Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	holy_a	lord_n	love_v	5,516	5	6.2158	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86324	The advantage of afflictions: a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Peers, Ianuary 28. 1645. being the day of publike humiliation, in the Abbey Church, Westminster. / By Gaspar Hicks, a member of the Assembly of Divines.	Hickes, Gaspar, 1605-1677.	1646 (1646)	Wing H1837; Thomason E319_9; ESTC R200555	25,203	34

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die_fw-la jovis_fw-la 29._o januar._n 1645._o order_v by_o the_o lord_n in_o parliament_n assemble_v that_o this_o house_n give_v thanks_o to_o m._n hicks_n for_o his_o great_a pain_n take_v in_o the_o sermon_n he_o preach_v yesterday_o in_o the_o abbey_n church_n westminster_n before_o the_o lord_n of_o parliament_n it_o be_v the_o day_n of_o the_o public_a fast_o and_o he_o be_v hereby_o desire_v to_o print_v and_o publish_v the_o same_o which_o be_v not_o to_o be_v print_v by_o any_o but_o by_o authority_n under_o his_o own_o hand_n john_n brown_n cleric_a parliamentorum_fw-la i_o appoint_v christopher_n meredith_n to_o print_v my_o sermon_n gaspar_n hicks_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o house_n of_o peer_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n right_o honourable_a it_o be_v a_o great_a question_n whether_o be_v the_o high_a and_o hard_a exercise_n of_o faith_n to_o flee_v to_o god_n and_o rest_n on_o he_o in_o misery_n or_o to_o keep_v close_o with_o he_o and_o ascribe_v all_o to_o 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