Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	brother_n	love_v	see_v	10,944	5	5.0158	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69742	A Christian hnd [sic] sober wish for moderation by a true son of the church.	True son of the church.	1662 (1662)	Wing C3939; ESTC R9061	12,080	18

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our_o bitter_a enemy_n be_v to_o be_v exclude_v from_o be_v the_o object_n of_o our_o love_n rom._n 5.8_o but_o god_n commend_v his_o love_n towards_o we_o in_o that_o while_n we_o be_v yet_o sinner_n christ_n die_v for_o we_o ver_fw-la 10._o for_o if_o while_o we_o be_v enemy_n we_o be_v reconcile_v to_o god_n by_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n much_o more_o be_v reconcile_v we_o shall_v be_v save_v by_o his_o life_n eph._n 2.4_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n mat._n 5.44_o 45._o etc._n etc._n but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o love_v your_o enemy_n bless_v they_o that_o curse_v you_o and_o pray_v for_o they_o which_o despiteful_o use_v and_o persecute_v you_o that_o you_o may_v be_v the_o child_n of_o your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n for_o he_o make_v his_o sun_n to_o rise_v upon_o the_o evil_a and_o on_o the_o good_a and_o send_v rain_n on_o the_o just_a and_o on_o the_o unjust_a and_o to_o the_o same_o be_v that_o of_o luke_n 6.25_o etc._n etc._n but_o because_o every_o man_n 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