Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	ghost_n	holy_a	son_n	10,008	5	5.5913	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A22853	An introduction to the loue of God. Accompted among the workes of S. Augustine, and set forth in his name, very profitable to moue all men to loue God for his benefits receaued	Simard, Marie Ange, attributed name.; Freake, Edmund, ca. 1516-1591.	1574 (1574)	STC 935; ESTC S108224	33,799	97

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these_o and_o in_o these_o will_n god_n be_v love_v of_o we_o and_o in_o such_o sort_n and_o manner_n as_o it_o behove_v us._n but_o if_o thou_o will_v know_v in_o what_o sort_n it_o behove_v we_o to_o love_n god_n vehement_o to_o desire_v to_o have_v the_o promise_n perform_v be_v only_o the_o manner_n that_o in_o this_o our_o love_n be_v of_o duty_n require_v the_o promise_n of_o god_n yet_o how_o soever_o it_o be_v desire_v be_v much_o less_o desire_a than_o it_o ought_v for_o to_o be_v and_o how_o soever_o the_o lover_n of_o god_n profit_v and_o increase_v in_o love_a he_o he_o ought_v still_o to_o profit_n and_o to_o increase_v to_o more_o for_o the_o earnest_n and_o true_a long_v after_o god_n in_o some_o respect_n have_v no_o mean_a nor_o measure_n when_o as_o it_o can_v never_o so_o exceed_v that_o it_o may_v be_v think_v to_o much_o and_o where_o as_o in_o all_o other_o thing_n impatiency_n be_v ever_o blame_v vehement_a impatiency_n of_o the_o delay_n in_o the_o expectation_n 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be_v set_v forth_o in_o write_v for_o neither_o can_v the_o tongue_n nor_o the_o pen_n express_v so_o much_o as_o the_o heart_n can_v comprehend_v and_o yet_o the_o heart_n which_o be_v of_o great_a capacity_n and_o of_o all_o thing_n conceive_v most_o profound_o and_o deep_o be_v far_o to_o light_v to_o comprise_v the_o majesty_n of_o god_n his_o joy_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v therefore_o we_o must_v earnest_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v both_o everlastiug_n in_o itself_o and_o everlasting_o happy_a and_o that_o there_o be_v assure_v security_n and_o secure_a tranquillity_n peaceable_a pleasantness_n blissful_a eternity_n and_o eternal_a blissfulness_n where_o be_v perfect_a love_n no_o

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