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	love_v	son_n	10,662	5	6.1615	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44146	Our Saviours passion delivered in a sermon, preach'd in the cathedral church of Saint Peter in Exon. On Good Friday, the first of April, 1670. By Matthew Hole, Master of Arts, and Fellow of Exeter Colledge, Oxon.	Hole, Matthew, 1639 or 40-1730.	1670 (1670)	Wing H2411; ESTC R215768	11,909	18

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so_o many_o mouth_n gape_v for_o pity_n and_o beg_v thou_o not_o to_o renew_v their_o smart_n by_o any_o fresh_a act_n of_o cruelty_n will_v not_o this_o dissuade_v any_o that_o have_v but_o the_o bowel_n of_o a_o man_n from_o such_o unreasonable_a attempt_n imagine_v that_o he_o show_v thou_o his_o cheek_n swell_v with_o buffet_n his_o face_n defile_v with_o spit_v on_o his_o head_n gore_v with_o thorn_n and_o his_o back_n tear_v with_o scourge_n and_o will_v not_o this_o be_v a_o spectacle_n sad_a enough_o to_o move_v compassion_n sure_o unless_o we_o be_v become_v transform_v into_o wild_a beast_n we_o can_v never_o delight_v in_o the_o blood_n of_o our_o dear_a friend_n yea_o we_o must_v be_v more_o savage_a than_o they_o if_o we_o prey_v upon_o our_o keeper_n and_o wound_v that_o hand_n that_o do_v but_o reach_v we_o our_o it●_n assistance_n let_v we_o not_o then_o any_o long_o hug_v that_o viper_n in_o our_o bosom_n which_o not_o only_o sting_v our_o saviour_n to_o death_n but_o 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