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	law_n	love_v	7,725	5	6.9269	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48778	A sermon preach'd at the assizes at Northampton, August 13, 1677 at the request of John Norton, Esq. High-Sheriff of that county / by David Llewelin.	Llewelin, David, 1640 or 41-1685.	1678 (1678)	Wing L2620; ESTC R21873	19,372	42

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