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	will_n	2,808	5	6.1218	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59623	Salvation by grace and never the less of grace, tho it be through faith and not without it in several sermons on Eph. II, viii / by John Sheffield.	Sheffield, John, 1654?-1726.	1698 (1698)	Wing S3065; ESTC R10848	48,475	122

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be_v love_n and_o great_a or_o much_o love_n which_o note_n a_o great_a or_o ardent_a desire_n and_o affection_n to_o any_o thing_n or_o person_n and_o such_o as_o the_o person_n love_v do_v rest_n or_o take_v pleasure_n in_o and_o so_o some_o derive_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v express_v zeph._n 3._o 17._o he_o will_v rest_v in_o his_o love_n 2._o here_o be_v mercy_n and_o rich_a mercy_n that_o note_n god_n great_a pity_n and_o compassion_n towards_o those_o that_o be_v miserable_a god_n love_v the_o angel_n and_o be_v gracious_a to_o the_o angel_n but_o he_o be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v merciful_a to_o they_o because_o they_o never_o be_v miserable_a 3._o again_o here_o be_v grace_n and_o exceed_a riches_n of_o grace_n and_o that_o note_n the_o freeness_n of_o god_n love_n and_o kindness_n whereby_o he_o do_v thing_n free_o without_o merit_n or_o desert_n grace_n do_v all_o gratis_n without_o any_o precedent_a debt_n or_o 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qualification_n or_o instrument_n of_o our_o receive_n or_o be_v actual_o partaker_n of_o it_o and_o that_o not_o of_o yourselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v some_o difference_n among_o expositor_n what_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v refer_v to_o some_o think_v to_o the_o whole_a sentence_n quasi_fw-la dicat_fw-la and_o this_o that_o you_o be_v save_v be_v not_o of_o yourselves_o but_o rather_o i_o shall_v think_v with_o other_o expositor_n that_o it_o do_v refer_v to_o faith_n that_o be_v the_o immediate_a antecedent_n you_o be_v save_v by_o grace_n through_o faith_n and_o this_o faith_n hoc_fw-la ipsum_fw-la this_o very_a thing_n be_v not_o of_o yourselves_o doct._n i._o that_o the_o principal_a efficient_a and_o first_o move_v cause_n of_o a_o sinner_n salvation_n from_o first_o to_o last_o be_v the_o free_a grace_n of_o god_n doct._n ii_o that_o we_o receive_v and_o partake_v of_o salvation_n of_o grace_n through_o faith_n or_o by_o mean_n of_o faith_n 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his_o grace_n in_o the_o work_n but_o his_o most_o usual_a ordinary_a way_n wherein_o he_o call_v most_o be_v in_o a_o serious_a close_a attendance_n upon_o ordinance_n that_o his_o wisdom_n may_v be_v glorify_v together_o with_o his_o grace_n in_o blessing_n mean_n that_o he_o have_v appoint_v and_o use_v for_o that_o end_n 5._o justification_n be_v of_o grace_n which_o be_v another_o link_n in_o the_o golden_a chain_n of_o salvation_n justification_n be_v god_n account_v we_o righteous_a and_o deal_n with_o we_o as_o righteous_a person_n in_o discharge_v we_o from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n and_o eternal_a condemnation_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o christ_n meritorious_a sacrifice_n and_o righteousness_n make_v we_o by_o faith_n and_o this_o be_v a_o act_n of_o god_n free_a grace_n towards_o we_o rom._n 3._o 24._o be_v justify_v free_o by_o his_o grace_n and_o tit._n 3._o 7._o that_o be_v of_o grace_n or_o favour_n when_o a_o benefit_n or_o privilege_n be_v bestow_v that_o be_v 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