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	love_v	soul_n	10,567	5	5.2526	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10152	The righteous mans way Wherein are given certaine directions, how men may profitably meditate upon the Commandements of God: that so through such manner of meditation, the Lordes Commandements may finde place in mens hearts, to serve in them as guides unto all their actions and thoughts. Directions most needfull for these times, seeing most men laying the commandements of God aside, doe leade their lives in disobedience to Gods commandements; and this, not onely to the scandall of Christian religion, but also to the extreame hazard of their own salvation.	Proctor, Thomas, fl. 1621.	1621 (1621)	STC 20411; ESTC S110512	50,262	77

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and_o ou●_n lord_n say_v john_n 14_o vers_n 15._o and_o 23_o if_o you_o love_v i_o keep_v my_o commandment_n if_o any_o man_n love_v i_o he_o will_v keep_v my_o word_n he_o that_o love_v i_o not_o keep_v not_o my_o word_n love_n be_v the_o most_o assure_a bond_n of_o any_o other_o bind_v man_n fast_o to_o a_o keep_n of_o commandment_n than_o any_o other_o thing_n whatsoever_o can_v do_v love_n know_v no_o reward_n for_o disobedience_n but_o abide_v faithful_a unto_o that_o which_o be_v belove_v therefore_o the_o apostle_n paul_n 1._o cor._n 13_o 7_o say_v love_n do_v never_o fall_v away_o if_o any_o man_n therefore_o will_v be_v a_o constant_a observer_n of_o god_n commandment_n let_v he_o then_o endeavour_v to_o attain_v to_o love_n god_n but_o how_o shall_v a_o man_n love_n god_n who_o he_o never_o see_v i_o answer_v this_o may_v be_v though_o it_o be_v indeed_o difficult_a because_o this_o can_v be_v do_v without_o faith_n and_o every_o man_n attain_v not_o unto_o faith_n and_o 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thing_n by_o which_o god_n draw_v other_o man_n to_o fall_v in_o love_n of_o he_o do_v but_o therefore_o present_a unto_o yourself_o these_o powerful_a attraction_n motive_n or_o inducement_n of_o love_n whereby_o other_o be_v draw_v to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o hardly_o then_o it_o can_v be_v but_o that_o yourself_o also_o will_v of_o they_o be_v draw_v to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n now_o the_o special_a motive_n or_o inducement_n which_o we_o find_v in_o holy_a scripture_n i_o reckon_v to_o be_v these_o fi●st_a the_o apparition_n second_o th●_n heavenly_a glory_n which_o have_v be_v show_v to_o the_o church_n three_o the_o mighty_a power_n in_o sign_n and_o wonder_n do_v four_a the_o evidence_n of_o virtue_n and_o goodness_n in_o god_n towards_o other_o fi●tly_o the_o rich_a and_o glorious_a worship_n of_o the_o ancient_a church_n last_o the_o benefit_n which_o you_o yourself_o believe_v in_o god_n receive_v in_o this_o life_n and_o by_o promise_n be_v to_o receive_v in_o the_o 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