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	grace_n	spirit_n	10,243	5	5.2109	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59623	Salvation by grace and never the less of grace, tho it be through faith and not without it in several sermons on Eph. II, viii / by John Sheffield.	Sheffield, John, 1654?-1726.	1698 (1698)	Wing S3065; ESTC R10848	48,475	122

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crown_n of_o life_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 11._o give_v diligence_n to_o add_v to_o your_o faith_n virtue_n and_o to_o virtue_n knowledge_n etc._n etc._n for_o so_o a_o entrance_n shall_v be_v minister_v unto_o you_o into_o the_o everlasting_a kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n and_o those_o threat_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n to_o those_o that_o do_v not_o persevere_v heb._n 10._o 38._o if_o any_o man_n draw_v back_o my_o soul_n shall_v have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o he_o heb._n 12._o 14._o and_o holiness_n without_o which_o no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n what_o i_o shall_v say_v to_o the_o last_o point_n of_o doctrine_n viz._n that_o salvation_n be_v through_o faith_n do_v not_o hinder_v or_o oppugn_v its_o be_v of_o grace_n shall_v be_v in_o answer_v three_o question_n or_o objection_n that_o may_v be_v make_v against_o its_o be_v of_o grace_n quest._n 1._o how_o be_v our_o salvation_n of_o grace_n since_o it_o be_v not_o without_o the_o merit_n and_o 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