Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	cast_v	fear_n	perfect_a	12,552	5	8.8307	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95611	Ter tria: or the doctrine of the three sacred persons, father, son & spirit. Principall graces, faith, hope, & love. Main duties, prayer, hearing, and meditation. Summarily digested for the pleasure and profit of the pious and ingenious reader. / By Faithfull Teate preacher of the Word at Sudbury in Suffolk.	Teate, Faithful, b. 1621.	1650 (1650)	Wing T617; Thomason E1901_1; ESTC R209946	71,499	206

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may_v they_o have_v say_v that_o see_v thou_o die_v bleed_v for_o i_o thy_o enemy_n and_o dare_v i_o can_v i_o yet_o renew_v that_o grief_n doubt_v thy_o love_n through_o unbelief_n if_o i_o but_o say_v i_o love_v how_o do_v it_o grieve_v i_o if_o yet_o my_o friend_n will_v not_o believe_v i_o and_o dare_v i_o yet_o suspect_v the_o god_n of_o love_n who_o say_v who_o swear_v who_o die_v to_o prove_v he_o love_v i_o shall_v i_o fail_v in_o proof_n of_o i_o and_o then_o to_o make_v a_o mend_n doubt_v thou_o double_v thereby_o each_o injury_n i_o find_v i_o feel_v i_o see_v and_o can_v i_o say_v he_o love_v i_o doubt_n out_o of_o my_o way_n doubt_n by_o demonstration_n overcome_v sure_o then_o if_o ever_o may_v be_v dumb_a or_o if_o i_o needs_o must_v doubt_v and_o jealous_a be_v lord_n i_o will_v suspect_v myself_o not_o thou_o my_o soul_n love_v thou_o thy_o lord_n say_v yea_o or_o nay_o my_o god_n i_o be_o gravel_a what_o to_o say_v yet_o will_v i_o hold_v my_o heart_n to_o the_o 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