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	work_n	work_v	17,042	5	8.4046	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93061	The hypocrites ladder, or looking-glasse. Or A discourse of the dangerous and destructive nature of hypocrisie, the reigning and provoking sin of this age. Wherein is shewed how far the hypocrite, or formal professor may go towards heaven, yet utterly perish, by three ladders of sixty steps of his ascending. Together with a looking-glass, clearly discovering that lurking sin of hypocrisie. As also another glass to try sincerity of grace by. / By Jo. Sheffeild minister of the word at Swithins London.	Sheffeild, John, d. 1680.	1657 (1657)	Wing S3063; Thomason E1570_1	172,287	360

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dead_a first_o bear_v in_o the_o egyptian_n house_n fill_v the_o whole_a house_n with_o mourning_n 30._o ex._n 12._o 29._o 30._o in_o a_o word_n like_o a_o dead_a image_n of_o christ_n in_o stone_n or_o wood_n which_o though_o a_o ignorant_a papist_n may_v adore_v a_o understanding_n protestant_n will_v cast_v out_o of_o door_n and_o abolish_v 2_o love_n be_v the_o second_o nutritive_a grace_n and_o labour_n be_v his_o character_n love_n be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o labour_v the_o glory_n of_o love_n but_o a_o unsound_a professor_n want_v both_o he_o may_v have_v faith_n but_o he_o want_v love_n he_o dream_v he_o love_v god_n but_o he_o have_v no_o labour_n in_o his_o love_n it_o cost_v he_o little_a the_o spirit_n of_o love_n be_v ever_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o sound_a mind_n and_o sincere_a christian_a 9_o 2_o tim._n 1._o 9_o faith_n be_v a_o great_a strengthner_n but_o love_n much_o more_o faith_n make_v the_o first_o union_n love_v the_o next_o and_o the_o last_o 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another_o god_n be_v not_o call_v faith_n or_o 22._o rom._n 14._o 22._o hope_v but_o the_o god_n of_o they_o but_o he_o be_v call_v love_n he_o be_v so_o essential_o there_o 8._o ●_o joh._n 4._o 8._o be_v little_a of_o this_o to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o world_n much_o talk_n of_o faith_n little_a show_n of_o love_n no_o unregenerate_a person_n do_v love_n god_n he_o may_v fear_v he_o etc._n etc._n do_v not_o love_v he_o his_o mind_n be_v rather_o enmity_n no_o hypocrite_n can_v love_v god_n he_o may_v believe_v in_o he_o can_v love_v he_o many_o may_v fear_v god_n and_o perish_v believe_v and_o perish_v none_o can_v love_v and_o perish_v o_o you_o of_o little_a faith_n 26._o mat._n 8._o 25._o 26._o be_v the_o reproof_n of_o the_o weak_a disciple_n once_o o_o you_o of_o little_a love_n be_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o unsound_a professor_n always_o god_n have_v three_o church_n or_o family_n 1_o the_o household_n of_o faith_n the_o church_n visible_a wherein_o be_v hypocrite_n and_o 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constrain_v fear_n may_v 14._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 14._o restrain_v a_o hypocrite_n love_n constrain_v only_o the_o sincere_a christian_a force_n do_v constrain_v a_o unwilling_a mind_n love_n do_v sweet_o set_v afire_o the_o willing_a mind_n there_o need_v no_o law_n be_v give_v to_o compel_v the_o ant_n and_o be_v to_o labour_n or_o the_o voluptuous_a man_n to_o pursue_v pleasure_n the_o worldly_a mind_a man_n spare_v no_o pain_n to_o serve_v his_o mammon_n he_o that_o love_v learning_n get_v up_o early_o sit_v up_o late_a to_o get_v it_o but_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o lame_a obedience_n in_o the_o world_n because_o so_o much_o lazy_a love_n we_o love_v a_o easy_a religion_n and_o the_o cheap_a gospel_n and_o a_o salvation_n which_o cost_v nothing_o but_o how_o can_v we_o say_v we_o love_v god_n where_o there_o be_v so_o little_a labour_n love_n to_o the_o world_n we_o know_v love_v to_o pleasure_n or_o learning_n we_o know_v but_o we_o may_v say_v how_o dell_v the_o love_n 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point_n of_o duty_n and_o herein_o p._n 29_o 1_o what_o duty_n he_o be_v defective_a in_o ibid._n 2_o wherein_o he_o fail_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o perform_v his_o duty_n p._n 38_o chap._n 6._o the_o hypocrite_n fail_v most_o in_o point_n of_o grace_n p._n 52_o five_o kind_n of_o grace_n wherein_o he_o fail_v 1_o preparative_a 2_o fundamental_a 3_o nutritive_a 4_o perfective_a 5_o privative_a ibid._n 1_o how_o he_o fail_v in_o preparatory_a grace_n p._n 54_o chap._n 7._o how_o he_o fail_v in_o fundamental_a or_o radical_a grace_n p._n 56_o three_o radical_a grace_n 1_o humility_n ibid._n 2_o self-denial_n p._n 61_o 3_o repentance_n p._n 62_o chap._n 8._o how_o he_o fail_v in_o nutritive_a grace_n p._n 65._o these_o be_v 1_o faith_n ibid._n 2_o love_n p._n 69_o 3_o hope_n p._n 73_o 4_o heavenly-mindedness_a p._n 74_o chap._n 9_o the_o crown_n or_o perfective_a grace_n he_o fail_v in_o which_o be_v three_o p._n 77_o 1_o integrity_n p._n 78_o 2_o integrality_n p._n 79_o 3_o perseverance_n p._n 81_o how_o the_o hypocrite_n want_v privative_a or_o expulsive_a grace_n p._n 82_o chap_n 10._o the_o application_n 1_o terror_n to_o unsound_a professor_n p._n 84_o chap._n 11._o the_o paucity_n of_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v save_v p._n 91_o chap._n 12._o the_o grand_a use_n how_o far_o a_o hypocrite_n may_v go_v and_o perish_v p._n 101_o chap._n 13._o contain_v the_o first_o ladder_n of_o twenty_o round_n and_o be_v divide_v into_o four_o section_n 1_o sect._n contain_v five_o step_n p._n 107_o 2_o sect._n five_o other_o step_n p._n 111_o 3._o sect._n five_o step_n more_o p._n 120_o 4._o sect._n five_o step_n also_o p._n 126_o chap._n 14._o the_o second_o ladder_n whereof_o sect._n 1_o contain_v five_o step_n p._n 132_o sect._n 2._o five_o step_n p._n 139_o sect._n 3_o five_o step_n p._n 143_o sect._n 4._o five_o step_n p._n 150_o chap._n 15._o the_o three_o ladder_n whereof_o sect._n 1_o five_o step_n p._n 160_o sect._n 2._o five_o step_n p._n 165_o sect._n 3_o 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