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
A38400	England's happiness: or, The only way to make a nation truly happy proved from the testimony of the Holy Scriptures. By an English man, who heartily desires the peace and prosperity of the nation.		1687 (1687)	Wing E2978B; ESTC R216765	7,137	9

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than_o that_o a_o man_n lie_v down_o his_o life_n for_o his_o friend_n joh._n 15.13_o but_o when_o we_o be_v enemy_n christ_n die_v for_o we_o rom._n 5.8_o then_o let_v i_o say_v to_o my_o honour_a countryman_n as_o st._n john_n say_v in_o his_o first_o epistle_n chap._n 4._o v._n 11._o belove_a if_o god_n so_o love_v we_o we_o ought_v also_o to_o love_v one_o another_o second_o another_o pattern_n and_o example_n of_o love_n my_o belove_a country_n man_n be_v to_o we_o that_o be_v subject_n in_o the_o king_n who_o god_n have_v give_v the_o government_n of_o this_o nation_n to_o who_o though_o he_o have_v many_o enemy_n in_o this_o nation_n yet_o since_o god_n have_v give_v he_o the_o kingdom_n he_o have_v show_v himself_o kind_a and_o love_a unto_o all_o men._n now_o then_o seeing_z love_z bein_z at_o the_o throne_n my_o dear_o belove_a countryman_n i_o beseech_v you_o let_v it_o oblige_v we_o that_o be_v subject_n to_o manifest_v our_o true_a hearty_a and_o sincere_a love_n to_o 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love_n now_o in_o this_o juncture_n of_o affair_n 3._o that_o he_o may_v inprove_v his_o own_o talon_n so_o as_o not_o to_o be_v ashamed_a when_o christ_n come_v second_o he_o put_v not_o his_o name_n to_o it_o lest_o any_o shall_v think_v he_o do_v it_o more_o because_o he_o will_v be_v esteem_v than_o to_o do_v good_a and_o this_o i_o hope_v may_v take_v off_o all_o occasion_n of_o offence_n gloria_fw-la deo_fw-la pax_fw-la populo_fw-la let_v the_o nation_n have_v good_a and_o god_n the_o glory_n license_v september_n the_o 15_o 1687._o london_n print_v by_o j._n astwood_n for_o the_o author_n 1687._o