Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	heart_n	law_n	love_v	6,424	5	6.4721	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33544	The dignity and duty of a married state in a sermon preach'd at the celebration of a marriage in the English Episcopal Church at Amsterdam / by John Cockburn.	Cockburn, John, 1652-1729.	1697 (1697)	Wing C4806; ESTC R29616	11,220	20

of_o the_o law_n concern_v our_o neighbour_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o duty_n of_o marriage_n love_v both_o teach_v they_o and_o prompt_v to_o the_o observance_n of_o they_o for_o all_o that_o be_v enjoin_v husband_n and_o wife_n be_v only_o proper_a expression_n and_o declaration_n of_o true_a love_n he_o that_o love_v his_o wife_n will_v be_v far_o from_o abuse_v she_o or_o treat_v she_o rough_o he_o will_v honour_v she_o himself_o and_o endeavour_v to_o have_v she_o honour_v by_o other_o he_o will_v deal_v tender_o by_o she_o and_o cherish_v she_o to_o the_o utmost_a of_o his_o power_n he_o will_v not_o deny_v she_o the_o satisfaction_n that_o be_v reasonable_a and_o in_o his_o power_n but_o will_v be_v active_a and_o industrious_a to_o provide_v for_o she_o and_o if_o the_o man_n do_v this_o the_o woman_n must_v be_v unnatural_a if_o she_o be_v not_o gain_v by_o it_o the_o wife_n must_v love_v too_o and_o if_o she_o love_v nothing_o enjoin_v will_v be_v grievous_a obedience_n which_o sound_v so_o hard_a and_o so_o harsh_a to_o self-willed_a and_o unthinking_a woman_n will_v not_o be_v unpleasant_a to_o she_o that_o love_v for_o love_n be_v obsequious_a and_o observant_a and_o be_v glad_a of_o the_o occasion_n and_o opportunity_n of_o testify_v it_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o wife_n be_v indispensible_a but_o if_o there_o be_v love_n it_o will_v not_o be_v complain_v of_o by_o exact_v obedience_n the_o wife_n be_v not_o so_o hardly_o deal_v with_o for_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o obey_v than_o to_o command_v aright_o and_o the_o praise_n of_o obedience_n may_v be_v due_a where_o there_o be_v no_o honour_n in_o command_v it_o be_v a_o express_a and_o often_o repeat_v command_n of_o god_n that_o the_o woman_n be_v obedient_a and_o it_o become_v she_o to_o be_v so_o even_o where_o the_o man_n do_v not_o personal_o deserve_v it_o and_o then_o she_o show_v her_o regard_n for_o god_n which_o be_v her_o praise_n and_o for_o which_o she_o shall_v be_v sure_o reward_v final_o to_o ensure_v and_o complete_a the_o happiness_n of_o a_o marry_a state_n both_o husband_n and_o wife_n must_v with_o all_o care_n mind_n religion_n and_o keep_v up_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n between_o they_o this_o be_v the_o sure_a way_n to_o prevent_v miscarriage_n to_o secure_v against_o all_o rupture_n and_o to_o engage_v to_o the_o right_n and_o serious_a performance_n of_o all_o thing_n proper_a and_o necessary_a to_o promote_v the_o peace_n and_o happiness_n of_o this_o state_n religion_n make_v all_o thing_n sure_a it_o tie_v the_o knot_n hard_o and_o make_v both_o willing_a to_o bear_v the_o yoke_n if_o the_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n possess_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n and_o wife_n neither_o of_o they_o shall_v go_v astray_o nor_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o rack_n of_o jealousy_n no_o uneasy_a suspicion_n shall_v disturb_v their_o breast_n they_o will_v not_o provoke_v but_o cherish_v one_o another_o they_o will_v be_v studious_a to_o please_v when_o out_o of_o sight_n as_o well_o as_o in_o it_o and_o whether_o absent_a or_o present_a will_v be_v equal_o faithful_a where_o the_o true_a fear_n of_o god_n be_v there_o will_v be_v no_o occasion_n for_o exhortation_n and_o persuasion_n for_o each_o will_v be_v forward_o to_o all_o duty_n if_o person_n understand_v it_o true_a piety_n have_v the_o great_a charm_n nor_o do_v they_o fade_v with_o age._n and_o the_o great_a contentment_n may_v be_v expect_v from_o a_o religious_a husband_n and_o a_o pious_a wife_n this_o be_v more_o to_o be_v value_v than_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v now_o the_o common_a motive_n to_o marriage_n this_o be_v better_a than_o house_n or_o possession_n than_o bag_n of_o money_n or_o tun_n of_o gold_n favour_n say_v solomon_n be_v deceitful_a and_o beauty_n be_v vain_a but_o a_o woman_n that_o fear_v the_o lord_n she_o shall_v be_v praise_v prov._n xxxi_o 30._o beside_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n bring_v his_o blessing_n which_o contribute_v more_o to_o peace_n and_o happiness_n than_o all_o our_o own_o endeavour_n or_o any_o outward_a or_o visible_a mean_n except_o the_o lord_n build_v the_o house_n they_o labour_v in_o vain_a that_o build_v it_o and_o as_o he_o build_v the_o house_n so_o he_o make_v they_o that_o be_v in_o it_o to_o be_v of_o one_o mind_n all_o blessing_n be_v promise_v to_o they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o particular_o those_o of_o a_o marry_a state_n as_o you_o may_v see_v psal._n cxxxi_o thus_o i_o have_v run_v through_o the_o chief_a thing_n incumbent_a on_o man_n and_o wife_n that_o they_o may_v reap_v the_o good_a and_o comfort_n of_o a_o marry_a state_n pray_v god_n that_o all_o concern_v may_v remember_v consider_v and_o observe_v these_o thing_n which_o will_v make_v the_o church_n glorious_a the_o state_n prosperous_a and_o increase_v the_o peace_n of_o family_n this_o will_v make_v the_o present_a generation_n happy_a and_o will_v draw_v down_o and_o entail_v a_o blessing_n on_o posterity_n now_o unto_o god_n who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o good_a the_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n be_v all_o glory_n honour_n and_o praise_n now_o and_o for_o ever_o amen_n finis_fw-la

and_o child_n a_o hindrance_n to_o charitable_a work_n which_o be_v one_o pretend_a reason_n why_o marriage_n be_v forbid_v the_o clergy_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n for_o covetousness_n and_o selfishness_n prevail_v among_o they_o that_o be_v not_o marry_v as_o much_o as_o with_o those_o that_o be_v there_o be_v as_o many_o of_o the_o one_o as_o of_o the_o other_o stingy_a narrow-souled_a and_o hard-hearted_a both_o to_o themselves_o and_o other_o neither_o give_v to_o good_a work_n indeed_o those_o that_o have_v no_o child_n shall_v give_v more_o as_o they_o be_v more_o able_a but_o those_o that_o have_v child_n have_v yet_o a_o great_a obligation_n to_o be_v charitable_a even_o that_o they_o may_v secure_v a_o blessing_n to_o their_o child_n which_o may_v and_o will_v be_v more_o steadable_a than_o a_o visible_a inheritance_n which_o often_o slip_v away_o for_o say_v david_n i_o have_v be_v young_a and_o now_o be_o old_a yet_o have_v i_o not_o see_v the_o righteous_a that_o be_v the_o merciful_a man_n forsake_v not_o his_o seed_n beg_v bread_n he_o be_v ever_o merciful_a and_o dare_v and_o his_o seed_n be_v bless_v psal._n xxxvii_o 25._o thus_o you_o see_v that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a many_o reason_n why_o marriage_n shall_v be_v honourable_a among_o all_o as_o be_v assert_v or_o enjoin_v in_o the_o text._n i_o proceed_v to_o ii_o the_o other_o thing_n propose_v which_o be_v to_o show_v what_o be_v incumbent_n on_o those_o who_o enter_v a_o marry_a state_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v reap_v the_o good_a benefit_n and_o comfort_n of_o it_o this_o be_v important_a and_o necessary_a but_o very_o little_o consider_v and_o that_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o those_o advantage_n of_o marriage_n be_v not_o so_o common_a marriage_n be_v not_o a_o physical_a but_o a_o moral_a cause_n of_o they_o they_o follow_v not_o join_v of_o hand_n necessary_o as_o the_o fire_n burn_v or_o as_o meat_n nourish_v which_o happen_v whether_o we_o think_v of_o they_o or_o 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be_v please_v but_o be_v at_o no_o pain_n to_o please_v those_o they_o be_v join_v with_o such_o be_v mad_a to_o marry_v and_o by_o marry_v they_o have_v entail_v both_o gild_n and_o misery_n on_o themselves_o for_o life_n the_o man_n or_o woman_n that_o marry_v must_v resolve_v to_o deny_v themselves_o to_o put_v off_o at_o lest_o something_o of_o their_o own_o humour_n and_o to_o put_v on_o a_o ready_a complaisance_n with_o other_o otherwise_o they_o can_v never_o be_v happy_a they_o must_v resolve_v by_o all_o mean_n to_o seek_v to_o please_v and_o gratify_v though_o with_o some_o restraint_n on_o their_o personal_a inclination_n and_o constitution_n nor_o on_o this_o account_n shall_v marriage_n be_v reckon_v a_o slavery_n for_o this_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o common_a conversation_n and_o the_o engage_v into_o any_o society_n oblige_v one_o to_o he_o shall_v be_v debar_v all_o company_n and_o exclude_v all_o society_n that_o require_v every_o body_n to_o humour_n and_o yield_v to_o he_o without_o suitable_a return_n they_o do_v not_o understand_v either_o honour_n liberty_n or_o reasonable_a satisfaction_n who_o be_v uneasy_a with_o the_o obligation_n of_o please_v and_o gratify_v other_o certain_o a_o noble_a soul_n and_o a_o generous_a mind_n will_v take_v more_o delight_n in_o the_o occasion_n and_o opportunity_n of_o do_v a_o pleasure_n to_o other_o than_o in_o the_o service_n pay_v to_o themselves_o man_n and_o wife_n may_v reason_v together_o but_o shall_v never_o scold_v and_o rail_v nor_o use_v contemptuous_a speech_n person_n have_v often_o occasion_n of_o be_v angry_a with_o themselves_o and_o so_o there_o may_v happen_v just_a occasion_n for_o both_o man_n and_o wife_n their_o show_v some_o displeasure_n with_o each_o other_o but_o it_o can_v never_o be_v just_a to_o do_v it_o to_o the_o breach_n of_o peace_n and_o love_n they_o must_v not_o divide_v and_o quarrel_v however_o they_o may_v reason_n except_o in_o case_n where_o true_a honour_n conscience_n religion_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n do_v interpose_v god_n must_v be_v please_v above_o all_o he_o must_v be_v prefer_v to_o husband_n or_o wife_n but_o if_o nothing_o be_v require_v which_o displease_v god_n any_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v rather_o than_o suffer_v a_o breach_n for_o better_a any_o inconvenience_n than_o that_o husband_n and_o wife_n shall_v endeavour_v all_o that_o be_v possible_a to_o make_v one_o another_o easy_a by_o mutual_a please_a this_o be_v both_o their_o duty_n and_o their_o interest_n for_o it_o be_v one_o end_n of_o the_o institution_n they_o be_v neither_o wise_a nor_o virtuous_a who_o contend_v and_o ●ar_v for_o small_a and_o trivial_a thing_n and_o common_o the_o rupture_n betwixt_o marry_a person_n be_v only_o for_o such_o thing_n for_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n let_v their_o passion_n master_v their_o reason_n and_o be_v so_o foolish_o fond_a of_o their_o humour_n as_o for_o they_o to_o quit_v their_o interest_n there_o be_v a_o most_o remarkable_a instance_n of_o this_o in_o the_o history_n of_o peru_n which_o show_v the_o extravagancy_n and_o mischief_n of_o humour_n and_o passion_n when_o not_o curb_v there_o be_v one_o by_o the_o misfortune_n of_o shipwreck_n cast_v upon_o a_o barren_a desolate_a rock_n where_o there_o be_v neither_o man_n nor_o beast_n nor_o shelter_v against_o wind_n or_o wether_n in_o this_o miserable_a place_n he_o live_v two_o year_n and_o then_o providence_n send_v thither_o in_o the_o like_a manner_n another_z the_o comfort_n of_o a_o companion_n be_v certain_o most_o valuable_a and_o the_o only_a mitigation_n of_o that_o miserable_a condition_n if_o they_o have_v unite_v hearty_o there_o may_v be_v some_o abatement_n of_o it_o but_o they_o soon_o quarrel_v for_o some_o small_a matter_n and_o their_o difference_n grow_v to_o that_o height_n that_o they_o part_v and_o live_v at_o the_o distance_n of_o the_o rock_n from_o one_o another_o neither_o for_o the_o space_n of_o seven_o year_n if_o i_o can_v remember_v right_a speak_v together_o or_o see_v one_o another_o so_o out_o of_o crossness_n of_o humour_n they_o derpive_v themselves_o of_o the_o comfort_n and_o advantage_n which_o conversation_n and_o mutual_a concurrence_n and_o assistance_n may_v have_v give_v this_o be_v a_o parallel_n of_o that_o man_n and_o woman_n who_o through_o providence_n be_v tie_v for_o life_n by_o the_o bond_n of_o marriage_n but_o so_o little_a wise_a for_o themselves_o that_o rather_o than_o forego_v their_o peevish_a and_o pettish_a humour_n they_o choose_v to_o throw_v up_o their_o comfort_n and_o to_o make_v their_o condition_n more_o miserable_a as_o the_o study_v to_o please_v to_o the_o utmost_a be_v incumbent_n on_o marry_a person_n so_o for_o this_o cause_n love_n be_v require_v and_o absolute_o necessary_a it_o be_v hard_o to_o study_v to_o please_v those_o who_o be_v not_o well_o like_v where_o there_o be_v love_n there_o be_v a_o forwardness_n to_o please_v but_o if_o love_n be_v want_v it_o be_v shift_v or_o awkardly_a perform_v therefore_o they_o who_o enter_v a_o marry_a state_n shall_v be_v bring_v into_o it_o by_o love_n love_n shall_v be_v the_o principal_a motive_n that_o bring_v they_o together_o and_o while_o they_o be_v togegether_o it_o shall_v be_v their_o care_n to_o cultivate_v and_o improve_v it_o if_o love_n be_v want_v they_o will_v be_v a_o grief_n and_o a_o burden_n to_o each_o other_o but_o if_o love_n abound_v they_o have_v all_o joy_n and_o contentment_n where_o there_o be_v love_n they_o part_v with_o reluctancy_n and_o meet_v with_o pleasure_n their_o heart_n burn_v with_o desire_n when_o absent_a and_o if_o present_a they_o live_v joyful_o together_o as_o solomon_n injoin_v love_n will_v keep_v the_o woman_n from_o gad_v abroad_o and_o it_o will_v make_v the_o man_n impatient_a to_o come_v home_o st._n paul_n say_v that_o love_n be_v the_o fulfil_n