Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	grace_n	jesus_n	lord_n	11,220	5	3.7509	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66423	A sermon preach'd at St. Mildred's Poultrey, January 3. 1696/7 By John Lord Bishop of Chichester, and late rector of the said church, upon his leaving that parish.	Williams, John, 1636?-1709.	1697 (1697)	Wing W2730; ESTC R222027	12,423	32

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who_o grace_n i_o commend_v you_o i_o be_o your_o faithful_a and_o affectionate_a servant_n john_n chichester_n heb._n xiii_o 20_o 21._o now_o the_o god_n of_o peace_n that_o bring_v again_o from_o the_o dead_a our_o lord_n jesus_n that_o great_a shepherd_n of_o the_o sheep_n through_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o everlasting_a covenant_n make_v you_o perfect_a in_o every_o good_a work_n to_o do_v his_o will_n work_v in_o you_o that_o which_o be_v well-pleasing_a in_o his_o sight_n through_o jesus_n christ_n to_o who_o be_v glory_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n be_v upon_o the_o point_n of_o leave_v this_o station_n in_o which_o i_o have_v continue_v for_o the_o space_n of_o above_o twenty_o three_o year_n it_o neither_o become_v i_o nor_o indeed_o be_v i_o willing_a to_o pass_v from_o it_o where_o i_o have_v find_v so_o great_a a_o respect_n and_o have_v have_v as_o great_a satisfaction_n as_o any_o i_o think_v can_v have_v in_o that_o condition_n i_o say_v i_o be_v not_o willing_a 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