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	truth_n	2,776	5	5.6745	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23642	The spouse of Christ coming out of affliction, leaning upon her beloved, or, A sermon preached by Mr. John Allin, the late Reverend Pastor to the Church of Christ at Dedham, at the administration of the Lords Supper, August 6, 1671 and may be useful to any Church of Christ, or true believer in a state of affliction.	Allin, John, 1596-1671.	1672 (1672)	Wing A1037; ESTC W22355	25,137	31

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