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	good_a	love_v	3,022	5	6.2213	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30128	Christian behaviour, or, The fruits of true Christianity shewing the ground from whence they flow in their godlike order in the duty of relations, as husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, servants &c. : with a word of direction to all backsliders / by John Bunyan.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1663 (1663)	Wing B5492; ESTC R14817	52,342	160

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she_o be_v together_o with_o thou_o a●_n heir_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o life_n 1_o pet._n 3._o ●_o this_o i_o say_v shall_v engage_v thou_o to_o lou●_v she_o with_o christian_a love_n to_o love_v she_o as_o believe_v you_o both_o be_v dear_o belous_n of_o god_n and_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n an●_n as_o those_o that_o must_v be_v together_o with_o he_o in_o eternal_a happiness_n three_o thou_o ought_v so_o to_o carry_v thyself_o to_o and_o before_o she_o as_o do_v christ_n to_o and_o before_o his_o church_n as_o say_v the_o apostle_n so_o ought_v man_n to_o love_v their_o wife_n even_o as_o christ_n love_v the_o church_n and_o give_v himself_o for_o it_o ephes._n 5._o 25._o when_o husband_n behave_v themselves_o like_o husband_n indeed_o then_o will_v they_o be_v not_o only_a husband_n but_o such_o a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n to_o the_o wife_n as_o will_v preach_v to_o she_o the_o carriage_n of_o christ_n to_o his_o spouse_n there_o be_v a_o sweet_a scent_n wrap_v up_o in_o the_o 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wife_n love_v himself_o for_o no_o man_n ever_o yet_o hate_v his_o own_o flesh_n but_o nourish_v and_o cherish_v it_o wife_n even_o as_o the_o lord_n the_o church_n ephes._n 5._o 28_o 29._o solomon_n and_o pharaoh_n daughter_n have_v the_o art_n of_o thus_o do_v as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o book_n of_o canticle_n wherefore_o bear_v with_o their_o weakness_n help_v their_o infirmity_n and_o honour_v they_o as_o the_o weak_a vessel_n and_o as_o be_v of_o a_o frail_a constitution_n 1_o pet._n 3._o 7._o in_o a_o word_n be_v such_o a_o husband_n to_o thy_o believe_a wife_n that_o she_o may_v say_v god_n have_v not_o only_o give_v i_o a_o husband_n but_o such_o a_o husband_n as_o