Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	child_n	heart_n	love_v	5,211	5	6.2414	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61464	A call from death to life and out of the dark wayes and worships of the world where the seed is held in bondage under the merchants of Babylon / written by Marmaduke Stephenson, who (together with ... William Robinson) hath (since the writing hereof) suffered death, for bearing witnesse to the same truth amongst the professors of Bostons jurisdiction in New England ; with a true copy of two letters, which they writ to the Lords people a little before their death ; and also the true copy of a letter ... from a friend in New England, which gives a brief relation of the manner of their martyrdom, with some of the words which they exprest at the time of their suffering.	Stephenson, Marmaduke, d. 1659.; Pearson, Peter, 17th cent.; Robinson, William, d. 1659.; Dyer, Mary, d. 1660.	1660 (1660)	Wing S5466; ESTC R16756	29,922	32

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also_o the_o deceit_n of_o the_o priest_n in_o this_o generation_n that_o seek_v their_o gain_n from_o their_o quarter_n and_o keep_v you_o captive_a in_o babylon_n and_o egypt_n where_o our_o lord_n be_v crucify_v as_o they_o do_v many_o of_o we_o in_o time_n past_a where_o we_o be_v bewitch_v by_o their_o sorcery_n and_o their_o smooth_a word_n in_o speak_v peace_n to_o we_o w●en_v our_o soul_n lay_v in_o death_n unconvert_v in_o our_o fall_a estate_n as_o they_o be_v at_o this_o day_n so_o they_o can_v not_o help_v we_o out_o of_o it_o be_v in_o it_o themselves_o thus_o be_v we_o lead_v by_o they_o in_o blindness_n for_o many_o year_n together_o ever_o learning_n and_o never_o able_a to_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n by_o they_o if_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o look_v upon_o we_o with_o a_o eye_n of_o pity_n we_o have_v sure_o perish_v under_o their_o teach_v because_o they_o be_v out_o of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n who_o be_v send_v 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to_o himself_o out_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o beast_n and_o false_a prophet_n who_o have_v long_o make_v a_o prey_n upon_o they_o but_o the_o day_n be_v come_v that_o they_o shall_v make_v no_o long_o a_o prey_n upon_o they_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v it_o that_o he_o will_v teach_v his_o people_n himself_o and_o under_o his_o government_n shall_v they_o dwell_v safe_o from_o the_o devourer_n and_o venomous_a beast_n which_o have_v long_o have_v his_o seat_n in_o the_o earth_n among_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o by_o he_o they_o have_v be_v lead_v captive_a at_o his_o will_n to_o

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