Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	call_v	ghost_n	holy_a	2,960	5	5.1813	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41788	St. Paul's catechism, or, A brief and plain explication of the six principles of the Christian religion, as recorded Heb. 6., 1,2 with some considerations of the principles of natural and universal religion, as previous, and yet subservient to the rules of revealed and positive relgion: containing also, the duties of children to their superiors, written chiefly for the instruction of young Christians, children and servants in all Christian families / by Tho. Grantham.	Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692.	1687 (1687)	Wing G1545; ESTC R39432	35,919	64

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lord_n our_o god_n shall_v call._n if_o any_o man_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v none_o of_o he_o rom._n 8._o 9_o because_o you_o be_v son_n god_n have_v send_v forth_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o son_n into_o your_o heart_n cry_v abba_n father_n gal._n 4._o 6._o there_o be_v one_o body_n and_o one_o spirit_n even_o as_o you_o be_v call_v in_o one_o hope_n of_o your_o call_v ephes_n 4._o 4._o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v shed_v abroad_o in_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rom._n 5._o 5._o now_o we_o have_v receive_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v know_v the_o thing_n which_o be_v free_o give_v to_o we_o of_o god._n s._n be_v these_o thing_n mean_v of_o the_o baptism_n of_o the_o spirit_n or_o of_o some_o lower_v receiving_n of_o it_o f._n these_o be_v the_o best_a part_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o whoso_o receive_v be_v seal_v thereby_o to_o the_o day_n of_o 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that_o they_o can_v or_o prejudice_v that_o they_o will_v not_o see_v these_o truth_n than_o which_o scarce_o any_o be_v more_o plain_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v see_v 2._o another_o may_v be_v this_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n know_v the_o great_a pride_n of_o man_n heart_n ordain_v these_o ordinance_n to_o try_v they_o whether_o they_o will_v be_v obedient_a to_o his_o command_n how_o low_a so_o ever_o or_o whether_o they_o will_v contemn_v the_o very_a footstep_n of_o christ_n himself_o the_o only_a son_n of_o god._n the_o pharisee_n and_o lawyer_n lead_v the_o way_n in_o this_o rebellion_n against_o god_n counsel_n luke_n 7._o 29._o and_o many_o follow_v they_o reject_v the_o

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