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
A97232	Chonoyterion he Sion. The refinement of Zion: or, The old orthodox Protestant doctrine justified, and defended against several exceptions of the Antinomians, methodically digested into questions, wherein many weighty and important cases of conscience are handled, concerning the nature of faith and repentance, or conversion to God: of his eternal love, and beholding of sin in his dearest children: of justification from eternity, of of [sic] preparations to the acceptance of Christ, of prayer for pardon of sin, and turning to God: of the gospel covenant, aud [sic] tenders of salvation, on the termes of faith and repentance. For the establishment of the scrupulous, conviction of the erroneous, and consolation of distressed consciences. By Anthony Warton, minister of the word at Breamore in Hampshire.	Warton, Anthony.	1657 (1657)	Wing W987; Thomason E914_2; ESTC R207476	171,315	250

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law_n indeed_o be_v abrogate_a to_o believer_n as_o it_o be_v the_o covenant_n of_o work_n or_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o condemn_a power_n thereof_o or_o of_o any_o power_n we_o receive_v thence_o to_o do_v the_o duty_n therein_o prescribe_v thus_o as_o st._n paul_n have_v tell_v we_o we_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n but_o under_o grace_n but_o otherwise_o the_o moral_a law_n have_v not_o lose_v its_o power_n nor_o its_o authority_n to_o bind_v we_o to_o to_o our_o duty_n that_o we_o owe_v to_o god_n and_o man_n for_o in_o this_o regard_n st._n paul_n allege_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o law_n to_o prove_v that_o child_n ought_v to_o honour_v their_o parent_n eph._n 6.2_o and_o that_o christian_n ought_v by_o love_n to_o serve_v one_o another_o for_o say_v he_o all_o the_o law_n be_v fulfil_v in_o one_o word_n 5.13.14_o gal._n 5.13.14_o even_o in_o this_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o and_o by_o alike_a argument_n from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o law_n 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