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	love_v	son_n	2,692	5	5.4689	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10877	A short and sure way to heauen, and present happines Taught in a treatise of our conformity with the will of God. Written by the Reuerend Father Alfonsus Rodriguez of the Society of Iesus, in his worke intituled, The exercise of perfection and Christian vertue. Translated out of Spanish.; Ejercicio de perfección y virtudes cristianas. Part 1. Treatise 8. English	Rodríguez, Alfonso, 1526-1616.; I. C., fl. 1630.	1630 (1630)	STC 21144; ESTC S102292	144,041	352

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abbas_n ser_n 〈◊〉_d in_o cant._n ap_fw-mi in_o my_o little_a bed_n i_o have_v seek_v in_o the_o night_n he_o who_o my_o soul_n dear_o love_v and_o because_o she_o keep_v her_o heart_n so_o straighten_a that_o not_o other_o can_v lodge_v in_o it_o 3.1_o bernarin_n cant._n 3.1_o beside_o she_o be_v love_v bridegroom_n and_o who_o soever_o shall_v seek_v to_o extend_v his_o hart_n so_o far_o as_o to_o make_v room_n for_o any_o on_o beside_o will_v chase_v god_n out_o of_o it_o and_o it_o be_v of_o that_o which_o his_o divine_a majesty_n make_v complaint_n by_o the_o prophet_n esay_n ●_o esay_n 57_o ●_o quia_fw-la iuxta_fw-la i_o discooperuisti_fw-la &_o suscepisti_fw-la adulterum_fw-la dilatasti_fw-la cubile_fw-la tuum_fw-la &_o pepegisti_fw-la cum_fw-la eye_n faedus_fw-la you_o have_v commit_v adultery_n by_o receive_v into_o the_o bed_n of_o your_o hart_n any_o other_o beside_o your_o spouse_n and_o to_o cloak_v this_o your_o wickedness_n you_o betray_v and_o drive_v god_n from_o you_o 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saviour_n christ_n personal_o appear_v unto_o we_o and_o say_v behold_v my_o son_n see_v this_o be_v that_o which_o i_o desire_v of_o you_o i_o will_v have_v you_o to_o suffer_v this_o pain_n or_o sickness_n at_o this_o time_n for_o my_o sake_n it_o be_v my_o pleasure_n to_o make_v use_n of_o you_o in_o this_o or_o the_o other_o office_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a i_o say_v that_o we_o shall_v undertake_v it_o most_o willing_o even_o our_o whole_a life_n long_o be_v it_o a_o thing_n of_o the_o great_a difficulty_n in_o the_o world_n and_o esteem_v ourselves_o high_o honour_v and_o happy_a man_n that_o god_n will_v vouchsaffe_v to_o serve_v himself_o with_o we_o and_o we_o shall_v gather_v only_o from_o his_o command_v it_o that_o it_o be_v the_o best_a and_o convenient_a thing_n of_o all_o other_o for_o our_o salvation_n without_o doubt_v in_o the_o least_o kind_n thereof_o four_o we_o ought_v to_o reduce_v this_o exercise_n to_o practice_v both_o in_o our_o prayer_n and_o other_o 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