Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	cause_n	faith_n	love_v	2,645	5	6.4460	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06192	The merchant reall. Preached by VVilliam Loe Doctour of Diuinitie chaplaine to the kings sacred maiestie, and pastour of the Englishe church of merchants adventurers residing at Hamboroughe in Saxonie	Loe, William, d. 1645.	1620 (1620)	STC 16688; ESTC S119918	69,019	116

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therefore_o say_v that_o father_n the_o word_n be_v this_o if_o you_o love_v i_o you_o will_v love_v one_o another_o 11.30_o mat●_n 11.30_o or_o if_o we_o respect_v the_o easiness_n of_o this_o lesson_n it_o be_v a_o easy_a yoke_n for_o both_o old_a &_o young_a rich_a &_o poor_a weak_a and_o whole_a may_v perform_v this_o duty_n or_o if_o we_o respect_n the_o pre●iousnes_n of_o it_o it_o be_v the_o bond_n of_o perfection_n yea_o precious_a it_o be_v in_o all_o dimension_n in_o length_n it_o endure_v ever_o in_o breath_n it_o be_v dilate_v to_o all_o to_o the_o good_a of_o duty_n to_o the_o bad_a of_o pity_n in_o deepens_n it_o fail_v never_o it_o will_v not_o forsake_v a_o friend_n in_o misery_n no_o nor_o in_o extremity_n no_o not_o in_o death_n itself_o 8.6.7_o cant._n 8.6.7_o for_o love_n be_v as_o strong_a as_o death_n jealousy_n be_v as_o cruel_a as_o the_o grave_n the_o coal_n thereof_o be_v fiery_a coal_n &_o a_o vehement_a flame_n much_o water_n can_v quench_v love_n neither_o 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any_o thing_n neither_o uncircumcision_n but_o faith_n which_o work_v by_o love_n it_o be_v the_o victory_n whereby_o we_o overcome_v the_o world_n 5.4_o 1._o joh._n 5.4_o it_o be_v the_o renovation_n of_o the_o new_a birth_n in_o the_o child_n of_o god_n it_o be_v that_o alone_a which_o justifi_v we_o 3.17_o eph._n 3.17_o yea_o without_o faith_n charity_n be_v sin_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n let_v we_o not_o spoil_v charity_n of_o her_o privilege_n as_o do_v the_o solifidians_n 14.23_o rom._n 14.23_o &_o nullifidians_n for_o charity_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o commandment_n 1.5_o 1._o tim._n 1.5_o the_o bond_n of_o perfection_n 5.6_o col._n 3.14_o rom._n 13.10_o joh._n 13._o gal._n 5.6_o the_o compliment_n of_o the_o law_n the_o supplement_n of_o the_o gospel_n &_o without_o which_o faith_n do_v nothing_o practice_n 2_o the_o second_o use_n be_v of_o estimation_n for_o by_o charity_n we_o do_v surprise_v god_n god_n will_v do_v nothing_o till_o lot_n come_v to_o zoar._n 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