Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	creature_n	love_v	world_n	3,964	5	5.1111	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19420	The mirror of martyrs in a short vieuu lively expressing the force of their faith, the feruency of their loue, the wisedome of their sayings, the patience of their suffrings, etc. : with their prayers and preparation for their last farevvell : whereunto is added two godly letters written by M. Bradford, full of sweet consolation for such as are afflicted in conscience.	Cotton, Clement.; Bradford, John, 1510?-1555.	1613 (1613)	STC 5848; ESTC S756	48,602	243

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your_o whole_a heart_n and_o then_o it_o shall_v be_v easy_a for_o you_o to_o love_v your_o neighbour_n 2_o be_v friendly_a to_o all_o creature_n but_o especial_o to_o your_o own_o soul_n 3_o be_v always_o a_o enemy_n to_o the_o devil_n &_o the_o world_n but_o chief_o to_o your_o own_o flesh_n 4_o in_o hear_v of_o good_a thing_n join_v the_o ear_n of_o your_o head_n and_o heart_n together_o 5_o seek_v unity_n and_o quietness_n with_o all_o man_n but_o special_o with_o your_o conscience_n for_o it_o will_v not_o easy_o be_v pacify_v 6_o love_n all_o man_n but_o special_o your_o enemy_n 7_o hate_v the_o sin_n that_o be_v past_a but_o especial_o those_o to_o come_v 8_o be_v as_o ready_a to_o further_o your_o enemy_n as_o he_o be_v to_o hinder_v you_o that_o you_o may_v be_v the_o child_n of_o god_n 9_o defile_v not_o that_o which_o christ_n have_v cleanse_v lest_o his_o blood_n be_v lay_v to_o your_o charge_n 10_o remember_v that_o god_n have_v hedge_v in_o your_o tongue_n with_o the_o 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so_o steadfast_a and_o jmmoveable_a save_v that_o once_o with_o the_o same_o hand_n he_o wipe_v his_o face_n that_o all_o man_n may_v see_v his_o hand_n burn_v before_o it_o touch_v his_o body_n ¶_o the_o prayer_n of_o steven_n knight_n make_v upon_o his_o knee_n at_o his_o death_n o_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n for_o who_o love_n i_o willing_o leave_v this_o life_n and_o desire_v rather_o the_o bitter_a death_n of_o the_o cross_n with_o the_o loss_n of_o all_o earthly_a thing_n then_o to_o abide_v the_o blaspheme_a of_o thy_o most_o holy_a name_n or_o to_o obey_v man_n in_o break_v thy_o holy_a commandment_n thou_o see_v oh_o

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day_n of_o thy_o life_n to_o all_o such_o as_o from_o a_o true_a heart_n delight_n to_o see_v the_o mighty_a power_n of_o christ_n magnify_v in_o his_o martyr_n salvation_n dear_a christian_a reader_n who_o either_o want_v leisure_n to_o read_v or_o ability_n to_o buy_v that_o rich_a and_o plentiful_a storehouse_n of_o story_n doctrine_n and_o comfort_n the_o act_n and_o monument_n pen_v by_o the_o most_o innocent_a heart_a man_n of_o god_n and_o true_a nathanaell_n m_o r._n john_n foxe_n and_o yet_o know_v th'incomparable_a worth_n of_o the_o thing_n contain_v therein_o do_v often_o wish_v thyself_o some_o of_o that_o precious_a store_n for_o thy_o present_a use_n loe_o here_o a_o mirror_n fitch_v thence_o which_o how_o so_o ever_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o smallness_n it_o can_v show_v thou_o all_o yet_o may_v thou_o here_o behold_v the_o choice_n of_o many_o memorable_a thing_n which_o will_v yield_v thou_o sound_a comfort_n and_o profitable_a delight_n accept_v then_o good_a 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