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	world_n	4,727	5	4.9827	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90052	The yeomans prerogative, or, The honour of husbandry. A sermon preached to some, and dedicated to all the yeomen and farmers of Kent. May 27. 1652. By Nathanael Newbury, master in arts, and minister of God's word at Ludenham, in the said county.	Newbury, Nathanael.	1653 (1653)	Wing N847; Thomason E684_23; ESTC R207053	22,024	36

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prayer_n do_v not_o obscure_o intimate_v the_o respect_n we_o owe_v unto_o the_o husbandman_n when_o he_o rank_n this_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o those_o jew_v perition_n which_o he_o will_v have_v we_o to_o put_v up_o daily_a to_o our_o heavenly_a father_n give_v we_o this_o day_n our_o daily_a bread_n which_o unless_o we_o understand_v it_o in_o a_o mystical_a or_o miraculous_a sense_n only_o do_v in_o my_o opinion_n clear_o appoint_v we_o to_o pray_v daily_a for_o the_o husbandman_n by_o who_o god_n do_v ordinary_o dispense_v that_o staff_n and_o support_v of_o life_n this_o be_v every_o man_n duty_n this_o shall_v be_v my_o practice_n as_o to_o speak_v well_o of_o you_o so_o to_o speak_v as_o well_o as_o i_o can_v for_o you_o and_o this_o also_o direct_v i_o how_o to_o conclude_v at_o this_o time_n beseech_v you_o all_o to_o accept_v this_o sermon_n as_o the_o first_o public_a essay_n of_o my_o christian_a respect_n and_o exalt_v affection_n towards_o you_o and_o beseech_v the_o 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my_o sermon_n shall_v be_v no_o other_o than_o that_o of_o the_o husbandman_n first_o i_o shall_v plough_v up_o the_o ground_n of_o my_o discourse_n in_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o text._n second_o i_o shall_v sow_v it_o with_o the_o spiritual_a seed_n of_o some_o seasonable_a doctrinal_a deduction_n take_v out_o of_o the_o seed-cot_a of_o god_n word_n and_o three_o i_o shall_v harrow_n and_o cover_v the_o seed_n with_o some_o perticent_a application_n it_o must_v be_v the_o dew_n of_o divine_a grace_n and_o the_o influence_n of_o heaven_n blessing_n that_o must_v cause_v all_o to_o thrive_v and_o flourish_v and_o then_o shall_v that_o of_o the_o prophet_n zechariah_n ch_n 8._o v._n 12._o be_v the_o joyful_a harvest_n for_o the_o seed_n shall_v be_v prosperous_a the_o ground_n shall_v give_v her_o increase_n and_o the_o heaven_n shall_v give_v their_o dew_n and_o god_n will_v cause_v the_o remnant_n of_o this_o people_n to_o possess_v all_o these_o thing_n give_v i_o leave_v then_o first_o to_o bring_v in_o my_o plough_n to_o lay_v open_a the_o ground_n of_o my_o subsequent_a discourse_n and_o here_o indeed_o i_o meet_v with_o a_o ground_n that_o be_v so_o mellow_a and_o tender_a the_o term_n of_o the_o text_n so_o easy_a and_o obvious_a that_o i_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o draw_v a_o deep_a furrow_n a_o shallow_a reach_n and_o a_o weak_a strength_n answerable_a to_o my_o stock_n and_o ability_n will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o turn_v up_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o these_o word_n for_o this_o word_n give_v we_o a_o account_n of_o those_o undertake_n which_o we_o read_v of_o in_o the_o precedent_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n it_o be_v a_o term_n of_o causality_n and_o it_o be_v place_v here_o but_o to_o open_v the_o gate_n for_o we_o into_o the_o field_n the_o field_n be_v well_o situate_v well_o feace_v well_o stock_v as_o you_o may_v easy_o perceive_v if_o you_o please_v but_o to_o survey_v the_o foregoing_a word_n he_o build_v tower_n he_o keep_v good_a 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sam._n 11.5_o and_o saul_n come_v after_o armentum_fw-la suum_fw-la his_o own_o herd_n out_o of_o the_o field_n david_n and_o uzziah_n be_v mention_v before_o and_o if_o we_o look_v out_o of_o the_o sacred_a into_o other_o history_n they_o abound_v in_o illustrious_a example_n to_o this_o purpose_n cyrus_n the_o persian_a dioclesian_n justin_n and_o other_o roman_a emperor_n hiero_n philo_n metor_n attalus_n archelaus_n and_o many_o grecian_a king_n be_v husbandman_n the_o noble_a family_n in_o the_o roman_a commonwealth_n be_v found_v upon_o husbandry_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o title_n and_o name_n hence_o the_o fabius_n lentuli_n pisone_n cicerones_n vitellij_n porrij_fw-la servij_fw-la appij_fw-la and_o other_o to_o which_o very_o many_o gentilitious_a name_n among_o we_o be_v parallel_n as_o bean_n lentil_n pea_n chick_o yokely_n swinford_n plonden_n wheatly_n etc._n etc._n the_o most_o excellent_a chieftain_n of_o the_o world_n have_v be_v take_v from_o the_o fold_n or_o the_o stall_n or_o the_o plough_n moses_n a_o shepherd_n exodus_fw-la 3.1_o gideon_n a_o thresher_n judge_n 6.11_o val._n maximus_n and_o dionysius_n halicar_n speak_v of_o attalus_n quintus_n curius_n and_o other_o who_o be_v fetch_v from_o the_o plough_n to_o the_o consulship_n yea_o dictatorship_n in_o some_o eminent_a difficulty_n of_o affair_n and_o distress_n of_o their_o country_n and_o that_o after_o they_o have_v faithful_o magnanimous_o and_o fortunate_o discharge_v those_o great_a office_n they_o cheerful_o return_v to_o their_o husbandry_n business_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v more_o elisha_n that_o great_a prophet_n be_v at_o first_o but_o a_o rich_a ploughman_n 1_o kin._n 19.19_o two_o of_o the_o apostle_n jany_n and_o judas_n be_v husbandman_n as_o clem._n lib._n 2._o constit_fw-la apost_n cap._n 63._o have_v record_v it_o and_o therefore_o they_o do_v so_o frequent_o in_o their_o epistle_n make_v use_v of_o comparison_n draw_v from_o their_o own_o call_n as_o of_o tree_n 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