Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	believe_v	faith_n	love_v	9,673	5	6.7450	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30524	A generall epistle, and greeting of the Fathers love, to all the saints called and chosen to faithfulness in Christ Iesus ... : and this is to all such as are found worthy to suffer, and is an exhortation to the strengthning of their faith ... : and this is a true testimony of the Father and of the Son ...	Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.	1657 (1657)	Wing B6004; ESTC R14763	15,401	16

Generall Epistle AND Greeting of the Fathers Love TO ALL THE SAINTS Called and chosen to faithfulness in Christ Iesus the light of the World in which they believing and their faith standing in his power many suffers for his names sake And this is to all such as are found worthy to suffer and is an Exhortation to the strengthning of their faith whereby they may continue boldly witnessing to the end And this is a true testimony of the Father and of the Son Witnessed by us who are called of God in whom his power is made manifest London Printed for Thomas Simmons at the Bull and Mouth neer Aldersgate 1657. To the Reader FOrasmuch as many who are partakers of the Fathers Love manifested in his Son in measure in whom these Epistles hath found greeting With the same Love in the upright hearted to which it is a sure Testimony of love from Life it self to the quickning strengthning confirm●ng and arming of all such as have in the Love Life and Power heard and received and believed the Truth as it hath been declared and is in Jesus in whom our Faith is standing which Faith worketh by the Love shed abroad in our hearts wherein we are reaching after each other in the sameness of Love which is the bond of our unity wherein we are called together to be joyned in the purity power and life of one Faith and Love therein to bear Testimony as we have in our measures recieved to and of the everlasting Truth wherein finding these Epistles of such manifold service to the whole Body both for instruction exhortation strengthening and forewarning whereby there is or may be a safe arming against all decee●t and decivable spirits hence it is from the earnest love and desire stirred up in many here among us that are faithful whereby this they put in print that thereby the service may reach unto all who are worthy thereof in these Nations for to them is it sent who are called of God therefore in the fear of the Lord let every one of vs to whom this comes walk worthy of the Fathers love grace mercy and peace whereinto we are called in one body of which Christ is Head Sent from London the 2. of the 3. month 1657. A.D. AN EPISTLE To all the SAINTS whom God hath called TO all the Children of Light every where who feareth and loveth the Lord who are begotten of God and unto whom he is known in the spirit and in the truth this is a testimony of the Fathers love unto you Grace Mercy and Peace from him that lives for ever the God of Light and Life be multiplyed in you all that you may daylie be renewed in strength and girded with truth and armed with the whole Armour of God and may be kept by his Power until the day of Salvation to walk in the Government and subjection to Jesus Christ witnessing the power and presence of God in you and amongst you giving you power to fulfil his will in all things and that in all righteousness and out of all evil you may be led and preserved unto the end and in the end to shew forth the praises of God in this generation as a people called of him and redeemed by him for his glories sake even so Amen and Amen Dearly beloved be not ignorant but this know This is the Message which came unto you which is true and faithful and everlasting That the true God is light and in him is no darkness at all and this is the Message of Peace and Reconciliation and of glad tydings unto all that have sought the Lord which we received of him and you have heard and there is not another to be declared and all that have received it are gathered up to God and are in Covenant with him and one with another and are in that which reconcileth and joyneth unto Christ Jesus the Husband and second Adam who is the Lord from Heaven the Prince of Peace the Saviour and the deliverer who is made manifest in Power and condemneth the Transgressor and slayeth the Enmity and raiseth the life out of death and this is he who kills and makes alive even the God who is light who brings down one and sets up another who makes war against the mighty and gives Peace to the poor and besides him there is none he searcheth mans heart and tryeth the reins and knows the thoughts and every creature is manifest in his sight who gives to every one according to his doings and this is he who standeth in the Congregation of the righteous even in the midst of us sitteth Judge among the gods unto him must all the gods of the earth bow and the Inhabitants of the earth must tremble before him and unto him every Tongue shall confess and the light in every man shall answer when he ariseth to judgement who is a swift witness to condemn or justifie all the children of men upon the face of the earth This is the God of truth whom we worship and who will be worshipped in spirit and in truth who is the God of Abraham and his seed for ever and with him there is no change nor shadow of turning and he hath made known his Name and his Power and his wonderful works in this his day and hath caused his voice to be heard in the earth and the dead hath heard and now liveth And his Name is exalted on high amongst all that fear him and obey his voice and he hath given his Son a Covenant of Light who lighteth every man that cometh into the world with the true Light of Life or Condemnation that all who receive him may come to the knowledge of the Father whom to know is life eternal And this is the Christ the Saviour in which we have believed and which we preach who is the Way the Truth and the Life the Foundation of God which cannot be moved the Word of God is his Name and there is no other Name given for salvation This is he that was dead and is alive and lives for evermore and there is no other to be looked for if any preach any other let him be accursed and if any bring any other Message let them not be received And all you who have believed in this Christ Jesus who is the Light of the world and who have received the knowledge of this God who is light himself and that searcheth your hearts I exhort you and warn you all in his presence that lives for ever to wait upon him and to fear before him and to walk with him for ever in uprightness of heart which is of great price in his sight and forget not his righteous Judgements which he hath made known least you wax fat through mercies and rebel against him and become disobedient and gainsaying and so be destroyed from being a people but be stayed upon the Lord and let your hearts be established with grace and be not tossed nor shaken with