Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	church_n	husband_n	wife_n	4,571	5	7.5354	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30153	A holy life, the beauty of Christianity, or, An exhortation to Christians to be holy by John Bunyan.	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1684 (1684)	Wing B5537; ESTC R30867	84,448	237

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iniquity_n that_o be_v 4._o as_o i_o may_v call_v it_o from_o family-iniquity_n there_o be_v a_o house-iniquity_n a_o iniquity_n that_o love_v not_o to_o walk_v abroad_o but_o to_o harbour_v within_o door_n this_o the_o holy_a man_n david_n be_v aware_a of_o therefore_o he_o say_v that_o he_o will_v behave_v himself_o wise_o in_o a_o perfect_a way_n yea_o say_v he_o 2_o i_o will_v walk_v within_o my_o house_n with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n now_o this_o house-iniquity_n stand_v in_o these_o thing_n 1._o in_o domestic_a broil_n and_o quarrel_n 2._o in_o domestic_a chambring_n and_o wantonness_n 3._o in_o domestic_a misorder_n of_o child_n and_o servant_n first_o for_o house_n broil_n and_o quarrel_n it_o be_v a_o iniquity_n to_o be_v depart_v from_o whether_o it_o be_v betwixt_o husband_n and_o wife_n or_o otherwise_o this_o as_o i_o say_v be_v a_o iniquity_n that_o love_v not_o to_o walk_v abroad_o but_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o horrible_a plague_n within_o door_n and_o many_o that_o show_v 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