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	love_v	soul_n	10,315	5	5.5040	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52387	The cross crowned: or, Short affliction making way for eternal glory Opened in a sermon preached at the funeral of Daniel Waldoe Esq; in the Parish-Church of Alhallows Honey-lane, May 9. 1661. By James Nalton, minister of the gospel, and pastor of Leonards Foster-lane London.	Nalton, James, 1600-1662.	1661 (1661)	Wing N121A; ESTC R219314	34,657	97

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soldier_n and_o servant_n enter_v the_o same_o way_n yea_o we_o shall_v never_o be_v free_v from_o the_o body_n of_o death_n that_o we_o carry_v about_o we_o but_o only_a by_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n that_o look_v as_o sin_v bring_v death_n into_o the_o world_n so_o death_n shall_v help_v to_o carry_v sin_n out_o of_o the_o world_n god_n will_v have_v such_o a_o curse_a dam_n to_o perish_v by_o such_o a_o daughter_n you_o see_v the_o outward_a trouble_n to_o which_o the_o saint_n on_o earth_n be_v expose_v ignominy_n poverty_n etc._n etc._n i_o may_v add_v to_o these_o they_o be_v often_o exercise_v with_o cross_n and_o disappointment_n in_o their_o child_n and_o this_o be_v a_o very_a sharp_a affliction_n that_o those_o child_n which_o god_n have_v draw_v out_o of_o our_o loin_n shall_v miscarry_v to_o all_o eternity_n and_o rush_v upon_o the_o rock_n of_o their_o own_o ruin_n yet_o thus_o it_o often_o fall_v out_o that_o god_n punish_v a_o good_a father_n in_o a_o bad_a son_n 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