Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	apostle_n	faith_n	jesus_n	2,585	5	5.9640	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B03556	The mischiefes and danger of the sin of ignorance, or, Ignorance arraigned, with the causes, kinds, and cure thereof. As also, the excellency, profit, and benefit of heavenly knowledge. / By W. Geering, minister of the word at Lymington, in the county of Southampton.	Gearing, William.	1659 (1659)	Wing G436A; ESTC R177550	110,322	239

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thing_n clear_a and_o evident_a which_o it_o never_o see_v as_o by_o faith_n we_o do_v believe_v the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n though_o we_o never_o see_v it_o sight_n and_o knowledge_n be_v no_o hindrance_n of_o but_o a_o help_n to_o faith_n diligo_fw-la 1_o joh._n 4.8_o visus_fw-la est_fw-la prima_fw-la amoris_fw-la linea_fw-la quisquis_fw-la te_fw-la cognoscit_fw-la amat_fw-la te_fw-la plus_fw-la quam_fw-la se_fw-la &_o venit_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la ut_fw-la gaudeat_fw-la de_fw-la te_fw-la hinc_fw-la est_fw-la domine_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la diligo_fw-la quantum_fw-la debeo_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la ptenè_fw-la cognosco_fw-la te_fw-la quia_fw-la parum_fw-la cognosco_fw-la parum_fw-la diligo_fw-la as_o stephen_n faith_n be_v not_o any_o whit_n lessen_v but_o rather_o help_v by_o his_o fight_n of_o christ_n sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n 2._o knowledge_n be_v the_o root_n of_o love_n he_o that_o love_v not_o know_v not_o god_n say_v the_o apostle_n he_o 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