Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	father_n	great_a	son_n	10,169	5	5.4959	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29102	The imperfect promulgation of the Gospel consider'd a sermon preach'd in the Church of St. Mary le Bow, January 7, 1699/1700 : being an appendix to the lectures of the last year appointed by the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq. / by Samuel Bradford.	Bradford, Samuel, 1652-1731.	1700 (1700)	Wing B4115; ESTC R25291	15,205	36

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be_v cast_v down_o to_o the_o low_a depth_n of_o hell_n this_o as_o our_o saviour_n declare_v 19_o verse_n 19_o a_o little_a after_o the_o text_n be_v the_o condemnation_n that_o light_n be_v come_v into_o the_o world_n but_o man_n love_v darkness_n rather_o than_o light_v because_o their_o deed_n be_v evil_a second_o if_o the_o love_n of_o god_n towards_o mankind_n be_v so_o extensive_a it_o become_v we_o then_o instead_o of_o cavil_v at_o the_o divine_a providence_n on_o account_n of_o the_o gospel_n not_o be_v publish_v to_o all_o the_o world_n to_o do_v our_o part_n towards_o the_o propagation_n of_o it_o the_o prince_n and_o great_a man_n of_o the_o earth_n may_v do_v very_o much_o to_o this_o purpose_n as_o i_o have_v already_o observe_v other_o also_o especial_o those_o body_n and_o society_n of_o man_n which_o have_v commerce_n with_o the_o gentile_a world_n may_v contrive_v method_n for_o propagate_a their_o religion_n together_o with_o their_o trade_n part_n this_o the_o pious_a founder_n of_o these_o lecture_n have_v a_o great_a sense_n of_o when_o by_o a_o clause_n in_o his_o will_n he_o oblige_v those_o who_o shall_v preach_v they_o to_o be_v assist_v to_o all_o company_n and_o encourage_v they_o in_o any_o undertake_n for_o propagate_a the_o christian_a religion_n in_o foreign_a part_n and_o all_o of_o we_o may_v contribute_v to_o this_o generous_a design_n by_o our_o earnest_a prayer_n to_o god_n for_o the_o enlarge_n of_o his_o son_n kingdom_n and_o that_o it_o will_v please_v he_o to_o excite_v the_o spirit_n of_o those_o who_o have_v power_n and_o interest_n to_o adadvance_v this_o noble_a work_n in_o fine_a we_o may_v all_o contribute_v towards_o it_o by_o live_v christian_n live_v and_o if_o we_o have_v neither_o power_n nor_o interest_n to_o promote_v the_o profession_n of_o our_o religion_n in_o foreign_a part_n we_o may_v at_o least_o promote_v the_o practice_n of_o it_o at_o home_o by_o our_o example_n nothing_o in_o truth_n will_v so_o powerful_o recommend_v our_o holy_a religion_n to_o mankind_n in_o order_n both_o to_o the_o belief_n and_o practice_n of_o it_o as_o to_o have_v it_o fair_o represent_v by_o the_o temper_n and_o life_n of_o its_o professor_n may_v almighty_a god_n revive_v the_o spirit_n of_o primitive_a christianity_n in_o those_o who_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o christian_a name_n and_o may_v their_o light_n shine_v so_o clear_o and_o bright_o as_o to_o enlighten_v the_o dark_a and_o remote_a region_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o our_o redeemer_n amen_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la sermon_n i._o p._n 5._o l._n 2._o read_v into_o the_o world_n p._n 23._o l._n 8._o r_o mislead_v ser._n iii_o p._n 9_o l._n 29._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 20._o l._n 7._o r._n mediator_n p._n 23._o l._n 10._o r._n he_o ser._n vii_o p._n 3._o l._n 14._o r._n so_o it_o p._n 15._o l._n 33._o blot_n out_o his_o p._n 26._o l._n 28._o r._n valuable_a ser._n viii_o p._n 10._o l._n 18._o r._n their_o ibid._n l._n 27._o r._n men._n p._n 12._o l._n 22._o r._n evangelist_n p._n 14._o l._n 25._o r._n be_v p._n 20._o l._n 18._o r._n blessing_n then_o ser._n xi_o p._n 6._o l._n 15._o r._n not_o believe_v p._n 13._o l._n 16._o r._n cause_n ibid._n r._n gospel_n