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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91898	Panoplia. Universa arma. Hieron. Or, The Christian compleatly armed: being a treatise of the Christians armour, clearly opening every part thereof, both pressing to the putting of it on, and instructing us so to use it, as we may not be soyled in time of temptation. / Delivered by that late reverend, and faithfull minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Ralph Robinson, pastor of Mary Woolnoth, London, to his congregation there, in several lectures: and now published for the further benefit of the Church of God.	Robinson, Ralph, 1614-1655.	1656 (1656)	Wing R1710; Thomason E1586_2; ESTC R208953	180,905	372

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that_o of_o the_o apostle_n act_v 15._o 9_o purify_n your_o heart_n by_o faith_n heart_n purity_n be_v a_o necessary_a concomitant_a and_o consequence_n of_o save_a faith_n jesus_n christ_n say_v the_o apostle_n be_v make_v unto_o we_o of_o god_n wisdom_n righteousness_n sanctification_n etc._n etc._n 1_o cor._n 1._o 30._o if_o by_o faith_n thou_o have_v christ_n for_o thy_o righteousness_n he_o be_v also_o thy_o sanctification_n he_o who_o heart_n be_v unpurify_v be_v destitute_a of_o the_o grace_n of_o faith_n now_o the_o purification_n of_o the_o heart_n may_v be_v know_v by_o these_o five_o evidence_n 1._o a_o purify_a heart_n be_v a_o heart_n that_o true_o bewail_v all_o pollution_n and_o impurity_n the_o most_o clean_a heart_n have_v some_o pollution_n unmortified_a but_o he_o have_v no_o defilement_n unlamented_a his_o stain_n and_o sore_n and_o spot_n be_v his_o great_a burden_n his_o heavy_a sorrow_n paul_n body_n of_o death_n put_v he_o to_o more_o grief_n than_o all_o the_o 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