Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	know_v	let_v	see_v	5,984	5	3.0591	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79867	Plain truth, or, A seasonable discourse of the duties of people to their pastors In an essay upon Heb. 13:17 Obey them that have the Rule over you, &c. / By a well wisher of all good Christians.	Well wisher of all good Christians.; Clark, James, 1660-1723.	1693 (1693)	Wing C4465; ESTC R171375	13,320	18

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