Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	charity_n	faith_n	true_a	4,242	5	5.3696	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01090	Plouto-mastix: the scourge of covetousnesse: or, An apologie for the publike good, against privacie A sermon preached at the assises in Deuon, at the command of the Lord Byshop of Exon, anno, 1630. By Thomas Foster, Master of Arts and rector of Farway.	Foster, Thomas, b. 1590 or 91.	1631 (1631)	STC 11202; ESTC S102538	20,928	34

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also_o on_o the_o thing_n &c_n &c_n the_o greek_a text_n read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o eye_n of_o faith_n can_v have_v no_o better_a object_n than_o god_n so_o the_o eye_n of_o charity_n can_v have_v a_o more_o please_a object_n then_o the_o common-good_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o own_o thing_n be_v like_o the_o colour_n of_o black-congregat_a visum_fw-la it_o collect_v the_o sight_n and_o make_v it_o look_v too_o narrow_o too_o near_o too_o niggardly_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v like_o white-disgregat_a visum_fw-la it_o disperse_v the_o sight_n and_o make_v it_o look_v abroad_o on_o other_o man_n good_n as_o we_o be_v one_o body_n in_o christ_n and_o every_o one_o one_o another_o member_n rom._n 12._o 5._o so_o shall_v the_o member_n have_v the_o same_o care_n one_o for_o another_o 1._o cor._n 12._o 25._o and_o every_o man_n also_o look_v on_o the_o thing_n of_o other_o man_n for_o whereas_o our_o saviour_n command_v thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o mat._n 22._o 39_o our_o apostle_n translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 13._o 8._o id_fw-la est_fw-la every_o man_n whatsoever_o he_o be_v be_v he_o friend_n or_o foe_n that_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o thy_o help_n the_o love_n of_o ourselves_o be_v but_o the_o pattern_n the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n the_o picture_n limn_v and_o draw_v thereby_o the_o love_n of_o our_o neighbour_n must_v be_v a_o sicut_fw-la sicut_fw-la teipsum_fw-la as_o or_o like_o thyself_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o our_o saviour_n never_o regard_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o private_a but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o public_a good_a i_o seek_v not_o my_o own_o praise_n joh._n 8._o 50._o but_o i_o lay_v down_o my_o life_n for_o my_o sheep_n john_n 10._o 15._o well_o faith_n and_o charity_n be_v like_o a_o pair_n of_o compass_n to_o take_v the_o latitude_n of_o our_o christian_a profession_n while_o faith_n like_o the_o one_o foot_n stand_v fix_v in_o the_o centre_n of_o justification_n charity_n like_o the_o other_a must_v go_v round_o in_o a_o continual_a circle_n of_o beneficent_a operation_n and_o delight_n to_o do_v good_a and_o distribute_v heb._n 13._o 16._o as_o faith_n be_v necessary_a to_o justification_n rom._n 3_o 28._o so_o be_v work_n of_o charity_n to_o sanctification_n jam._n 2._o 24._o and_o as_o god_n look_v on_o our_o faith_n in_o the_o court_n of_o justification_n here_o so_o will_v he_o take_v account_v only_o of_o our_o work_n in_o the_o court_n of_o remuneration_n hereafter_o i'faith_o have_v bring_v we_o home_o to_o christ_n in_o this_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n leave_v we_o like_o our_o temporal_a friend_n at_o the_o grave_a but_o charity_n be_v a_o inseparable_a companion-it_a do_v never_o fall_v away_o 1._o cor._n 13._o 8._o she_o likethe_v indian_a wife_n who_o be_v bury_v alive_a with_o their_o dead_a