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
A50683	A sermon preached before the King at White-hall July 30, 1676 by John Meriton ...	Meriton, John, b. ca. 1630.	1677 (1677)	Wing M1821; ESTC R744	12,431	32

and_o esau_n have_v i_o hate_v respect_v not_o the_o person_n of_o esau_n and_o jacob_n but_o their_o posterity_n as_o be_v evident_a to_o all_o unprejudiced_a mind_n from_o that_o place_n of_o the_o prophet_n malachi_n 1._o 1_o 2_o 3._o refer_v to_o by_o the_o apostle_n the_o word_n be_v the_o burden_n of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o israel_n by_o malachi_n i_o have_v love_v you_o say_v the_o lord_n yet_o you_o say_v wherein_o have_v thou_o love_v we_o be_v not_o esau_n jacob_n brother_n say_v the_o lord_n yet_o i_o love_v jacob_n and_o hate_v esau_n and_o lay_v his_o mountain_n &_o his_o heritage_n waste_v for_o the_o dragon_n of_o the_o wilderness_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o expression_n jacob_n have_v i_o love_v and_o esau_n have_v i_o hate_v be_v comparative_a and_o gradual_a with_o respect_n only_o to_o grace_n and_o favour_n and_o not_o at_o all_o to_o ill_o will_v or_o hate_n and_o may_v be_v render_v jacob_n have_v i_o prefer_v in_o my_o favour_n before_o esau_n in_o give_v his_o posterity_n the_o good_a land_n of_o canaan_n and_o that_o of_o esau_n the_o barren_a mountain_n and_o that_o these_o expression_n be_v thus_o usual_o understand_v among_o the_o jew_n be_v evident_a by_o those_o word_n of_o the_o same_o dialect_n of_o our_o saviour_n luke_n 14._o 26._o if_o any_o man_n come_v to_o i_o and_o hate_v not_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n and_o his_o own_o life_n where_o hate_n can_v refer_v to_o ill-will_n proper_o but_o to_o a_o less_o degree_n of_o love_n unless_o we_o can_v suppose_v our_o saviour_n to_o cancel_v the_o bond_n of_o natural_a affection_n and_o extinguish_v the_o common_a principle_n of_o nature_n and_o although_o our_o common_a relation_n unto_o god_n introduce_v no_o anabaptistical_n parity_n or_o community_n in_o his_o favour_n but_o jacob_n have_v i_o love_v and_o esau_n have_v i_o hate_v yet_o it_o maintain_v his_o good_a will_n towards_o all_o and_o secure_v every_o man_n from_o be_v miserable_a that_o with_o hearty_a repentance_n and_o true_a faith_n turn_v unto_o he_o and_o this_o be_v a_o representation_n worthy_a of_o god_n and_o christ_n worthy_a the_o infinite_a goodness_n and_o grace_n of_o god_n who_o be_v not_o straighten_a by_o save_v a_o few_o or_o many_o as_o if_o he_o can_v save_v no_o more_o who_o be_v able_a to_o save_v unto_o the_o utmost_a all_o that_o come_v unto_o he_o in_o jesus_n christ_n for_o he_o be_v a_o fountain_n of_o live_v water_n and_o can_v quench_v the_o thirst_n of_o all_o man_n and_o creature_n without_o draw_v himself_o dry_a his_o goodness_n like_o the_o sun_n enlighten_v every_o star_n and_o influence_n every_o plant_n without_o abatement_n of_o his_o own_o virtue_n or_o light_n he_o be_v the_o true_a moses_n bush_n that_o burn_v without_o waste_n warm_v and_o enlivens_fw-la every_o thing_n without_o consume_v or_o impair_n his_o own_o heat_n or_o beam_n and_o it_o be_v a_o light_a thing_n for_o he_o that_o be_v a_o undervalue_v 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