Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	hate_v	love_v	sin_n	9,451	5	5.6895	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43381	A priest to the temple, or, The country parson his character, and rule of holy life. The authour, Mr G.H.	Herbert, George, 1593-1633.	1652 (1652)	Wing H1512; ESTC R215187	60,883	240

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they_o for_o no_o perfect_a artist_n ever_o yet_o hate_v his_o own_o work_n as_o sinful_a he_o must_v much_o more_o love_v they_o because_o notwithstanding_o his_o infinite_a hate_n of_o sin_n his_o love_n overcome_v that_o hate_n and_o with_o a_o exceed_a great_a victory_n which_o in_o the_o creation_n need_v not_o give_v they_o love_n for_o love_n even_o the_o son_n of_o his_o love_n out_o of_o his_o bosom_n of_o love_n so_o that_o man_n which_o way_n soever_o he_o turn_v have_v two_o pledge_n of_o god_n love_n that_o in_o the_o mouth_n of_o two_o or_o three_o witness_n every_o word_n may_v be_v establish_v the_o one_o in_o his_o be_v the_o other_o in_o his_o sinful_a be_v and_o this_o as_o the_o more_o faulty_a in_o he_o so_o the_o more_o glorious_a in_o god_n and_o all_o may_v certain_o conclude_v that_o god_n love_v they_o till_o either_o they_o despise_v that_o love_n or_o despair_n of_o his_o mercy_n not_o any_o sin_n else_o but_o be_v within_o his_o love_n but_o the_o despise_n of_o love_n must_v needs_o be_v without_o it_o the_o thrust_v away_o of_o his_o arm_n make_v we_o only_o not_o embrace_v chap._n xxxv_o the_o parson_n be_v condescend_v the_o country_n parson_n be_v a_o lover_n of_o old_a custom_n if_o they_o be_v good_a and_o harmless_a and_o the_o rather_o because_o country_n people_n be_v much_o addict_v to_o they_o so_o that_o to_o favour_v they_o therein_o be_v to_o win_v their_o heart_n and_o to_o oppose_v they_o therein_o be_v to_o deject_v they_o if_o there_o be_v any_o ill_a in_o the_o custom_n that_o may_v be_v sever_v from_o the_o good_a he_o pare_v the_o apple_n and_o give_v they_o the_o clean_a to_o feed_v on_o particular_o he_o love_v procession_n and_o maintain_v it_o because_o there_o be_v contain_v therein_o 4_o manifest_a advantage_n first_o a_o blessing_n of_o god_n for_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o field_n second_o justice_n in_o the_o preservation_n of_o bound_n three_o charity_n in_o love_v walk_v and_o neighbourly_a accompany_v one_o another_o with_o reconcile_n of_o difference_n at_o that_o time_n if_o there_o be_v any_o four_o mercy_n in_o relieve_v the_o poor_a by_o a_o liberal_a distribution_n and_o largesse_n which_o at_o that_o time_n be_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v use_v wherefore_o he_o exact_v of_o all_o to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o perambulation_n and_o those_o that_o withdraw_v and_o sever_v themselves_o from_o it_o he_o mislike_v and_o reprove_v as_o uncharitable_a and_o unneighbourly_o and_o if_o they_o will_v not_o reform_v present_v they_o nay_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o condemn_v such_o assembly_n that_o he_o rather_o procure_v they_o to_o be_v often_o as_o know_v that_o absence_n breed_v strangeness_n but_o presence_n love_n now_o love_n be_v his_o business_n and_o aim_v wherefore_o he_o like_v well_o that_o his_o parish_n at_o good_a time_n invite_v one_o another_o to_o their_o house_n and_o he_o urge_v they_o to_o it_o and_o sometime_o where_o he_o know_v there_o have_v be_v or_o be_v a_o 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