Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	good_a	heart_n	life_n	5,633	5	4.1652	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45804	A sermon preach'd at the anniversary meeting of the sons of clergy-men in the church of S. Mary-Le-Bow, on Thursday, Decemb. 3, 1696 by Z. Isham ...	Isham, Z. (Zacheus), 1651-1705.	1697 (1697)	Wing I1070; ESTC R8984	12,863	30

and_o then_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o best_a heal_v for_o a_o wound_a samaritan_n be_v to_o 320._o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d basil_n t._n 1._o p._n 320._o guide_v he_o and_o his_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o true_a temple_n of_o god_n it_o be_v no_o charity_n to_o flatter_v man_n in_o their_o mistake_n to_o encourage_v their_o wander_n by_o mean_a compliance_n and_o to_o betray_v they_o in_o the_o affair_n of_o their_o soul_n under_o the_o appearance_n of_o friendship_n and_o civility_n but_o it_o be_v so_o to_o endeavour_v the_o gain_n of_o they_o by_o softness_n and_o forbearance_n and_o gentleness_n to_o beware_v as_o much_o as_o we_o can_v of_o inflame_v and_o exasperate_n their_o mind_n to_o treat_v they_o not_o as_o adversary_n but_o as_o misguide_a 86._o misguide_a agnosce_fw-la i_o fratrem_fw-la agnosco_fw-la te_fw-la fratrem_fw-la sed_fw-la excepto_fw-la schismate_fw-la excepto_fw-la errore_fw-la exceptâ_fw-la dissensione_n augustin_n supplem_fw-la p._n 86._o 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