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	great_a	love_v	2,835	5	6.0551	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16617	Proposition. Concerning kneeling in the very act of receiuing howsoever	Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618.	1605 (1605)	STC 3524; ESTC S115519	10,814	30

11.22_o 23_o say_v shall_v i_o praise_v you_o in_o this_o i_o praise_v you_o not_o for_o i_o have_v receive_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o which_o i_o have_v also_o deliver_v unto_o you_o etc._z whereby_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o that_o form_n of_o administration_n which_o differ_v from_o the_o first_o institution_n be_v worthy_a no_o praise_n and_o therefore_o no_o acceptable_a service_n to_o god_n for_o if_o the_o apostle_n will_v not_o tolerate_v a_o indifferent_a thing_n as_o be_v a_o love_n feast_n till_o then_o to_o continue_v so_o never_o the_o l._n supper_n when_o it_o be_v abuse_v how_o will_v they_o allow_v the_o change_n of_o sit_v into_o kneel_v especial_o in_o these_o two_o consideration_n first_o because_o the_o abuse_n of_o love_n feast_n viz._n superfluity_n be_v never_o so_o great_a and_o scandalous_a in_o the_o apostle_n time_n as_o the_o abuse_n of_o kneel_v viz._n idolatry_n be_v and_o be_v in_o the_o synagogue_n of_o rome_n and_o beside_o love_v feast_n be_v either_o before_o or_o after_o the_o l._n supper_n whereas_o kneel_v be_v in_o the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o holy_a communion_n therefore_o if_o the_o apostle_n banish_v love_n feast_n from_o the_o l_o supper_n because_o of_o the_o abuse_n &_o bring_v the_o church_n to_o the_o simplicity_n of_o the_o first_o institution_n be_v it_o not_o a_o tempt_a sin_n to_o retain_v the_o idolatrous_a kneel_v of_o papist_n and_o reject_v the_o exemplary_a sit_v of_o our_o m._n christ_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o it_o be_v in_o that_o sacrament_n &_o in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o sacrament_n which_o especial_o set_v forth_o our_o communion_n with_o christ_n &_o his_o church_n and_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o communion_n 17._o 1_o cor_n 10.16_o 17._o in_o du●_n consideration_n whereof_o how_o can_v we_o imagine_v that_o christ_n have_v any_o honour_n by_o our_o kneel_v see_v it_o swerve_v not_o only_o from_o his_o example_n but_o also_o from_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o reform_a church_n 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a_o proposition_n concern_v kneel_v in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o receive_v howsoever_o publish_a to_o satisfy_v professor_n yet_o humble_o submit_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o prophet_n rom._n 14.10.11.12_o why_o do_v thou_o condemn_v thy_o brother_n for_o it_o be_v write_v i_o live_v say_v the_o lord_n and_o every_o knee_n shall_v bow_v unto_o i_o so_o then_o every_o one_o of_o we_o shall_v give_v account_n of_o himself_o unto_o god_n cor._n 10.14.22_o flee_v from_o idolatry_n you_o can_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o lord_n table_n &_o of_o the_o table_n of_o devil_n print_v 1605._o to_o my_o christian_a friend_n n._n grace_n &_o peace_n howsoever_o it_o greive_v i_o to_o hear_v of_o much_o more_o to_o see_v the_o trouble_n wherewith_o satan_n know_v his_o time_n to_o be_v short_a do_v trouble_v the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o all_o place_n about_o unprofitable_a and_o popish_a ceremony_n yet_o to_o tell_v you_o the_o whole_a troth_n my_o grief_n be_v the_o less_o when_o i_o consider_v 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