Selected quad for the lemma: love_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
love_n	let_v	lord_n	love_v	12,105	5	6.4310	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94051	Mercy rejoycing against judgement: or, God waiting to be gracious to a sinfull nation. A sermon preached before the honorable House of Commons in Margarets Westminster, upon the solemne day of their publique humiliation and monethly fast, Octob. 29. 1645. / By John Strickland, B.D. pastor of the church at Edmonds in the citie of New Sarum, now preacher at Peters Poor, London, and a member of the Assembly of Divines. Published by order of the House of Commons.	Strickland, John, 1600 or 1601-1670.	1645 (1645)	Wing S5973; Thomason E307_21; ESTC R200349	19,186	32

as_o appear_v in_o that_o god_n press_v it_o so_o often_o v._o 21.22_o &_o 32._o i_o desire_v to_o set_v before_o your_o judicious_a consideration_n three_o thing_n direction_n how_o to_o mourn_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o present_a mercy_n direction_n that_o may_v help_v we_o to_o a_o mourn_a frame_n of_o spirit_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o our_o great_a mercy_n that_o we_o may_v loathe_v ourselves_o in_o our_o own_o sight_n this_o day_n for_o our_o iniquity_n and_o be_v confound_v for_o our_o own_o way_n first_o let_v we_o set_v our_o sin_n this_o day_n at_o least_o some_o of_o they_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o our_o heart_n together_o with_o our_o mercy_n david_n look_v upon_o both_o together_o while_o from_o his_o mercy_n he_o reflect_v upon_o himself_o when_o his_o people_n offer_v so_o willing_o towards_o build_v the_o temple_n 1_o cro._n 29.14_o who_o be_o i_o and_o what_o be_v my_o people_n so_o we_o while_o we_o look_v upon_o the_o mercy_n that_o god_n have_v heap_v on_o we_o may_v 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