Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	john_n	know_v	love_v	12,900	5	7.0960	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62918	A defence of Mr. M. H's brief enquiry into the nature of schism and the vindication of it with reflections upon a pamphlet called The review, &c. : and a brief historical account of nonconformity from the Reformation to this present time.	Tong, William, 1662-1727.	1693 (1693)	Wing T1874; ESTC R22341	189,699	204

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one_o hope_n of_o your_o call_v one_o lord_n one_o faith_n one_o baptism_n one_o god_n and_o the_o father_n of_o all_o who_o be_v above_o all_o and_o through_o all_o and_o in_o you_o all_o 2._o the_o moral_a unity_n by_o which_o the_o member_n be_v knit_v one_o to_o another_o be_v that_o of_o love_n this_o be_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v to_o be_v hold_v in_o the_o bond_n of_o peace_n and_o will_v always_o flow_v from_o the_o other_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o spiritual_a sympathy_n and_o sensation_n but_o it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v this_o admit_v of_o various_a degree_n and_o be_v subject_a to_o sinful_a declension_n emulation_n passion_n interest_n misunderstand_a of_o person_n and_o thing_n may_v very_o much_o weaken_v the_o bond_n of_o amity_n but_o it_o must_v be_v habitual_o in_o every_o true_a christian_a and_o he_o that_o have_v no_o brotherly_a kindness_n for_o those_o that_o appear_v to_o he_o true_a believer_n can_v never_o know_v that_o he_o have_v pass_v 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