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	think_v	5,946	5	4.3312	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26041	The envious man's character a sermon preached at S. Mary's Church in Cambridge / by William Aspin ...	Aspin, William, 1635 or 6-1714.	1684 (1684)	Wing A4003; ESTC R217	17,795	37

hen●e_v that_o ingenious_a moralist_n before_o name_v say_z it_o be_v a_o kind_a of_o infinite_a thing_n like_o a_o inflammation_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o eye_n that_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v disturb_v at_o every_o light_n it_o see_v 4._o it_o be_v most_o dangerous_a to_o they_o that_o be_v the_o object_n of_o it_o a_o envious_a man_n be_v a_o worse_a enemy_n than_o he_o that_o be_v open_o and_o profess_o so_o because_o a_o open_a enemy_n strike_v at_o we_o when_o our_o face_n be_v towards_o he_o but_o a_o envious_a man_n take_v his_o advantage_n of_o do_v we_o a_o mischief_n when_o we_o be_v least_o aware_a of_o he_o skulk_a in_o secret_n so_o that_o we_o can_v ward_v for_o ourselves_o which_o be_v most_o ingenerous_a in_o itself_o and_o most_o deadly_a in_o its_o effect_n for_o he_o wound_v the_o sore_a who_o be_v 32._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n naz._n orat._n 32._o not_o think_v to_o have_v any_o design_n of_o hurt_v we_o and_o consequent_o it_o hurt_v the_o more_o and_o be_v the_o more_o deadly_a must_v needs_o be_v the_o more_o sinful_a 5._o it_o be_v a_o foolish_a vice_n for_o beside_o that_o the_o envious_a person_n receive_v real_a damage_n by_o it_o in_o his_o body_n and_o mind_n lose_v the_o esteem_n of_o man_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n which_o be_v ten_o thousand_o time_n more_o valuable_a and_o exclude_v himself_o heaven_n if_o he_o do_v rejoice_v at_o all_o the_o good_a that_o happen_v to_o another_o he_o may_v certain_o be_v some_o gainer_n by_o it_o himself_o since_o that_o very_a joy_n will_v be_v more_o advantageous_a to_o he_o than_o the_o grief_n which_o the_o envious_a man_n have_v and_o all_o those_o good_n that_o another_o be_v possess_v of_o may_v some_o way_n or_o other_o be_v to_o his_o profit_n from_o his_o wisdom_n he_o may_v have_v good_a counsel_n from_o his_o piety_n good_a example_n from_o his_o estate_n relief_n if_o ever_o he_o shall_v come_v to_o want_v it_o and_o many_o other_o way_v one_o may_v be_v advantage_v by_o the_o good_a which_o another_o be_v possess_v of_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o s._n augustine_n say_v take_v away_o envy_n and_o what_o i_o have_v be_v 139._o tolle_o invidiam_fw-la &_o tuum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la babe●_n tolle_o invidi●m_n &_o meum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la babe_n in_o psal_n 139._o thou_o and_o what_o thou_o have_v be_v i_o but_o the_o envious_a man_n lose_v the_o benefit_n of_o all_o and_o therefore_o have_v thus_o open_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o disease_n have_v take_v a_o impartial_a view_n of_o it_o both_o in_o its_o cause_n and_o in_o its_o effect_n charity_n require_v that_o i_o shall_v in_o the_o next_o place_n propose_v what_o be_v proper_a and_o sovereign_a in_o order_n to_o the_o remedy_n and_o cure_v of_o it_o for_o i_o account_v when_o the_o physician_n have_v faithful_o and_o plain_o demonstrate_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o malady_n with_o the_o fatal_a and_o deadly_a consequence_n of_o it_o unless_o it_o be_v timely_o remove_v he_o have_v do_v sufficient_a to_o persuade_v the_o patient_n to_o make_v use_n of_o those_o remedy_n which_o he_o shall_v rational_o offer_v as_o proper_a to_o expel_v it_o now_o have_v already_o find_v out_o the_o cause_n it_o be_v but_o remove_v they_o and_o the_o cure_n will_v be_v effect_v 1._o therefore_o endeavour_n after_o a_o conviction_n of_o the_o vanity_n and_o emptiness_n of_o all_o worldly_a good_n and_o indeed_o if_o we_o do_v not_o think_v they_o better_o than_o they_o be_v we_o shall_v envy_v no_o man_n the_o possession_n of_o they_o if_o a_o man_n have_v as_o much_o of_o they_o as_o he_o desire_v he_o may_v still_o be_v miserable_a when_o a_o man_n be_v go_v into_o another_o world_n it_o be_v but_o little_a ease_n to_o his_o mind_n to_o think_v how_o well_o he_o be_v provide_v for_o in_o this_o they_o be_v often_o the_o ruin_n of_o wicked_a man_n and_o they_o be_v snare_n and_o temptation_n to_o they_o that_o be_v good_a for_o one_o man_n that_o be_v profit_v i_o be_o 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will_v either_o secure_v he_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o his_o own_o gift_n or_o else_o make_v up_o the_o loss_n of_o it_o to_o he_o some_o other_o way_n thus_o though_o the_o envy_n of_o joseph_n brethren_n prevail_v so_o far_o as_o to_o make_v he_o leave_v his_o own_o country_n yet_o god_n take_v care_n to_o advance_v 9_o act._n 7._o 9_o he_o in_o pharaoh_n court._n certain_o the_o envious_a person_n himself_o have_v the_o worst_a of_o it_o or_o be_v hurt_v most_o by_o it_o 1._o for_o it_o have_v a_o most_o pernicious_a effect_n both_o upon_o his_o body_n and_o mind_n cause_v leanness_n and_o paleness_n to_o his_o body_n as_o the_o poet_n have_v observe_v he_o be_v sick_a because_o 2._o hor._n ep._n lib._n 1._o ep._n 2._o his_o brother_n be_v well_o and_o the_o better_a it_o be_v with_o another_o the_o worse_a it_o be_v with_o he_o as_o his_o brother_n increase_v in_o his_o fortune_n in_o the_o same_o degree_n he_o decrease_v in_o his_o comfort_n for_o it_o create_v great_a 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