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
A78423	The good man a publick good, 1. passively, 2. actively. As it was manifested in a sermon preached to the Honourable House of Commons, at the late solemne fast: January 31. 1643. By Daniel Cavvdrey, minister of the Gospell at Great Billing in Northhamptonshire, and one of the Assembly of Divines.	Cawdrey, Daniel, 1588-1664.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1644 (1644)	Wing C1628; Thomason E34_1; ESTC R12377	36,785	47

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this_o self_n be_v it_o that_o hinder_v all_o public_a good_n man_n be_v natural_o lover_n of_o themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o in_o these_o last_o and_o worst_a time_n more_o than_o before_o as_o it_o be_v prophesy_v 1_o tim._n 3.2_o lover_n of_o their_o own_o self_n as_o it_o be_v well_o render_v by_o our_o translator_n that_o be_v so_o lover_n of_o themselves_o that_o they_o scarce_o love_v any_o body_n else_o not_o their_o own_o flesh_n and_o blood_n their_o posterity_n which_o yet_o in_o some_o case_n they_o love_v too_o well_o as_o the_o parent_n of_o the_o blind_a man_n when_o there_o be_v hazard_v to_o acknowledge_v christ_n fair_o give_v he_o leave_v to_o answer_v for_o himself_o he_o be_v of_o age_n ask_v he_o he_o shall_v speak_v for_o himself_o these_o word_n speak_v his_o parent_n because_o they_o fear_v the_o jew_n for_o the_o jew_n have_v agree_v already_o that_o if_o any_o man_n do_v confess_v that_o he_o be_v christ_n he_o shall_v be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o synagogue_n john_n 9.21_o 22_o 23._o therefore_o say_v his_o parent_n he_o be_v of_o age_n ask_v he_o never_o be_v there_o more_o of_o this_o self-love_n see_v then_o in_o these_o time_n when_o we_o see_v not_o only_o brother_n unnatural_o to_o fight_v against_o brother_n but_o even_o child_n against_o parent_n and_o which_o be_v most_o of_o all_o unnatural_a even_a parent_n against_o child_n the_o apostle_n join_v those_o two_o together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lover_n of_o themselves_o without_o natural_a affection_n in_o the_o place_n afore_o mention_v till_o this_o self_n this_o self-love_n be_v deny_v man_n can_v go_v or_o look_v beyond_o themselves_o 4._o last_o to_o add_v no_o more_o get_v your_o heart_n fill_v with_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o of_o his_o people_n people_n 4._o l●ve_v god_n and_o his_o people_n love_n be_v liberal_a and_o bountiful_a charity_n suffer_v long_o and_o be_v kind_a charity_n envy_v not_o charity_n vaunt_v not_o itself_o be_v not_o puff_v up_o do_v not_o behave_v itself_o unseemly_a seek_v not_o her_o own_o mark_n that_o be_v not_o easy_o provoke_v endure_v all_o thing_n 1_o cor._n 13.4_o 5_o 6._o yea_o love_n will_v make_v a_o man_n not_o to_o think_v his_o life_n dear_a for_o the_o public_a good_a greater_n love_n than_o this_o have_v no_o man_n than_o to_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o friend_n john_n 15.13_o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n have_v say_v if_o god_n so_o love_v we_o we_o ought_v also_o to_o love_v one_o another_o 1_o john_n 4.11_o he_o show_v how_o far_o this_o love_n will_v carry_v we_o cap._n 3.16_o hereby_o perceive_v we_o the_o love_n of_o god_n because_o he_o lay_v down_o his_o life_n for_o we_o and_o we_o ought_v to_o lay_v down_o our_o life_n for_o the_o brethren_n we_o be_v now_o at_o the_o high_a degree_n of_o love_n and_o the_o great_a act_n of_o a_o public_a spirit_n to_o venture_v his_o life_n for_o the_o public_a good_a great_a love_n than_o this_o have_v no_o man_n no_o 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haste_v thou_o escape_v thither_o for_o i_o can_v do_v any_o thing_n till_o thou_o come_v thither_o not_o only_o while_o lot_n be_v in_o sodom_n be_v it_o spare_v for_o his_o sake_n but_o all_o the_o while_o he_o be_v go_v to_o zoar_v it_o be_v not_o destroy_v the_o israelite_n have_v manifold_a experience_n in_o this_o kind_n in_o the_o wilderness_n wherein_o they_o provoke_v god_n forty_o year_n therefore_o he_o say_v that_o he_o will_v destroy_v they_o have_v not_o moses_n his_o choose_a stand_v before_o he_o in_o the_o breach_n to_o turn_v away_o his_o wrath_n the_o word_n of_o our_o text_n lest_o he_o shall_v destroy_v they_o psal_n 106.23_o and_o so_o verse_n 29.30_o thus_o they_o provoke_v he_o to_o anger_n with_o their_o invention_n and_o the_o plague_n break_v in_o upon_o they_o then_o stand_v up_o phineas_n and_o execute_v judgement_n and_o so_o the_o plague_n be_v stay_v these_o be_v example_n of_o favour_n for_o prevention_n or_o removal_n of_o judgement_n take_v some_o 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and_o bad_a man_n have_v take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o they_o shall_v fare_v the_o better_a for_o good_a people_n sake_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o bara●_n a_o good_a but_o a_o weak_a man_n desire_v deborah_n a_o holy_a prophetess_n to_o go_v with_o he_o to_o the_o war_n yea_o profess_v he_o will_v not_o go_v without_o she_o judg._n 4.8_o as_o place_v both_o his_o safety_n and_o victory_n in_o her_o presence_n and_o wicked_a ahab_n solicit_v jehoshaphat_n to_o go_v to_o war_n with_o he_o as_o hope_v to_o prosper_v the_o better_a for_o his_o sake_n in_o a_o word_n for_o this_o reason_n wicked_a man_n have_v so_o often_o desire_v the_o prayer_n of_o righteous_a man_n as_o distrust_v themselves_o and_o trust_v more_o to_o find_v mercy_n for_o their_o sake_n than_o their_o own_o 4._o the_o same_o be_v further_a confirm_v by_o ground_n of_o reason_n reason_n 4._o this_o be_v ground_v on_o reason_n first_o good_a man_n or_o righteous_a man_n be_v god_n favourite_n favourite_n 1._o good_a man_n be_v god_n favourite_n so_o they_o be_v call_v in_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o saint_n we_o render_v it_o the_o word_n signify_v his_o favourite_n from_o the_o root_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v mercy_n and_o favour_n so_o his_o saint_n be_v such_o as_o actual_o be_v merciful_a the_o good_a man_n be_v merciful_a and_o dare_v but_o especial_o passive_o as_o receive_v to_o the_o mercy_n or_o favour_n of_o god_n as_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v use_v in_o greek_a speak_v of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n lu._n 1.28_o that_o be_v grace_v with_o god_n or_o high_o favour_v of_o god_n they_o be_v god_n favourite_n i_o say_v and_o therefore_o for_o their_o sake_n much_o good_a be_v do_v to_o other_o that_o have_v any_o relation_n to_o they_o consider_v but_o what_o eliphaz_n say_v to_o job_n persuade_v he_o to_o humble_v himself_o and_o be_v acquaint_v with_o god_n job_n 22.21_o etc._n etc._n and_o to_o turn_v unto_o he_o he_o 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