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	world_n	13,642	5	5.6658	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75616	Armilla catechetica. A chain of principles; or, An orderly concatenation of theological aphorismes and exercitations; wherein, the chief heads of Christian religion are asserted and improved: by John Arrowsmith, D.D. late master both of St Johns and Trinity-Colledge successively, and Regius professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge. Published since his death according to his own manuscript allowed by himself in his life time under his own hand.	Arrowsmith, John, 1602-1659.	1659 (1659)	Wing A3772; Thomason E1007_1; ESTC R207935	193,137	525

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signify_v shut_v up_o in_o one_o bowel_n as_o child-bearing_a woman_n retain_v and_o cherish_v their_o dear_a offspring_n within_o their_o womb_n according_o we_o read_v in_o luke_n of_o the_o bowel_n of_o god_n mercy_n a_o phrase_n which_o impli_v both_o inwardness_n and_o tenderness_n first_o inwardness_n our_o bowel_n be_v the_o most_o inner_a part_n the_o mercy_n of_o god_n spring_v from_o within_o and_o have_v no_o original_a cause_n without_o himself_o humane_a affection_n be_v common_o both_o beget_v and_o feed_v by_o somewhat_o without_o in_o the_o thing_n or_o person_n belove_v as_o culinary_a fire_n must_v be_v kindle_v and_o keep_v in_o by_o external_a material_n but_o god_n love_v because_o he_o love_v 19_o deut._n 7._o 7_o 8._o exod._n 33._o 19_o and_o show_v mercy_n on_o who_o he_o will_v show_v mercy_n as_o celestial_a fire_n be_v fuel_n to_o itself_o he_o free_o extend_v mercy_n to_o we_o in_o make_v we_o good_a then_o do_v we_o good_a for_o be_v so_o be_v not_o this_o 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and_o more_o that_o in_o ezekiel_n i_o will_v 42._o ezek._n 16._o 42._o make_v my_o fury_n towards_o thou_o to_o rest_v and_o my_o jealousy_n shall_v depart_v from_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v be_v quiet_a and_o will_v be_v no_o more_o angry_a that_o in_o bernard_n hos_fw-la 4._o 17._o tunc_fw-la magis_fw-la irascitur_fw-la quando_fw-la non_fw-la irascitur_fw-la super_fw-la o●nen_fw-la iram_fw-la miseratio_fw-la ista_fw-la bernard_n hosea_n he_o be_v join_v to_o idol_n let_v he_o alone_o then_o be_v god_n most_o angry_a of_o all_o when_o he_o refuse_v to_o be_v angry_a yea_o there_o be_v no_o anger_n of_o he_o to_o be_v compare_v to_o this_o kind_n of_o mercy_n man_n that_o be_v fat_v to_o destruction_n often_o go_v prosperous_o on_o in_o the_o world_n have_v few_o affliction_n in_o their_o life_n no_o band_n in_o their_o death_n but_o as_o erasmus_n once_o say_v from_o this_o prosperity_n misericordia_fw-la absit_fw-la à_fw-la nobis_fw-la chrissimi_fw-la alis_fw-la selicitas_fw-la 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