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	love_v	time_n	6,164	5	3.9759	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64460	A Testimony to the Lord's power and blessed appearance in and amongst children wherein is expressed the great love of God to them ...		1679 (1679)	Wing T822; ESTC R33915	9,634	15

a_o testimony_n to_o the_o lord_n power_n and_o bless_a appearance_n in_o and_o among_o child_n wherein_o be_v express_v the_o great_a love_n of_o god_n to_o they_o who_o as_o young_a and_o tender_a have_v taste_v of_o his_o good_a word_n and_o heavenly_a life_n publish_a for_o the_o use_v of_o friend_n and_o to_o prevent_v various_a report_n that_o they_o may_v have_v a_o true_a account_n in_o the_o follow_a testimony_n give_v forth_o by_o faithful_a witness_n print_a in_o the_o year_n 1679._o a_o testimony_n to_o the_o everlasting_a power_n of_o god_n which_o in_o age_n past_a have_v wonderful_o appear_v in_o soon_o and_o daughter_n which_o have_v be_v despise_v mock_v and_o evil_a speak_v of_o by_o the_o wisdom_n which_o be_v from_o below_o that_o see_v it_o not_o nor_o can_v know_v it_o which_o heavenly_a power_n have_v appear_v in_o our_o day_n and_o have_v wrought_v wonderful_o in_o and_o upon_o the_o heart_n of_o many_o even_o to_o the_o amazement_n of_o many_o and_o it_o have_v meet_v with_o the_o same_o spirit_n of_o opposition_n now_o as_o former_o call_v it_o madness_n witchcraft_n and_o diabolical_a delusion_n it_o be_v prophesy_v of_o old_a that_o the_o lord_n will_v work_v a_o work_n which_o some_o shall_v not_o believe_v if_o it_o be_v tell_v they_o this_o in_o part_n have_v a_o remnant_n see_v in_o these_o day_n and_o even_o of_o late_a as_o hereafter_o be_v mention_v upon_o the_o four_o day_n of_o the_o month_n call_v june_n 1679._o at_o a_o meeting_n in_o the_o town_n call_v waltham-abbey_n in_o essex_n of_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n where_o be_v present_a about_o forty_o or_o fifty_o young_a boy_n and_o maiden_n god_n heavenly_a power_n break_v forth_o in_o some_o maid_n and_o young_a girl_n it_o begin_v with_o three_o or_o four_o at_o first_o break_v they_o into_o tear_n and_o m●●ting_v of_o heart_n continue_v so_o a_o small_a time_n than_o it_o reach_v two_o or_o three_o of_o the_o young_a boy_n which_o melt_v they_o into_o tear_n and_o in_o 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