Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	commandment_n	faith_n	keep_v	3,905	5	5.7761	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40635	Peace and holiness in three sermons upon several occasions / by Ignatius Fuller.	Fuller, Ignatius, 1624 or 5-1711.	1672 (1672)	Wing F2390; Wing F2391; Wing F2392; ESTC R2184	61,487	158

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