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	send_v	son_n	6,136	5	5.8455	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41788	St. Paul's catechism, or, A brief and plain explication of the six principles of the Christian religion, as recorded Heb. 6., 1,2 with some considerations of the principles of natural and universal religion, as previous, and yet subservient to the rules of revealed and positive relgion: containing also, the duties of children to their superiors, written chiefly for the instruction of young Christians, children and servants in all Christian families / by Tho. Grantham.	Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692.	1687 (1687)	Wing G1545; ESTC R39432	35,919	64

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lord_n our_o god_n shall_v call._n if_o any_o man_n have_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n he_o be_v none_o of_o he_o rom._n 8._o 9_o because_o you_o be_v son_n god_n have_v send_v forth_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o son_n into_o your_o heart_n cry_v abba_n father_n gal._n 4._o 6._o there_o be_v one_o body_n and_o one_o spirit_n even_o as_o you_o be_v call_v in_o one_o hope_n of_o your_o call_v ephes_n 4._o 4._o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v shed_v abroad_o in_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n rom._n 5._o 5._o now_o we_o have_v receive_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n but_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v of_o god_n that_o we_o may_v know_v the_o thing_n which_o be_v free_o give_v to_o we_o of_o god._n s._n be_v these_o thing_n mean_v of_o the_o baptism_n of_o the_o spirit_n or_o of_o some_o lower_v receiving_n of_o it_o f._n these_o be_v the_o best_a part_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o whoso_o receive_v be_v seal_v thereby_o to_o the_o day_n of_o 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26._o &_o 2._o 17._o in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n s._n do_v man_n answer_v this_o chief_a end_n of_o the_o almighty_a in_o his_o creation_n f._n no_o adam_n the_o man_n we_o speak_v of_o do_v break_v the_o covenant_n of_o his_o god_n and_o bring_v himself_o and_o all_o his_o posterity_n under_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n and_o the_o curse_n or_o condemnation_n of_o the_o almighty_a gen._n 3._o 17_o 18_o 19_o rom._n 5._o 18._o s._n do_v god_n leave_v adam_n and_o his_o posterity_n in_o this_o condition_n without_o any_o mean_n of_o recovery_n f._n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n do_v intervene_v or_o come_v in_o between_o adam_n sin_n and_o the_o sentence_n due_a to_o he_o for_o sin_n gen._n 3._o 15._o by_o which_o he_o be_v put_v into_o a_o state_n of_o recovery_n from_o his_o dreadful_a fall._n s._n do_v this_o favour_n of_o god_n extend_v itself_o to_o adam_n and_o all_o his_o posterity_n f._n yes_o very_o whole_a adam_n sin_v and_o whole_a adam_n have_v this_o 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