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
A61620	A sermon preached before the Queen at White-Hall, February 22d, 1688/9 by Edward Stillingfleet ...	Stillingfleet, Edward, 1635-1699.	1689 (1689)	Wing S5660; ESTC R14193	17,444	42

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this_o be_v not_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n our_o apostle_n will_v not_o have_v press_v it_o with_o so_o much_o earnestness_n as_o he_o do_v 16._o as_o obedient_a child_n not_o fashion_v yourselves_o according_a to_o the_o former_a lust_n in_o your_o ignorance_n but_o as_o he_o which_o have_v call_v you_o be_v holy_a so_o be_v you_o holy_a in_o all_o manner_n of_o conversation_n because_o it_o be_v write_v be_v you_o holy_a for_o i_o be_o holy_a 11._o again_o dear_o belove_v i_o beseech_v you_o as_o strangers_z and_o pilgrim_n abstain_v from_o fleshly_a lust_n which_o war_n against_o the_o soul._n 2._o and_o again_o that_o he_o no_o long_o shall_v live_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o time_n in_o the_o flesh_n to_o the_o lust_n of_o man_n but_o to_o the_o will_n of_o god._n this_o be_v a_o hard_a say_n to_o mankind_n who_o part_n with_o nothing_o so_o hardly_o as_o with_o their_o sin_n yet_o these_o must_v be_v part_v with_o if_o ever_o we_o hope_v to_o get_v to_o heaven_n i_o do_v not_o 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