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	lord_n	love_v	3,294	5	6.0914	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81950	The right receiving of Christ· Or, An appendix to the worthy communicant, or A treatise shewing the due order of receiving the sacrament. By Jer. Dyke, late minister of Epping in Essex. Which was intended by the said author in his life time to be annexed to this treatise of the sacrament; as appeares in the epistle. Wherein a Christian may know, whether he hath rightly received Christ in the sacrament or no.	Dyke, Jeremiah, 1584-1639.	1645 (1645)	Wing D2959bA; ESTC R229229	52,271	144

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need_v nothing_o thereby_o give_v to_o understand_v that_o it_o be_v a_o most_o dangerous_a hindrance_n that_o keep_v man_n from_o receive_v christ_n to_o have_v a_o overgood_a conceit_n of_o a_o man_n own_o natural_a estate_n of_o what_o he_o have_v and_o do_v as_o ever_o therefore_o thou_o will_v receive_v christ_n away_o with_o it_o such_o as_o go_v down_o to_o the_o dust_n and_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o their_o wretchedness_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o dust_n that_o can_v keep_v alive_a their_o own_o soul_n and_o see_v no_o way_n but_o death_n they_o they_o be_v that_o will_v bow_v to_o christ_n and_o receive_v he_o with_o all_o their_o soul_n psal_n 22._o 29._o chap._n vi_o the_o love_n of_o our_o lust_n a_o hindrance_n from_o receive_v christ_n another_o main_a hindrance_n to_o the_o receive_n of_o christ_n be_v a_o love_n of_o our_o lust_n a_o inordinate_a love_n of_o our_o profit_n pleasure_n credit_n etc._n etc._n our_o lust_n love_v at_o all_o our_o profit_n and_o pleasure_n 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receive_v and_o no_o other_o with_o he_o all_o other_o god_n must_v down_o if_o they_o receive_v he_o upon_o the_o very_a same_o ground_n it_o be_v that_o man_n do_v not_o receive_v christ_n into_o their_o heart_n because_o they_o see_v that_o if_o christ_n be_v receive_v their_o lust_n must_v out_o of_o door_n and_o christ_n alone_o must_v have_v their_o heart_n christ_n will_v not_o be_v receive_v by_o we_o while_o the_o room_n of_o our_o heart_n be_v take_v up_o by_o base_a and_o sinful_a lust_n as_o when_o he_o be_v bear_v he_o be_v fain_o to_o be_v in_o the_o stable_n because_o no_o room_n for_o he_o in_o the_o inn_n luk._n 2._o 7._o so_o if_o we_o make_v and_o will_v have_v our_o heart_n common_a inn_n and_o receptacle_n for_o lust_n to_o harbour_v and_o lodge_v they_o how_o long_o shall_v thy_o vain_a thought_n lodge_v within_o thou_o jer._n 4._o 14._o christ_n can_v will_v not_o be_v receive_v because_o there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o he_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n diatrephes_n 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honour_n to_o be_v make_v the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o apostle_n twice_o speak_v of_o the_o great_a privilege_n of_o christian_n rom._n 8._o 15._o you_o have_v receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o adoption_n gal._n 4._o 4_o 5._o that_o we_o may_v receive_v the_o adoption_n of_o son_n ay_o but_o how_o come_v we_o to_o receive_v the_o adoption_n of_o son_n god_n send_v his_o son_n that_o we_o may_v receive_v the_o adoption_n of_o son_n but_o be_v that_o all_o that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v that_o god_n shall_v send_v his_o son_n no_o for_o though_o god_n have_v send_v his_o son_n yet_o all_o be_v not_o make_v son_n therefore_o as_o on_o god_n part_n so_o something_o be_v to_o be_v do_v on_o our_o part_n also_o god_n send_v forth_o his_o son_n that_o we_o may_v receive_v his_o son_n and_o so_o may_v receive_v the_o adoption_n of_o son_n for_o to_o as_o many_o as_o receive_v he_o he_o give_v they_o this_o privilege_n to_o be_v make_v the_o son_n of_o god_n luk._n 19_o 9_o this_o day_n be_v zacheus_n 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