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
A66441	Philanthrōpia, or, The transcendency of Christs love towards the children of men Laid down by the apostle St. Paul, in Ephes. 3. 19. A treatise formerly preached, but now enlarged and published for common benefit. By Peter Williams, preacher of the Gospel.	Williams, Peter, preacher of the Gospel.	1665 (1665)	Wing W2750A; ESTC R220006	194,887	304

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to_o lay_v it_o out_o upon_o christ_n you_o shall_v have_v it_o again_o with_o advantage_n for_o if_o you_o love_v he_o so_o as_o to_o keep_v his_o commandment_n christ_n have_v promise_v love_n for_o love_n his_o father_n love_n his_o own_o love_n for_o your_o love_n he_o that_o love_v i_o shall_v be_v love_v of_o my_o father_n and_o i_o will_v love_v he_o loc_n he_o gerh._n har._n in_o loc_n which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o general_a but_o special_a love_n not_o of_o first_o love_n but_o after_o love_n not_o of_o a_o love_n of_o benevolence_n but_o of_o friendship_n and_o complacency_n he_o will_v so_o shed_v abroad_o his_o love_n into_o your_o heart_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o you_o shall_v know_v and_o feel_v and_o taste_v the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n and_o son_n towards_o you_o which_o appear_v further_o from_o that_o which_o be_v promise_v afterward_o christ_n love_n to_o such_o as_o love_v he_o will_v not_o be_v a_o empty_a and_o idle_a but_o a_o 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that_o it_o be_v a_o knowledge_n accompany_v with_o love_n to_o christ_n page_n 73_o chap._n vi_o reasins_z why_o we_o shall_v love_v christ_n page_n 75_o sect._n 1._o the_o first_o reason_n ibid._n sect._n 2._o the_o second_o reason_n page_n 78_o sect._n 3_o the_o three_o reason_n page_n 88_o sect._n 4._o the_o four_o reason_n page_n 98_o chap._n vii_o rule_n for_o our_o love_n to_o christ_n page_n 103_o sect._n 1._o the_o first_o rule_n about_o the_o manner_n ib._n sect._n 2._o the_o first_o branch_n of_o the_o first_o rule_n that_o it_o be_v sincere_a four_o character_n of_o sincere_a love_n page_n 106_o sect._n 3_o the_o second_o branch_n of_o the_o first_o rule_n that_o it_o be_v steadfast_a and_o constant_a wherein_o this_o constancy_n appear_v page_n 112_o chap._n viii_o tbe_n second_o rule_n the_o measure_n page_n 113_o sect._n 1._o christ_n to_o be_v love_v above_o enjoyment_n page_n 114_o sect._n 2._o christ_n to_o be_v love_v above_o relation_n page_n 118_o a_o objection_n 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answer_v page_n 199_o chap._n xi_o the_o second_o direction_n about_o our_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n love_n that_o it_o be_v a_o effectual_a knowledge_n page_n 201_o sect._n 1._o by_o way_n of_o application_n with_o experience_n and_o assurance_n to_o ourselves_o page_n 201_o sect._n 2._o by_o way_n of_o admiration_n page_n 208_o sect._n 3_o by_o way_n of_o gratulation_n page_n 213_o sect._n 4._o by_o way_n of_o obligation_n page_n 216_o chap._n xii_o the_o three_o direction_n that_o it_o be_v a_o progressive_a knowledge_n page_n 232_o sect._n 1._o in_o respect_n of_o ourselves_o page_n 233_o sect._n 2._o in_o respect_n of_o other_o page_n 241_o chap._n xiii_o general_a motive_n to_o know_v this_o love_n of_o christ_n page_n 246_o sect._n 1._o the_o double_a evidence_n that_o it_o carry_v with_o it_o page_n 247_o sect._n 2._o the_o influence_n it_o have_v page_n 251_o sect._n 3_o a_o question_n answer_v page_n 255_o sect._n 4._o the_o second_o use_n for_o caution_n page_n 264_o sect._n 5._o the_o last_o use_n for_o consolation_n page_n 271_o the_o transcendency_n of_o christ_n love_n towards_o the_o child_n of_o men._n ephes._n 3.19_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n and_o to_o know_v the_o love_n of_o christ_n which_o pass_v knowledge_n chap_n i._n sect._n 1_o these_o word_n be_v a_o branch_n of_o the_o apostle_n prayer_n for_o the_o ephesian_n forego_v the_o coherence_n of_o the_o text_n with_o the_o verse_n forego_v begin_v at_o the_o fourteen_o verse_n and_o reach_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n make_v indeed_o upon_o design_n but_o a_o holy_a and_o good_a one_o viz._n to_o prevent_v their_o faint_a at_o his_o present_a tribulation_n for_o the_o gospel_n v._o 13.14_o i_o desire_v that_o you_o faint_v not_o at_o my_o tribulation_n for_o you_o which_o be_v your_o glory_n for_o this_o cause_n i_o bow_v my_o knee_n unto_o the_o

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amiableness_n in_o he_o than_o in_o all_o the_o honour_n pleasure_n profit_n satisfaction_n which_o the_o world_n can_v afford_v that_o in_o comparison_n or_o competition_n with_o he_o the_o dear_a thing_n of_o this_o world_n the_o parent_n of_o our_o body_n the_o child_n of_o our_o flesh_n the_o wife_n of_o our_o bosom_n the_o blood_n of_o our_o vein_n the_o heart_n in_o our_o breast_n must_v not_o only_o be_v lay_v down_o and_o lose_v as_o sacrifice_n but_o hate_v as_o snare_n when_o they_o draw_v we_o away_o from_o he_o 162._o he_o preston_n of_o love_n pag._n 162._o indeed_o we_o do_v not_o love_v he_o as_o god_n but_o as_o a_o creature_n if_o we_o do_v not_o love_v he_o above_o all_o to_o say_v we_o love_v he_o as_o god_n &_o yet_o not_o to_o love_v he_o above_o all_o be_v a_o contradiction_n nay_o we_o love_v he_o not_o at_o all_o if_o we_o love_v he_o not_o above_o all_o for_o as_o 33._o as_o pink_n trial_n of_o love_n pag._n 33._o one_o observe_v so_o much_o only_o do_v we_o 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ix_o and_o so_o much_o for_o that_o second_o direction_n con-the_a measure_n of_o your_o love_n to_o c●rist_n i_o sh●●l_v add_v but_o one_o more_o which_o concern_v the_o express_v of_o your_o love_n to_o christ_n in_o his_o present_a distance_n from_o you_o 3._o christ_n the_o three_o direction_n concern_v the_o express_v of_o our_o love_n to_o christ_n express_v your_o love_n to_o christ_n in_o his_o present_a distance_n from_o you_o by_o your_o love_n one_o towards_o another_o and_o towards_o all_o man_n according_a to_o the_o apostle_n distribution_n 1_o thes_n 3.12_o sect._n 1_o man_n by_o love_n to_o all_o man_n 1._o a_o christian_n love_n be_v to_o extend_v be_v self_n to_o all_o man_n this_o our_o saviour_n intend_v when_o he_o bid_v we_o every_o one_o love_v our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o mat._n 22.39_o where_o by_o neighbour_n we_o be_v not_o to_o understand_v only_o our_o own_o country_n m●n_z kindred_n and_o friend_n 138._o friend_n pareus_n musc_n grot._n perkins_n 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according_a to_o the_o latter_a 30._o latter_a ille_fw-la cvi_fw-la à_fw-la nobis_fw-la praebend●m_fw-la est_fw-la vel_fw-la à_fw-la quo_fw-la nobis_fw-la praebendum_fw-la est_fw-la officium_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la rectè_fw-la proximus_fw-la deci●ur_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr doct_n christiana_n edit_n calixt_v quarto_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 30._o so_o that_o he_o be_v right_o call_v our_o neighbour_n to_o who_o we_o may_v show_v or_o from_o who_o may_v be_v sh●wn_v unto_o we_o any_o office_n or_o work_n of_o mercy_n 261._o mercy_n m●nt_fw-la on_o james_n pag._n 260_o 261._o thus_o all_o mankind_n be_v according_a to_o the_o expression_n of_o scripture_n our_o own_o flesh_n isaiah_n 58.7_o our_o blood_n act_v 17.26_o and_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o affinity_n of_o nature_n our_o love_n be_v to_o reach_v unto_o all_o we_o must_v do_v good_a unto_o all_o gal._n 6.10_o as_o god_n himself_o do_v who_o mercy_n be_v say_v to_o be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n psal_n 145.9_o that_o be_v they_o 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