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	true_a	2,515	5	5.1740	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28581	A brief account of the first rise of the name Protestant and what Protestantism is ... / by a professed enemy to persecution.	Bold, S. (Samuel), 1649-1737.	1688 (1688)	Wing B3477; ESTC R16825	36,552	49

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