o can_v it_o never_o find_v one_o place_n wherein_o to_o rest_v though_o it_o have_v often_o try_v all_o the_o best_a 2._o thy_o profit_n bring_v i_o loss_n in_o stead_n of_o gain_n and_o all_o thy_o pleasure_n pain_n thy_o honour_n blur_v my_o name_n with_o the_o deep_a stain_n of_o self-confound_a shame_n thy_o wisdom_n make_v i_o turn_v stark_o fool_n and_o all_o the_o learning_n that_o thy_o school_n afford_v i_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o make_v i_o know_v myself_o and_o take_v care_n of_o my_o better_a part_n which_o shall_v have_v perish_v for_o all_o thy_o heart_n 3._o not_o that_o there_o be_v not_o place_n of_o rest_n in_o thou_o for_o other_o but_o for_o i_o there_o be_v there_o can_v be_v none_o that_o god_n that_o make_v 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and_o use_v it_o be_v thou_o will_v be_v well_o ode_n 41._o 1._o all_o this_o thy_o god_n have_v do_v for_o thou_o and_o now_o my_o heart_n it_o be_v high_a time_n that_o thou_o shall_v be_v act_v thy_o part_n and_o meditate_v on_o his_o bless_a passion_n till_o thou_o have_v make_v it_o thou_o by_o imitation_n 2._o that_o exercise_n will_v be_v the_o best_a and_o sure_a mean_n to_o keep_v thou_o evermore_o at_o rest_n and_o free_a from_o pain_n to_o suffer_v with_o thy_o saviour_n be_v the_o way_n to_o make_v thy_o present_a comfort_n last_o for_o aye_o 3._o trace_v then_o the_o step_n wherein_o he_o trade_n and_o first_o begin_v to_o sweat_v with_o he_o the_o heavy_a load_n which_o for_o thy_o sin_n he_o undergo_v squeeze_v blood_n out_o of_o his_o face_n which_o in_o great_a drop_n come_v trickle_v down_o apace_o 4._o oh_o let_v not_o then_o that_o precious_a blood_n be_v spill_v in_o vain_a but_o gather_v every_o drop_n it_o be_v good_a to_o purge_v the_o stain_n of_o guilt_n that_o have_v defile_v and_o overspread_v thou_o from_o the_o sole_a of_o the_o foot_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o the_o head_n 5._o poison_n possess_v every_o vein_n the_o fountain_n be_v corrupt_a and_o all_o the_o stream_n unclean_a all_o be_v amiss_o thy_o blood_n be_v impure_a yea_o thou_o thyself_o my_o heart_n in_o all_o thy_o inward_a power_n pollute_a art_n 6._o when_o thy_o first_o father_n first_o do_v ill_a man_n doom_n be_v read_v that_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o his_o face_n he_o still_o shall_v eat_v his_o bread_n what_o the_o first_o

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