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	good_a	keep_v	2,571	5	5.4432	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12814	Three sermons tvvo of them appointed for the Spittle, preached in St. Pauls Church, by John Squier, vicar of St. Leonards Shoredich in Middlesex: and John Lynch, parson of Herietsham in Kent.	Squire, John, ca. 1588-1653.; Lynch, John, 1590 or 91-1680. aut	1637 (1637)	STC 23120; ESTC S117834	61,921	114

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operation_n not_o speculation_n and_o the_o moralist_n that_o their_o art_n be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o a_o affection_n but_o a_o action_n nature_n frame_v man_n with_o ten_o finger_n to_o one_o tongue_n but_o we_o invert_v it_o oraque_fw-la centum_fw-la like_o stentor_n we_o open_v our_o mouth_n wide_a when_o we_o shall_v open_v our_o hand_n wide_a deut._n 15.11_o but_o sure_o they_o be_v no_o excellent_a servant_n who_o will_v only_o wear_v the_o livery_n therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d christ_n say_v christian_n must_v do_v the_o work_n of_o christianity_n such_o as_o be_v christian_n must_v do_v the_o work_n of_o christianity_n and_o good_a christian_n good_a work_n what_o absolute_o good_a work_n no_o i_o absolute_o deny_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sanctum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la geritur_fw-la sanctum_fw-la nisi_fw-la sanctè_fw-la quod_fw-la sanctum_fw-la est_fw-la peragitur_fw-la dew_n 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