Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	great_a	love_v	reason_n	4,892	5	5.1541	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80396	A pattern of mercy. Opened in a sermon at St. Pauls, before the Right Honorable, the Lord Mayor, and the Lord General Monck: February 12. 1659. / By Tobias Conyers, minister at St. Ethelberts, London.	Conyers, Tobias, 1628-1687.	1660 (1660)	Wing C5994; Thomason E774_8; ESTC R207295	28,966	47

infer_v that_o if_o moses_n can_v not_o judge_v as_o to_o this_o statute_n in_o the_o breach_n of_o a_o know_a law_n such_o as_o be_v the_o break_n of_o the_o sabbath_n by_o gather_v stick_n thereon_o of_o how_o much_o great_a difficulty_n be_v it_o for_o any_o person_n or_o person_n now_o live_v to_o state_n and_o define_v the_o whole_a nature_n and_o extent_n of_o blasphemy_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o judge_n that_o sit_v upon_o life_n and_o deatb_n 3._o beside_o if_o we_o will_v make_v the_o judicial_a law_n bind_v and_o still_o in_o force_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o offender_n in_o religion_n in_o one_o case_n why_o not_o in_o all_o case_n i._n e._n of_o thing_n in_o eodem_fw-la genere_fw-la in_o the_o same_o kind_n if_o blasphemy_n why_o not_o sabbath-breaking_a especial_o since_o we_o make_v it_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la why_o do_v we_o not_o punish_v atheism_n idolatry_n judaisme_n swear_v execration_n or_o any_o presumptuous_a sin_n with_o death_n according_a to_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o jewish_a law_n in_o these_o thing_n i_o be_o bold_a to_o offer_v my_o thought_n and_o do_v with_o all_o possible_a humility_n submit_v my_o apprehension_n to_o be_v regulate_v by_o better_a judgement_n hope_v christian_a reader_n thou_o will_v take_v these_o thing_n with_o the_o same_o candour_n they_o be_v now_o deliver_v unto_o thou_o and_o the_o god_n of_o peace_n that_o bring_v again_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n from_o the_o dead_a establish_v thou_o in_o the_o truth_n and_o preserve_v thou_o in_o perfect_a love_n and_o charity_n unto_o the_o state_n and_o kingdom_n whereinto_o no_o atheist_n idolater_n blasphemer_n shall_v enter_v where_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v no_o long_o militant_a in_o diversity_n of_o opinion_n but_o triumphant_a in_o absolute_a and_o entire_a love_n and_o unity_n where_o all_o god_n people_n with_o one_o heart_n and_o one_o mind_n shall_v join_v togegether_o with_o the_o bless_a angel_n in_o one_o chore_n perpetuas_fw-la dei_fw-la celebrare_fw-la laudes_fw-la &_o aeternum_fw-la cantare_fw-la haleluia_o errata_fw-la apol_n pag._n 2._o l._n 5._o r._n my_o p._n 2._o marg._n r._n innoxias_fw-la p._n 4._o l._n 5._o r._n equipollent_a p._n 6._o l._n ult_n r._n messiah_n p_o 8._o l._n 27._o r._n officio_fw-la p._n 9_o l._n 12._o r._n fructus_fw-la ibid._n l._n 20_o r._n acts._n p._n 14._o l._n 25._o r._n fuco_fw-la ibid._n l._n ult_n r._n agricola_n p_o 15._o l._n 11._o r._n aquinas_n p_o 16._o l._n 35._o r._n with_o p._n 13._o l._n 32._o r._n these_o p._n 19_o l._n 5._o r._n assimilate_v p._n 23._o l._n 12._o r._n field_n p_o 28._o l._n 14_o r._n ultionum_fw-la p._n 29._o l._n 14._o for_o unto_o that_o day_n read_v unto_o we_o in_o that_o day_n p._n 30._o l._n 1._o r._n like_a ibid._n l._n 11._o r._n genius_n a_o pattern_n of_o mercy_n the_o text_n luke_n 6._o 36._o be_v you_o therefore_o merciful_a as_o your_o heavenly_a father_n be_v merciful_a this_o be_v part_n of_o our_o saviour_n sermon_n either_o upon_o or_o at_o his_o come_n down_o from_o the_o mount_n and_o therefore_o do_v high_o challenge_v and_o bespeak_v our_o best_a attention_n and_o observation_n since_o it_o be_v no_o ordinary_a teacher_n but_o the_o great_a master_n of_o truth_n the_o great_a doctor_n of_o the_o world_n that_o speak_v a_o discourse_n of_o mercifulness_n i_o presume_v will_v seem_v neither_o low_a nor_o yet_o unseasonable_a in_o this_o auditory_a not_o low_o because_o the_o subject_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o direct_v to_o his_o own_o disciple_n not_o exclude_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o auditor_n gather_v together_o in_o great_a multitude_n for_o to_o hear_v he_o not_o unseasonable_a since_o we_o dwell_v in_o a_o age_n wherein_o those_o black_a passion_n of_o envy_n jealousy_n hatred_n those_o sad_a distemper_n of_o malice_n revenge_n cruelty_n be_v so_o great_a and_o predominant_a the_o evangelical_n duty_n that_o be_v scatter_v in_o this_o book_n be_v in_o this_o respect_n not_o unlike_o the_o proverb_n of_o solomon_n that_o have_v no_o great_a connexion_n with_o or_o dependence_n one_o upon_o another_o that_o which_o relate_v unto_o the_o text_n begin_v verse_n 27._o where_o he_o urge_v they_o to_o do_v good_a to_o those_o that_o hate_v they_o and_o ver_fw-la calvin_n duplex_fw-la est_fw-la autem_fw-la resistendi_fw-la modus_fw-la alter_fw-la quo_fw-la innoxius_fw-la araemus_fw-la injurias_fw-la alter_fw-la quo_fw-la retali_fw-la amus_fw-la calvin_n 29._o to_o he_o that_o smite_v thou_o on_o the_o one_o cheek_n offer_v also_o the_o other_o i._o e._n be_v far_o from_o revenge_n do_v not_o oppose_v violence_n with_o violence_n but_o put_v up_o rather_o than_o repay_v a_o injury_n and_o he_o that_o taketb_v away_o thy_o cloak_n forbid_v not_o to_o take_v thy_o coat_n also_o which_o be_v explain_v matt._n 5._o 40._o if_o any_o man_n will_v sue_v thou_o at_o the_o law_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d go_v to_o law_n with_o thou_o and_o take_v away_o thy_o coat_n i._n e._n if_o any_o man_n go_v about_o to_o rob_v thou_o of_o thy_o coat_n by_o any_o unjust_a course_n or_o process_n at_o law_n rather_o than_o oppose_v violence_n or_o fraud_n to_o his_o deceit_n and_o injustice_n let_v he_o take_v thy_o cloak_n also_o not_o that_o our_o saviour_n herein_o forbid_v christian_n to_o make_v use_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o themselves_o their_o just_a right_n and_o property_n for_o this_o be_v to_o expose_v they_o too_o obnoxious_a already_o to_o the_o ravenous_a appetite_n of_o every_o covetous_a and_o unjust_a person_n verse_n 30._o give_v to_o every_o man_n that_o ask_v i._n e._n such_o as_o we_o judge_v be_v in_o need_n the_o poor_a be_v the_o proper_a and_o necessary_a object_n of_o every_o good_a man_n charity_n and_o of_o he_o that_o take_v away_o thy_o good_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n that_o take_v thy_o good_n upon_o lone_n that_o borrow_v of_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ask_v they_o not_o again_o i._n e._n exact_v they_o not_o again_o by_o hard_a usury_n and_o oppression_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o that_o mat._n 5._o reposco_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o mutuum_fw-la exigor_fw-la debitum_fw-la reposco_fw-la 42._o give_v to_o he_o that_o ask_v and_o from_o he_o that_o will_v borrow_v of_o thou_o turn_v not_o thou_o away_o in_o st._n matthew_n we_o be_v command_v not_o to_o refuse_v to_o lend_v to_o those_o that_o will_v borrow_v and_o in_o st._n luke_n not_o to_o exact_v what_o we_o do_v lend_v with_o cruelty_n and_o oppression_n he_o urge_v they_o unto_o this_o 1._o ab_fw-la aequitate_fw-la from_o the_o equity_n and_o reasonableness_n of_o it_o ver_fw-la 31._o and_o as_o you_o will_v man_n shall_v do_v to_o you_o do_v you_o also_o to_o they_o likewise_o make_v their_o case_n your_o own_o and_o what_o you_o will_v have_v do_v to_o you_o be_v you_o in_o their_o condition_n do_v you_o the_o same_o for_o they_o 2._o by_o a_o argument_n draw_v à_fw-la minori_fw-la ad_fw-la majus_fw-la ver_fw-la 34._o sinner_n lend_v to_o sinner_n to_o receive_v as_o much_o again_o if_o you_o only_o have_v a_o common_a and_o ordinary_a love_n and_o charity_n for_o those_o which_o have_v the_o same_o for_o you_o what_o reason_n or_o ground_n have_v you_o to_o expect_v divine_a remuneration_n but_o as_o it_o be_v ver_fw-la 35._o love_v your_o enemy_n and_o your_o reward_n shall_v be_v great_a and_o you_o shall_v be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o high_a for_o he_o be_v kind_a unto_o the_o unthankful_a and_o the_o evil_a from_o whence_o he_o infer_v the_o duty_n in_o the_o text_n and_o shut_v up_o that_o part_n of_o his_o discourse_n be_v you_o therefore_o merciful_a i_o will_v not_o spend_v time_n in_o open_v of_o the_o word_n there_o be_v nothing_o in_o they_o but_o what_o be_v obvious_a to_o the_o most_o common_a understanding_n lest_o i_o shall_v seem_v to_o raise_v a_o dust_n with_o my_o foot_n and_o make_v the_o comment_n more_o dark_a than_o the_o text._n 2._o part_n 1._o a_o duty_n enjoin_v be_v you_o merciful_a 2._o the_o measure_n or_o pattern_n of_o this_o duty_n as_o your_o heavenly_a father_n in_o both_o which_o we_o have_v three_o thing_n 1._o the_o mercifulness_n of_o the_o divine_a be_v declare_v your_o heavenly_a father_n be_v merciful_a 2._o the_o creature_n mercifulness_n enjoin_v be_v you_o merciful_a 3._o the_o assimulation_n likeness_n and_o proportion_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v betwixt_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o your_o heavenly_a father_n be_v merciful_a hence_o i_o may_v lay_v down_o three_o axiom_n or_o divine_a proposition_n 1._o that_o god_n be_v merciful_a 2._o that_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v merciful_a 3._o that_o god_n mercifulness_n be_v the_o copy_n &_o rule_n of_o we_o but_o i_o will_v not_o cast_v the_o word_n into_o any_o

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show_v he_o any_o approve_a evample_n in_o all_o the_o monument_n of_o antiquity_n of_o any_o execution_n do_v upon_o the_o opinionist_n of_o those_o time_n but_o that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n do_v always_o abhor_v the_o shed_n of_o blood_n in_o matter_n that_o mere_o concern_v religion_n to_o deny_v unto_o man_n the_o exercise_n of_o their_o religion_n provide_v as_o before_o they_o keep_v the_o civil_a peace_n be_v that_o which_o neither_o the_o pole_n nor_o the_o french_a deny_v unto_o the_o huguenot_n the_o sectary_n of_o those_o part_n that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n shall_v impose_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n be_v so_o far_o rational_a that_o she_o do_v pretend_v to_o a_o high_a infallibility_n but_o why_o one_o minister_n shall_v impose_v upon_o another_o one_o protestant_a upon_o another_o when_o neither_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o do_v so_o much_o as_o pretend_v to_o infallibillity_n for_o the_o present_a i_o see_v not_o and_o shall_v be_v glad_a that_o any_o person_n of_o piety_n and_o learning_n will_v give_v i_o sober_a reason_n of_o conviction_n in_o particular_a concern_v that_o distinction_n which_o i_o give_v betwixt_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n in_o god_n for_o which_o some_o take_v occasion_n bold_o to_o aver_v that_o i_o deny_v the_o attribute_n of_o god_n whoever_o they_o be_v they_o fulfil_v the_o old_a say_n fortiter_fw-la calumniare_fw-la aliquid_fw-la adhaeretis_fw-la and_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v wipe_v off_o both_o the_o dirt_n and_o the_o stain_n by_o deny_v it_o i_o will_v not_o disparage_v the_o auditory_a at_o paul_n so_o far_a as_o to_o make_v any_o other_o explanation_n then_o what_o i_o then_o make_v and_o to_o which_o i_o refer_v the_o reader_n as_o it_o be_v true_o transcribe_v and_o print_v for_o when_o we_o say_v that_o god_n can_v not_o be_v merciful_a till_o the_o creature_n sin_n and_o misery_n open_v a_o door_n thereunto_o we_o speak_v of_o mercy_n in_o actu_fw-la exercito_fw-la in_o the_o exrcise_n and_o 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therewith_o be_v such_o as_o have_v a_o immediate_a and_o consequent_o infallible_a direction_n in_o all_o difficult_a and_o important_a case_n from_o god_n himself_o and_o therefore_o can_v not_o swerve_v in_o the_o administration_n of_o judgement_n unless_o they_o will_v direct_o oppose_v the_o plain_a and_o positive_a determination_n of_o god_n himself_o but_o since_o we_o can_v expect_v any_o such_o immediate_a direction_n or_o determination_n in_o a_o affair_n of_o this_o importance_n whether_o we_o ought_v to_o put_v any_o such_o law_n in_o execution_n aught_o to_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o our_o serious_a thought_n and_o inquiry_n 2._o it_o be_v worth_a our_o consideration_n how_o the_o jew_n make_v the_o ordinary_a and_o common_a name_n of_o jehovah_n to_o be_v blasphemous_a and_o punishable_a by_o death_n judge_v it_o warrantable_a from_o the_o letter_n of_o that_o text_n leu._n 24._o 11._o and_o the_o israelitish_n woman_n son_n blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o 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