Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	faith_n	good_a	work_n	21,552	5	6.5180	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11206	The ymage of loue Here foloweth a goostly pamphlete or mater co[m]pendyously extract of holy scrypture, and doctours of ye chyrche, called ye ymage of loue, very necessary for all vertuous persones to loke vpon.; Ymage of love.	Ryckes, John.; Gough, John, fl. 1528-1556.	1525 (1525)	STC 21471.5; ESTC S110770	28,460	53

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can_v he_o here_o se_fw-es or_z yet_o live_v iiij_o i_o joh_n iiij_o if_o he_o can_v not_o love_v his_o kin_n his_o neygboure_n or_o company_n that_o he_o be_v among_o how_o can_v he_o love_v god_n or_o his_o enymye_n or_o live_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n it_z can_v not_o be_v therefore_o these_o two_o love_n be_v very_o necessary_a &_o except_o they_o be_v ground_v in_o a_o better_a respect_n thau_fw-fr of_o nature_n they_o be_v but_o lytell_fw-mi merytoryous_a and_o yet_o lack_v of_o they_o or_o hatred_n contrary_a to_o they_o be_v more_o dem●●ytoryous_a than_o the_o contrary_n of_o the_o two_o other_o love_v next_o above_o that_o be_v the_o love_n of_o straynger_n and_o enymye_n and_o because_o that_o these_o two_o the_o love_n of_o neyghtboures_n company_n &_o kynrede_n may_v rede_o &_o unware_o be_v disorder_v as_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n it_o be_v hear_v to_o order_fw-fr dyscrete_o the_o taste_a of_o meet_a and_o drink_v and_o appetyte_n of_o the_o flesh_n therefore_o it_o be_v necessare_fw-la for_o to_z look_v discrete_o that_o they_o be_v not_o inordynate_a carnal_a ne_fw-fr for_o profit_n nor_o ambycyon_n lest_z they_o dymynysh_v or_o destroy_v the_o other_o sense_n of_o love_n cause_v moche_n sin_n and_o percyalyte_n xij_o gen_fw-la xij_o abraham_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o our_o lord_n forsake_v his_o good_a his_o kin_n and_z his_o country_n for_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v dysceyve_v by_o this_o love_n and_o so_o dydde_v many_o other_o holy_a father_n as_z we_o have_v example_n &_o doctrine_n of_o our_o savyour_fw-mi cryste_n as_o you_o know_v in_o dyvers_a place_n of_o scypture_n davyd_v also_o stere_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v obliviscere_fw-la populum_fw-la tuum_fw-la et_fw-la domum_fw-la patris_fw-la tui_fw-la xliiij_o p_o xliiij_o forgete_n thy_o carnal_a love_n thy_o country_n folk_n and_o thy_o father_n household_n and_o the_o king_n of_o all_o king_n shall_v cast_v love_n unto_o the_o beaute_n of_o thy_o soul_n 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which_o of_o the_o own_o nature_n be_v lass_n orient_n &_o lytyll_o shine_v by_o the_o setting_a forth_o among_o other_o appear_v much_o more_o goodly_a and_o precyous_a bn_n nota_fw-la bn_n put_v diligence_n to_o obedience_n &_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o plesaunt_n let_v mekenes_n be_v join_v to_o chastyte_v and_o nothing_o be_v more_o splendent_a join_v pacyence_n with_o poverte_a and_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o delectable_a cunning_a couple_v with_o lowliness_n what_o be_v more_o shine_a set_v mercy_n and_o justice_n together_o and_o nothing_o can_v do_v better_o benygnyte_v set_v with_o magnyfycence_n sadness_n or_o gravyte_n do_v merueylous_o well_o &_o discrecyon_n mix_v among_o all_o these_o make_v all_o the_o apparel_n goodly_a sure_a and_o profitable_a and_o above_o all_o this_o be_v the_o guilt_n vesture_n that_o i_o speak_v of_o goodly_a wysdome_n which_o be_v not_o in_o getting_a riches_n pleasure_n and_o honour_n but_z in_o dispyse_v they_o &_o all_o other_o erthly_a 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clenne_n and_o dede_n of_o pyte_n whyte_v with_o dew_n of_o grace_n from_o above_o lo_o here_o be_v the_o apparel_n of_o this_o image_n of_o love_n occupy_v the_o eye_n of_o your_o mind_n in_o these_o varyete_n you_o be_v the_o very_a temple_n of_o god_n set_v up_o therein_o the_o altar_n of_o your_o herte_n and_o there_o make_v your_o sacryfyce_n and_o your_o prayer_n for_o now_o be_v the_o time_n that_o cryst_n speak_v of_o to_o the_o woman_n of_o samary_n sayenge_a iiij_o joh._n iiij_o the_o hour_n be_v come_v when_o the_o very_o treu_o worship_n of_o god_n shall_v worship_n he_o inwardly_o for_o spyrytuall_a thing_n in_o treuth_n unfaynynge_o and_o not_o in_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v not_o only_o after_o the_o outward_a obseruaunte_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v that_o keep_v the_o outward_a obseruaunte_n of_o their_o law_n in_o sacryfyce_n &_o in_o prayer_n with_o